Uruguay Beats South Africa 3-0 At World Cup
Posted June 16, 2010 4:50 pm.
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Diego Forlan scored two goals to help give Uruguay a 3-0 victory over South Africa on Wednesday and push the host team closer to becoming the first to go out in the first round.
Forlan first scored from a deflected 25-yard shot in the 24th minute and converted a penalty in the 80th to give Uruguay its first World Cup victory since a group game at the 1990 competition.
Alvaro Pereira added the third in injury time.
Uruguay now has four points from two games in Group A, while South Africa has one and needs to beat France on Tuesday to stay in the competition.
South Africa goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was sent off for giving away the penalty.
