On June 11, 2010, the opening match of the World Cup in South Africa officially began, with the first match between hosts South Africa and strong rivals Mexico.

In the 55th minute of the second half, South Africa broke the deadlock first, and South African midfielder Chabalala scored the first goal of the World Cup with a stunning long-range shot.

Mexico, trailing by the scoreline, fought back in the ensuing game and eventually equalised in the 73rd minute with a header from Barcelona captain Marcos.

The score of 1:1 was maintained until the end of the game, and this draw can also be called "everyone is not happy", and the classic battle is far from enough.

The ambitious Mexican side were held to a 1-1 draw by hosts South Africa, and their pre-match plan to win three points fell through two spells rather than a lack of strength.

In 2010, the Mexican team, which replaced Eriksen by Aguirre, played a total of 12 games, with a record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and also defeated the world champion Italy team with a score of 2:1 in the recent warm-up match. According to common sense, the strength of the Mexican team is higher than that of the South African team, but no matter how strong its strength is, it cannot escape the cycle of fate.

This is the fifth time in Mexico's history that they have participated in the opening match of the World Cup, after three defeats and one draw in the opening game of the previous four World Cup appearances, and France was honored to be chosen as the representative of the opening match of the World Cup in 1930, in order to pay tribute to the Frenchman Remet who founded the tournament.

The Gallic rooster gave in, and the Uruguayans were hospitable enough to offer Mexico as a sacrifice to the French as their opening opponent, which won 4-1.

In 1950, after the ceasefire of World War II, the World Cup returned to the big stage, and the football kingdom of Brazil was the east, so Mexico once again became a drink, and there was no way to fight back, and finally defeated the host 0:4.

In 1962, when the World Cup continued to be held in South America, the Chileans picked Mexico to the defending champion Brazil as the opening sacrifice, and the Samba Army learned from the last beating of the Reservoir Dogs, but suffered a lesson from the "Maracana tragedy" in the final, accumulated a small victory of 2:0, and finally successfully defended the title.

Although Mexico finally ended their losing streak in the opening game in 1970 and drew 0-0 with the mighty Soviet Union, they were inevitably seen as the "lucky star" of the host or defending champion participating in the opening game.

Before the game, from Aguirre to captain Marcos, they all kept saying that they wanted to end the cycle of winless games in the opening game of the World Cup, but the ending was "business as usual".

Although the Aztecs dominated the field in the first half, they were scoreless, and were "sneak attacked" by South Africa to score early in the second half, and after Marcos equalized, they were almost killed by South Africa in stoppage time, and Mexico was fortunate not to lose.

In addition to factors such as the right time, place and people, the reason why the South African team was able to get this draw is inseparable from the help of the old coach Pereira, who has led the team to five World Cups and won a total of 13 victories, and his experience has made up for the lack of strength of South Africa to a certain extent.

In the opening match against Mexico, the Brazilian coach was in command from start to finish, and South Africa went unbeaten in the end. Pereira has a 60% win rate in the World Cup, and as long as he can repeat this win rate with South Africa, he can qualify from the group stage and enter the round of 16. Although Mexico coach Aguirre is also participating in the World Cup for the second time, he is still a little immature compared to Pereira.

The first match ended in a draw, but there were still two goals, and the second, a contest between two former world champions, gave the fans a lethargic affair.

0:0！

During the game, Uruguay's Lodeiro was sent off by the referee for a foul on France's Sagna, the first red card in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Even so, the Gallic Roosters failed to make a good start to their World Cup debut in South Africa, drawing 0-0 with Uruguay, who had been sent off after 90 minutes of close play.

After the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, the French team scored 0 goals in the first game of the third consecutive World Cup!

Coach Domenech was frustrated in his post-match press conference, but what was the use of emphasising that there was no chance?

Top scorer Karim Benzema was dropped, Thierry Henry, the most experienced player in the World Cup, was thrown off the bench, and who should Domenech worry about after seeing his love of Govu miss a close-range shot after the opening?

