Defending champions France kept their World Cup dreams alive after they were held to the tournaments first goalless draw against Uruguay in Busan.

The French were reduced to ten men when Thierry Henry was dismissed for a two-footed tackle on Marcelo Romero with just 26 minutes played.

In a fairly even game both sides had chances to win but both keepers did well when called upon, especially Fabian Barthez, who blocked Alvaro Recoba's shot with his trailing right foot.

France must now beat Denmark by two clear goals in their final Group A match to guarantee a place in the second phase.

Saudi Arabia restored some pride following their 8-0 mauling from Germany but could not prevent a second successive defeat against Cameroon in Saitama.

Samuel Eto'o's second half strike was enough to give Cameroon all three points against a vastly improved Saudi Arabia side.

Eto latched on to Geremi's through ball before slotting past Mohammad Al-Deayea.

The win takes Cameroon above Ireland in Group E, with the Irish needing to beat Saudi Arabia in their final game to stand any chance of making the second phase.

The tournaments surprise package Senegal followed up their impressive victory over World Cup holders France with a well-earned draw with Denmark in Daegu.

The Africans fell behind after 16 minutes after Denmark were awarded a penalty when Jon Dahl Tomasson was barged over by Salif Diao.

The former Newcastle striker picked himself up to put the Danes in front with his third goal of the tournament.

Senegal drew level in the 52nd minute when Diao made up for his earlier error to finish off a lovely move.

Diao turned villain again when he received a straight red card for a crunching challenge on Rene Henriksen in the 80th minute.