2010 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 11 June and ended on 22 June 2010.[1] The group consisted of France, Mexico, Uruguay and the host nation South Africa. France and South Africa previously met at the 1998 FIFA World Cup; France beat South Africa 3–0. France and Uruguay previously met at the 2002 FIFA World Cup; the match ended 0–0. France and Mexico were in the same group in the first tournament in the 1930 FIFA World Cup; the two nations played the first ever World Cup match, and France won 4-1. France and Mexico had also met in 1954 but neither team qualified for the next round. This is also the second time that France, Mexico, and Uruguay have been drawn in the same group with the host nation; they were grouped with England in 1966, when England and Uruguay advanced to the next round.

The group winners, Uruguay, advanced to face the runners-up from Group B, Korea Republic, while Mexico, as the group runners-up, faced Argentina, who won Group B. South Africa became the first World Cup host team to fail to advance to the knockout stage after finishing behind Mexico on goal difference. France, despite having made the final in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, also failed to advance after drawing one and losing two matches.

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Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
 France 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1



All times local (UTC+02)

[edit] South Africa vs Mexico

South Africa vs Mexico was the opening match of the World Cup, held on 11 June 2010.[2] Described as an "enthralling" and "pulsating" match, South Africa opened the scoring in the 55th minute after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored off a pass through Mexico's defence by Teko Modise. Mexico's captain Rafael Márquez equalised following a corner kick in the 79th minute.[3] In the final minutes of the match, Katlego Mphela almost scored a winning goal for South Africa, but his shot bounced off the post.[2]

Tshabalala was named as the man of the match. South Africa's coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira called the result "fair", while Mexico's coach Javier Aguirre stated "we could have won, we could have lost".[4]

11 June 2010
16:00
 South Africa  1 – 1  Mexico Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,490
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[5]
Tshabalala Goal 55' Report Márquez Goal 79'
South Africa[6]
Mexico[6]
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA:[6]
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 20 Bongani Khumalo
LB 15 Lucas Thwala Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
RM 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi Booked in the 27th minute 27'
CM 12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane
LW 11 Teko Modise
SS 10 Steven Pienaar Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
CF 9 Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
DF 3 Tsepo Masilela Booked in the 70th minute 70' Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 17 Bernard Parker Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
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Mexico
MEXICO:[6]
GK 1 Óscar Pérez
RB 12 Paul Aguilar Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
DM 4 Rafael Márquez
CM 16 Efraín Juárez Booked in the 18th minute 18'
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado (c) Booked in the 57th minute 57'
RW 17 Giovani dos Santos
LW 11 Carlos Vela Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
CF 9 Guillermo Franco Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Andrés Guardado Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
FW 14 Javier Hernández Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
South Africa vs Mexico

Man of the Match:
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[5]
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)[5]
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)[5]
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China PR)[5]

[edit] Uruguay vs France

France and Uruguay faced each other on 11 June 2010 at the Cape Town Stadium. Despite a red card being given to Uruguay substitute Nicolas Lodeiro in the second half, Uruguay were able to hold a "lacklustre" France to a 0–0 draw.[7] After the match, former World Cup-winning French player Zinedine Zidane criticised the French team, and particularly coach Raymond Domenech, for a lack of teamwork.[8] Domenech claimed after the match to be "happy with the overall performance".[9]

11 June 2010
20:30
 Uruguay  0 – 0  France Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[5]
Report
Uruguay[10]
France[10]
Uruguay
URUGUAY:[10]
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 6 Mauricio Victorino Booked in the 59th minute 59'
CB 2 Diego Lugano (c) Booked in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
CB 3 Diego Godín
LB 11 Álvaro Pereira
RM 16 Maxi Pereira
CM 15 Diego Pérez Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CM 17 Egidio Arévalo
LM 18 Ignacio González Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CF 10 Diego Forlán
CF 9 Luis Suárez Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Nicolás Lodeiro Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 65', 81' Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
FW 13 Sebastián Abreu Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 8 Sebastián Eguren Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
URU-FRA 2010-06-11.svg
France
FRANCE:[10]
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
RB 2 Bacary Sagna
CB 5 William Gallas
CB 3 Éric Abidal
LB 13 Patrice Evra (c) Booked in the 12th minute 12'
DM 14 Jérémy Toulalan Booked in the 68th minute 68'
CM 8 Yoann Gourcuff Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CM 19 Abou Diaby
RW 10 Sidney Govou Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry Booked in the 19th minute 19'
CF 21 Nicolas Anelka Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
MF 15 Florent Malouda Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 11 André-Pierre Gignac Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
Uruguay vs France warm up

