Leander Schaerlaeckens: That's all from us for now. Thanks for all your comments. Sorry we couldn't publish more. We were a little busy watching two games, unfortunately.

Speak to you soon.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: We won't be doing the next game actually, but I'll be bringing you USA-Algeria tomorrow. And will be failing a roundup of the day's action tonight.

Jeff Bradley: Worms for everyone!

ESPN Stats and Info: Seven games without a win at an international tournament for France.

Jeff Bradley: See: Djorkaeff, Youri

ESPN Stats and Info: First win for South Africa coach Alberto Perriera without Brazil at the World Cup.

Jeff Bradley: I have no idea what

Jeff Bradley: Looked like some harsh words between Domenech and Parreira

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa, in spite of a heroic effort, becomes the first host nation not to make it out of the group.

ESPN Stats and Info: That is only the second ever World Cup win for South Africa.

Jeff Bradley: See you in Harrison, NJ, Thierry Henry

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Game over.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Mphela right into the wall.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: About 30 yards.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A long free kick for South Africa, with seconds left of their extra time.

Jeff Bradley: Uruguay will get Nigeria or Greece

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Great cross by Modise.

Jeff Bradley: Game over here.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Hits it right at him!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala one-on-one with the goalie!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa got 18 shots off in this game, which you can't but admire, considering that they never had the best players here.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Modise hits it just wide from long.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A very honorable ending for the host nation this will be.

Jeff Bradley: We're a minute from full time and they're all walking

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Three minutes in the South Africa game too.

Jeff Bradley: Props to Uruguay, after a boring first game with France, two nice wins

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A spot of danger by France now.

Jeff Bradley: Three minutes of stoppage time before Mexico and Uruguay can head for Happy Hour

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Making it only the second win by an African team in this tournament -- in 13 games.

ESPN Stats and Info: France become the first team at the 2010 World Cup to score while down a man. So they have that.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Disappointing for South Africa, but at least they got to win on their own soil.

Jeff Bradley: I think Aguirre as already started watching Argentina video

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Four teams that seem quite happy with the score at the moment.

Jeff Bradley: My son's art is very popular in Uruguay

Jeff Bradley: no offense, to my Uruguayan amigos

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Pienaar just stamped on Ribery's Achilles heel. Ouch.

Jeff Bradley: The yellow sun looks like one of my son's kindergarten drawings

Jeff Bradley: I think Uruguay needs a new flag

Jeff Bradley: Would've been a red at the Confed Cup last summer

Jeff Bradley: Castro gets a yellow for Mexico

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabala on the run on the left, plays it to Pienaar who sent in a good cross to Nomvethe, who chested it down but it was cleared by Squillaci.

Jeff Bradley: Well, looks like our Mexican friends can start prepping for Argentina

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Sidney Govou on for Alou Diarra for France.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: I hate it. I think anyone even thinking of flopping should be sent off and banned for life.

Jeff Bradley: Corner kick coming up for Uruguay

Jeff Bradley: Uruguay flopping all over

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala's shot from very far goes over.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa on the attack but Lloris can snap it up.

ESPN Stats and Info: That was Malouda's first goal for France in nearly four years - the last one was assisted by Ribery as well.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Khuboni is coming off for Teko Modise for South Africa.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Ribery is fouled as he runs down the right.

Jeff Bradley: Lots of walking between Mex and Uruguay now

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Foul on France in the box.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Long free kick for Ribery.

Jeff Bradley: Yellow Card for Mexico. Hernandez' hits Victorino with an elbow

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Nomvethe prances through the box but gives up on it as he plays it too far out ahead of himself.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa should have put this game out of reach when it had the chance.

Jeff Bradley: Uruguay sub, Scotti for Pereirra

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Henry had gone on a trot, now they're holding the ball.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France on the attack now.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Fair point, Jeff.

Jeff Bradley: Not to be a kill joy, but a win over France might be a better way to end than having to play Argentina

Leander Schaerlaeckens: That was probably the best they could hope for today.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: BEN, I think in the end they'll be happy that they got a win.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Loses it.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Ribery on the break.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Save by Lloris.

ESPN Stats and Info: France's first World Cup goal since Zinedine Zidane scored a penalty in the 2006 Final.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Well sensed.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Florent Malouda finishes on a simple ball from Ribery who had been played through by either Diaby or Diarra.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Goal for France.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa still needs a minor miracle.

