The USA soccer team return to the land that gave them much success this past summer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup to play against the South African side that played heroicly in the continent’s first ever World Cup. The Nelson Mandela cup will be the venue this time – of less importance than FIFA’s tournament from several months ago – but with this being the last match of the year for both teams, the focus will be on obtaining a year and ending this historic year on a good note. If you want to watch USA vs South Africa live, stream online, or on TV for this Team USA soccer match, then make sure to read our match preview below.

USA vs South Africa

When these two sides met exactly two years ago on this date, it was the US soccer team that emerged victorious with a narrow 1-0 win. Both teams have gained tremendous confidence this year and it would be very surprising not to see them in the next World Cup in Brazil. Still, there’s a lot of work to be done till that day and Bob Bradley has elected to go with a young team today, in hopes of growing a new batch of players that will be ready to go by the time the big tournaments come around. With an average age of 24, no player over 30 and the most experience player having 35 caps, it’s definitely an experiment with high risk and high rewards.

The South Africans were disappointed to not make it to the knockout rounds of the World Cup (first time it happens to any host country) but have lofty goals in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. They have elected to go for a more conservative approach in their preparations, by calling 11 World Cup players back into the squad for today’s match.

So who will win this football friendly of two emerging footballing nations? If you want to watch USA vs South Africa online, live streaming or on TV – you will need to tune in at 14:30 PM ET.