South Africa holds its breath.

South Africa begins "his" World Cup against Mexico. Virtually sentenced before the hour, Bafana Bafana dream of achievement, behind the popular enthusiasm.


The echoes of the meeting::
Never in the history of a World Cup host nation has been eliminated in the first round. But it rarely emerged in the 83rd place in FIFA rankings. That is the dilemma of a selection of South Africa promised to failure, as seen by Lothar Matthaus'Lowest Team"Tournament, but, carried away by popular enthusiasm, does not leave a trace of the first World Cup held on African soil of this sad way. Like the world champions Springboks at home in 1995, Bafana Bafana intend to take advantage of this unique opportunity to welcome the world to cross for the first time the course of the first round. To put all the chances of their sides, they recruited an expert coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, world champion with Brazil in 1994. With him, they have cleverly built up their confidence, addressing the strong competition from a series of 12 matches without defeat. "I think the team showed it was ready for World Cup"Said Scolari. It will prove in the field of Soccer City Stadium.
In a tighter format of mini-league, every game has obviously important. Furthermore in a more balanced group finally it seems. The Mexico Will it fall the enthusiasm of people dreaming of a feat? The 17th nation in the world, the Tricolor Nor has no room for error, given the supposed formation of the lowest group. History speaks for the nation of Latin America, it remains on four consecutive knockout World Cup. The shape of the time too. Having been faced with the worry 'England (3-1) or Netherlands (2-1), Javier Aguirre's men rallied in obtaining a proven success on world champions Italy (2-1). The technical, physical, tactical, short, football speaks for Mexico. But what will he face the pressure of 90,000 fans?

Probable teams:
South Africa:
Khun - Gaxa, Khumalo, Mokoena, Thwala - Modise, Letsholonyane, Dikgacoi, Tshabalala, Pienaar - Mphela

Mexico:
Perez - Aguilar Rodriguez, Osorio, Salcido - Torrado, Marquez, Juarez - Giovani Hernandez Vela

They said ...
Carlos Alberto ParreiraThe man with six World Cups but never won a game with a team other than Brazil, has his own method to help Bafana Bafana to exist. "You can not beat France, Mexico or Uruguay in physical combat. My guys are playing well, keeping the ball on the ground. It is our great strength».
Legitimate favorite in the match, the Mexican striker Guillermo Franco wants to forget the context. "We will not be distracted by what means the opening game, everything happens around the field. Our only goal is to achieve the best possible result».

History confrontations:
Two previous agreements between the two nations in history. The most recent is dated 2005 and a victory for Bafana Bafana (2-1) at the Gold Cup. In 1993, Mexico had easily won a friendly match (4-0).

Their last five games:
South Africa - Denmark 1-0 (Friendly)
South Africa - Guatemala 5-0 (Friendly)
South Africa - Colombia 2-1 (Friendly)
South Africa - Bulgaria 1-1 (Friendly)
South Africa - Thailand 4-0 (Friendly)

Italy - Mexico 1-2 (Friendly)
Mexico - Gambia 5-1 (Friendly)
Netherlands - Mexico 2-1 (Friendly)
England - Mexico 3-1 (Friendly)
Mexico - Chile 1-0 (Friendly)

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