The 2010 World Cup is certainly off and running, with the opening weekend providing a great number of fixtures on the pitches in South Africa.
The 2010 World Cup is off and running, with the opening weekend providing a great number of fixtures on the pitches in South Africa.
The host nation opened up the proceedings against Mexico, and claimed the first celebration of the tournament when Siphiwe Tshabala struck a stunning goal in the 55th minute.
It was almost a fairytale opening match for the tournament, but Rafael Marquez saw an end to the South African’s celebrations when he hit the back of the net in the 79th minute.
The other Group A game saw a goalless draw between favourites France and Uruguay, with all four sides level on points – setting up a great group rivalry.
On Saturday night South Korea overcame the odds to claim a two-nil win over Greece, the first victory of the tournament, while the other Group B fixture saw Argentina take a single goal win over Nigeria.
Therefore in Group B as it stands, South Korea are taking the lead due to goal difference, with Argentina level on points, and Nigeria and Greece round it out.
Over in Group C and England and the USA kicked off the action which resulted in a 1-1 draw with the English goalkeeper Robert Green the talking point, creating the first howler of the tournament letting in a Clint Dempsey equaliser.
Slovenia overcame a tough Algeria side with a single Robert Korean goal claiming the win, sending them to the top of the Group.
In what was the biggest result of the tournament so far, Germany dominated a 10-man Australian side to claim a 4-0 win, and sees them top of Group D, while Ghana managed a penalty goal win over Serbia and emerged the deserved winners.
The Netherlands set up a strong performance to their 2010 World Cup campaign, with a two-nil win over Denmark sending them top of their group, while Japan claimed three points in their match against African heavyweights Cameroon.
Finally, the action in Group F got underway last night as Italy and Paraguay shared the points with the defending champions coming from behind to snatch a point.
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2010 World Cup Opening Weekend Results
Match No. |
Group |
Date |
Match |
| 1 | A | 11.06.10 | South Africa 1:1 Mexico |
| 2 | A | 11.06.10 | Uruguay 0:0 France |
| 3 | B | 12.06.10 | Argentina 1:0 Nigeria |
| 4 | B | 12.06.10 | Korea Republic 2:0 Greece |
| 5 | C | 12.06.10 | England 1:1 USA |
| 6 | C | 13.06.10 | Algeria 0:1 Slovenia |
| 7 | D | 13.06.10 | Germany 4:0 Australia |
| 8 | D | 13.06.10 | Serbia 0:1 Ghana |
| 9 | E | 14.06.10 | Netherlands 2:0 Denmark |
| 10 | E | 14.06.10 | Japan 1: 0 Cameroon |
| 11 | F | 14.06.10 | Italy 1:1 Paraguay |
