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Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Total South Africa | 16|18 Total South Africa |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 3 Total South Africa | 3 Total South Africa |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 36|26 Total South Africa | 4|1 Total South Africa |
Team profile
When South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira admitted his side had "a mountain to climb", he wasn't thinking of his side's three Group A games at altitude. When he was originally appointed in 2007, Parreira was charged with improving a side ranked 69th in the world. Given Bafana Bafana now lie 83rd - behind Panama and Albania - it seems he has not been successful. No World Cup host has ever failed to progress from the first group stage, but there is a genuine fear that South Africa could be the worst home team in the tournament's history.
Parreira has found frustrations everywhere he has looked, with training camps in Brazil and Germany failing to provide quality opposition and the team's World Cup base still in limbo as late as March this year. The hope must be that an enthusiastic local crowd and a backdrop of vuvuzela trumpets can galvanise a team that needs all the help it can get. Whether that will be enough remains to be seen.
Squad List
| NO | POS | PLAYER | CLUB | AGE | CAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Moeneeb Josephs | Orlando Pirates | 30 | 18 |
| 2 | DF | Siboniso Gaxa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 26 | 39 |
| 3 | DF | Tsepo Masilela | Maccabi Haifa | 25 | 33 |
| 4 | DF | Aaron Mokoena | Portsmouth | 29 | 103 |
| 5 | DF | Anele Ngcongca | Genk | 22 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | MacBeth Sibaya | Rubin Kazan | 32 | 58 |
| 7 | MF | Lance Davids | Ajax Cape Town | 25 | 22 |
| 8 | MF | Siphiwe Tshabalala | Kaizer Chiefs | 25 | 51 |
| 9 | FW | Katlego Mphela | Mamelodi Sundowns | 25 | 33 |
| 10 | MF | Steven Pienaar | Everton | 28 | 52 |
| 11 | MF | Teko Modise | Orlando Pirates | 27 | 54 |
| 12 | MF | Reneilwe Letsholonyane | Kaizer Chiefs | 28 | 16 |
| 13 | MF | Kagisho Dikgacoi | Fulham | 25 | 39 |
| 14 | DF | Matthew Booth | Mamelodi Sundowns | 33 | 27 |
| 15 | DF | Lucas Thwala | Orlando Pirates | 28 | 26 |
| 16 | GK | Itumeleng Khune | Kaizer Chiefs | 23 | 30 |
| 17 | FW | Bernard Parker | FC Twente | 24 | 29 |
| 18 | FW | Siyabonga Nomvethe | Moroka Swallows | 32 | 79 |
| 19 | MF | Surprise Moriri | Mamelodi Sundowns | 30 | 35 |
| 20 | DF | Bongani Khumalo | SuperSport United | 23 | 16 |
| 21 | DF | Siyabonga Sangweni | Golden Arrows | 28 | 8 |
| 22 | GK | Shu-Aib Walters | Maritzburg Utd | 28 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Thanduyise Khuboni | Golden Arrows | 24 | 9 |
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| Group A Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group B Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group D Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Group E Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Group F Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Group G Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| Group H Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
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