Mexico's Rafael Márquez cancelled out South Africa wonder goal

Just when the game beginning to look as if even Africa could do monotonous, the World Cup rupture into life with a tremendous goal for the home side and that most welcome of things, a tremendous opening game. Without a doubt, an enjoyably winded one, or at least a breathless second half.
South Africa appeared sluggish in a slow first half; though there was no intimation of that when Siphiwe Tshabalala scored an electric opener, putting down an indication even in the early hours for one of the goals of the competition. There will not be many swifter counterattacks and Tshabalala's strike distorted a game and a crowd that had begun to straighten out for disappointment. It was shame when Rafael Márquez evened belongings up 11 minutes from the end, although Mexico were dangerous the whole time and deserved to take something from the match, even if Katlego Mphela did hit the post in the last minute of typical time. Tshabalala told afterwards, "That could have been the murderer goal". "It would have been a grand goal. There's nothing we can do about it."
Never mind what would have been a jaw-dropping finishing had Mphela been on target but draw was fair. The South Africa captain, Aaron Mokoena told, "We played extremely well and still have two games to go." "There's no use lodging on what might have been, it's all about South Africa constructing from this."
Parreira told, "We could simply have won the match. We were more balanced in the second half and could have won." "But draw is fair. I’m expecting things will now be decided in our final game against France."

Match report: France 0 – 0 Uruguay

15 goals in all game proved dominant in Chelsea’s huge success last season by Malouda, was apparently axed by Domenech following a row in training on Thursday.
The midfielder, it appears that unconvinced at plans for him to play a defensive position behind the Bordeaux playmaker Yoann Gourcuff, ended training with Domenech urging captain Patrice Evra to issue a notice over his ‘violent behavior’ on the practice pitch.
Uruguay abridged to 10 men subsequent the second-half dismissal of replacement Nicolas Lodeiro subsequent a dangerous challenge on Bacary Sagna, frustrating the French.
Domenech told: “There are 23 players and they are all involved, but I made an option tonight and Malouda didn’t disappoint me with what he did when he came on. “In the ending 15 minutes, we saw a good performance from Malouda. A player that I bring on the pitch 15 minutes earlier than the end is one I bring on because I trust he will contribute. “But there are 23 players and that’s all that concerns for me. I have nothing to say about anything else.”
Rumors emanating from their Knysna base recommended that superior players were twisted on forcing Domenech to take account of Thierry Henry in his starting line-up, whereas the coach continuous faced criticism after omitting Karim Benzema player of Real Madrid’s, from his squad in favor of the ex-Liverpool forward Djibril Cisse.
Domenech is persistently determined, but falling a player who enjoyed the best campaign of his career last time in favor Abou Diaby, a defensive midfielder, was a extraordinary move against opponents whose game is based around adverse the opponent.
In the first-half France dominated, though, with winger Franck Ribery building easy job of the Uruguay right-back Mauricio Victorino.
Barely Sidney Govou will feel how he unsuccessful to hit the target from six-yards after Ribery had crossed following a waltz past his marker.
Uruguay are no longer the strength that saw the tiny South American nation lift the World Cup in 1930 and 1950, but Diego Forlan slightest displayed a number of first-class.
The last time these two countries met in the World Cup 2002, they played out a depressing 0-0 draw in Busan.
As they continued to work hard at the start of the second-half, the vision of another draw grew with each and every poor pass.
Ribery started brilliantly but washed out, as Jeremy Toulalan, Nicolas Anelka and Gourcuff couldn’t even claim that uncertain characteristic. Many players on the French part were weakening to rationalize their superior reputations.
France was in need of a portion hand from the bench, but Henry sustained to be unnoticed by Domenech and Anelka was absent to plough on in his solitary forward role.
With a conflict against the hosts South Africa next up for Uruguay, however, Coach Oscar Tabarez approved that his team must claim a victory in Pretoria on Wednesday.
Tabarez told: “Once we had the player sent off, our main concern was just to see out the game and make sure we came away with a point. “But among the teams in the group sketching today, we know that we have to win our next game in opposition to South Africa.”
Domenech told: “We didn’t finish as we should have done, so it’s frustrating not to have won the match. “I require thinking about my team, but we need to take stockpile and take our time.”