"With the departure of Michael Ricketts, we now have a potent strikeforce with the purchases of Pierre-Yves Andre and our earlier signing Salva Ballesta, " said Allardyce.

BBC: Florent Laville

This was the closest Ribery would come to affecting the game from his central playmaker role and, as against Uruguay, Anelka was largely anonymous and was replaced at half-time by Andre-Pierre Gignac, who also offered little in his 45 minutes on the pitch.

BBC: France 0-2 Mexico

Marc Janko pulled one back three minutes into the second half but substitute Andre-Pierre Gignac, who scored twice against the Faroes on Saturday, restored France's two-goal lead with a superb strike.

CNN: Podolski spares German blushes against Finns

It looked as though Andre Pierre Gignac's 84th-minute goal would hand all three points to Toulouse but Perisic levelled matters in the dying seconds.

CNN: Werder Bremen go clear in Europa Cup group