France captain Evra dropped for strike (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Captain Patrice Evra has been dropped from the France starting lineup to face South Africa in the final Group A match at the World Cup after leading the player strike in Sunday's training session. Coach Raymond Domenech made six changes to the team that lost 2-0 to Mexico for Tuesday's Group A match in which France must win to have any chance of reaching the second round.

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