Matches

South Africa

1:1

Mexico

1:1 (0:0)

Siphiwe TSHABALALA (55')

Rafael MARQUEZ (79')

Summary

Marquez equaliser frustrates South Africa

Rafael Marquez denied South Africa a dream start to their FIFA World Cup when he cancelled out Siphiwe Tshabalala's fine strike in the Opening Match.

Highlights

Line-up

South Africa

Mexico

16 Itumeleng KHUNE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/294665.png'} RSA16 Itumeleng KHUNE (GK)	(GK) Oscar PEREZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/170808.png'} MEX1 Oscar PEREZ 1
2 Siboniso GAXA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/235342.png'} RSA2 Siboniso GAXA	Francisco RODRIGUEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/209960.png'} MEX2 Francisco RODRIGUEZ 2
4 Aaron MOKOENA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/177007.png'} RSA4 Aaron MOKOENA (C)	Carlos SALCIDO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/218253.png'} MEX3 Carlos SALCIDO 3
8 Siphiwe TSHABALALA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/249477.png'} RSA8 Siphiwe TSHABALALA	Rafael MARQUEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/178119.png'} MEX4 Rafael MARQUEZ 4
9 Katlego MPHELA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/230776.png'} RSA9 Katlego MPHELA	Ricardo OSORIO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/213995.png'} MEX5 Ricardo OSORIO 5
10 Steven PIENAAR $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/189676.png'} RSA10 Steven PIENAAR (-83' )	(C) Gerardo TORRADO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/70097.png'} MEX6 Gerardo TORRADO 6
11 Teko MODISE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/269987.png'} RSA11 Teko MODISE	(-73') Guillermo FRANCO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/241632.png'} MEX9 Guillermo FRANCO 9
12 Reneilwe LETSHOLONYANE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/306029.png'} RSA12 Reneilwe LETSHOLONYANE	(-69') Carlos VELA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/234552.png'} MEX11 Carlos VELA 11
13 Kagisho DIKGACOI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/269986.png'} RSA13 Kagisho DIKGACOI	(-55') Paul AGUILAR $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/289195.png'} MEX12 Paul AGUILAR 12
15 Lucas THWALA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/236275.png'} RSA15 Lucas THWALA (-46'HT )	Efrain JUAREZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228592.png'} MEX16 Efrain JUAREZ 16
20 Bongani KHUMALO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/297811.png'} RSA20 Bongani KHUMALO	Giovani DOS SANTOS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/234551.png'} MEX17 Giovani DOS SANTOS 17

Substitute(s)

1 Moneeb JOSEPHS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/214464.png'} RSA1 Moneeb JOSEPHS	Pablo BARRERA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271393.png'} MEX7 Pablo BARRERA 7
3 Tsepo MASILELA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/249474.png'} RSA3 Tsepo MASILELA (+46'HT)	Israel CASTRO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/227849.png'} MEX8 Israel CASTRO 8
5 Anele NGCONGCA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/313869.png'} RSA5 Anele NGCONGCA	(+69') Cuauhtemoc BLANCO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/162580.png'} MEX10 Cuauhtemoc BLANCO 10
6 MacBeth SIBAYA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/182181.png'} RSA6 MacBeth SIBAYA	Guillermo OCHOA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/215285.png'} MEX13 Guillermo OCHOA 13
7 Lance DAVIDS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/214470.png'} RSA7 Lance DAVIDS	(+73') Javier HERNANDEZ $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228599.png'} MEX14 Javier HERNANDEZ 14
14 Matthew BOOTH $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/176979.png'} RSA14 Matthew BOOTH	Hector MORENO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/238112.png'} MEX15 Hector MORENO 15
17 Bernard PARKER $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/269990.png'} RSA17 Bernard PARKER (+83')	(+55') Andres GUARDADO $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/251352.png'} MEX18 Andres GUARDADO 18
18 Siyabonga NOMVETHE $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/4078.png'} RSA18 Siyabonga NOMVETHE	Jonny MAGALLON $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271241.png'} MEX19 Jonny MAGALLON 19
19 Surprise MORIRI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/294661.png'} RSA19 Surprise MORIRI	Jorge TORRES $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/228594.png'} MEX20 Jorge TORRES 20
21 Siyabonga SANGWENI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/269984.png'} RSA21 Siyabonga SANGWENI	Adolfo BAUTISTA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/188382.png'} MEX21 Adolfo BAUTISTA 21
22 Shu-Aib WALTERS $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/302620.png'} RSA22 Shu-Aib WALTERS	Alberto MEDINA $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/197890.png'} MEX22 Alberto MEDINA 22
23 Thanduyise KHUBONI $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/323345.png'} RSA23 Thanduyise KHUBONI	Luis MICHEL $.img{src:'/imgml/tournament/worldcup2010/players/s/271236.png'} MEX23 Luis MICHEL 23

Coaches

Carlos Alberto PARREIRA (BRA)

(MEX) Javier AGUIRRE

Officials

Referee: Ravshan IRMATOV (UZB)
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael ILYASOV (UZB)
Assistant Referee 2: Bakhadyr KOCHKAROV (KGZ)
Fourth official: Subkhiddin MOHD SALLEH (MAS)
Fifth official: MU Yuxin (CHN)

Standings

Team	MP	GF	GA	Pts
URU	3	4	0	7
MEX	3	3	2	4
RSA	3	3	5	4
FRA	3	1	4	1

“I’m not happy with our performance today. We played really badly after their goal and we had to work extremely hard to get back into it. That was the key factor to my mind,” Javier Aguirre, Mexico coach.

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16/05/2011 at 19:17

tyrus3 (USA)

Match 1 of the World Cup: South Africa and Mexico draw 1-1 with a Rafael Marquez equaliser in the 79th minute to seal the draw. The South African goal went to Siphiwe Tshabalala in the 55th minute. Now on to Uruguay vs France.

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16/05/2011 at 19:09

tyrus3 (USA)

1-1 draw, at least they get a point in the standings.

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16/05/2011 at 19:08

tyrus3 (USA)

And the final score in this match is South Africa 1, Mexico 1.

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South Africa		Mexico
9	Shots	14
4	Corner kicks	5
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Second yellow card and red card	0
0	Red Cards	0
42%	Possession (%)	58%

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RSA16

MEX1

RSA2

MEX2

RSA4

MEX3

RSA8

MEX4

RSA9

MEX5

RSA10

MEX6

RSA11

MEX9

RSA12

MEX11

RSA13

MEX12

RSA15

MEX16

RSA20

MEX17

RSA1

MEX7

RSA3

MEX8

RSA5

MEX10

RSA6

MEX13

RSA7

MEX14

RSA14

MEX15

RSA17

MEX18

RSA18

MEX19

RSA19

MEX20

RSA21

MEX21

RSA22

MEX22

RSA23

MEX23

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