South Africa -v- France Group A Free State Stadium, 3pm Irish Time Live on RTE 2/ITV1

LeeroyJones

Bafana Bafana against Les Bleus

The fantastic hosts against the "laughing stock of the world"-Aime Jacquet

It could well turn out into a nothing match-perhaps even a glorified friendly depending on other results in Group A but it's a match which I am really looking forward to.

Do South Africa have enough to beat France, will France throw more toys out of their pram and perhaps even boycott the match-if rumors are to be believed.

I really hope Bafana Bafana can step it up in the off chance results go their way and advance, or at very least bow out in style!

peabutler

I know it's a bit silly but i'd love a Kieron Dyer vs Lee Bowyer moment today with the french (not because of the handball just for entertainment purposes). Just imagine Henry leveling Domnech on the sideline.


On another note read it'll be the most unpredictable French line up in yonks

expect Gignac/ Valbuena and maybe even Planus-Squalcci

CantGetNoSleep

Anyone want to try guess the French team? Almost looking forward to that as much as the match.

My guess

Lloris; Sagna, Squillaci, Planus, Clichy; Gourcuff, A Diarra, Toulalan, Diaby, Valbuena; Gignac, or something along those lines anyway.

Very little chance I would imagine (and hope) of seeing the likes of Gallas, Henry, Abidal, Malouda and perhaps even Ribery

Frisbee

Wouldn't mind seeing France bang a few by SA to make it somewhat interesting with the two games running in tandem.

peabutler

Frisbee wrote: »

Wouldn't mind seeing France bang a few by SA to make it somewhat interesting with the two games running in tandem.

Wouldn't mind South Africa banging a few in :D

CantGetNoSleep

peabutler wrote: »

Wouldn't mind South Africa banging a few in :D

They can still mathematically qualify can't they? Would possibly be the best thing I have ever seen happen in football if they did

DazMarz

South Africa to win would be nice, but Uruguay and Mexico will probably just draw to make the result of this game a moot point anyway.

peabutler

Think if Uruguay score a good 3 nil and South Africa score a good 2-0 or something

CantGetNoSleep

Evra dropped anyway

Ush1

Love to see France pull together but won't happen. They may still win the match though as South Africa are terrible.

DB10

Evra was deservedly dropped due to shocking performance and poor behaviour.

6 changes, Gallas hopefully dropped as well for the same reasons as Evra.
Toulalan suspended and Anelka gone home.

Mr. Guappa

Is the Mexico - Uruguay game on ITV2 or somewhere. I know that RTE have it online alright

_Bella_

DB10 wrote: »

Evra was deservedly dropped due to shocking performance and poor behaviour.

6 changes, Gallas hopefully dropped as well for the same reasons as Evra.
Toulalan suspended and Anelka gone home.

What did Toulalan do? I think he will start as he hasnt been one of the sh*tstirrers. I expect Gourcoff will also start

Vokes

Looks like a 4-2-3-1

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Lloris

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Sagna, Gallas, Squillaci, Clichy
---- A Diarra (C), Diaby

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- Valbuena, Gourcuff, Ribéry -

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Cissé

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Good to see Gourcuff back in.

An SA line-up yet?

The above line-up is from a french paper, Le Parisien.

EDIT/

Here's the lineups from the Beeb:

France: 1-Hugo Lloris; 2-Bacary Sagna, 5-William Gallas, 17-Sebastien Squillaci, 22-Gael Clichy; 18-Alou Diarra, 19-Abou Diaby, 8-Yoan Gourcuff, 7-Franck Ribery; 11-Andre-Pierre Gignac, 9-Djibril Cisse.

South Africa: 1-Moeneeb Josephs; 5-Anele Ngcongoa, 20-Bongani Khumalo, 4-Aaron Mokoena, 3-Tsepo Masilela, 6-MacBeth Sibaya, 23-Thanduyise Khuboni, 10-Steven Pienaar, 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala, 9-Katlego Mphela, 17-Bernard Parker.

Mr. Guappa

_Bella_ wrote: »

What did Toulalan do? I think he will start as he hasnt been one of the sh*tstirrers. I expect Gourcoff will also start

He got yellows in the first 2 games.

CorkMan

DazMarz wrote: »

South Africa to win would be nice, but Uruguay and Mexico will probably just draw to make the result of this game a moot point anyway.

depends who the winner and runners up of group a faces, it might be, or definitely not in their interest to draw.

DB10

Nice line up, Gallas should really have been dropped though.

Ush1

Just a thing about Gourcuff, he is extremely shy. They say if you want to ask him something, you ask Toulalan to ask the question.

_Bella_

France: 1-Hugo Lloris; 2-Bacary Sagna, 5-William Gallas, 17-Sebastien Squillaci, 22-Gael Clichy; 18-Alou Diarra, 19-Abou Diaby, 8-Yoan Gourcuff, 7-Franck Ribery; 11-Andre-Pierre Gignac, 9-Djibril Cisse.
South Africa: 1-Moeneeb Josephs; 5-Anele Ngcongoa, 20-Bongani Khumalo, 4-Aaron Mokoena, 3-Tsepo Masilela, 6-MacBeth Sibaya, 23-Thanduyise Khuboni, 10-Steven Pienaar, 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala, 9-Katlego Mphela, 17-Bernard Parker.

