The Local Boys take on the Samba Boys in the second Confederations Cup semi-final this evening, buoyed by growing local support and the somewhat surprising result from the first semi last night when the USA beat Spain 2-0. That said, there are only 12 places between those two on the FIFA rankings. Brazil are 67 places ahead of South Africa and are playing like men possessed. Men possessed by really good footballers.
If they were playing like men possessed by kingklip or desk lamps or bits of polystyrene, then it wouldn’t be so bad, but I have this horrible feeling deep in my head than Bafana are going back to footballing school this evening.
That said, tickets are all but sold out for the game and the support for Bafana will be fanatical and will include at least some (or more) vuvuzelas (or so I would imagine). Maybe turn the sound down if you don’t like the noise.
Just an idea. Tolerance and respect for others, you see?
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Nothing would please me more than to be wrong about the scoreline – I have neither affiliation nor huge admiration for Brazil, but they’re on top of their game at the moment and are hot favourites.
One more thing: Boston.com have done one of their famous The Big Picture spreads on Soccer in South Africa. There are some superb photos in there, numbers 14 and 18 being my favourites.
Well they’ve not been school so far mate. If anything they’ve played as well as the States yesterday
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Wiggy > I didn’t say who would be doing the teaching…
Those photos are beautiful!
And I was very impressed with the way Bafana played last night.
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I think Steven Pienaar has been one of the players of the tournament if not the best player. He seems to make the South Africans tick, and always seems to be behind their best moves
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OL > Aren’t they? And didn’t they?
Wiggy > He was good again last night, agreed. Bafana did play well but (at risk of getting lynched)the Brazilians weren’t at their best.
Could that be attributed to the style of play and way the Bafana ran their hearts out and closed down the Brazilians. Look at the previous games both them and Spain played, and given time they’ve pretty much beaten everyone
Wiggy > Fair enough – SA did work hard.
Amazing winner though. Heartbreaking, but amazing.