South Africa were denied a perfect start to the 2010 World Cup after conceding a late goal in a 1-1 draw with Mexico in the opening match of the tournament.
Siphiwe Tshabalala's stunning 55th-minute goal was as good as any opening game could have wished for.
But Mexico, without threatening at all in the second period, grabbed a lifeline 11 minutes from time when Rafael Márquez controlled Andrés Guardado's cross and fired home to level the scores.
Lineups:
South Africa: Itumeleng Khune; Siboniso Gaxa, Aaron Mokoena, Bongani Khumalo, Lucas Thwala (Tsepo Masilela, 45); Siphiwe Tshabalala, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Teko Modise; Steven Pienaar (Bernard Parker, 83); Katlego Mphela
Mexico: Óscar Pérez; Paul Aguilar (Andrés Guardado, 56), Ricardo Osorio, Francisco Rodríguez, Carlos Salcido; Efraín Juárez, Rafael Márquez, Gerardo Torrado; Giovani dos Santos, Guillermo Franco (Javier Hernández, 73), Carlos Vela (Cuauhtémoc Blanco, 68)
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Siphiwe Tshabalala's stunning 55th-minute goal was as good as any opening game could have wished for.
But Mexico, without threatening at all in the second period, grabbed a lifeline 11 minutes from time when Rafael Márquez controlled Andrés Guardado's cross and fired home to level the scores.
Lineups:
South Africa: Itumeleng Khune; Siboniso Gaxa, Aaron Mokoena, Bongani Khumalo, Lucas Thwala (Tsepo Masilela, 45); Siphiwe Tshabalala, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Teko Modise; Steven Pienaar (Bernard Parker, 83); Katlego Mphela
Mexico: Óscar Pérez; Paul Aguilar (Andrés Guardado, 56), Ricardo Osorio, Francisco Rodríguez, Carlos Salcido; Efraín Juárez, Rafael Márquez, Gerardo Torrado; Giovani dos Santos, Guillermo Franco (Javier Hernández, 73), Carlos Vela (Cuauhtémoc Blanco, 68)
Statistics:
| Shots on target : | 4 | - | 5 |
| Shots off target : | 4 | - | 9 |
| Ball possession (%) : | 42 | - | 58 |
| Corner kicks : | 4 | - | 5 |
| Offsides : | 4 | - | 6 |
| Fouls : | 16 | - | 12 |
| Yellow cards : | 2 | - | 2 |
| Red cards : | 0 | - | 0 |
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