History
The moments that shaped South African football, from 1996 to the 2010 World Cup and the sound of the vuvuzela.
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2010 World Cup Stadiums Today
South Africa staged the 2010 World Cup in ten stadiums across nine host cities, and their afterlives have been uneven.
Bafana's 1996 AFCON Win
South Africa won the Africa Cup of Nations at the first attempt in 1996, beating Tunisia 2–0 in the final at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 3 February 1996.
History of the Vuvuzela
The vuvuzela, a plastic horn roughly a metre long that became synonymous with South African football, has an origin story that is still disputed.
Soccer Cinema, 2010
Meeting the Soccer Grannies
The advance team's diary, including a day with Vakhegula Vakhegula, South Africa's famous soccer grannies of Nkowankowa.
Soccer Cinema Posters
Posters on spaza shops, school gates and church walls: the tour's campaign in pictures.
Soccer Cinema in the Press
Newspaper, radio, television and online coverage of the 2010 tour.