Just six days before they open against Mexico in Group A, the red-hot Katlego Mphela settled a tight game late on.

Fourteen minutes from time, the striker burst onto a delightful through ball from Reneilwe Letsholonyane to drill low under the body of Stephan Andersen.

It was the South African forward’s sixth goal in five internationals.

“This was a special result for us as it was a victory against a very good team,” said Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira.

“We played with confidence and personality, and this shows we are ready for the World Cup.”

While the win will delight a nation, World Cup organisers may be concerned about the locals’ continued habit to arrive late for matches.

Despite repeated calls to change this, the stadium was less than half full early on but eventually neared its 29,000-capacity as the stands became a sea of yellow.

Apart from the thousands of vuvuzelas, it was a fairly quiet affair until just before the half-hour mark, when Teko Modise failed to guide his header on target after a fine move.

Though rarely threatening, Denmark instantly replied as Daniel Agger’s header from Jakon Poulsen’s free-kick bounced off the crossbar.

Despite enjoying good possession, South Africa struggled to break the Danes down with Modise going close with a curling 20-yarder from the edge of the area.

Shortly after half-time, Aaron Mokoena wasted a free header at the back post before Letsholonyane stung the fingers of Andersen with a 25-yard drive.

Denmark didn’t threaten until the 61st minute when South African keeper Itumeleng Khune, starting after recovering from injury, was alert to stop Thomas Enevoldsen’s deflected effort.

Just moments after testing Andersen from eight yards, Mphela finally forced the breakthrough when drilling home a low angled shot from the same distance.

The Europeans, who will contest Group E in South Africa alongside Cameroon, Japan and the Netherlands, came back through Enevoldsen who fired wide after Khune flapped at a cross.

But the goalkeeper, whose reserve Moeneeb Josephs had shone in his injury-enforced absence, redeemed himself when smartly denying Mikkel Beckmann’s crisp volley in stoppage time.

At the end, the World Cup hosts departed to rapturous applause from fans who will next see them kick off the World Cup on Friday at Soccer City.

After facing Mexico, Bafana Bafana take on Uruguay in Pretoria on 16 June and France in Bloemfontein six days later.

Armed special task-force members, dressed in dark blue uniforms, surrounded the South African Airways plane at the O.R. Tambo airport as the players emerged on a cool, overcast afternoon.

After leading his team off the plane, coach Bob Bradley immediately picked out the opening game against England on June 12 as a chance to make an impression on the tournament.

“There has been a lot of attention on our first game with England,” Bradley said. “It’s a great opportunity for us.

“But we certainly know that Slovenia and Algeria are excellent teams. It will be a tough group and we are looking forward to it.

Plainclothes security officials, wearing earpieces and sunglasses, also patrolled the arrivals facility — set aside for World Cup teams — where the Americans cleared immigration.

The U.S. should be familiar with its surroundings after it made an impressive showing in the Confederations Cup in South Africa last year. Bradley’s team reached the final and played in Rustenburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg at the same venues it visits in the group stages.

“We’re very fortunate that we have had experience here,” Bradley said on the airport tarmac. “The people here in South Africa have always treated us so well so in that regard, it’s a comfortable feeling to be back for the World Cup.

“We are very excited … The travel went really well and the team is looking to get started with our work here.”

Dressed in blue-and-red team tracksuits, the U.S. players then boarded a bus for the 25-minute drive up to their base at the Irene Country Lodge, a luxurious, rural-style hotel in a village between Johannesburg and the capital city Pretoria.

The lodge is billed as “a haven of peace and tranquility in the hub of South Africa’s economic heartland.”

The group was greeted by dancing and singing staff members on its arrival at the hotel. Police then led sniffer dogs through the rooms in a final security sweep before the players were allowed in.

A colorful vuvuzela — the plastic trumpet which is set to be a constant feature at the World Cup — was left in each player’s room as a welcome gift.

The hotel is where the U.S. will begin to get used to the cool, early winter conditions ahead of a final warmup match against Australia on Saturday.

“I think the weather here is great for football,” Bradley said. “It’s going to mean that the games are played at a good tempo. We have enough time between now and June 12 to acclimatize so I think, on that end, it’s going to be a great World Cup.”

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