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France lives in an internal war. The concentration gala has become a powder keg and still have to play at least one more game in the 2010 World Cup. Les Bleus will face South Africa with the burden of their problems, but coach Carlos Alberto Parreira host obscure what happens off the pitch.

The front holder Katlego Mphela selection of South Africa acknowledged that the hosts have some pressure to achieve victory in their first World Cup, and therefore only signature victory against Uruguay in the second round.

Speaking to SABC after the match against Mexico, Aaron Mokoena said that South Africa "as a team played well and held that they have to score in the first game of the 2010 World Cup in Group A.

The Bafana Bafana were ahead on the scoreboard in the 55th minute through Siphiwe Tshabalala who scored the first goal in World Cup but Rafael Marquez managed to tie at 79.

Until the goal of South Africa, Mexico had given a concert and ball touches of scoring chances, half dozen in the first half, but the add just came to the South African pressure, which seemed to take them into a fist.

"We respect everyone, but we do not fear anyone," said Carlos Alberto Parreira, coach of South Africa, adding that "if you had asked me five months if we were ready, would have said no, that much remained to be do. But I'm very happy with our progress. We've done it, we are ready to face the task ahead. We still have time to iron out a couple of points, but overall I'm satisfied. "

As a cup of coffee without sugar, or a good portion of potatoes without salsa. South Africa is incomplete in its World Cup without the presence of Benny McCarthy, who has been officially ruled out by coach Carlos Alberto Parreira, due to injury. The high scorer of the Bafana Bafana will have to watch the games from outside.

And it's tough news for the interests of South Africa. What does McCarthy for this team? Here are the numbers: besides having scored 31 goals in 79 games and international officials, the front credits thirteen years of experience in European football. He played in Holland (Ajax), Spain (Celta), won at Blackburn in England and also went by the Luso Oporto, where it swelled to score goals and was champion of Europe with Mourinho as coach.

One will play the World Cup, the other will follow on television. One is the organizer of the ecumenical event, the other just a consumer of it. One is South Africa, the other Colombia. Both played today selected for the two friendly meant more than that. Any similarities with intrigues World Cup is purely coincidental. Or not. Come and read.

In the premises, the party raised the possibility of appearing before his people in the very stadium where he will inaugurate the World Cup and the final will be played, the Soccer City in Johannesburg. In the visitor, the comparison was the excuse to re-brand new coach, Hernan Bolillo Gomez, who had already run twice, the last 12 years ago.