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 host nation South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay and the runners-up from 2006, France.

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France and South Africa previously met at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, when then-hosts France beat South Africa 3–0. They also previously met with Uruguay at the 2002 FIFA World Cup; the match ended in a 0–0 draw. France and Mexico were in the same group at the first ever World Cup in 1930; 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.

South Africa became the first World Cup host team to fail to advance past the group stage after finishing behind Mexico on goal difference. France, despite having made the final at the previous edition of the World Cup, were also eliminated after drawing one and losing two matches, including one against South Africa.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 321040+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 311132+14
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)31113524
4Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 30121431
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

South Africa vs Mexico

South Africa vs Mexico was the opening match of the World Cup, held on 11 June 2010. [2] It was described as an "enthralling" and "pulsating" match. Mexico put the ball in the net first, but it was offside. South Africa opened the scoring in the 55th minute after Siphiwe Tshabalala scored off a pass through Mexico's defence by Kagiso Dikgacoi. 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]

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,490
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) [5]
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South Africa [6]
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Mexico [6]
GK16 Itumeleng Khune
RB2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB20 Bongani Khumalo
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RM8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM13 Kagisho Dikgacoi Yellow card.svg 27'
CM12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane
LM11 Teko Modise
SS10 Steven Pienaar Sub off.svg 83'
CF9 Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
DF3 Tsepo Masilela Yellow card.svg 70'Sub on.svg 46'
FW17 Bernard Parker Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Alberto Parreira
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GK1 Óscar Pérez
RB12 Paul Aguilar Sub off.svg 55'
CB5 Ricardo Osorio
CB2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez
LB3 Carlos Salcido
DM4 Rafael Márquez
CM16 Efraín Juárez Yellow card.svg 18'
CM6 Gerardo Torrado (c)Yellow card.svg 57'
RW17 Giovani dos Santos
LW11 Carlos Vela Sub off.svg 69'
CF9 Guillermo Franco Sub off.svg 73'
Substitutions:
MF18 Andrés Guardado Sub on.svg 55'
FW10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco Sub on.svg 69'
FW14 Javier Hernández Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
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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) [5]

Uruguay vs France

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The Uruguayan and French teams warming up

France and Uruguay faced each other on 11 June 2010 at the Cape Town Stadium. Despite a red card being given to Uruguay substitute Nicolás Lodeiro in the second half, Uruguay were able to hold a "lacklustre" France to a 00 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]

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Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) [5]
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Uruguay [10]
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France [10]
GK1 Fernando Muslera
RB6 Mauricio Victorino Yellow card.svg 59'
CB2 Diego Lugano (c)Yellow card.svg 90+3'
CB3 Diego Godín
LB11 Álvaro Pereira
RM16 Maxi Pereira
CM15 Diego Pérez Sub off.svg 87'
CM17 Egidio Arévalo
LM18 Ignacio González Sub off.svg 63'
CF10 Diego Forlán
CF9 Luis Suárez Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
MF14 Nicolás Lodeiro Yellow card.svg 65' Yellow-red card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 63'
FW13 Sebastián Abreu Sub on.svg 74'
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Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
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GK1 Hugo Lloris
RB2 Bacary Sagna
CB5 William Gallas
CB3 Eric Abidal
LB13 Patrice Evra (c)Yellow card.svg 12'
DM14 Jérémy Toulalan Yellow card.svg 68'
CM8 Yoann Gourcuff Sub off.svg 75'
CM19 Abou Diaby
RW10 Sidney Govou Sub off.svg 85'
LW7 Franck Ribéry Yellow card.svg 19'
CF21 Nicolas Anelka Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutions:
FW12 Thierry Henry Sub on.svg 72'
MF15 Florent Malouda Sub on.svg 75'
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Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

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

South Africa vs Uruguay

Uruguay took the lead in the 24th minute, when Diego Forlán launched a shot from 30 yards out that beat goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, who did not attempt to save the shot. [11] In the second half, Luis Suárez was left through on goal, but he was brought down by Khune. Referee Massimo Busacca awarded a penalty and showed Khune a red card. [11] Deep into injury time, Uruguay scored their third goal when Álvaro Pereira tapped in a Suárez cross. [11]

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South Africa [12]
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Uruguay [12]
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RB2 Siboniso Gaxa
CB4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB20 Bongani Khumalo
LB3 Tsepo Masilela
RM8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CM13 Kagisho Dikgacoi Yellow card.svg 42'
CM12 Reneilwe Letsholonyane Sub off.svg 57'
LM11 Teko Modise
SS10 Steven Pienaar Yellow card.svg 6'Sub off.svg 79'
CF9 Katlego Mphela
Substitutions:
MF19 Surprise Moriri Sub on.svg 57'
GK1 Moeneeb Josephs Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Alberto Parreira
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GK1 Fernando Muslera
RB16 Maxi Pereira
CB2 Diego Lugano (c)
CB3 Diego Godín
LB4 Jorge Fucile Sub off.svg 71'
DM15 Diego Pérez Sub off.svg 90'
RM17 Egidio Arévalo
LM11 Álvaro Pereira
AM10 Diego Forlán
CF9 Luis Suárez
CF7 Edinson Cavani Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutions:
MF20 Álvaro Fernández Sub on.svg 71'
FW21 Sebastián Fernández Sub on.svg 89'
MF5 Walter Gargano Sub on.svg 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]

