South Africa - 2010 Group A - Mexico

Mexico is one of the most common teams when you are talking about World Cups. However they haven't achieved any major performance, even they have hosted the World Cup twice, in 1970 and 1986.They always look ready to be the big surprise, but in the end they go home after group stage. The Group A shows little opportunities for them to take, but we must admit that a surprise is always possible.
So let's give 5% percent chances to Mexico and Rafa Marques to reach the last 16.

South Africa - 2010 Group A - France

Group A has a clear favorite in France, former 1998 World champion and second placed in Gremany 2006. With a team full of stars and with almost any position on the field with at least two players to fit, France is among favorites of winning the world cup.
With players like Henry, Benzema or Vieira their hopes are well based and only their trainer ability to put them on the field could be the difference between first place and the shame of not exiting the groups like they did 8 years ago in South Korea & Japan world cup.
My opinion is that France will exit Group A, even the matches against other teams look pretty tough.

Football - the beginning

What started in the 18th century as a simple game, almost banned by the authorities because of the violence that this so called sport has encouraged, ended being our days more like a religion and surely the most popular sport activity in the world.

It is hard to say when and why this sport has become so popular amongst masses, but surely there are some reasons for this:- lots of players involved in this game, meaning that a lot of people could participate by playing it;
- simple rules, especially in the beginning of this game: kick the ball and score a goal!
- the violent part of this game attracted men because of the possibility of relaxing and let go of his wild spirit;The English have been the first ones to recognize this sport officially so they really are the parents of this magnificent sport. However they were catched from behind by other nations and there was no wonder that at first World Championship, in 1930,the crown was lifted by the host team: Uruguay, in front of more than 93.000 people.
Since then till today, excepting the period of the second World War, at every 4 years a world championship is help and the best teams for all around the world meet and fight for the most wanted trophy: Jules Rimet cup.