PRETORIA (Reuters) - Hosts South Africa play Uruguay in their second Group A match of the World Cup on Wednesday. Where: Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Capacity: 49,000 When: Wednesday June 16, 2030 local (1830 GMT) Referee: FIFA yet to announce Teams: Likely formation, shirt numbers, age, caps, goals: South Africa (4-5-1) Uruguay (3-4-3) 16-Itumeleng Khune 22-29-0 1-Fernando Muslera 23-7-0 2-Siboniso Gaxa 26-39-0 2-Diego Lugano 30-43-4 4-Aaron Mokoena 29-102-1 3-Diego Godin 24-39-3 20-Bongani Khumalo 23-16-0 6-Mauricio Victorino 27-5-0 3-Tsepo Masilela 25-32-0 16-Maximiliano Pereira 26-38-0 11-Teko Modise 27-54-10 15-Diego Perez 30-51-0 13-Kagisho Dikgacoi 25-38-2 17-Egidio Arevalo 28-7-0 10-Steven Pienaar 28-51-2 18-Ignacio Gonzalez 28-18-1 12-Reneilwe Letsholonyane 28-15-1 11-Alvaro Pereira 24-16-2 8-Siphiwe Tshabalala 25-50-7 9-Luis Suarez 23-31-10 9-Katlego Mphela 25-33-15 10-Diego Forlan 31-63-24 Also available: 1-Moeneeb Josephs 30-18-0 20-Alvaro Fernandez 24-7-0 22-Shu-Aib Walters 28-0-0 4-Jorge Fucile 25-34-0 14-Matthew Booth 33-28-1 7-Edinson Cavani 23-14-2 5-Anele Ngcongoa 22-5-0 13-Sebastian Abreu 33-57-26 15-Lucas Thwala 28-26-1 21-Sebastian Fernandez 25-6-0 21-Siyabonga Sangweni 28-9-1 8-Sebastian Eguren 29-28-5 7-Lance Davids 25-23-0 12-Juan Castillo 32-11-0 19-Surprise Moriri 30-35-5 5-Walter Gargano 25-28-0 6-MacBeth Sibaya 32-58-0 19-Andres Scotti 34-26-1 23-Thanduyise Khuboni 24-9-0 23-Martin Silva 27-1-0 18-Siyabonga Nomvethe 32-78-16 22-Martin Caceres 23-19-0 17-Bernard Parker 24-30-9 Trainer - Carlos Alberto Parreira Oscar Tabarez Injured - None None Suspended - None 14-Nicolas Lodeiro 21-5-0 Changes - Masilela will replace Thwala at left-back, a change they made at halftime in the opening game against Mexico. Arevalo may replace Gargano in Uruguay's starting 11. Key stats: * South Africa, who are the second lowest ranked side (83) in the tournament after North Korea (105), are on an unbeaten run of 13 matches. * South American sides have never beaten a host nation in the first round of a World Cup. Previous meetings: 17.12.97 Riyadh Uruguay 4 South Africa 3 12.09.07 Johannesburg South Africa 0 Uruguay 0 GROUP A STANDINGS P W D L F A PTS South Africa 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Mexico 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 France 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Past results June 11 South Africa 1 Mexico 1 Uruguay 0 France 0 Group fixtures June 17 France v Mexico, Polokwane 1830 GMT June 22 Mexico v Uruguay, Rustenburg 1400 GMT France v South Africa, Bloemfontein 1400 GMT - - - - (Compiled by Patrick Johnston; Editing by Tom Pilcher; To query or comment on this story email [email protected])
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