France vs Mexico

Mexico's 2–0 victory over France in Polokwane was overshadowed by French striker Nicolas Anelka launching a tirade of abuse towards coach Raymond Domenech during the half-time interval. [13] Anelka was subsequently dismissed from the squad, which resulted in many squad members, including captain Patrice Evra, boycotting training in the lead-up to the final group stage match against South Africa. [14]

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France [15]
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Mexico [15]
GK1 Hugo Lloris
RB2 Bacary Sagna
CB5 William Gallas
CB3 Eric Abidal Yellow card.svg 78'
LB13 Patrice Evra (c)
CM14 Jérémy Toulalan Yellow card.svg 45+1'
CM19 Abou Diaby
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AM7 Franck Ribéry
LW15 Florent Malouda
CF21 Nicolas Anelka Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW11 André-Pierre Gignac Sub on.svg 46'
MF20 Mathieu Valbuena Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
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GK1 Óscar Pérez
RB5 Ricardo Osorio
CB15 Héctor Moreno Yellow card.svg 49'
CB2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 82'
LB3 Carlos Salcido
DM4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CM16 Efraín Juárez Yellow card.svg 48'Sub off.svg 55'
CM6 Gerardo Torrado
RW17 Giovani dos Santos
LW11 Carlos Vela Sub off.svg 31'
CF9 Guillermo Franco Yellow card.svg 4'Sub off.svg 62'
Substitutions:
MF7 Pablo Barrera Sub on.svg 31'
FW14 Javier Hernández Sub on.svg 55'
FW10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco Sub on.svg 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]

Mexico vs Uruguay

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Mexico [16]
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Uruguay [16]
GK1 Óscar Pérez
RB5 Ricardo Osorio
CB2 Francisco Javier Rodríguez
CB15 Héctor Moreno Sub off.svg 57'
LB3 Carlos Salcido
RM6 Gerardo Torrado
CM4 Rafael Márquez
LM18 Andrés Guardado Sub off.svg 46'
AM17 Giovani dos Santos
AM10 Cuauhtémoc Blanco (c)Sub off.svg 63'
CF9 Guillermo Franco
Substitutions:
MF7 Pablo Barrera Sub on.svg 46'
MF8 Israel Castro Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 57'
FW14 Javier Hernández Yellow card.svg 77'Sub on.svg 63'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
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GK1 Fernando Muslera
RB16 Maxi Pereira
CB2 Diego Lugano (c)
CB6 Mauricio Victorino
LB4 Jorge Fucile Yellow card.svg 68'
DM15 Diego Pérez
RM17 Egidio Arévalo
LM11 Álvaro Pereira Sub off.svg 77'
AM10 Diego Forlán
CF9 Luis Suárez Sub off.svg 85'
CF7 Edinson Cavani
Substitutions:
DF19 Andrés Scotti Sub on.svg 77'
MF20 Álvaro Fernández Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez

Man of the Match:
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)

Assistant referees:
Gábor Erős (Hungary) [5]
Tibor Vámos (Hungary) [5]
Fourth official:
Martin Hansson (Sweden) [5]
Fifth official:
Stefan Wittberg (Sweden) [5]

France vs South Africa

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Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 39,415
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) [5]
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France [17]
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South Africa [17]
GK1 Hugo Lloris
RB2 Bacary Sagna
CB5 William Gallas
CB17 Sébastien Squillaci
LB22 Gaël Clichy
CM18 Alou Diarra (c)Sub off.svg 82'
CM19 Abou Diaby Yellow card.svg 71'
RW11 André-Pierre Gignac Sub off.svg 46'
AM8 Yoann Gourcuff Red card.svg 25'
LW7 Franck Ribéry
CF9 Djibril Cissé Sub off.svg 55'
Substitutions:
MF15 Florent Malouda Sub on.svg 46'
FW12 Thierry Henry Sub on.svg 55'
FW10 Sidney Govou Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
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GK1 Moeneeb Josephs
RB5 Anele Ngcongca Sub off.svg 55'
CB4 Aaron Mokoena (c)
CB20 Bongani Khumalo
LB3 Tsepo Masilela
CM6 MacBeth Sibaya
CM23 Thanduyise Khuboni Sub off.svg 78'
RW10 Steven Pienaar
LW8 Siphiwe Tshabalala
CF9 Katlego Mphela
CF17 Bernard Parker Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutions:
DF2 Siboniso Gaxa Sub on.svg 55'
FW18 Siyabonga Nomvethe Sub on.svg 68'
MF11 Teko Modise Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Katlego Mphela (South Africa)

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

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