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- France 0 Mexico 2
End of the affair?: the France team look dejected at the end of their game to Mexico Perhaps, Raymond Domenech will console himself, it was written in the stars. France, the team many regard as the least deserving of their place at the World Cup finals, now stand on the cusp of becoming its most high-profile earl View more »- Sorry France suffer Mexico defeat
Javier Hernandez enhanced his burgeoning reputation with the opening goal as Mexico took a significant step towards qualification from Group A with a 2-0 victory which hastened France's early exit at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
Just nine minutes after coming off the bench the 22-year-old, who will offic View more »- Mexico breeze past sorry France
- New Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez enhanced his burgeoning reputation with the opening goal as Mexico took a significant step towards qualification from Group A and hastened France's early exit with a 2-0 win at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Just nine minutes after coming off the bench the 22-year View more »
- France v Mexico - Evra: Les Bleus are united
- France captain Patrice Evra has dismissed claims there is disharmony within the squad and that players do not play as a team. Earlier this week France legend Zinedine Zidane criticised Les Bleus for a lack of teamwork, suggesting egos were preventing the side working together. There were also reports Chelsea winger F 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 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 »
