South Africa vs Mexico Prediction: The first match of the 2010 World Cup between South Africa and Mexico will be played at the Soccer City stadium on Friday, 11 June 2010, kick-off set for 3:00 PM. The World Cup hosts go into the opening match against Mexico in good form after a 1-0 win against Denmark in their final friendly fixture. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has said that his side are ready to play and surprise more than a few teams and an impressive record of 12 games undefeated under the Brazilian manager suggests the home squad may have a chance after all. Much of this will depend on the form of iconic Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar and captain Aaron Mokoena of Portsmouth, who have both been able to establish themselves as key figures under Parreira’s reign.
Striker Katlego Mphela scored the winner against the Danes, his fourth goal in three warm up matches and South Africa will need the scorer to continue his good performance upfront to put some pressure on Mexico’s back line. Things can get complicated if Mexico is able to hold its ground well into the match.
South Africa’s coach Parreira must decide at left back between Masilela, who missed some games with an injury and Thwala. First choice Goalkeeper Khune has recovered from a back injury.
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