Uruguay vs France: World Cup 2010 Match #2
December 29, 2009 by Richard
For the 2010 World Cup, Uruguay’s training base in South Africa will be located in Kimberley, in the province of Northern Cape. The national team made the decision and announced it Wednesday. The place is situated about 700 kilometers northeast of Cape Town, and 500 kilometers southwest of Pretoria and Rustenburg. Playing in Group A, Uruguay will facing France in Cape Town, next South Africa in Pretoria and then Mexico in Rustenburg. Uruguay won against Costa Rica in a two-game playoff to qualify for the next year’s World Cup in South Africa and the tournament starts June 11.
The host nation at Marseille 2008 should win against Uruguay so they will be spared of the humiliation of a first-round knock out. Meanwhile, Senegal should try to beat Iran and pray that France should also win their match up. In Group B, only by contrast first place is all that that will matter. We may get used to the idea sooner that the host nation will not be in the quarter finals. After a loss and a win on penalties in Group A, France must beat Uruguay if they want to keep their hopes on entering the last eight. If they win in regular time then Eric Cantona’s players will be through going to the quarters. But, if, it again goes to penalties or extra time, they will rely on the outcome of the game between Senegal and Iran. Making it even harder for Les Bleus is the reality that they have not yet beaten Uruguay at a FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. Also in the 2006 semi-final stage and in the 2007 match for third place, the Celeste made a win on penalties.
Statistics show that Uruguay is a hard team to beat. They are not a classic South American team who is a lazy in defense. The truth is that they are strong, physical and does not play like an ordinary South American team. It will be tough and very physical, not a very nice match to watch. But France will score at least once in this game. The goal will be by Thierry Henry, the captain, from either a penalty spot or a free kick. The forecast will be a close match. France has not been at par with their playing in recent times and the Domenech era is ending. As what happened in 2002 and in Paris, a recent friendly, the Uruguayan type of play can control key French players and can even damage the counter attack. La Celeste the underdogs will make an upset in their first game, with a goal set by Diego Forlan.
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