South Africa 1-1 Mexico The hosts opened up the World Cup in dream fashion by scoring the tournament’s very first goal, but the fairytale ending of winning the first match was denied to bafana bafana by a late equaliser from their Mexican opponents. The first half was goalless but far from low on action, with [...]

The first leg of the qualifying playoffs in the European Zone has been played and there were no huge surprises but all fixtures are still open, even if France looks to be closest to South Africa as it stands now. Here’s a quick review of the European qualifying fixtures of 14th November 2009. Ireland – [...]