Golden goal: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa v Mexico at the 2010 World Cup

From the moment Sepp Blatter pulled out an envelope with the words “South Africa” inside on 15 May 2004, cynics voiced . The country was deemed too dangerous to host a World Cup finals tournament. There were concerns about public transport, about power outages and stadiums that weren’t up to scratch...

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