Group A (France, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay)

[Shaggy]

The whole Bafana-Bafana thing is doing my head in already

[Craig_H]

The big screen displays the message 'quiet please' for the national anthems

The whole Bafana-Bafana thing is doing my head in already

THANK YOU!!!

Just when you're happy and excited about something, along comes Blatter

[Craig_H]

I wonder if the stadium security measures really were as strict as they said. Or whether the stewards saw 90,000 people and just thought 'nah, **** this'...

Bit of a silly decision to have both sets of players come out and stand there like pillocks while Blatter and the other bloke bleat on.

[Baracus]

Come on Torardo!!!!

Mexico to win and Uruguay too

forgot to sign up to fantasy football.

[Craig_H]

Beglin's started early with the ****wittery...

Asking if Mexico's huddle in the SA half is a 'wind up'.

Maybe they just started it there before the sides started to swap ends, jim...

[Craig_H]

Great early chance for mexico.

SA keeper nearly ****s up.

[Craig_H]

The vuvuzelas are drowning out Beglin's voice

[Ben_Itez]

Good....he's a tit

[Ben_Itez]

Had a small bet on Vela for first scorer, Mexico in a double with Uruguay and more than 2.5 goals plus argies -1 double

[Shaggy]

SA are pants, Mexico should be ahead.

[Craig_H]

Same old story with Mexico though, we saw it in the game at wembley - good on the ball, move it well, attack well, pass it well - but nowhere near clinical. If they could take their chances and had a good finisher, they'd be a top side.

[Craig_H]

Great chance for Franco, played in behind, tries to dink it home but the keeper stays big and sticks an arm out to block.

Bugger.

[Ben_Itez]

*******!!

[MrsB]

I dunno, what do the mods reckon? Separate match threads or whack 'em all in the relevant group threads?

Separate match threads surely?

Nah, I don't think so, not for the group stage.

[Craig_H]

From the broadcasting angle, it looked like the ball was going in anyway, without Vela's touch. Obviously it wasnt though.

FFS, half a yard offside. Why did that tool of a keeper have to come for it