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Reigning champion France is beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the opening game of football’s World Cup in South Korea.
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South African History Online. (2012, May 25). Reigning champion France is beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the opening game of football’s World Cup in South Korea.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084048
South African History Online (2012) 'Reigning champion France is beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the opening game of football’s World Cup in South Korea.', South African History Online, 25 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084048 (Accessed: 8 August 2026).
South African History Online, Reigning champion France is beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the opening game of football’s World Cup in South Korea. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084048, (accessed 8 August 2026).
"Reigning champion France is beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the opening game of football’s World Cup in South Korea.." South African History Online, 25 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084048. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Reigning champion France is beaten 1-0 by Senegal in the opening game of football’s World Cup in South Korea.." South African History Online. May 25, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0084048.
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