France winger ashamed of defeat

France winger Florent Malouda admits his side\'s 2-0 defeat to Mexico in Group ‘A’ yesterday was shameful.



Second-half goals from new Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez and a penalty from Cuauhtemoc Blanco now leave the 1998 champions\' chances of progressing to the knockout stages hanging by a thread.



If Mexico and Uruguay draw next week, Raymond Domenech\'s squad will be out irrespective of their result against hosts South Africa.



Malouda said it is shameful for France to lose like that. He further said France can’t leave the tournament without winning a match.



Coach Domenech, whose demeanour throughout the game was of a man who knows he only has a few weeks left in the job, had little to say afterwards.



He said there is one match left. We\'ll play for pride and hope for a miracle.



Mexico and Uruguay are locked top of the table on four points each, three ahead of South Africa and France.



In other games yesterday, Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat trick to lead Argentina to a 4-1 victory over South Korea to all but book their place in the last 16, while Greece scored a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over 10-man Nigeria.



Argentina lead Group ‘B’ with six points, three ahead of South Korea and Greece.