The chances are slim, but there is still hope for Bafana Bafana, and CEO of the Local Organising Committee, Danny Jordaan, paid a special visit to the national squad to tell them just that and wish them well ahead of their match against France.
Bafana Bafana’s hopes of progressing to the next round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were dashed when they suffered a disappointing 3-nil defeat in the hands of Uruguay on Wednesday evening.
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira believes the national squad will be more confident in their remaining Group A matches - now that they are through with their nerve-wracking Opening Match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Carlos Alberto Parreira will use today's friendly against Guatemala in Polokwane to give his players a final opportunity to impress him before he trims down the squad to 23 players for the World Cup.
Tickets for the Bafana Bafana friendly international against Colombia at Soccer City tomorrow evening are selling like hot cakes says South African Football Association CEO Leslie Sedibe.
Bafana Bafana equalled their biggest margin of victory ever when they thumped Thailand 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up match at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Sunday. It was a dominating victory for South Africa over a team ranked only 15 places below them.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) is still in talks with the Bulgarian Football Association in an effort to secure an international friendly match for Bafana Bafana on May 24.
Bafana Bafana have defeated yet another top Brazilian team, Boavista, 2-0 during a preparatory match for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Granja Comary in Rio de Janeiro.
Bafana Bafana need a perfect game plan to turn up the pressure to get the best of their opponents with set-pieces and counter-attacks during the upcoming World Cup.
Managers and coaches of teams taking part in the 2010 Fifa World Cup in June and July have converged at Sun City resort in Rustenburg for a pre-tourney Team Workshop.
Soccer World Cup host, Bafana Bafana, humiliated Zimbabwe with a stunning 3- nil victory last night during an international friendly match at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Re-appointed Bafana Bafana coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, is confident that his players will reach the knockout stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, despite its recent ailing performance.