Zinedine Zidane's professional career might have finished in a disappointing draw with South Korea.

Four years ago, Zidane rushed back from injury to play France's last World Cup group match at the 2002 World Cup. This time, he played Le Bleus' first two group matches, but has to sit out the third.

Zidane is suspended for Friday's Group G match against Togo. If France fails to advance to the second round, that's curtains for Zidane. He plans to retire from soccer altogether after the World Cup.

"Of course we will miss him," Patrick Vieira said. "He is one of the best players in the world."

Although in his third World Cup, Zidane has played only eight matches, after missing two through suspension in 1998 and playing only the 2-0 loss to Denmark in 2002.

Leaving the field in Sunday's 1-1 draw with South Korea, he ripped off his captain's armband and walked stone-faced past coach Raymond Domenech.

Domenech feared "Zizou" may pick up a red card and replaced him with David Trezeguet.

So far, Trezeguet totals barely two minutes at the World Cup. Given France's lack of scoring, the decision not to use 32-goal Trezeguet is baffling.

Domenech is persisting with a 4-2-3-1 lineup with two wingers.

In both World Cup matches so far, this has posed a problem. France often overlaps down either flank but there is only Henry inside the penalty area.

Aside from Henry, it is unclear where the goals will come from.

Vieira tries to lend support, but against Switzerland and South Korea the Juventus midfielder scuffed shots from the edge of the penalty area. With only four international goals in nearly 90 appearances, France shouldn't look to him for an answer.

Les Bleus are an aging side with an average age of 30 _ a significant fact over the two games so far. France has a good first-half, and then tires after about 65 minutes. In qualifiers France conceded late equalizers away to Israel and Switzerland.

The French have been guilty of failing to finish off opponents when enjoying possession, and went out in 2002 without scoring a goal.

After a scoreless draw with Switzerland, France broke that drought in the second half against the Koreans but then allowed the equalizer.

"We were much better against South Korea than we were against Switzerland," Domenech said. "And we will be much better still against Togo."

Henry, meanwhile, has a goal, but has missed five other chances in two games.

He is also becoming easy to read for goalkeepers, with South Korea's Lee Woon-jae guessing Henry would try and curl the ball into the right corner when he fluffed a late chance.

"He does that all the time for Arsenal," Lee Woon-jae said. "So I knew he would do that."

France's defense sometimes has a tendency to panic under pressure. Switzerland almost profited before South Korea did.

Fabien Barthez flapped at a deep cross, unsure whether to stay on his line. The ball came back to Park Ji-sung, who flicked it over Barthez and _ instead of whacking the ball away_ William Gallas waited for it to bounce. When it did, it was already over the line.

The odds with at least one British bookmaker has lengthened France's World Cup odds from 18-1 to 25-1.