Call me a pessimist or any demeaning word you can possibly think of, but “the road to 2010“, (LOL.) has come to an end for our boys. Face it, there’s just no way we’re going to make it to the last 16.
Last night the Mexicans crushed the 1998 world champions, France, 2-0. In order for Bafana Bafana to have a chance of making it to the last 16, they have to defeat the French by at least 4-0 as well as wish for a Uruguayan win against Mexico. Why 4-0? This is because of the goal difference. Mexico and Uruguay are both sitting on 3 goals each, with Bafana and France at 1 and 0, respectively. This is nearly impossible and you know it. Of course I’ll watch the game next Tuesday, but clearly it’ll be our last in this tournament. I mean, even if we do score those 4 goals, if Uruguay and Mexico play to a draw, they both make it to the last 16. Why? Because they’ll then be sitting on 5 points each, with South Africa on 4 (WHEN they’ve won against France, hehe! ;-)).
It has been an interesting world cup nonetheless, with a lot of surprises. I still hope that this world cup will remain in the African continent. Having said that, I will continue to support 6 pack, but I say Côte d’Ivoire will make us proud. They rank 27th in the world (Soccernet). I think they played exceptionally well against Portugal.
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