2010 FIFA World Cup starts with draws

The 2010 FIFA World Cup opening has came and gone with two fantastic matches that ended with draws.

The host country, South Africa, started the one month tournament with a fierce battle with Mexico.

Mexico controlled the first half by having 61 percent of the ball possession and having clean shots at goal over and over again, but they failed to get one shot into the back of the net.

With the scoree tied at zero, the momentum seemed to be shifting a little to the host team, but Mexico still looked like they were going to win the game.

The tie broke at the 55 minute mark when South Africa's Siphiwe Tshbalala scored off a fast break and over Mexico's undersized goal keeper.

With time increasingly fading away for the Mexicans, coach Javier Aguirre brought in fresh legs to keep the Mexicans competitive.

At the 79th minute, Mexico's Rafael Marquez tied up the game with a point blank shot at the goal.

There was not enough time for either team to break the 1-1 tie, and the game resulted in a draw.

The second game from Group A feature France and Uruguay, and it was the same result, but this time, a 0-0 draw.

Not many exciting moments from this game.

Both teams had a balance match and both played really well on the defensive end.

Uruguay was a man short for the last 15 minutes of the game after one of their players picked up a red card and resulted in a rejection.

(In soccer, when a player receives a red card: It means he or she is ejected from the game and their team is forced to play one player short. The player is then suspended for the team's following game, but is allowed to return after the one game suspension.)

With the the two games completed in draws; all four teams are tied at one point in Group A.

Next matches in the group are: Mexico vs. France on June 17 at 11:30 a.m. and South Africa vs. Uruguay on June 16 at 11:30 a.m. Both matches are on ESPN.

The World Cup matches will continue tomorrow with a triple header.

Group B starts its matches: South Korea vs. Greece at 4:30 a.m. (I don't think I will be able to watch this one. Yet again, I don't think it is worth getting up for.) Argentina vs. Nigeria 7 a.m. Both games are on ESPN.

But the most anticipated game for the Americans gets started between USA and England. The match will be on ABC at 11:30 a.m.