South Africa vs Uruguay World Cup Match Preview . . .

In my group preview before the first game was played I suggested any of the four teams in Group A could win the group while any of the four could equally finish last. Nothing from the first round of games suggests any different.

South Africa and Mexico have a slight edge in terms of goals scored but that will likely matter little when the group is done.

First up on Wednesday is South Africa and Uruguay in Pretoria. South Africa's performance surprised many but not those who had seen their last few warm up games or had been following the training camps. Once they shook off their nerves in the opening half hour they showed they can easily match any team in the group and but for a criminally negligent defensive lapse could have walked