Lack of leadership major worry for France

Knysna: France is struggling for leadership and confidence with four days remaining before its opening World Cup group game against Uruguay.

Coach Raymond Domenech's team looks rudderless in comparison to 2006 when it united behind Zinedine Zidane's inspired leadership to reach the final.

Former captain Thierry Henry is on the bench and Patrice Evra was only recently given the armband.

There is mounting expectation that the current crop of players is bound to flop and winger Sidney Govou says "we're lacking this little something for us to be a good team, a very good team."

Govou added that France will only improve by pulling together but that "this won't happen if we shoot each other down, putting the blame on such and such."