Surprised Gallas kept his place! I don't really like Cisse as a player.

Lukker-

Delighted, Cissé showing Dunphy why he was picked! :pac:

aidan24326

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

They can still mathematically qualify can't they? Would possibly be the best thing I have ever seen happen in football if they did

Yes mathematically they can still qualify, but it would need a very unlikely combination of results. Mexico and Uruguay are as good as home.

DazMarz wrote: »

South Africa to win would be nice, but Uruguay and Mexico will probably just draw to make the result of this game a moot point anyway.

The Mexico and Uruguay game could be interesting, I would rather have watched that one. The group runners up will face Argentina, while the winners will have a much easier game, so there's a big incentive to win the group. Uruguay have the better goal difference so they only need a draw, whereas Mexico need to win.

DB10

Will they show the goals from the other game in the middle of the F vs SA on RTE/ITV1??

_Bella_

Is this meant to be the x factor or something...?

mike65

Where the thread for the other game? Anyway if you want to keep an eye out ITV4 is showing it. Could be much flicking back and forth.

df1985

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Is the Mexico - Uruguay game on ITV2 or somewhere. I know that RTE have it online alright

ITV4.

redout

Hope the Fench knock them out.

Also hope the French go out.

G'wan the draw!

We need Uruguay and Mexico in this tournament.

Kev_ps3

SA are pretty poor so I think France will win, even will all their problems.

pickarooney

MacBeth Sibaya trumps Georgie Welcome for my best-named player of the World Cup

eagle eye

Zidane has been involved a lot over the last few days, he can lift them to a big performance.

That_Guy

Are they doing the free pizza offer today?

Random pizza's. Which leads me to belive that they are just gonna randomly give out codes.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/getafreepizzafrompizzahutdelivery?ref=ts

DB10

Evra, Malouda, Abidal not on the bench. Big sign there of trouble involving these players.

_Bella_

That_Guy wrote: »

Are they doing the free pizza offer today?

Random pizza's. Which leads me to belive that they are just gonna randomly give out codes.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/getafreepizzafrompizzahutdelivery?ref=ts

I'd say they are

df1985

That_Guy wrote: »

Are they doing the free pizza offer today?

Random pizza's. Which leads me to belive that they are just gonna randomly give out codes.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/getafreepizzafrompizzahutdelivery?ref=ts

its still to do with when someone scores a goal against france but they cant say that anymore, asked to stop the promotion but they said no, we'll give the pizzas away at a random time.....no prizes for guessing what the random time is!

also the mexico-uruguay game-the whole of mexico seems to be at it, unbelievable support.

SarahBM

France V South Africa on the telly and Mexico v Uruguay on the laptop. Happy days.

Mexico have savage support! are you watching france!

Kev_ps3

SarahBM wrote: »

France V South Africa on the telly and Mexico v Uruguay on the laptop. Happy days.

Mexico have savage support! are you watching france!

Good idea, stream?

Vanbis

DB10 wrote: »

Evra, Malouda, Abidal not on the bench. Big sign there of trouble involving these players.

Even if they qualify you wont see these players feature again unless injuries mount up. The FFF have a lot to answer, nothing but an embarrassment. I'd say fat head himself Platini is keeping his head low with this all over the press.

T-b0n3

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

Good idea, stream?

RTE are showing France game online. Then watch the other on TV.

Adam

Kev_ps3

T-b0n3 wrote: »

RTE are showing France game online. Then watch the other on TV.

Adam

na watching it on ITV HD

_Bella_

SarahBM wrote: »

France V South Africa on the telly and Mexico v Uruguay on the laptop. Happy days.

Mexico have savage support! are you watching france!

Keep us updated with the Mexico match!

DEVEREUX

Those damn vuvuzela's they should be banned forever after this world cup, i have a headache!

df1985

no thread for the mexico game, this could get cofusing in here.The mexico game has started fairly lively anyways, neither seems to be playing for the draw.

SarahBM

T-b0n3 wrote: »

RTE are showing France game online. Then watch the other on TV.

Adam

France SA game on telly or rte.ie/live

the uruguay game is at rte.ie/worldcup

http://www.rte.ie/sport/worldcup/live.html?-2330,http://dj.rte.ie/vodfeeds/feedgenerator/videos/live/?id=4,flash,255,{name:'WEBONLY_Mexico_v_Uruguay_gaa'}

Mars Bar

I just started a Mexico thread as it's the one I'm watching.

joe316

If the French concede an early goal I can see them completely imploding, otherwise I see them beating Bafana on the break, late on as SA push for a goal.

kenon

France look better than their previous games.

I'm hoping Ribery is better as well cause he hasn't been good at all this world cup.

Podge2k7

Get In!!!

Kev_ps3

get in

Le King

GOAL!

Duff

Goooooooal!

_Bella_

No way! 1-0 SA!

IvySlayer

WOO!!