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Livegoals > Worldcup 2010 > Game Predictions > South Africa vs Uruguay

Game Predictions

South Africa

MATCH # 17

16-06-2010
20:30 CET
Loftus Versfeld

Uruguay

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South Africa v Uruguay Game Prediction

Wed 16 Jun 2010

If no team wanted to lose their first Group A match, then the same certainly applies for the second round of games. While both teams might publicly state that winning is their primary objective at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, a draw might not be a bad result.

After all, France play Mexico the following night and a win for either team will mean the hosts and Uruguayans will be joint second if this match ends all square. It's also worth noting that Bafana Bafana and La Celeste were the two defensive teams last Friday, with Carlos Alberto Parreira employing safety-first tactics.

The coach has admitted that he has limited resources at his disposal which must make the objective not to concede and early goal, while the south Americans didn't show enough against France to illustrate they will be full of goals. Diego Forlan is the danger man, although Luis Suarez seemed to regularly run offside and this could be a cagey encounter right to the end.

PREDICTION: UNDER 1.5 GOALS @ 2.50 with bet365

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Power Rating

Squad (2/5)
Quite frankly, it is not good enough and the split between home-based and foreign players might become wider if things do not go according to plan.

Squad (3/5)
Great attack allied to a more than passable defence. It is just a pity that Uruguay don't possess a midfielder of true, creative flair.

Coach (4/5)
The South African FA cannot argue with Perreira�s experience or his CV but although he was long identified as the man to oversee the tournament, little that has happened since his reappointment has been encouraging.

Coach: (4/5)
Oscar Tabarez is known as El Maestro in his native Montevideo and he has the ability to conjure something that Uruguayan football has not seen for 40 years � a decent run in a Word Cup.

Attack (2/5)
In the absence of Benni McCarthy, whom Perreira deemed surplus to requirements, it would be hard to see where that extra bit of class is to come from. In failing to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations, they beat only Equatorial Guinea.

Attack: (4/5)
On paper few teams possess a partnership as lethal as that between Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez. If they can keep their heads � and that is a big if � they could create something special.

Defence (2.5/5)
Parreira was criticised in Brazil for being a cautious manager but in the back four and defensive midfield he at least has something to be cautious with. This is a defence with a bit of grit about it.

Defence (2.5/5)
Gritty and effective, the way Lugano and Co will defend their 18-yard line will not be a thing of beauty. But no defender enjoys playing in front of a goalkeeper they don't know and don't really trust and that may be the case with Muslera.