FIFA World Cup 2010 Standings: Day 1

Ok, it has arrived. The FIFA World Cup 2010. Everyone is done with their practice, warmup matches, and team selections. Now we are down to the business end. The opening ceremony had a typical African flavor, which was a nice change from all the previous World Cup venues. The only thing missing was the presence of Nelson Mandela, who did not come to attend the start, due to the death of his great granddaughter. There were 2 matches played on the opening day of the competition, South Africa vs Mexico, and France vs Uruguay.

South Africa 1 Mexico 1 (Group A)
After the curtain raiser and opening ceremony, the hosts kicked off the tournament with a game against Mexico in front of a near 85,000 strong crowd in Johannesburg. The strategy of Mexico was evident from the start, all out attack. The first half was a goalless draw, though Mexico dominated but could not make anything count. The hosts went into wild celebrations, when in the 55th minute Siphiwe Tshabalala netted one for them. Mexico kept pressing even more and eventually in the 79th minute, Rafael Marquez got one back for them. The match thus ended in a draw.

France 0 Uruguay 0 (Group A)
France took on Uruguay witnessed by a near 65,000 fans in Cape Town. Both teams were playing with the fear of an opening match loss, and that was evident from the game. Neither team produced many scoring opportunities, nor did they take any chances during the match. Uruguay were down to 10 men for the last 12 minutes of the game, and more than half the team was back in the penalty area defending. A game from which more was expected, ended in a tame goalless draw.

FIFA World Cup 2010: Group Standings

Countries- Group A	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Mexico	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
France	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Countries- Group B	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Countries- Group C	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Countries- Group D	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Countries- Group E	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Countries- Group F	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Countries- Group G	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea DPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Côte d'Ivoire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Countries- Group H	Games Played	Games Won	Games Drawn	Games Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Honduras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

(Top 2 teams from each group qualify for the round of 16)
So that was all about the first day of the FIFA World Cup 2010. One would not say that the matches were of much excitement. Day 2 will witness 3 matches. Argentina vs Nigeria (Group B), Korea Republic vs Greece (Group B), and England vs United States (Group C), and all the fans must be hoping that the second day is more eventful than the first. Stay tuned for updates.