The referee (20.27)
Just a bit of trivia about referee Massimo Busacca. This Swiss referee is an experienced one, but did you know he once got suspended for sticking up his middle finger to some Swiss fans during a Swiss league match?
My expectations (20.25)
I'm giving Uruguay a narrow win, but mostly because South Africa's defence looked dire against Mexico, especially on set pieces. If Uruguay exploit that, they could get an easy win. The South African team gave away a cheap goal against Mexico when Aaron Mokoena cancelled out the off-side trap by moving backwards. This wasn't an incident, as this happened several times earlier in the match, but Mexico failed to capitalise on that. I'm expecting Uruguay to be more clinical.
Predicted line-ups, part II (20.15)
Again from Livescore.com. They updated their line-ups a bit, but they haven't spotted the obvious mistake in the keeper's name...
[ 4-4-1-1 ]
[ 4-3-1-2 ]
Itumeleng Khune
Néstor Muslera
Siboniso Gaxa
Jorge Fucile
Aaron Mokoena
Diego Lugano
Bongani Khumalo
Diego Godin
Tsepo Masilela
Alvaro Pereira
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Maximiliano Pereira
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Diego Pérez
Renielwe Letsholonyane
Egidio Arévalo
Teko Modise
Diego Forlan
Steven Pienaar
Edison Cavani
Katlego Mphela
Luiz Suarez
Epic pre-match programming (20.00)
Dutch TV just had an epic pre-match item. Some German lad is playing every World Cup match with his Lego and he's recording the matches. Pretty cool stuff. I'll probably do an extended article on that later on.
Why you shouldn't trust predicted line-ups... (19.50)
Okay, after having a second look at the predicted line-ups... They got the name for the Uruguayan goalie wrong. His name is Fernando Muslera, not Nestor. Epic fail there by Livescore.com.
Predicted line-ups (19.48)
Browsing the net for the expected line-ups. Livescore.com seems to the first with an expected line-up.
[ 4-5-1 ]
[ 4-4-2 ]
Itumeleng Khune
Néstor Muslera
Siboniso Gaxa
Jorge Fucile
Aaron Mokoena
Diego Lugano
Bongani Khumalo
Diego Godin
Tsepo Masilela
Alvaro Pereira
Siphiwe Tshabalala
Maximiliano Pereira
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Diego Pérez
Steven Pienaar
Diego Forlan
Renielwe Letsholonyane
Egidio Arévalo
Teko Modise
Edison Cavani
Katlego Mphela
Luiz Suarez
Not sure if I want to believe this. Uruguay have always faced off in a 3-5-2 or 5-3-2 formation so far, so it should be a large breach with tradition. South Africa's line-up seems fine. No Bernard Parker though. Shame, the kid's a classy winger.
Small update from my brother, who claims Uruguay is moving to a more conventional formation to create more chances and because they are less likely to be on the defensive for the majority of the game. He insisted I add this to the article, so you can stop moaning now ;-).
Short Preview (19.30)
With 30 minutes to go until the kick off of Uruguay versus South Africa, I'm getting ready. I've got a few beers in the fridge, some snacks ready, and the TV is already tuned in. The local pundits are not entirely enthusiastic about either team, but since Ajax's Luis Suarez is playing for Uruguay, everyone has branded the South Americans as hot favorites for this match, considering Suarez bagged a load of goals for Ajax last season.
Personally, I am not so sure. Prior to the World Cup, I thought South Africa were going to get humiliated, but they looked decent against Mexico and they nearly snatched the win in the opening game.
Uruguay looked lucky to escape with a draw against France, though they were helped by a total off-day for both Gourcuff and Anelka. Still, this Uruguay side has two lethal forwards in Forlan and the aforementioned Suarez, so half a chance could be enough for Uruguay to snatch a win. They will have to create more chances than they did against France though.
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