The defeat capped a series of disappointing results which has seen them held to a 1-1 draw by Tunisia and come from behind to narrowly beat Costa Rica 2-1.

But Domenech insists he can turn things around in the next six days.

"There are always reasons to worry when you lose a match and when you don't score a goal," he said. "No-one's going to say that's a joy, a pleasure...

"There are days like that when what you see on the pitch makes you think you could have done better.

"We lacked freshness and spontaneity. With regard to all the chances which were created, there was something missing, that was obvious.

"Now I'm not saying that it's not worrying, but it's only a warm-up game. We still have a week of work to prepare for another match - that against Uruguay."

France paid the price for their profligacy as despite dominating possession they all too often lacked the final ball.

The French press have lambasted the team after they lost to a nation ranked 84th in the world, while the ecstatic Chinese media are hailing a historic night.

However, Domenech believes there are many positives to be taken from the game.

"Look at the match and the number of chances we had, especially at the end," he continued.

"It's true that once again we're asking ourselves how we could have missed them, but it's also the match where we created the most of them.

"That's the positive side.

"We just lacked the last touch, the dangerous positioning...

"Once again, I don't say that it's perfect, but it's better."