Mexico and South Africa to go through.

Friendly.
27 May 2010.
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo.

Full-time:
Uruguay 4 - 1 Israel

Scorers:
D. Forlán 15' (Uruguay)
L. Refaelov 30' (Israel)
M. Pereira 36' (Uruguay)
S. Abreu 75' (Uruguay)
S. Abreu 81' (Uruguay)

Uruguay squad:
F. Muslera   
D. Lugano (Substituted)   
A. Scotti   
M. Pereira   
D. Godín   
D. Pérez (Substituted)   
W. Gargano (Substituted)   
I. González   
Á. Pereira (Substituted)   
L. Suárez (Substituted)   
D. Forlán (Substituted)

Subs:
N. Lodeiro Substituted
for D. Forlán 46'
S. Abreu Substituted
for D. Lugano 46'
S. Eguren Substituted
for W. Gargano 46'
E. Arévalo Substituted
for D. Pérez 62'
E. Cavani Substituted
for L. Suárez 62'
M. Cáceres Substituted
for Á. Pereira 71'

At this rate, there will be though.

A topic for each group is a much better idea. No, Joffa, that doesn't mean you should create them.

Guess what afro? I don't give a fuck about what you think.
How many threads are there like this? 5? 6? It's not like there are 32 ffs.

:roll:

Don't say it... because Joffa will try it

Here's a tip, dave: Nobody gives a fuck.

We can't keep starting a new topic for every bloody side competing at the World Cup.

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Edited by proud2becanberran: 7/5/2010 05:36:32 PM

Booooooooooo

The Official Uruguayan thread for the 2010 World Cup! :d

Group A:
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Fixtures:
11/06 - Cape Town - Uruguay vs France
16/06 - Tshwane/Pretoria - South Africa vs Uruguay
22/06 - Rustenburg - Mexico vs Uruguay

Group Strength:
A tricky section, no doubt, and one which will have the hosts crying into their vuvuzelas. By no means a dream draw for Bafana Bafana with some prized talent set to line up against them at every turn. France, facing South Africa as they did in 1998 and Uruguay as they did in 2002, could have done a lot worse though and with some menacing firepower will be expecting to reel off some hefty tallies, should they function as a unit. Mexico could only trail USA in the CONCACAF hexagon but boast pedigree at this level. El Tri have moved on from their last five consecutive World Cup group stages. The Uruguayan side showed a dramatic fluctuation in form throughout the South American qualifiers but on their day, possess a starting XI to rival some of the very best.

Group Favourites:
After edging their way to the finals by the skin of their... hands, Raymond Domenech's side had the temerity to complain about being handed a non-seed berth. How reticent might Les Bleus be now that they've avoided some of the major guns. Alongside this opposition, the French will justifiably been seen as top dogs in the section but will have to shake off their underperforming status to record the maximum points haul. Anything less than a win against Uruguay could have French nerves jangling ahead of the Mexico clash.

Battle for Second:
Wide open. A host nation effectively play with a 12th man and the Mexicans will be faced with some hefty vuvuzelaing on matchday one in Soccer City. Should three points go the way of Bafana Bafana then they remain in with a modicum of a shout ahead of the Uruguayan showdown on matchday two. That said, Mexico, more often than not, find a way out of their pool and will be aiming as much for the top spot as for the runners-up berth. Oscar Tabarez's Uruguay were the last team to qualify but in Luis Suarez, Diego Forlan and the precocious Nicolas Lodeiro, la Celeste have the weaponry to score in abundance. Mexico versus Uruguay on June 22 has the potential to be explosive. El Tri coach, Javier Aguirre, will be hoping his former Atletico Madrid charge, Forlan, has one of his Manchester United performances.

The Outsiders:
I'll whisper it for fear of 1,000 parties being cancelled, but South Africa are likely to finish up with the wooden spoon. Joel Santana failed to turn his eye-pleasing unit into a scoring unit during the past year and has been jettisoned in favour of his predecessor, Carlos Alberto Parreira. Scoring remains the one true problem for Bafana Bafana; the likes of McCarthy, Erasmus and Parker are not garnering enough game time at club level to be considered golden-boot winners in waiting. To go through, goals will be needed and that is one key element lacking in the hosts.

The Long Road Forward:
Should Argentina finish top of Group B then the runners-up of this section would meet Maradona's rag-tag bunch in the round of 16. Uruguay would no doubt relish vengeance after being downed in Montevideo with an automatic berth up for grabs. France may go on to meet Nigeria, who defeated Les Bleus in a friendly last summer. Nonetheless, Group B looks like a potential Group of Death, with any one of the Super Eagles South Korea and Greece potentially making the second stage, and Argentina are by no means a shoo-in, given the tactical ineptitude of el Diego.

Jersey:
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Squad to be annoucned soon.