Having qualified automatically, the team officially announced their squad on Deadline Day - 1st June. Based on this, I highly doubt they'll progress from their group - it looks far too difficult for them. But hey, that's what the World Cup is all about! Remember South Korea in 2002?!
Anyway, here's their factfile.Capital City: Cape Town
Captain: Aaron Mokoena
Manager: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Star Man: Steven Pienaar - the Everton man seems to hold the team together, and with the way South Africa play, he really does fit in nicely.
Group Games: Mexico (11th June); Uruguay (16th June); France (22nd June)
Adam's Prediction: They may scrape a win against Uruguay, but I don't reckon they'll do too well. 3rd in Group A.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Moeneeb Josephs (Orlando Pirates), Itumeleng Khune (Kaizer Chiefs), Shu-Aib Walters (Maritzburg United)
Defenders: Matthew Booth, Siboniso Gaxa (both Mamelodi Sundowns), Bongani Khumalo (SuperSport United), Tsepo Masilela (Maccabi Haifa), Aaron Mokoena (Portsmouth), Anele Ngcongoa (Racing Genk), Siyabonga Sangweni (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Lucas Thwala (Orlando Pirates)
Midfielders: Lance Davids (Ajax Cape Town), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Fulham), Thanduyise Khuboni (Lamontville Golden Arrows), Reneilwe Letsholonyane (Kaizer Chiefs), Teko Modise (Orlando Pirates), Surprise Moriri (Mamelodi Sundowns), Steven Pienaar (Everton), MacBeth Sibaya (Rubin Kazan), Siphiwe Tshabalala (Kaizer Chiefs)
Forwards: Katlego Mphela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Siyabonga Nomvete (Moroka Swallows), Bernard Parker (FC Twente)
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