France's slump in the opening game of the World Cup has become a tradition, and in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the French team without Zidane lost 0:1 to Senegal in the first game, and finally failed to qualify from the group.

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the French team was forced to draw by Switzerland in the first game, and it was Domenech who led the team to participate in the game.

In fact, before the start of this World Cup, the signs of the French team's weak attack were very obvious, and even in the warm-up match against the Chinese team at home, the big-name French team couldn't think of any decent way in attack, and could only rely on Ribery's personal breakthrough to make chances.

In the face of Uruguay, who are significantly stronger defensively, the loss of momentum in the French forward line is not surprising, compared to the performance of the Chinese team, the performance of the French team's attacking line in this game is already good.

For the French team, the tragedy of zero goals in the first game is not limited to the World Cup, in the first round of the 2008 European Championships, the French team was also blocked by the Eastern European team Romania, and the final result was also 0:0.

Counting 2006 and 2010, is it a coincidence that Domenech alone created a blank sheet for the French team in three major tournaments? Who would believe.

France has two World Cups and one European Championship, and the responsibility for the zero goals in the first round obviously cannot be attributed to Domenech, who is conservative to the bone, but should be asked, why is it that such a team with excellent strikers such as Henry, Anelka and Benzema has become a coach who is so difficult to even score a goal, and can still stand firmly in the national team coach?

To underline the fact that this is no longer the French team of 1998!

Twelve years ago, Jacques only had parallel goods like Jivash and young players like Henry and Trezeguet, while under Domenech, he had Henry, Trezeguet, Anelka and Benzema.

But now that he can take Benzema's place with Govu, he has to be prepared to afford to waste the youth of a young goalscorer.

In this World Cup, the 31-year-old Govueben was pinned on by Domenech and inherited the No. 10 jersey left by Platini and Zidane.

However, Gowu's poor performance in this game is not only completely unworthy of the No. 10 he is carrying, but can even be described as humiliating.

The shortcomings of Gowu's poor ability to grab points in the whole game were undoubtedly exposed, and he missed the goal that must be scored at the beginning. Playing on the right wing, but unable to improve the team's attack with passes and breakthroughs, the lack of crosses in the crosshairs, the creation of dangerous passes is even more zero, only a few successful dribbles, of course, this statistic has improved to a certain extent, in the previous warm-up games of the French team, Govu did not even have a successful breakthrough. What's more, in the 85 minutes he spent on the pitch, Govu only contributed a measly two shots on goal, and none of them were on target.

Heroes and bears are often only in a thought, and this sentence is used to describe today's Gewu, I am afraid it is very appropriate. Although the "Gallic Rooster" created several times as many good chances as his opponent Uruguay throughout the match, they were all squandered.

Especially at the beginning of the game, Govu, who wore the No. 10 jersey of the French team, looked for an opportunity to "touch and score" in front of the goal, but he missed the ball by mistake. He could have been the protagonist of today's game, scoring all three points for France and winning the opener, but in the end Govu chose a different path.

At that time, Ribery was unguarded, a low flat ball crossed to the goal, the ball arrived, and what Govu, who had inserted in time, needed to do at this time was just to push the ball to break the deadlock and rewrite the score.

It's a pity that he didn't hit the right spot, but he could only watch the ball go out of the goal, and then perhaps his self-confidence was frustrated, and Gowu disappeared on the field, and there were only a handful of opportunities to be on camera.

In fact, Govu has always been a major malaise, with the Lyon striker not scoring for the national team since 2008.

Repeated lack of composure in front of goal and low ability to withstand pressure have led to Govu's lack of a stable position in the national team. In the 2002 World Cup, the then 23-year-old Govu was "abandoned" by coach Le Maire and stayed in China, and four years later in the World Cup in Germany, Govu was only able to get lucky because of Cisse's accidental injury, and that World Cup, Govu, who was at the peak of his state, did not have any eye-catching performance, but now the thirty-year-old Govu was entrusted with the important task by Domenech again, and even awarded the No. 10 jersey, which also reflects the withering of talent in the French team from another side.

