By Richard James/In The News
South Africa and Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has said he does not believe an African team will win this summer's World Cup.
In an interview with CNN, Pienaar also conceded the weather in South Africa during June and July would play into the hands of the European nations.
Asked if he thought an Africa team could win the World Cup, he answered: "I'm more of a realist. I don't think it will happen in 2010, but it will be something special if an African nation can win it because it's on the continent.
"I think if it was somewhere in west Africa, with the heat, then you could have said an African nation could win. But in South Africa it will be winter, so it will be more in the favour of the Europeans."
South Africa open the 2010 World Cup against Mexico on Friday June 11th in Johannesburg.
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