South Africa face early exit after Forlan heroics

South Africa 0 Uruguay 3

Wed, 16 Jun, 2010 - 21:56

South Africa 0 Uruguay 3

Host nation South Africa were left facing the prospect of an early World Cup exit after slumping to defeat at the hands of a Diego Forlan-inspired Uruguay in Pretoria tonight.

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CourtsSoccerWorld Cup 2010Place: PretoriaPlace: Cape TownPlace: South AfricaPerson: ForlanPerson: Diego ForlanPerson: Itumeleng KhunePerson: Álvaro PereiraPerson: Fernando MusleraPerson: Carlos Alberto ParreiraPerson: Lucas ThwalaPerson: Oscar TabarezPerson: Edinson CavaniPerson: Luis SuarezPerson: Jorge FucilePerson: Ignacio GonzalezPerson: ParreiraPerson: KhunePerson: Siphiwe TshabalalaPerson: Aaron MokoenaPerson: SuarezPerson: CavaniPerson: Diego LuganoPerson: MphelaPerson: MusleraPerson: Siboniso GaxaPerson: Massimo BusaccaPerson: Moeneeb JosephsPerson: Steven PienaarPerson: PereiraEvent: WorldOrganisation: South AfricaOrganisation: UruguayOrganisation: Bafana BafanaOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: MexicoOrganisation: Atletico MadridOrganisation: Ajax
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