World Cup Begins with Draws

World Cup competition started today with South Africa vs. Mexico of Group A in Johannesburg. The match had Mexico on the attack constantly but it was the host nation that scored first with Siphiwe Tshabalala making a great break and scoring the first goal. Mexico would not be denied a goal, however, as Rafael Marquez got a great cross and scored the tying the goal later on. The game would end in a draw at 1-1. Mexico should've won 2-1 as they scored a goal that wouldn't count because of a bad offside call. I'm already nervous about the officiating.

Meanwhile in Cape Town, the other half of Group A played each other with France vs. Uruguay. Many of course remember Zinedine Zidane's headbut at the last World Cup that may arguably have costed France the Cup. Zidane is retired now and France looked for a win over Uruguay in their opener. However, Uruguay's defense held through even when they went down a man when Nicolas Lodeiro received a Red Card. They would finish in a scoreless tie.

So all of Group A is tied at one point each. This is group is still up for the taking as day two begins tomorrow with Greece vs. South Korea.