Bafana Bafana take DPR Korea

Bafana Bafana take DPR Korea
(AFP) Thursday, April 22, 2010

FIFA 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa ™ qualifiers and colleagues DPR Korea 0-0 Thursday in a hastily arranged pre-match warm-up tournament in the world in June and July.

The Koreans flew from its base in Spain for the game in Germany between the lowest ranking team of the 32 qualifiers for the World Finals first hosted by Africa.

The goalless result is not surprising that South Africa, which were not available Europe-based stars such as midfielder Steven Pienaar and Everton captain Aaron Mokoena from Portsmouth, guests must fight. Bafana Bafana (the boys) was achieved only one goal in a home draw against outsiders Namibia last month and it took a sizzling Siphiwe Tshabalala drive away to force a similar result at a later date Paraguay in March.
It was a good test because it is vital that my players against teams that have qualified for the World Cup. We need games like this to develop our own pace.
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira


South Africa has many opportunities in the first half of spring created perfect conditions before a crowd of 600 strikers Surprise Moriri and Katlego Mphela troubling goalkeeper Ri Myung Guk. The midfielder Ji Yun-Nam had the best chance of the drought of goals after half-time with a long-term effort that flew struck in the side-netting with the keeper Itumeleng Khune end.

The World Cup brought home 32-year-old Siyabonga Nomvete on the hour mark for his first national team appearance since 2007, but the attacker to break in Johannesburg are not out of the impasse.

"It was a good test because it is vital that my players against teams that have qualified for the World Cup. We need games like this to develop our own pace," said the Brazil-born South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira. " This was our first international competition since the end of March and North Korea were difficult, the opponents have played very defensively. We have some opportunities, but not take. "

South Africa is facing opposition from Asia again next Wednesday when they face China at home Kickers Offenbach in their final return to international camp for three weeks in Germany. Bafana, their accumulation of equipment against Colombia on 27 Completed on 5 May and Denmark June at Soccer City, a 90,000-seat stadium on the outskirts of Soweto staged the opening match and final.

More experience
Brazil born Carlos Parreira, the trainer was furious about the quality and quantity of the opposition and said, intervened personally to try to seduce a football superpower in Johannesburg. But the brain is 67-years behind the world champion Brazil team of 1994 had to deal with countries like Brazil and England concede completed its program of pre-tournament before the South African traded.

Parreira wants to prevent that the first coach of the host of the FIFA World Cup not to reach the second round since the tournament was 80 years ago to compete with all nations in Uruguay instead of arriving by sea. South Africa are foreign bookmakers behind the group of favorites in France, and the support of Mexico and Uruguay, but home advantage and passionate fans blowing Vuvuzela (plastic trumpets) could cause upsets.

North Korea has given no chance against the five-time world champion Brazil, Portugal and the Ivory Coast in Group G, one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history shared with the victory in Italy, England are 44th They have started their preparations last year in France with a draw against Congo, and they played Zambia, Mali, Qatar, Iran, Venezuela and Mexico to Paraguay and Greece strung friendly next month.