A swerving freekick from Deng Zhou Xiang deceived goalkeeper Hugo Lloris to stun the 2006 World Cup finalists in Saint-Pierre.

France put in a lackluster performance against Tunisia last week, drawing 1-1 with the Carthage Eagles who, like China, won't be in South Africa this summer.

Les Bleus play their opening game against Uruguay on June 11th in Group A, which also includes hosts South Africa and Mexico.