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South Africa ready fro Mexico

  1. Posted on Friday 11 June 2010 - 12:18
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    Johannesburg - South Africa are ready to do battle in a few hours time when they take on Mexico in their opening match of the 2010 FIFA world cup.
    Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira on Thursday night "declared war" on the South American opponents.
    Kick-off is at 4.00pm on Friday.
    "On Friday against Mexico it will be a battle -- no, make that a war. And we are ready for it," he told journalists in Johannesburg.
    Parreira said he will give one piece of important information to his players before they leave the dressing room on Friday afternoon.
    Parreira, who will be coaching at his sixth World Cup, said Bafana were ready to make the country proud.
    Only three overseas-based players, Mokoena, Pienaar of Everton and Fulham anchorman Dikgacoi, are starting the match -- testimony to the faith Parreira places on his local-based players, who he knocked into shape in the three training camps during 2010.
    "South Africans are similar to Brazilians when it comes to soccer. The people are in love with Bafana players," said Parreira.
    However Mexican coach Javier Aguirre brushed off the Bafana fans' off-the-field celebrations: "I don't care what the opposition does in their spare time. It does not concern me."
    The former Mexican star added that his players were too experienced to suffer stage fright in front of a capacity 94 000 crowd of mainly Bafana supporters.
    The Bafana starting line-up is Itumeleng Khune, Siboniso Gaxa, Aaron Mokoena (captain), Bongani Khumalo, Lucas Thwala, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Teko Modise, Steven Pienaar, Siphiwe Tshabalala, and Katlego Mphela.
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