Since the retirement of Zidane in the summer of 2006 in Germany, the "Gallic Rooster" has not had a qualified successor, and this No. 10 jersey, which symbolizes honor and status, although it has also been successively passed by Fauber, Benzema, Valbuena and Govu, is not a big use, it can be said that the No. 10 jersey has not yet found its true owner.

The first round of Group A of the World Cup in South Africa has ended both games, and after two draws, the four teams are still on the same page.

The first match day of the World Cup in South Africa, such a mediocre start, really made fans unexpected, and the qualifying situation of Group A has also become confusing, to paraphrase an advertising slogan: anything is possible.

Group A of the World Cup in South Africa is the most special of all eight groups due to the presence of hosts South Africa. If you just look at the strength and experience of the four teams, then France, Mexico and Uruguay are all above South Africa, and the two qualifying places will be more likely to be produced from France, Mexico and Ukraine, but given the practice in the history of the World Cup, the host team can qualify from the group without exception, the situation of this group will become complicated.

After the World Cup draw was announced at the end of last year, many experts and media believed that Group A could be the most uncertain group to qualify, and the first round confirmed this statement.

In Group A, four teams are tied on one point, with South Africa and Mexico tied for first place with one goal, while France and Uruguay are in third and fourth place.

In fact, this is not much reference value for the analysis of the final qualifying situation, for the French team, one more advantage, the situation of the whole field offensive superiority, still can not win the Uruguay team, it is a pity, the current performance of the French team is really disappointing, with this state to qualify is not small.

In the next round against Mexico, if France still cannot win, the qualification situation in this group may become even more chaotic.

Uruguay, on the other hand, did not win, but drew with France in the last minute with one less player, and this draw was completely acceptable for them.

After playing the strongest opponents in the group, France, in the opening game, and then facing Mexico and South Africa, Uruguay's prospects of qualifying from the group are still relatively positive.

Hosts South Africa and Mexico have one game against France and one game against Uruguay each, and while Mexico have a slight advantage, South Africa's performance in the opening game is also not to be underestimated.

In this group, the French team is still the favorite team to qualify, with talented players such as Henry, Anelka, Ribery, Malouda and other talented players, the French team has a strong strength and heritage, once they adjust to the form, they will explode with great power.

The other qualifying spot in Group A is hard to make, as South Africa, Uruguay and Mexico are all confident enough to compete for this spot.

At the end of the first matchday, Belgium will be in Group B the next day, with the Pampas Eagles Argentina facing South Korea and the European Red Devils Belgium taking on the African Eagles Nigeria.

Argentina and the baseball team took the lead, and in the end, the superior Argentina defeated the South Korean team 4-1 and got a hearty victory, in this game, Argentina's number one star Messi was very active, and it was Higuain who scored a hat-trick to kill the opponent.

In the 33rd minute of the game, Tevez changed the line and broke through and was tripped by the South Korean defender. Rodriguez combined with Messi's free-kick tactics near the corner flag area, Messi returned the pass, Maxi . Rodriguez got the ball to the back post and Higuain headed it into the near corner.

In the 76th minute, Messi went straight forward in the middle, Aguero knocked on the left side in time, Messi burst into the left side of the penalty area, and his left-footed volley from a small angle was blocked by the South Korean player, and he hit the bottom of the near post with a follow-up shot, and Higuain, who has an extremely keen sense of smell, followed up in time and pushed the ball into the empty goal with his left foot.

In the 80th minute, Messi took a free kick in the backfield, Aguero rushed to the front with the ball and handed it to Higuain, Higuain knocked Messi, Messi rubbed to the left side of the penalty area, Aguero crossed the middle with the outside of his right instep, Higuain hit the ball and went straight into the lower left corner of the goal.

Those three goals were Higuain's first in a World Cup, and he became the only Argentine team to score a hat-trick in the last three World Cups since Batistuta in 1994 and 1998.

