South Africa

France 1-2 South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup 22 June 2010 South Africa would fail to qualify for the knockout stage but did end their 2010 World Cup with a victory. They were clearly the better side in the match …

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Rants about Vuvuzela being a pain in the… ears has been on since the Confederations Cup last year. It annoyed me in the beginning too but since the 2010 World Cup kicked off, I have still to find it annoying …

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Good morning, and may I once again welcome you all to the daily World Cup column on Soccerlens. Yesterday we saw the first proper shocker of the tournament, as the unfancied Swiss ‘did a number’ on Spain, lulling them into …

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South Africa 0-3 Uruguay 2010 FIFA World Cup 16 June 2010 Uruguay would get a crucial win with a strong performance from striker Diego Forlan as South African’s chances of qualifying for the knockout stage took a major hit. Forlan …

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Thousands of people have marched through Durban today in protest of the South African government’s lavish spending on securing, preparing for and then hosting the 2010 World Cup. The protesters were joined by hundreds of the match-day stewards and security …

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South Africa 1-1 Mexico FIFA 2010 World Cup 11 June 2010 South Africa would be denied an opening match victory by the post. It was a match largely dominated by Mexico but South Africa would be the team to strike first in …

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As the World Cup countdown ticks down to just four days, the media have typically focused on nations in the upper echelons of world football. Those without greater knowledge may assume that the tournament will be played out with just 8, or …

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Now I can point to endless articles I have written on here that have been so on the money, in terms of their predictions/forecasts, that it’s scary! Only recently I predicted the demise of Benitez and that Chelsea would win …

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It is only in recent times that African nations have risen to prominence on football’s World stage, most notably thorough their performances at the World Cup. Apart from Egypt’s participation in the 1934 tournament, it was not until 1970 when …

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ESPN is playing the lead role in 2010 World Cup coverage worldwide even leaving the host nation’s TV channel way behind. The top commentators of the game John Motson and Andy Gray have also signed up with ESPN and it …

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South Africa Coach:  Carlos Alberto Parreira No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club GK Itumeleng Khune 20 June 1987 (aged 22) 25 Kaizer Chiefs GK Moeneeb Josephs 19 May 1980 (aged 30) 16 Orlando Pirates GK Shu-Aib Walters 26 December 1981 …

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Much interest is always taken in Group A. Not necessarily because it offers much excitement, but because it offers us the opening game, which we have far too long to build up to. As traditional, it will be the hosts, …

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