Golden goal: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa v Mexico at the 2010 World Cup
The Guardian Football ·
Before Siphiwe Tshabalala’s rocket from his left foot , before Peter Drury’s iconic commentary, before the wall of noise from thousands of vuvuzelas and before Shakira’s Waka Waka, there was Philip. …
Before Siphiwe Tshabalala’s rocket from his left foot , before Peter Drury’s iconic commentary, before the wall of noise from thousands of vuvuzelas and before Shakira’s Waka Waka, there was Philip. From the moment Sepp Blatter pulled out an envelope with the words “South Africa” inside on 15 May 2004 , cynics voiced their scepticism . The country was deemed too dangerous to host a World Cup finals tournament. …
Original source: The Guardian Football