Second-half substitute Ivica Olic canceled out Christian Vieri's 55th-minute opener for Italy on 73 minutes before Milan Rapaic sealed. Croatia's first win of the tournament went with a delightful chip three minutes later at Kashima Stadium. France 98 semifinalists Croatia and Italy both have three points from two games played while Mexico, who also share the lead with three points, play their second match against bottom-placed Ecuador in Miyagi on Sunday. Earlier on the day, South Africa eliminated Slovenia from the 2002 FIFA World Cup race with their one to nothing victory at Daegu World Cup Stadium on Saturday. The victory gave the South Africans four points and brightened their chances of reaching the last 16, though the outcome of their match against Spain Wednesday and the result of the Paraguay-Slovenia on the same day can still influence which country besides Spain will make the first cut. Realizing the "make or break" nature of the fourth match of their group, the two sides came out fighting, with the African side opening the first and decisive salvo of the match. On the last match of Saturday, Brazil beat China by four to nothing. By winning the match over China, which advanced into the world's soccer tournament for the first time, the all time World Cup favorite is sure to move onto the next round of the tournaments.