Jeff Bradley: I said I wouldn't make any more predictions, but it does not look like Uruguay are going to attack a lot here. Content with the score

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Parker is off for Siyabonga Nomvethe.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa is no longer dominating this game. With the addition of Malouda and Henry France seems to have re-found its footing a little bit.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: He's back on.

Jeff Bradley: Free kick coming up for Mexico. The Hernandez for Blanco move has helped Mexico a lot

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala is down and hurt.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Pienaar with a shot from 20 yards! No trouble for Lloris.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Malouda feeds Henry but his long shot from very wide cruises by the goal.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Should indeed have been a corner.

Jeff Bradley: El Tri are looking for an equalizer here

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Pienaar almost wins a corner by chasing down Gallas.

ESPN Stats and Info: South Africa's six shots on target today are double their entire output against Uruguay (three).

Jeff Bradley: Mexico nearly scored there...diving header just wide

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Mphela almost with the goal!

Jeff Bradley: and Hernandez first touch is lovely. Nearly puts Gio in on goal

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Masilela sent in a cross, but it was of no use.

Jeff Bradley: Mexico sub, Hernandez for Blanco

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France is starting to get more of the ball here, but South Africa is still the better side.

Jeff Bradley: This game is slowing dowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn..

Jeff Bradley: Carlos Salcido just tripped himself

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South African corner finds nothing but empty space.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Gaxa, by the way, had come on for Ngcongca.

Jeff Bradley: I said it before, Mexico cannot let this game open up

Jeff Bradley: Looked like Aguirre was just signaling the South Africa score to his Mexican team

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Ribery cut past Mokoeno and faked out two more, before booting his shot over.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A Tshabalala corner is headed onto Pienaar by Khumalo but the shot hits poor Khumalo hard.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Mphela with a long shot, slapped away by Lloris.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Ooh!

Jeff Bradley: I cannot hear the name Tshabalala without thinking of Counting Crows

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala makes it into the box but his cross is blocked.

Jeff Bradley: Mexico sub: Castro for Moreno

ESPN Stats and Info: Theirry Henry has tied Fabian Barthez for the most World Cup appearances in French history (17).

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Cisse off for Henry. Not as punishment for missing that.

Jeff Bradley: Bad punch by Perez! But Uruguay can do nothing with the muff

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Cisse hits it just over for France.

Jeff Bradley: Corner kick for Uruguay

Jeff Bradley: Cleared...I think I need to stop predicting things

Jeff Bradley: And now a corner for Uruguay

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Domenech was giving Henry instructions, but the latter seemed more to be telling him what he wanted to do.

Jeff Bradley: And Uruguay nearly score. Twice. Header rebound. Shot rebound. Wow

Leander Schaerlaeckens: For South Africa, Ngcongca will have to be stretchered off and replaced.

Jeff Bradley: But, as I type that, a free kick for Uruguay. To be taken by Forlan

Jeff Bradley: I don't think Uruguay will push too hard for a second here

Leander Schaerlaeckens: This could prove nightmarish for Mexico.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Thierry Henry is about to come on for France.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: He should have done better!!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala fed a beautiful ball to Mphela, who curled it off the right-hand post.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa has 52 percent of possession, nine shots on goal and four goals.

ESPN Stats and Info: If France fail to score, there would be precedent. Their last World Cup following a World Cup Final appearance they failed to score a goal (won 1998 Final, scoreless in 2002). They have yet to score in the 2010 World Cup.

Jeff Bradley: Stagnant play so far in the second half. Lots of slow possession

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Corner to France here.

Jeff Bradley: Cavani gets off a shot for Uru, straight at keeper

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala's cross was headed away, he recovered it and fit Parker well, but his shot was right at Lloris.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France is playing a 4-4-1 now, with Gignac, a striker, off for Malouda, a winger.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France is holding the ball over in the other game. They'll be looking to avoid total humiliation here.

Jeff Bradley: Looks like Blanco wants it. He shoots straight into the keeper

Leander Schaerlaeckens: They've even allowed South Africa to kick off.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: They French did indeed appear for the second half kick-off.

Jeff Bradley: Free kick coming up for Mexico. Marquez fouled about 30 yards from goal

Jeff Bradley: I root for Uruguay strictly based on shirt color

Jeff Bradley: Mex-Uru are under way

ESPN Stats and Info: Scenario update: 3-0 Uruguay and 2-0 South Africa would be a draw of lots.

