A stunning goal from Siphiwe Tshabalala almost gave hosts South Africa the perfect start to the World Cup before they were held to a 1-1 draw against Group A rivals Mexico.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and South African President, Jacob Zuma, declared the World Cup open moments before kick off. Tshabalala crashed home an unstoppable left foot shot high and wide of Mexican goalkeeper Oscar Perez after 55 minutes of a hugely entertaining opening match. Mexico equalized at 79 minutes when Rafael Marquez took advantage of some poor defending and picked his spot to score.

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