The World Cup Begins!

THE WORLD CUP BEGINS!

And the first game in the host country (Sudáfrica, South Africa) is being played before 95,000 people, between Mexico and South Africa. (Nelson Mandela is not attending after all, due to his mourning the recent tragic death of his 13 year old great-granddaughter at the hands of a drunk driver.)

It’s already quite a good game. Mexico was all over South Africa’s goal for a while, but has not managed to put one in yet. Before this last commercial break, South Africa is returning the favor. It can go either way at any moment, and obviously there is a lot of emotion on both sides.

No TV? You can stream it live! My amigos over at Univision  want me to pass this info on to yaz, so enjoy, gente. Y Vamos México!

At Univision, live, beginning today you can find:

• Stream all 64 games from http://www.univision.futbol.com or
http://futbol.univision.com/world-cup-2010-south-africa live and for free
[I'm watching it here —Nez]
• Calendar with latest game results
• Up to the minute stats and scores
• Ranking of top goal scorers
• Group standings, games played and points
• Team websites with downloadable widgets

http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/grupos

The action starts Friday, June 11 at 10:00am EST/7:00am PST with Mexico vs.
South Africa. For a full list of the preliminary rounds, go to
http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/calendario
And get your Waka Waka dance ready on Thursday, June 10 with live streaming of
the opening ceremony featuring Shakira! The performances start at 2:00pm
EST/11:00am PST at
http://futbol.univision.com/fifacopamundial/concierto-inaugural
Need to get prepare yourself for the World Cup? Check out the latest news from
http://www.futbolunivision.com