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- South Africa VS Uruguay: First game was toughest - Parreira
- South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira believes his side will be more confident going into their potentially crucial World Cup showdown with Uruguay having got their first game under their belts. The pressure was on the host nation heading into Friday's curtain-raiser against Mexico and nerves looked to play a par View more »
- England v USA: Fabio Capello urges Wayne Rooney 'to be careful'
Great expectations: England manager Fabio Capello believes his side are good enough to reach the World Cup final
But Capello also believes Rooney has the "hunger" to shine in South Africa as England prepare for Saturday's opening game against the USA in Rustenburg.
Rooney was sent off during the quarter-final again View more »- Mokoena satisfied with draw
Aaron Mokoena is relieved to have got South Africa's opening match of the World Cup out of the way, insisting the result against Mexico must not be underestimated.
After being over-run for large parts on Friday, Bafana Bafana transformed their game in the second period to come away with a 1-1 draw. Siphiwe Tshabal View more »- South Korea v Greece: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group B game between South Korea and Greece at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Saturday June 12 2010, kick-off 12.30 BST.
Group BSouth Korea v GreeceNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethKick-off: Sat June 12, 12.30pm BST.TV: ITV1 12pm, ITV HD 12pm
View more »- South Africa 1 Mexico 1: match report
“Even if he is not here tonight, the spirit of Mandela is in Soccer City!” Sepp Blatter screamed over the vuvuzelas. And for nearly 80 minutes, the whole of South Africa believed the exhortation as some unseen, invisible force seemed to be driving the Bafana Bafana to the victory which would have sealed a View more »- World Cup: South Africa - Mexico
The 2010 World Cup is here, and the opening match will see host nation South Africa take on Mexico at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
Kick-off: Friday, June 11, 2010, 16:00 (local time), Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bafana Aiming For Round Of 16 With Opening Victory
With the World Cup only View more »- Hosts name unchanged side for opener
South Africa will field the same line-up for the World Cup opening game against Mexico as they used to beat Denmark 1-0 in their final warm-up game.
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira told media on the eve of the match on Thursday he had no reason to change the line-up and that the players already knew who would start. View more »- Vela: We're under pressure
Carlos Vela concedes Mexico are under the spotlight as they prepare for their World Cup opener.
They are the opponents of hosts South Africa in the curtain-raiser in Johannesburg on Friday and Vela knows that brings a considerable amount of pressure.
"It's a great opportunity, but it's not going to be easy beca View more »- South Africa vs. Mexico
South African forward Bernard Parker, left, will have to pick up the scoring slack for the Bafana Bafana in Benni McCarthy's absence. Day 1, Match 1South Africa vs. Mexico, Group A
Date and LocationJune 11, Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
Broadcast detailsLive on CBC and CBCSports.ca (9:45 am ET). Con View more »- How to keep Wayne Rooney calm – pass the ball better
Should we be worried about Wayne? Certainly the South African referee Jeff Selogilwe thinks so. "He must learn to control his temper. He could get sent off in the World Cup if he uses language like that," was the referee's verdict after England's rather geriatric warm-up victory over Platinum Stars. Alexi Lalas, a fo View more »
