World Cup Diary - Day 1 Summary
Well the fours years of waiting are over and once again World Cup excitement fills our lives! The host nation - South Africa.
It was very sad that they day also started with the news of the death of Nelson Mandelas great grand daughter, and also the vehicle accident that lead to the death of 3 students from Leicestershire and the serious injury of several other students.
I started listening to Radio 5 Lives coverage of the competition on my drive to site this morning where the build up began, my stomach churning in excitement.
I missed most of the first game, between the host nation and Mexico which kicked off at 3pm, but was delighted to hear that South Africa scored the first goal of the 2010 finals with an amazing strike from Siphiwe Tshabalala. I did hear their chance to win the game, following a late equaliser by Mexico, as they hit the post in the last 10 minutes or so however it was not meant to be.
The game finished 1-1 and by all accounts was a fair result.
I made it home just in time for the start of the second game between France and Uruguay. This game saw the first red card and sending off of the finals following a second foul by Uruguay's Nicolas Rodeiro, however the game finished 0-0. Another fair final result I thought.
It is England's first game tomorrow......I can't think about it too much yet!!
Anyway, for now here is the amazing Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, courtesy of Bing! Formerly known as the FNB Stadium, Soccer City has a capacity of 94,700, the highest of all the World Cup stadia.
It is the site of Nelson Mandela's first speech upon his departure from prison in the 1990s and has undergone an upgrade to make it World Cup-ready. The design has been inspired by African pottery and it has aligned its stands with other stadia.
Good luck to all of the countries in the tournament, lets see what happens in tomorrows 3 games! And for the hopefuls, like us, put your doubt aside, it is time to believe, it's coming home!
It was very sad that they day also started with the news of the death of Nelson Mandelas great grand daughter, and also the vehicle accident that lead to the death of 3 students from Leicestershire and the serious injury of several other students.
I started listening to Radio 5 Lives coverage of the competition on my drive to site this morning where the build up began, my stomach churning in excitement.
I missed most of the first game, between the host nation and Mexico which kicked off at 3pm, but was delighted to hear that South Africa scored the first goal of the 2010 finals with an amazing strike from Siphiwe Tshabalala. I did hear their chance to win the game, following a late equaliser by Mexico, as they hit the post in the last 10 minutes or so however it was not meant to be.
The game finished 1-1 and by all accounts was a fair result.
I made it home just in time for the start of the second game between France and Uruguay. This game saw the first red card and sending off of the finals following a second foul by Uruguay's Nicolas Rodeiro, however the game finished 0-0. Another fair final result I thought.
It is England's first game tomorrow......I can't think about it too much yet!!
Anyway, for now here is the amazing Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, courtesy of Bing! Formerly known as the FNB Stadium, Soccer City has a capacity of 94,700, the highest of all the World Cup stadia.
It is the site of Nelson Mandela's first speech upon his departure from prison in the 1990s and has undergone an upgrade to make it World Cup-ready. The design has been inspired by African pottery and it has aligned its stands with other stadia.
Good luck to all of the countries in the tournament, lets see what happens in tomorrows 3 games! And for the hopefuls, like us, put your doubt aside, it is time to believe, it's coming home!
Cool photo, you must be very excited.
ReplyDeleteHi Eileen! I am, and nervous too! Are you a football fan?
ReplyDeleteThinking of you and Mr Dancin' will not interrupt by phone while the games are on.
ReplyDeleteBowledover you can phone when ever you want to! (I mean that) Although if England are playing we may not answer.
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