Cracking strike to get us underway that.

What a cracking goal to open the tournament!

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Finally a break from those bloody trumpets!

If you think about it, the England match tomorrow is going to be a lot like the war in Afghanistan.

Apart from this time, the Americans are SUPPOSED to attack us.

I was a bit disappointed with Mexico, thought SA did well after looking nervous initially. I fancy Uruguay to get the result tonight.

Not sure if Uruguay will win but I certainly wouldn't be backing the French at around the 11/10 mark.

I think Uraguay will get the 3 points tonight, France will be poor.

South african fans can't create an atmosphere.



and lol at all the sudden world football experts on here.



All north korean's players look exactly the same.

Turn your brain on.



What happened earlier this year in an African football tournament? What was the response of the governing bodies?



Of course FIFA aren't going to respond like that to Mandela. They're going to clean his backside with their tongues. But the response towards Mandela should have been how Togo were treated last year. But as usual with FIFA/UEFA/most footballing governing bodies, the most important people are the ones who can arrange their lucrative marketing and hotel deals, not the players on the field.

Diabi ahead of Malouda???

Rumours of a training ground bust up between Malouda and Domenech.

The crowds at these games sound like a grand final.

The Vuvuzela sound like a big insect to me.

I keep looking around for a fly to swat

Can't believe some of the players left out of the France squad, not to mention a few I expected to play tonight. Although they all seem to be at each others throats off the pitch.

Ah well. Had a fiver on Pienaar and a fiver on Henry. Not the best start to my WC gambling.



I thought RSA played rather well once they got over their initial nerves, and in the end were unlucky not to win the match. I hope Mexico stay in the competition for a while because their goalkeeper is pure entertainment value.



France were as poor as I expected, no wonder so many people have said they don't think they'll progress.



Vuvuzela and Bafana Bafana - two cracking terms. I'm glad we're going to hear a lot more of them.

If Al Q'aeda, the Taliban, Iran or North Korea were smart they'd take a pop at tomorrow's game. Might as well hit two enemies with one stone.

Tomorrow's bets:



Greece

Argentina

England



All to win. £5 @ 6/1



Also, with a free Ladbrokes bet, England to win 3-1, Rooney to score first, England HT, England FT, first goal in 38th minute - to win £10k.

I rate Mexico and was a little disappointed with them. France just looked awful and if they get out of the group I will be shocked.



What a goal from SA, loving the vuvzela's!

I missed the France game but looked on the teamsheet to see Govou. Was he as bad as he usually is?



France have a great pool of players to pick from, pretty much high quality players in every position with a few special players to make the difference. It's disturbing that Domenech has lasted so long, I really can't understand the French FA's reasons to defend having him as coach other than a Zidane-carried world cup final.

Is this Craig chuffin Burley on ITV?!

Stadium looks half empty. Surely they could of sold off the seats cheap to the locals? Thought we would see sell outs throughout the tournament. Obviously not.

If somebody came up to you and said "do you want any tickets to go and see South Korea vs Greece for £10 (example)" would you say yes? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't, especially with all of those bloody horns

TBF if I can get any tickets at all in 2018, should we win the bid, I will be there. Be it England-Germany or Slovenia-North Korea. Would be brilliant just to take in the atmosphere.