France arrives ahead of World Cup

France arrives ahead of World Cup

Published Jun. 5, 2010 7:43 a.m. ET

France has arrived in South Africa for the World Cup, already facing criticism after a poor result in a warm-up friendly.

The French squad touched down at George Airport before sunrise on Saturday, greeted by a brass band and fans blowing plastic vuvuzela trumpets.

The team arrived from the island of Reunion off Africa's east coast, where they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat by China on Friday.

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