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[5]
Jeong Hae Sang (Korea Republic)[5]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[5]
Fifth official:
William Torres (El Salvador)[5]

[edit] South Africa vs Uruguay

16 June 2010
20:30
 South Africa  0 – 3  Uruguay Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 42,658
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)[5]
Report Forlán Goal 24', 80' (pen.)
Á. Pereira Goal 90+5'
South Africa[11]
Uruguay[11]
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA:
GK 16 Itumeleng Khune Red card 76'
RB 2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 20 Bongani Khumalo
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
RM 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM 13 Kagisho Dikgacoi Booked in the 42nd minute 42'
CM 12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
LW 11 Teko Modise
SS 10 Steven Pienaar Booked in the 6th minute 6' Substituted off in the 79th minute 79'
CF 9 Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
MF 19 Surprise Moriri Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
GK 1 Moeneeb Josephs Substituted on in the 79th minute 79'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
RSA-URU 2010-06-16.svg
Uruguay
URUGUAY:
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira
CB 2 Diego Lugano (c)
CB 3 Diego Godín
LB 4 Jorge Fucile Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
DM 15 Diego Pérez Substituted off in the 90th minute 90'
RM 17 Egidio Arévalo
LM 11 Álvaro Pereira
AM 10 Diego Forlán
CF 9 Luis Suárez
CF 7 Edinson Cavani Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Álvaro Fernández Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 21 Sebastián Fernández Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
MF 5 Walter Gargano Substituted on in the 90th minute 90'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)[5]
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)[5]
Fourth official:
Wolfgang Stark (Germany)[5]
Fifth official:
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)[5]

[edit] France vs Mexico

17 June 2010
20:30
 France  0 – 2  Mexico Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Attendance: 35,370
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)[5]
Report Hernández Goal 64'
Blanco Goal 79' (pen.)
France[12]
Mexico[12]
France
FRANCE:
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
RB 2 Bacary Sagna
CB 5 William Gallas
CB 3 Éric Abidal Booked in the 78th minute 78'
LB 13 Patrice Evra (c)
CM 14 Jérémy Toulalan Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
CM 19 Abou Diaby
RW 10 Sidney Govou Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
AM 7 Franck Ribéry
LW 15 Florent Malouda
CF 21 Nicolas Anelka Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 André-Pierre Gignac Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 20 Mathieu Valbuena Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
FRA-MEX 2010-06-17.svg
Mexico
MEXICO:
GK 1 Óscar Pérez
RB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 15 Héctor Moreno Booked in the 49th minute 49'
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez Booked in the 82nd minute 82'
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
DM 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CM 16 Efraín Juárez Booked in the 48th minute 48' Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CM 6 Gerardo Torrado
RW 17 Giovani dos Santos
LW 11 Carlos Vela Substituted off in the 31st minute 31'
CF 9 Guillermo Franco Booked in the 4th minute 4' Substituted off in the 62nd minute 62'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Pablo Barrera Substituted on in the 31st minute 31'
FW 14 Javier Hernández Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco Substituted on in the 62nd minute 62'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Man of the Match:
Javier Hernández (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)[5]
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)[5]
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)[5]
Fifth official:
Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)[5]

