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Star player:
Steven Pienaar

Previous appearances:
1998 (first round), 2002 (first round)

How they qualified?
Qualified automatically as hosts

Chances:
'Bafana Bafana' need to ride the wave of enthusiasm that is sure to greet their World Cup hosting because their form in the build-up has been pretty dire, with Parreira returning to the post after compatriot Joel Santana failed to convince. A last-16 berth is surely the best they can hope for.

Strange but true
South Africa were one of four nations who founded the Confederation of African Football in 1956 only to be expelled two years later because of their insistence on separate teams for blacks and whites. They regained international status in 1991 at the end of the racist apartheid regime.

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