The World Cup did not save South Africa. But for one second, it showed us the country we wanted to be 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 Phi...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/10/golden-goal-siphiwe-tshabalala-south-africa-mexico-2010-world-cup)