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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fazil00789" data-source="post: 7567224" data-attributes="member: 162985">Gallas saves France from defeatWilliam Gallas proved he is edging back to full fitness with a second half equaliser as France battled to a 1-1 draw in Tunisia in their latest World Cup warm-up game on Sunday.<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2010/0530/williamgallascelebvtunisia_275x155.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Centre back Gallas, who had been a doubtful starter for the World Cup because of a sore calf muscle, reassured coach Raymond Domenech by heading home a Yoann Gourcuff free kick on 63 minutes to save the ex-world and European champions from defeat.Tunisia fought bravely, opening the scoring on five minutes through forward Issam Jemaa, but France, still needing time to adapt to the new, 4-3-3 system they had introduced in a 2-1 win over Costa Rica on Wednesday, improved gradually.Sven-Goran Eriksson's first match at the Ivory Coast helm finished in a 2-2 draw against Paraguay as the two World Cup qualifiers fine-tuned their preparations in Thonon Les-Bains, France.Chelsea striker Didier Drogba opened the scoring for the Elephants nine minutes after the break when he netted his 44th international goal with a deflected free-kick, and Hibernian defender Sol Bamba extended their advantage with a 74th-minute volley.But substitute Lucas Barrios pulled one back for the South Americans with a low shot a minute later and Aureliano Torres equalised a minute from time to deny Eriksson a winning start to his regime.England needed two late own goals from Japan defenders Marcus Tanaka and Yuji Nakazawa to gain a 2-1 victory in their final World Cup warm-up match in Graz.Tanaka had stunned England by giving Japan a seventh-minute lead and Fabio Capello's side looked uncertain at the back.But Tanaka levelled matters when deflecting in a cross from Joe Cole and then Nakazawa suffered the same fate from a centre by Ashley Cole.Belarus midfielder Syarhey Kislyak's 53rd-minute goal gave his side a 1-0 victory over World Cup qualifier South Korea.The win ended South Korea's four-match winning streak, which included victories over fellow World Cup hopefuls Ivory Coast and Japan.Mexico warmed up for the Finals with a 5-1 victory over Gambia thanks to two goals apiece from Javier Hernandez and Adolfo Bautista.Hernandez gave Mexico a 1-0 half-time lead and doubled it five minutes into the second half. Bautista then scored his first, before Gambia earned their only goal through Ebrima Sohna's header in the 65th after a corner.Bautista connected at the far post to make it 4-1 and Alberto Medina slotted home from the left after a counterattack to complete the win.Chile continued their World Cup preparations with a comfortable 1-0 victory over an inexperienced Northern Ireland side in Chillan.Esteban Paredes got the only goal of the game for the South Americans as his far-post header on the half-hour mark secured the spoils.</blockquote>

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