Higuain should feel very happy to live in the Argentine team, he has so many scoring opportunities, he has grasped them, if he continues to perform like this, Higuain can become the top scorer in the World Cup, of course, it depends on the face of the goal madman Degan.

On the South Korean side, Lee Qinglong scored a face-saving goal, and as for the striker Park Joo-yong, who had high hopes for Xu Dingmao, he contributed a goal not long after the game started, but this goal went into his own goal.

Higuain scored a hat-trick and became the best player of the game, but the brightest star of the game was not him, nor Messi, the number one star, but Maradona, who stood on the long side and wore leather shoes.

Although he admits that he is not handsome in a suit with his current body shape and temperament, Maradona still chose his light gray suit for the match against South Korea.

Maradona was still a stubborn man, before the game he stubbornly criticized Pele, criticized Platini, challenged the elite, why?

In Maradona's own words: "I am the Maradona of the people." ”

Therefore, before the start of the game against South Korea, when the fans waved the Argentine flag printed with Maradona and Che Guevara, Maradona's serious face had a hint of a secret smile, because Che Guevara is also his idol and belongs to the people.

Entering the stadium, Maradona held a newspaper in his hand, which was the Argentine newspaper on the day his team won the World Cup in 1986, with the headline reading: "World champion! ”

In the dressing room, Maradona took this newspaper to give the Argentine players a "political lesson", and he had repeatedly stressed that the current Argentina team was similar to Argentina in 1986 in many ways.

Of course, it remains to be seen whether it really looks like it, but what is certain is that Argentina has not changed compared to 24 years ago in the presence of Maradona, although he can only stand on the pitch and direct the game now.

Maradona led Argentina in his own way to victory, he did not forget South Korea, 24 years ago in the Mexico World Cup, Argentina encountered South Korea, Maradona was viciously kicked down in the second half, the perpetrator is the current head coach of the South Korean team, Xu Dingmao.

Coincidentally, Messi was put down by a South Korean player when he broke through the defense in the game, Maradona obviously remembered the scene 24 years ago, he immediately got up from the coach's seat and made angry gestures to the South Korean coaching staff, shouting to vent his dissatisfaction, Xu Dingmao was angered by the "King of the Ball", got up to fight, and also colored his mouth, the South Korean assistant coach joined the team, and for a time Argentina and South Korea fought on and off the field to be very lively, all of which was "thanks to" Maradona.

In the second half, after Higuain scored a hat-trick, South Korea had no hope of equalizing, Argentina was in sight, Maradona hugged and celebrated with his assistant coach, and Xu Dingmao was like a defeated rooster, drooping his head and looking helplessly into the center circle.

When the whistle at the end of the game remembered, at this time Maradona was like a wild horse running to his disciples, the bear hugged Demichelis who made a big mistake in this game, causing the goal to be conceded, and did not forget to comfort the players when he won the victory, Maradona has gradually improved, he walked to the Korean coach's seat, and even looked at the opponent, unfortunately the Korean coaching staff did not say anything.

However, Maradona did not need to find solace in his opponents, and at the door of the dressing room passage, he high-fived the players one by one to celebrate the victory, and finally walked into the dressing room with Messi shoulder to shoulder.

At this time, inside the Soccer City stadium, the Argentine flag with Maradona and Che Guevara was raised again, and the fans chanted "Diego, Argentina".

Yes, the biggest superstar of this World Cup has been born ahead of schedule, and he is Diego. Armando. Maradona, even if Digan plays, he can't compete with this old ball king for popularity.

Argentina won, South Korea lost, when Digan and Park Ji-yeon talked on the phone, they could feel the disappointment of the little girl, it should be said that the South Korean team was able to score a goal against Argentina, which was already very good.