[edit] Mexico vs Uruguay

22 June 2010
16:00
 Mexico  0 – 1  Uruguay Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 33,425
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)[5]
Report Suárez Goal 43'
Mexico[13]
Uruguay[13]
Mexico
MEXICO:
GK 1 Óscar Pérez
RB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 2 Francisco Rodríguez
CB 15 Héctor Moreno Substituted off in the 57th minute 57'
LB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 6 Gerardo Torrado
CM 4 Rafael Márquez
LM 18 Andrés Guardado Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 17 Giovani dos Santos
AM 10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco (c) Substituted off in the 63rd minute 63'
CF 9 Guillermo Franco
Substitutions:
MF 7 Pablo Barrera Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 8 Israel Castro Booked in the 86th minute 86' Substituted on in the 57th minute 57'
FW 14 Javier Hernández Booked in the 77th minute 77' Substituted on in the 63rd minute 63'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
MEX-URU 2010-06-22.svg
Uruguay
URUGUAY:
GK 1 Fernando Muslera
RB 16 Maxi Pereira
CB 2 Diego Lugano (c)
CB 6 Mauricio Victorino
LB 4 Jorge Fucile Booked in the 68th minute 68'
DM 15 Diego Pérez
RM 17 Egidio Arévalo
LM 11 Álvaro Pereira Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
AM 10 Diego Forlán
CF 9 Luis Suárez Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CF 7 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
DF 19 Andrés Scotti Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 20 Álvaro Fernández Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Gabor Eros (Hungary)[5]
Tibor Vamos (Hungary)[5]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden)[5]
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)[5]

[edit] France vs South Africa

22 June 2010
16:00
 France  1 – 2  South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 39,415
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)[5]
Malouda Goal 70' Report Khumalo Goal 20'
Mphela Goal 37'
France[14]
South Africa[14]
France
FRANCE:
GK 1 Hugo Lloris
RB 2 Bacary Sagna
CB 5 William Gallas
CB 17 Sébastien Squillaci
LB 22 Gaël Clichy
CM 18 Alou Diarra (c) Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CM 19 Abou Diaby Booked in the 71st minute 71'
RW 11 André-Pierre Gignac Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 8 Yoann Gourcuff Red card 25'
LW 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 9 Djibril Cissé Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Florent Malouda Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 10 Sidney Govou Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
FRA-RSA 2010-06-22.svg
South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA:
GK 1 Moeneeb Josephs
RB 5 Anele Ngcongca Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CB 4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB 20 Bongani Khumalo
LB 3 Tsepo Masilela
CM 6 MacBeth Sibaya
CM 23 Thanduyise Khuboni Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
RW 10 Steven Pienaar
LW 8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CF 9 Katlego Mphela
CF 17 Bernard Parker Substituted off in the 68th minute 68'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Siboniso Gaxa Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
FW 18 Siyabonga Nomvethe Substituted on in the 68th minute 68'
MF 11 Teko Modise Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
Manager:
Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Katlego Mphela (South Africa)

Assistant referees:
Abraham Gonzalez (Colombia)[5]
Humberto Clavijo (Colombia)[5]
Fourth official:
Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)[5]
Fifth official:
Ricardo Casas (Argentina)[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF) (Press release). fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/64/42/24/fifawc2010matchschedulefinalversion.pdf. Retrieved 6 December 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Holt, Oliver (11 June 2010). "South Africa 1-1 Mexico: The Daily Mirror match report". Daily Mirror (Trinity Mirror). http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/South-Africa-1-1-Mexico-The-Daily-Mirror-match-report-Tragedy-marks-vibrant-World-Cup-opening-match-but-the-hosts-will-continue-to-party-article460181.html. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  3. ^ Maasdorp, James (12 June 2010). "South Africa draws in pulsating WC opener". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/12/2925356.htm. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Tongue, Steve (12 June 2010). "Marquez damps down incendiary show of South African pride". The Independent (Independent Print Limited). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/marquez-damps-down-incendiary-show-of-south-african-pride-1998176.html. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
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  8. ^ "Zinedine Zidane critical of France team". Associated Press. 14 June 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifRpvLjtAkKommkQLOdGV8morJpgD9GB1S384. Retrieved 29 June 2010. 
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  11. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – South Africa-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 16 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/24/73/01/17%5f0616%5frsa-uru%5ftacticalstartlist.pdf. Retrieved 16 June 2010. 
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  13. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group A – Mexico-Uruguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/25/44/69/33%5f0622%5fmex-uru%5ftacticalstartlist.pdf. Retrieved 22 June 2010. 
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