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The openig game of the world cup with the hosts looking to start the competition with a win. In their way is a north americans mexico.

Venue: Johanessburg, Soccer city
Time: 3pm

What are your predictions?

On Friday, 11th of June, the World Cup will finally have its start. The opening game will be played at Johannesburg and it will oppose Mexico to South Africa, the host of this competition.

This will be the first WC tournament held on African ground and that’s why the expectations are higher than usual regarding the African teams’ performances. South Africa is one of the teams who are expected “to do well” here, not especially because of their value or the level of their football, but mainly because they will probably benefit of the host nation statute. They weren’t impressive in their latest friendly games, playing against minnow teams, only Columbia ad Denmark being of a higher facture. They were receiving easy penalties against Guatemala and Colombia and I expect this trend to continue at the WC. It never happened for a host nation to fail to qualify from the group stage and, despite being the weakest team from their group, some games will probably be played behind the curtains. The referee in the first game will be a guy from Uzbekistan, so I wouldn’t be surprised by anything.

Mexico was one of the first teams who started the preparations, playing no less than 8 friendly games in the last month. Coach Aguirre finally decided his squad for the WC and, despite some internal conflicts between him and Giovanni dos Santos (regarding the dropping from the squad of his brother Jonathan), they performed well against Italy. They are strong at the back, having many classy defenders who are playing in Europe and they could develop some fast attack using the pace of Vela and dos Santos. Anyway, their central midfield area doesn’t posses too much depth , this being their “Achilles heel”. Also, the central striker will be chosen between an out of form Franco or the grandpa Blanco

Bafana Bafana will smoke these mexicans, the boyz are ready to drop their skins on the pitch.

Bafana Bafana will win.

sorry to be a spoiled sport i don't see bafana winning this one even on home soil.

Bafana Bafana is most likely to spring up suprise today against the mexicans.

The atmosphere here is charge with vuzuzela, vuvuzila, zumavela and madibavela being extra players in favour of the host team.

Vela will chip the ball over the goalie's head and score - Twice

MSANZI IS FULLY CHARGED, THE SOUND OF VUVUZELA IS AROUND THE WHOLE PLACE, I DIDNT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT, I ENJOYED MY NIGHT WITH THE VUVUZELA


Madiba will not be at the stadium for the opening ceremony , his grand daughter died last nite

May her soul rest in peace, [color=#990000][/color]

9JS FOR SHOWWWWWWW, Honestly when are we going to desist from wickedness and selfishness? Nothing seems to be working back home in 9ja

oma seee oooooooo

Pleasel, which website can I watch the world cup.
This is needed urgently.

Thanks for your responcesd

my prediction is South Africa 2: Mexico1

see stadium!!!
this aerial view is stunning.

yes o!
Desmond Tutu is rocking Bouga luv.
i feel you baba

femi in the house!!!
but why bang bang bang?

even pedophile in the house.
nice one!!

na pe.dophile i write o!

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Watching from my office. ah, what a distraction. Thankful that I have written my cover page for Monday.

my colleagues are betting SA to win

as for me, i aint touching that game

it can go either way

but ill want South Africa to win

Go Go Africa!!!!!!!!!!!

tkb417:

my colleagues are betting SA to win

as for me, i aint touching that game

it can go either way

but ill want South Africa to win

Go Go Africa!!!!!!!!!!!

the best i can see SA getting is a draw.
i hope they get it because if they lose, stadium go empty and enthusiasm go dwindle for the country.

I cant touch that game either,

But If I must stake I would go for a draw.

RSA vs Mexico = draw

France gets a narrow win over Uruguay

Watch the worldcup matches here:
http://www.thecurrentaffairs.com

i bet  on s/afric handicap,
guys hope iam not wrong on that,

I hope South Africa wins.

Go Bafana Bafana

Bafafna Bafana all the way

but e nor go easy. . .mexico is suppose to be a way superior team but we pray for home advantage; let this first WC in africa not go to waste performance wise for the african reps o

hoping for a win to team Africa

I am supporting South African because of the african blood in me

Lovely spectacle.
Kick off in a minute.

World cup in africa! I'm so happy today mehnn. The south africans try o.

on the way , GO S/AFRIC,,

Prophet T B Joshua has predicted that South Africa will win this match by 1:0. I am watching to see the prediction coming to pass.

oweniwe:

World cup in africa! I'm so happy today mehnn. The south africans try o.

Dem try no be small.When 9ja for follow.


Pienaar show dem wetin dey Africa.

Good presentation from SA and nice one from Femi kuti, Nigeria can only present corruption and bad leadership, Join the game