Cisse scores hat-trick with France reserves

PARIS, Jun 1: jibril Cisse scored a hat-trick in a training match won 6-2 by the reserves in France's World Cup squad over a selection of French professional players today.

Two goals from Sylvain Wiltord and one for David Trezeguet completed a comfortable victory in a match played over 80 minutes at the Felix Bollaert stadium in Lens.

Most of the players who started yesterday's 2-0 friendly win over Denmark on the same pitch were rested.

The 1998 world champions play a final friendly against China on June 7 in St Etienne before facing Switzerland in their opening World Cup match on June 13 in Stuttgart. South Korea and Togo will be France's other opponents in Group G.

REUTERS