France slumps, England, Italy struggle
China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-08 07:31
Austria's Sebastian Proedl (left) and France's William Gallas fight for the ball during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Vienna on Saturday. Reuters |
PARIS: France, the 1998 world champion, suffered an embarrassing 3-1 defeat to lowly Austria on Saturday to endure a nightmare start to its 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign.
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