World Cup Roundup Day 1

Attention to Mexico, France, and Uruguay. The Bafana Bafana are here to play and the other qualifier for the knockout stage is between the three of you. The opening match of the World Cup was quite a spectacle. South Africa's defense will need to be improved because they gave up too many good chances and a very easy goal. If the opponent is going to score they should have to outplay you in skill rather than take advantage of a defensive mistake. More importantly Mexico needs to realize that its soccer dominance in North America and the world has eroded. They are not as good as they think. The other game was rather boring for the first 75 minutes with Uruguay in a purely defensive formation trying to avoid conceding a goal. The French definitely have the quality of players, but soccer is a team sport and there is a lack of unity of play on Raymond Domenech's squad. I have a feeling that they will come out much more unified as a starting eleven in their next game. Tomorrow has three very good matches South Korea vs. Greece, Nigeria vs. Argentina with Lionel Messi, and the primetime affair between England and the United States. If the US pulls off another upset I think the world will finally wakeup to the quality of American soccer.