France coach Raymond Domenech has said some of his players may refuse to face South Africa because of Nicolas Anelka's expulsion from the squad.
When asked whether some of his squad may not play against the hosts, the coach said: "It is a possibility".
Domenech also labelled the players' decision to boycott Sunday's training session as "an aberration".
They refused to take part in protest at Anelka's expulsion.
The forward was said to have abused Domenech at half-time during France's second group game.
Anelka later refused to apologise when asked to by French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes.
As a consequence, a statement was issued by the FFF stating that Anelka had been excluded from the squad.
Domenech supported the federation's actions.
"Nobody can behave in such a way in the dressing room or elsewhere and high-level sportsmen and women have to lead by example through football," he said.
The boycott of training led to FFF's managing director Jean-Louis Valentin quitting his post.
France captain Evra was also was involved in a heated argument with fitness coach Robert Duverne prior to the scheduled session, which required the intervention of Domenech.
According to a senior FFF official, the squad's training boycott was prompted by several players.
"The three or four leaders are players past their prime who will never play a World Cup again," FFF general secretary Henri Monteil told French daily newspaper La Charente Libre.
Source: BBC
Domenech: My players are imbeciles!
France national coach Raymond Domenech has questioned his players' intelligence after they went on strike.
France's World Cup campaign had been in tatters since even before the tournament actually began, with rumours of dischord within the squad swirling around the Les Blues.
From that unsavoury beginning, things have unravelled quickly - with disaster on the pitch followed by chaos off it.
The 2006 finalists drew their first game against Uruguay before shockingly going down to Mexico. It was during this second match that Nicolas Anelka reportedly abused Domenech during half-time after the coach questioned his first-half performance.
The striker was promptly asked to pack his bags and booted out of the squad. That was when matters came to a head.
The remaining players refused to train the next day and captain Patrice Evra even got into a scuffle with the team director in front of the media.
France national coach Raymond Domenech has questioned his players' intelligence after they went on strike.
France's World Cup campaign had been in tatters since even before the tournament actually began, with rumours of dischord within the squad swirling around the Les Blues.
From that unsavoury beginning, things have unravelled quickly - with disaster on the pitch followed by chaos off it.
The 2006 finalists drew their first game against Uruguay before shockingly going down to Mexico. It was during this second match that Nicolas Anelka reportedly abused Domenech during half-time after the coach questioned his first-half performance.
The striker was promptly asked to pack his bags and booted out of the squad. That was when matters came to a head.
The remaining players refused to train the next day and captain Patrice Evra even got into a scuffle with the team director in front of the media.
Source: ESPN
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