2010 Bafana Bafana team members/ Picture: X(formerly Twitter)
As if the country does not have enough to celebrate, South Africa’s epic 2010 FIFA World cup has been ranked as ‘Best World Cup’ in history of the tournament.
It is barely hard to believe that it has been 15 years since mzansi hosted the coveted 2010 FIFA World Cup, an event that left a lasting mark on those who were fortunate enough to experience its magic first-hand. As the first country on the continent to host the popular tournament across its 22 editions, South Africa had a lot to prove, and lived up to any and every expectation as almost everything was accounted for, from the world class stadiums, to adequate accommodation, transport as well commendable broadcasting.
Characterised by numerous unforgettable memories such as Simphiwe Tshabalala’s opening goal, Shakira and Freshly Ground’s catchy Waka Waka song, the world’s discovery of vuvuzela’s, Ghana’s unexpected and dramatic run to the quarter-finals, Uruguay’s Luis Suarez’s infamous handball to deny Ghana from advancing to the semi’s, as well as Robin Van Persie’s iconic ‘flying Dutchman’ goal, the 2010 has been revealed to be among the favourite tournaments to be hosted by fans across the world.
Popular digital media house Ranker recently conducted a poll where they asked fans to vote for their favourite World Cup tournament of all time. With a total of approximately 1397 votes in total, South Africa emerged as the fan’s favourite showing of the tournament.
FIFA World Cup 2010 has been ranked as the Best World Cup in history💯🔥 pic.twitter.com/8RDuNUkteK
— 𝗢𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗲 🔥🚀 (@unclescrooch) March 26, 2025
Storming the comments section, South Africans appear to agree with this sentiment, and have voiced out their pride in their country for pulling off such a difficult task, particularly compared to countries in the West, where development was at a far better place than any African country.
we introduced them to a real vibe wow man. https://t.co/e6cOwSfdnk
— oozyooh (@oozyooh) March 26, 2025
I can’t argue with that because 2010 WC was epic, it was so much fun
South Africans know how to have a good time https://t.co/A1QNFAMPRF— nowy_minelly (@MinellyNowy) March 26, 2025
No World Cup is topping the 2010 World Cup🤞🏽😤 https://t.co/ADrrXs5ZTD
— siphelele. (@sp_mbatha) March 26, 2025
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