Team profiles

Group A

• FranceDown, out and badly divided
• MexicoWell beaten in second round by Argentina
• South AfricaFinished on a high with win over France
• UruguayA impressive fourth after defeat to Germany

Group C

• AlgeriaHomeward bound after finishing last
• EnglandDumped out by Germany in the second round
• SloveniaUnlucky to go out after creditable performances
• United StatesOut at the hands of Ghana, again

Group E

• CameroonFailed to live up to potential
• DenmarkDenied by Japan in final game
• JapanPenalty heartache against Paraguay
• Netherlands'Anti-football' let them down in final

Group G

• BrazilFell apart against Holland in quarters
• Ivory CoastTrumped by Portugal's seven goal haul
• North KoreaHopelessly outclassed in the end
• PortugalOusted by Iberian neighbours Spain