Michael Olise has a super rare combination where he can dribble, pass, create, is a high end athlete, can control tempo in the final 3rd and connect the midfield to the attack to act as an extra body in there.
This is Messi/Neymar stuff. Nobody outside of those two in the last 10-15 years does this. And even Neymar didn't do it on THIS stage.
Beautiful footballer. All-timer in the making and he is dropping a beautiful tournament. May it continue all the way until the final whistle on July 19th to help France get the 3rd star.
As corny as it may sound, the World Cup is one of those events that not only brings people of various ethnicities & nationalities together but also shows precisely just how much we actually crave community, need & want internationalism and shows just how united we can be.
No need for Bafana maths, no need to see if we one of the best third place teams just straight into the knockout stages! Bafana Bafana, you have changed my life 😭😭
🇿🇦 This, THIS is what football is all about!
Early hours of the morning, sun not even up yet but people are out in the streets of South Africa celebrating!
Why? Because their nation have made the World Cup knockouts for the first time!
There’s literally no better country than South Africa… you can go anywhere in the world man, this country is super special. Everything about our country is amazing except the politicians. I’m proud to be a South African 🇿🇦❤️🙏🏿
Guys, I'm so happy. Football is reclaiming its rightful place as this country's biggest sport.
There hasnt been a bigger opportunity for football to thrive since 2010.
Football must capitalise on this moment.
PSL footballers took us to the World Cup and took us out of our group into the knockout stage. A league in Africa.
Never let that go unsaid. We are doing something right 👏🏾
Also important to note Mbokazi and Okon are only 20 and 22 years old respectively. Next World Cup, we'll have this same defensive pairing at 24 and 26. We'll be scary to play against! 🔥
We have qualified for the FIFA World Cup knockout stages for the first time in our history. Fair enough Hugo Broos you have pushed us and have learnt from your mistakes 🙏🏾😭