Video Vault: Tshabalala opens South Africa 2010 with a bang
As a player, representing a horde republic during a FIFA World Cup™ is an unusual honour, quite in a long-awaited Opening Match. When Bafana Bafana took a representation opposite Mexico in a initial diversion of South Africa 2010, Carlos Alberto Parreira’s side did so as a initial African horde republic in tellurian finals history.
The landmark arise during Soccer City, Johannesburg was even some-more conspicuous for Siphiwe Tshabalala. The midfielder purebred a initial idea of a contest – and in fatiguing fashion, his howling left-footed strike earning him a 2010 FIFA Puskás Award nomination. Tshabalala reflects on what it meant for South Africa to horde a 2010 World Cup and breaks down his noble opening day strike.
The above footage is partial of FIFA’s repository of videos highlighting poignant stories in FIFA World Cup historyÂ
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