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Originally Posted by Vaultboy
I think South Africa won't get past the first round. I don't see us beating Mexico or France.
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I was one of the people thinking this exact same though, but wasn't willing to say it aloud. I hoped that the SA team could pull off some kind of a miracle and play well enough to become a team that was able to meet the other teams in their group head-on and win.
Watching their international friendlies over the past few weeks, I've been fairly impressed with their progress. They look a lot less like the 'Bafumbles' of old and more like a team that know what they're doing. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying they're going to clock a 4-0 over Mexico on Friday, but I'm quietly confident they can make it to the second round.
So, Vaultboy, do you stand by your initial statement...albeit more than a year later?