Jeff Bradley: He's getting some more worms

Leander Schaerlaeckens: I'm here, man. I was just trying to figure out how to get myself into the Round of 16 games.

ESPN Stats and Info: South Africa won the only World Cup match they have ever led at the half, against Slovenia in 2002.

Jeff Bradley: They don't want to open themselves up too much and give up another goal to Uruguay.

Jeff Bradley: This is when it gets fun. Mexico will be getting reports every 3-5 minutes from the South Africa game and that will dictate how hard they push

ESPN Stats and Info: Both South Africa and France building through the left: South Africa attack percentages (L to R) -  43-32-25. France (L to R) - 47-28-25.

Jeff Bradley: if goals scored are equal, they go to head-to-head...personally, I think head-to-head should be the first tie-breaker. But that's an American

Jeff Bradley: when goal difference is the same, the next tie-breaker is goals scored

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Erm, to France? Where the French always go after humbling defeats?

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa needs to win, and somebody has to win the other game. If that's Uruguay, South Africa has five goals to make up. They're at three now.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: That's what some people here were saying too. I'd have to see the replay.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Half-time for France and South Africa too now.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Yeah! Does it not seem like I do?

Leander Schaerlaeckens: How South Africa could have used that goal. The player that kept them offside was not at all involved in the play. Dubious call there.

Jeff Bradley: Halftime

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa is holding the ball well.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Uruguay with seconds to play. South Africa with another minute.

ESPN Stats and Info: Last time France gave up 3 in a World Cup match was against Poland in the 3rd place match in 1982

Jeff Bradley: And a corner kick for Uruguay. Can they get another before half?

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Uruguay could prove helpful in that. In other words, if Uruguay scores another and South Africa gets another too, and those games and 2-0 and 3-0 respectively, South Africa and Uruguay are through.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa has two more goals to make up on Mexico.

ESPN Stats and Info: FYI on the other game: Uruguay 11-2-2 when scoring first.

Jeff Bradley: Goal! Uruguay Luis Suarez on the clear header from close range!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Corner.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Saved by Lloris on the 20-yard shot which was tailing towards the far corner from the right.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Mphela just wide!

ESPN Stats and Info: France have never come back from 2 goals behind to win or draw at the World Cup.

Jeff Bradley: Perez for Uruguay has a blue gauze headband to cover his wound. Looks pretty cool

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Mexico and Uruguay both go through with a draw.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala chases down a long ball but is denied a corner.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France's corner is for naught.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Gallas almost got onto a cross, leaving Josephs to deal with the bouncing service.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Save by Josephs!

ESPN Stats and Info: South Africa have never scored three goals in a World Cup match.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: It's that kind of day for France. South Africa almost went ahead 3-0 here.

Jeff Bradley: After a fiery start, Mexico and Uruguay are slowing down

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A long ball heads to Ribery, who inexplicably can't control the most basic of balls.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A man not involved kept was offsides, denying a third goal.

ESPN Stats and Info: This is the first time South Africa have ever had a multi-goal lead at the World Cup. Timing.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: So close!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Offside goal for South Africa!

Jeff Bradley: Diego Perez is bloodied for Uruguay

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Masilela surged up the left, played it off to Tshabalala who sent in a good cross that Mphela was able to wrestle past Gael Clichy and send home.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa again!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: GoAL!!!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A cross from Ngcongca is an inch too high for Tshabalala to head it down properly.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Safely? Yes.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Perez was elbowed in the eyebrow by an opponent.

ESPN Stats and Info: This is the seventh-consecutive day at this World Cup a player has been sent off.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Blood has been shed in the Uruguay game.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Possibly, perhaps to Elba, speaking of Napoleon.

Jeff Bradley: In other words, South Africa needs to win by four or five and would STILL need some help in the Mexico-Urugay game

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala's free kick from 25 yards curls over.

Jeff Bradley: But Bafana Bafana need to get busy. Real busy. South Africa are five goals worse off than Mexico so they would need to win well against France while Mexico lose badly. A five-goal swing appears unlikely. South Africa are six goals worse off and also lost the group game. If both teams were involved in 3-0 scorelines South Africa would advance on goals scored, but it's another unlikely scenario.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa is comfortably holding the ball for good spells of time.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France is looking just awful here.

