22/6/10 Blomfontein
South Africa 2-1 France
RED CARD: Yoann Gourcuff
We are proud of Bafana, they did well, and they won. They played with the spirit of lions and soccer that was lovely to watch. If only they had played like this against Uruguay! There is solace in the fact that they have beaten the former world champions, even if the French team is in a disaster. It is truly shocking to see how France exited the finals. We might have been weeping for our country, but the rest of the world was more worried about France.
When the first goal came from Bongani Khumalo, the Swazi boy, I think it took a second before we believed that we had actually scored in the first half. Then the vuvuzelas erupted, the sounds ecstatic, and Johannesburg was dancing once again. I loved that moment. Imagine how glorious they would have sounded if we had miraculously triumphed.
I truly believe that S.A. could have gotten that last goal, the one needed to propel them to the last 16, but it was not to be. Also there was that guy Mphela who got the second goal, but kept missing after. I think the coach should have pulled him off, but I doubt there is a better striker than him. Anyway, I think Siphiwe Tshabalala is definitely one of the best players in the team, and he certainly gave us a goal to remember.
South Africa is the first host country to exit the world cup at the group stages. There is much to change, but we bowed out of the tournament gracefully. And we had tremendous fun supporting the boys, even if it was rather nerve racking at times. The team lost, but the colours of Bafana Bafana have united South Africa and that is a true victory. Allah Knows.
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