And the South Korean team is in recent World Cups, Asian teams, the performance is absolutely the most stable, this seven times to participate in the World Cup finals of the Asian powerhouse, in the competition with the world's powers, but also for Asian football has brought many breakthroughs, although in some games in 02, there are many controversies, but to be able to play with Italy, Spain and Germany and other world-class teams to that step, but also Asian football for many years has not reached the height.

However, after today's defeat to Argentina, South Korea's strange cycle continues, which is that they have never beaten any team from the Americas, not even from Central and North America, in the history of the World Cup.

Since South Korea's 1-3 loss to Argentina in the World Cup in 1986, South Korea has opened a 24-year winless record for teams in the Americas.

Four years later, in the Italian World Cup, they lost 0:2 to Uruguay, in 1994, the South American underdog Bolivia also used 0:0 to get a point from the Taiji Tigers, in 1998, the South Koreans, who went all out to win, were humiliated by the Mexicans in the case of the first goal, the team's main Ha Seok Zhou scored, and then dyed red and completely buried the team's victory, in 2002 the United States became the only opponent that South Korea could not defeat in the group stage.

Combined with today's loss to Argentina again, South Korea's record against American teams in the history of the World Cup finals has become 2 draws and 4 losses.

However, in today's game, the South Korean team played very tenacious, especially in the 1:2 backward stage, the South Korean team forced very fiercely, the midfield space was compressed very tightly, and created several very good shooting opportunities, if you grasp one of them, I am afraid it will not be this score.

But Argentina is Argentina, and there are a lot of talented players sitting on the bench, and any one of them can change the situation on the pitch with a little play.

First of all, Tevez's performance was very good, he did not hesitate to fight and bite at all costs to consume most of the physical strength of the South Korean defenders, and when Maradona replaced Tevez with Aguero, the attention of the South Korean team was short-circuited, ignoring the effective marking of Aguero, thus opening the goal channel of Messi, Aguero and Higuain.

The passing line of the fourth ball is still Aguero, Higuain, Messi, Aguero, Higuain, which shows the key role of Aguero and Messi, this kind of attack is completely Barcelona-style attack, in a sense, maybe Aguero is more suitable for this tactical system than Tevez.

Argentina got off to a flying start, followed by Belgium's turn, with the Red Devils' first opponent of the tournament being Nigeria, an eagle from the African continent.

In this game, Belgian coach Antienes surprisingly sent a new starting lineup, the goalkeeper turned out to be the teenager Courtois, the left back Lombardz on the back, the right-back did not choose the veteran Van Bitten, but sent the young Alderweireld, and the central defender combination is still Kompany and Vermaelen.

In the midfield position, it is still a three-back configuration, Fellaini, Nainggolan and De Vour, in the forward position, the previous main Dembele sat on the bench, replaced by the young Hazard who plays for Lille in Ligue 1, and the forward line is the double center forward combination of Degan and Lukaku.

On the big stage of the World Cup, four teenage youngsters were sent in the first game, and the courage of Antienes can be seen.

Nigeria's starting goalkeeper was Nyeama, with Odia, Shetu, Yabo and Taiwo at the back from right to left.

In midfield, Haruna, Keita, Etuhu and Obasi are in parallel positions, and up front is Obina and Yakubu.

The team's number one star Kanu sat on the bench, and the aging Kanu sat on the bench compared to the last game, and the role of stabilizing the morale of the army may be greater.

The once star-studded African Eagles now look a bit civilian, with no stars in other positions except Yakubu.

In contrast, the average age of the Belgian starting line-up is young, but with the luxurious central axis of Degan, Marouane Fellaini and Kompany, there is a consensus that Belgium will win this game before the game even starts.

With ten minutes to go before the start of the game, in the dressing room of the Belgian team, all the players were making the final preparations before the game, sorting out their boots, shin guards, and then taking off their amulets, closing their eyes and praying sincerely.

Then it's Degan's time!

"In this game, I don't have anything to say, take the three points, and then in the last game, fight the Argentines for the top spot in the group!"

As for the opponent of the second game, South Korea, Bangbang, it was automatically ignored by Digan!