If there was ever a perfect time for South Africa to reach the Round of 16 and stand among the world’s best footballing nations, it was this World Cup.
Playing against Canada felt like a gift. They’re a decent team, but I expected much more from them. Football isn’t even their biggest sport—ice hockey is.
Yet these are the people who eliminated us.
Maybe it’s time for South Africa to have an honest conversation with itself.
We are a nation that has lived and breathed football for generations, yet many of our greatest achievements are decades behind us.
The rest of the football world doesn’t really rate us anymore. When last did we have a South African player in a UEFA Champions League final?
The painful part is that we all know this country has talent. We see it every December in township and community holiday tournaments. The raw ability is there.
So why does that talent so rarely translate into sustained success at the highest level? Is it coaching? Development structures? Administration? Facilities? Mentality? Opportunities abroad?
At some point, we have to stop saying, “We have talent,” and start asking why that talent isn’t consistently producing world-class players and teams.
Based on how we played at our first ever World Cup .by now we should be a nation that makes it a habit to qualify for the round of 16 at the World Cup . A Respected footballing nation .
The thing about Knock out stages is that we can take all these teams to penalties..
And we have Ronwen Williams between the sticks
Yaz we gonna fluke this World Cup by mistake..😭😭😭
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I want to show you guys exactly the difference between renting and own. For the past 2 years I lived at this place in Victory Park rent was R12k. My unit was on sale for R1 400 000.
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