France were simply not good enough

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Robinho: King of the Stepovers

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'He is just a fantastic player' - Thomas Mueller

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Maradona's animated arm-waving attracts cameras

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Messi showed he can carry the team at this World Cup

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Uruguay topped Group A with seven points

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Meanwhile, Uruguay secured a place in the second round of the World Cup finals for the first time since 1990 when they beat Latin American rivals Mexico 1-0 on Tuesday.

The result meant Uruguay topped Group A and Mexico also went through despite losing by virtue of having a better goal difference than hosts South Africa.

"We're going to take it one game at a time ... now we've been lucky enough to achieve our first goal which was to get through the group phase," said Uruguay's goalscorer Luis Suarez.

Image: Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates with team mate Diego Forlan after scoring against Mexico

Gourcuff was sent off by referee Ruiz

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The Les Bleus were unlucky to have reduced to 10 men by the 26th minute as TV replays clearly showed that Gourcuff elbow contact with the head of Macbeth Sibaya was apparently not intentional and harmless though the Colombian referee Oscar Ruiz thought otherwise.

The game was as good as over for France thereafter.

Thierry Henry, who came in for Djibril Cisse in the 55th minute, wore the captain's arm band but could not do much in the match.

Image: Referee Ruiz gestures after showing the red card to France's Gourcuff for a foul on South Africa's Sibaya