Jeff Bradley: South Africa can advance by winning today with either Uruguay or Mexico losing. Depending on the combination of two teams level on four points, it will come down to goal difference

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Ok. Let's lay down the ground rules one more time. Whingeing about not getting posted doesn't get you posted. Clever, funny or insightful remarks do.

ESPN Stats and Info: Last red card for France in the group stage was Thierry Henry against Uruguay in 2002.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Not everybody would have pulled a red for that, but it looked nothing but intentional. So, to make a short story long, yes.

ESPN Stats and Info: That is the third player ever sent off AGAINST South Africa, most recently Miklos Molnar of Denmark in 1998...in France.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Cisse looked exasperated.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: It was Sibaya that was knocked out for a little.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: The French look disheveled on the bench.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Domenech has his face buried in his hands.

ESPN Stats and Info: The last red card for France in a World Cup match was Zinedine Zidane in the 2006 Final. You may have heard about that one.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: His elbow was high and smacked his opponent in the face.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: They got it right in the end, with Gourcuff sent off.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Cisse attempted a bicycle kick and didn't hit his opponent while Gourcuff elbowed an opponent in the face with his elbow on an attempted header, leaving his opponent out.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Not even his blonde-dyed beard could save him!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Red card for Cisse!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: A long South African free-throw put Mphela on a long run, sauntered by Squillaci and missed at the far post, but only just.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: OOH!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Domenech looks deflated on the sidelines.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: On the other end, Djibril Cisse's shot goes wide.

Jeff Bradley: And at the other end Uruguay has another near miss. I'm shocked, this game is wide open

Jeff Bradley: Mexico just hit the cross bar.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Cleared, but not without any danger.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala behind it again.

ESPN Stats and Info: That was the 13th headed goal of the 2010 World Cup.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: South Africa again wins a corner on a deep run.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: He jumped easily over Abou Diaby and had an inviting net awaiting his finish.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Tshabalala with a lovely corner which Khumalo soared to and headed home!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: GOAL!!!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Pienaar was off to the races on the right, but Alou Diarra, who has replaced Evra as captain for this game, cut him off. Corner to South Africa.

Jeff Bradley: 0-0 but both teams have threatened to score. Uruguay have had several free kicks...and they're about to take a corner

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Terrible shot from distance by South Africa.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: They need a bit of a miracle to go through, it all depends on the other game, which Jeff will now update you on.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Don't know about that. But I really don't think they're bothered about this game.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Pienaar is setting up a play when Ribery came up from behind, Write The Future-style, and nicked it off him.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: I'd love to South Africa win here, just because they actually care about this tournament and aren't preoccupied with torpedoing their own campaign.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: But it doesn't seem to be of much use to them.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: France seems to be controlling the ball.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Ribery on the run on the left.

Jeff Bradley: Despite what I predicted, Mexico and Uruguay seem motivated to win and avoid Argentina

Leander Schaerlaeckens: I've not seen much of note from France just yet.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: I had one. Very chewy. One of the nastier things I've ever had.

Jeff Bradley: A crunchy worm. with a nice sauce on it

Jeff Bradley: A worm...just had the mobani appetizer.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: I'm at the International Broadcast Center. More power than I could dream of.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: First observation: No Patrice Evra. The leader of the French mutiny is either on strike or banished.

Chris Jones: Release the Kraken!

Chris Jones: All right everybody, I'm packed. Have a great afternoon. See you all tomorrow for USA-Algeria.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: There seems to be a game happening here too. Two of them in fact. Jeff will follow Mexico-Uruguay with the occasional update and I'll do a play-by-play of sorts of the France-South Africa game you have all come to read about.

Jeff Bradley: World Peace, Ted

Chris Jones: Jeff, don't even think of trying to replace me on this thing. This is my life.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: We had lunch downtown and our driver, Jan, ordered us a round of deep-fried (but really not all that fried) worms, which were the size of thick caterpillars.

Jeff Bradley: Chris, order some mobani

Leander Schaerlaeckens: You'll have to pardon Jeff his abruptness, he's bought candy with no flavor whatsoever and had a worm for lunch. (Not kidding!)

Chris Jones: My job is so hard!

Chris Jones: And alas, I am on my way... To find a place to drink with South African fans.

Jeff Bradley: And Gio dos Santos nearly sets up Blanco for Mexico...they're both trying to score...for now

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Jeff, who so rudely interrupted us without introducing himself, will be keeping us abreast of the other game in this group.

