#south-africa

[World Cup History] 2010 South Africa World Cup: Vuvuzelas, Tiki-Taka, and That African Summer

On June 11, 2010, at Soccer City Stadium outside Soweto, South African goalkeeper Kasuma and tens of thousands of fans listened to one sound—not a whistle, nor cheers, but the continuous, incessant buzzing of the vuvuzela. This marked the first time in FIFA World Cup history that it was held on the African continent.