Siphiwe Tshabalala celebrates after scoring during the Group A match between his side, South Africa, and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, to kick off the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. Photo/File
Siphiwe Tshabalala celebrates after scoring during the Group A match between his side, South Africa, and Mexico at Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, to kick off the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. Photo/File
I remember the opening game like it was yesterday.
Well, parts of it anyway. It was one of my final years at university and all the flatmates had played a big Xbox tournament (Fifa 2010) the night before.
Later that night, during some early hour, we all rose to watchthe opening game of the 2010 Fifa World Cup between hosts South Africa and Mexico.
A player by the name of Siphiwe Tshabalala, who the world did not know only hours before, scored a screamer to open the tournament.
That goal set the tone for the rest of the competition and put Tshabalala on top of the world. I don't think I'll ever forget that goal.