Jeff Bradley: Shocking news from Mexico-Uruguay...chances for Uruguay.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: He has "something more important" to do.

ESPN Stats and Info: France have failed to score in their last three internationals, their worst goal-drought since World Cup 2002.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: But cruel as life can be, Chris will leave me, just seconds after we reunited with a giant e-embrace.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Together again with my Gamecast soulmate!

Leander Schaerlaeckens: Chris!

Chris Jones: Leander!

Chris Jones: Headed away by SA.

Leander Schaerlaeckens: He is not. For the second day in a row, I will have to join in with the express purpose of deflecting such spurious allegations.

Chris Jones: French corner.

Chris Jones: Gourcuff with a shot that he might have done better on -- easy save.

ESPN Stats and Info: Something to consider about the departed Nicolas Anelka...of his 14 goals scored in 69 international appearances, only 1 came at an international tournament (2001 Confederations Cup).

Chris Jones: He's still pouting about his seat last night.

Chris Jones: For those of you asking about Mexico-Uruguay, it will also be up as soon as Leander comes out of his trailer.

Chris Jones: French offside. Not for the last time.

Chris Jones: Underway.

Chris Jones: Still waiting patiently for Leander to show up... Such a diva. Gets his makeup done even for CoverItLive.

Chris Jones: Good Sir, really, I see Mexico and Uruguay tying and both advancing... Despite all the talk, they're fairly even teams.

Chris Jones: adidas has expressed corporate dismay, but is still on board.

Chris Jones: Tear returned.

Chris Jones: Oscar Ruiz of Colombia, DF. The Spanish conspiracy continues!

Chris Jones: Weather is beautiful... Not a factor.

Chris Jones: No, that was a joke.

Chris Jones: I would imagine Henry will have to make an appearance, if only for sentimental reasons toward the end of the game... They have to have him on at some point, if this is it.

Chris Jones: Once again, I foresaw the question.

Chris Jones: Well, for France, Anelka is... absent. As is Carrasso. Toulalan not eligible.

SA is missing Khune (red card) and Dikgacoi.

ESPN Stats and Info: The last World Cup goal France scored outside of Europe was netted by Manuel Amoros on June 28th 1986 against Belgium.

Chris Jones: South Africa!

Josephs in goal (Khune suspended.)
D: Masilela, Mokoena (C), Ngcongca, and Khumalo.
M: Sibaya, Tshabalala, Pienaar, Khuboni.
F: Mphela, Parker.

Chris Jones: France!

Lloris in goal.
Sagna, Gallas, Squillaci, and Clichy on D.
Gourcuff, Diarra (C), and Diaby in the mid.
Ribery, Cisse, and Gignac up front.

Chris Jones: France has only six players showing up, so this will be quick.

Chris Jones: I'm going to help Leander by doing the starting lineups...

Chris Jones: I feel the same. I've been loving Cover it Live. Very fun for us to do.

Chris Jones: We live in the future, Sam. We live in the future.

ESPN Stats and Info: A 3-0 loss against Uruguay meant that South Africa suffered the highest ever defeat for a host nation in the first round of a World Cup.

Chris Jones: Please be understanding about comments today... Poor Leander will be spinning plates.

ESPN Stats and Info: France have been eliminated in the first round in three of their four previous World Cup participations outside Europe (Uruguay 1930, Argentina 1978 and Japan & South Korea 2002).

Chris Jones: And Michael's in before I leave!

Chris Jones: I like South Africa and Uruguay, which means that France and Mexico will win (or tie, on purpose).

ESPN Stats and Info: Carlos Alberto Parreira has failed to win any of his 10 World Cup matches with the four nations he has coached at the finals apart from Brazil: Kuwait in 1982, UAE in 1990, Saudi Arabia in 1998 and South Africa in 2010.

Chris Jones: So there are no shenanigans, J... Even though there has been speculation that Mexico and Uruguay will play to a scoreless tie, that ensuring they both advance.

ESPN Stats and Info: France are unbeaten against South Africa, winning twice and drawing once.

Chris Jones: Leander will be flying solo today for both this game and Mexico-Uruguay.

Chris Jones: Just found out I'm getting pulled off for another assignment...

Chris Jones: Leander Alphabets should be joining in shortly. I know you all need your daily dose of Leander.

Chris Jones: We're about 25 minutes from firing up South Africa-France, an interesting game despite limited (potential) WC implications.

Chris Jones: Morning/Afternoon everybody!