Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Pool C - France v USA - Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan - October 2, 2019 U.S. players look dejected after the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
OITA, Japan (Reuters) - Three-times finalists France head into their World Cup clash with Tonga on Sunday battling a rising injury toll and hoping to avoid a repeat of their stunning upset by the Pacific islanders at the 2011 tournament in New Zealand.
Before Japan's 'Miracle of Brighton' win over South Africa four years ago in England, Tonga could arguably claim the biggest shock in World Cup history when they felled the French 19-14 in Wellington.
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