Captain Patrice Evra admits it feels like France are a "small football nation - and it hurts" after they lurched towards the verge of early FIFA World Cup™ elimination with a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in Polokwane.
Second-half goals from Evra's soon-to-be Manchester United team-mate Javier Hernandez and veteran striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco, from the penalty spot, put their side level on four points with Uruguay at the top of Group A - three points ahead of France and South Africa. A draw between Mexico and Uruguay in their final match would put the 1998 champions and 2006 runners-up out.
"It's a catastrophe, that's all we can say. We are not a great team," said Evra, who was part of the side which suffered an early exit at UEFA EURO 2008. "When you are knocked out of the European championship in the first round and you are also capable of being knocked out in the first round of the World Cup, you just don't want to think about football after that.
source:http://www.fifa.com
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