Group A
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SOUTH AFRICA 1:1 MEXICO (0:0) Tshabalala (55). (11.06.10, Soccer City Stadium, Joburg)
16-Itumeleng Khune, 2-Siboniso Gaxa, 4-Aaron Mokoena (c), 20-Bongani Khumalo,
15-Lucas Thwala (3-Tsepo Masilela 46), 12-Reneilwe Letsholonyane, 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi,
11-Teko Modise, 10-Steven Pienaar (17-Bernard Parker 83), 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala, 9-Katlego Mphela
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SOUTH AFRICA 0:3 URUGUAY (0:0) (16.06.10, Pretoria)
16-Itumeleng Khune, 2-Siboniso Gaxa, 4-Aaron Mokoena (c), 20-Bongani Khumalo, 3-Tsepo Masilela,
12-Reneilwe Letsholonyane (19-Surprise Moriri 57), 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi, 11-Teko Modise,
10-Steven Pienaar (1-Moneeb Josephs 79), 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala, 9-Katlego Mphela
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SOUTH AFRICA 2:1 FRANCE (2:0) Khumalo (20), Mphela (37). (22.06.10, Bloemfontein)
1-Moneeb Josephs, 5-Anele Ngcongca (2-Siboniso Gaxa 55), 4-Aaron Mokoena (c), 20-Bongani Khumalo,
3-Tsepo Masilela, 10-Steven Pienaar, 6-Macbeth Sibaya, 23-Thanduyise Khuboni (11-Teko Modise 78),
8-Siphiwe Tshabalala, 17-Bernard Parker (18-Siyabonga Nomvethe 68), 9-Katlego Mphela.
Siphiwe Tshabalala is pictured above during a 1-1 draw against Mexico at the 2010 World Cup.
This game was a historic moment for African football with it being the very first World Cup match
played in the continent of Africa. It was an even more memorable occasion for Tshabalala
as he was the man who put South Africa 1-0 ahead, crashing home an unstoppable left foot
shot from the edge of the box in the 55th minute.