Why South Africa 2010 Was The WORST (And Best) World Cup EVER
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I was 13 turned 14 during the 2010 World Cup and despite the issues with ball, this was my favourite Worl Cup. Barely remember the 2006 World Cup and was only like 5-6 for the 2002 World Cup.
The ball was an issue though like you said. When playing with it in school, me and my friends would complain because of the unpredictability of it when striking.
@@accountuser5588 *Technique
Shit, you caught me
Fair. I almost commented before finishing. Ended on a pretty nice note.
What is your World Cup you've Watched ?
The young Germany side was by far the most exciting in the tournament. Everyone thought they would be a disaster without Ballack, but a young Müller and Özil showed everyone levels
Let’s go müller
They also played the best football in that tournament. However Spain was still too strong. In 2014 when Germany won the whole thing they also got a little bit lucky. Compared to 2010 a lot of players did not have their best form.
@@davinnicode yeah Spain absolutely dominated them, but then again they only lost by one goals and Müller was out with yellow cards so who knows what could have happened. In 2014 you're right, without Manuel Neuer they get knocked out by Algeria in the round of 16 already and then probaly again by France in the quarters, he should have won best player
The fact that my family and I watched the World Cup live. A dream I had since 1990.
Imho I preferred Uruguay .
As a South African, it felt so lonely when it was over. It was like when your family members leave after Christmas. Sad 😔
How did you feel when Mexicans left?
Awww 😢
:))
There should be more World cups held in Africa
@@SportsFan838 morroco want to host
South Africa 2010 was my first taste of football and what made it the first sport i ever got into, being a young 6 year old American seeing Donovan's last minute goal against Algeria pulled me in and I'm never gonna stop loving this game because of it
I was 9 year old American and that last minute Donovan did similar to me too
I remember watching the 2006 World Cup a bit, but I didn’t understand much (and the US sucked) but the 2010 World Cup came at the perfect time for me to get hooked on soccer
@@banjoplayingbison2275 see i was alive for 06 but i was only 2 i didnt know wtf was going on, 2014 made me more passionate and 2018 broke me, lets see what this year has in store (not expecting much with Gregg in charge)
I was 10, supporting my country Brazil, I was só confident because every one was saying that we are the only won with 5 stars and we were winning all games.
I cryed like a baby when we lost 2-1 against Netherlands after a amazing first half with a penalty in Kaka that the referee didn't see. I still believe that if we had won that game we would have won the WC.
@@foxiflakes8245 Same I only 2 at the time time of 06 but I followed all other cups prior to that. Enjoyed watching Spain in 2010. Broke me when my fav player lost the final in 2014 etc.
I was 7 at the time but I don't remember that WC except for the song Waka Waka, and couldn't really understand what was it all about.
I like how it's assumed that all the other past world cup bids weren't corrupt.
Hahaha exactly
Your critics are based on big teams struggling but ignoring the bigger picture
The 2010 world cup brought people around the world to Africa to learn about African culture and South Africa did a hell of job teaching people about African culture
And for me as a 6 year old boy at the time was introduced to football
The South African World Cup had plenty of flaws
But in terms of energy,vibe and passion it compares to non.
It provide a platform that now European teams look to Africans for talent.
It is disregarded because it was held in Africa.
South African World Cup to me was the first World Cup that truly showcased the host as much as the game. The fact we still hear vuvuzaelas all these years later show how much of South Africa’s culture has become part of the game’s fan culture.
I hate vuvuzelas and football was bad. Worst WC i watched
I've been alive for 8 world cups and watched 6 of them, and 2010 is by far my most memorable. For us Africans, this was our opportunity to showcase ourselves to the world and we took that opportunity with both hands. The build-up to the tournament was INTENSE. I remember the day of the opening match, I was at university and the whole atmosphere was like the holidays had started, you could feel the excitement in the air. The whole month was a festival. Wakawaka, Wavin' Flag, Sign of a Victory, Oh Africa etc. were played on repeat, and they still rock. You had sponsor events and promotions and big screens and prizes to be won... it was an unforgettable month.
Of course not all things went well. I was disappointed by the performance of our African sides, only one made it past the group stage. The football wasn't thaaaat great, lots of great players underperformed, there were lots of empty seats even for knockout matches, and the jabulani wrecked havoc (although not as much as the video makes it out to be).
Unfortunately for us here in Tanzania, the final was ruined for us watching on national television because it coincided with the ruling party's national assembly which was nominating the candidate for the presidency for the national election later that year. The event was being shown live, and by the time the final had kicked off, the event had not concluded. So much that the president had to ask for the festivities to be cut short to allow the match to be shown. So we joined some 30 mins after the final started, with no pre-match analysis, no team news, and having missed De Jong's kung-fu kick.
Respect 🍷🗿
It was a bad final anyways so you didn’t miss much
I was alive 4 world cup and only watched one now I'll watch the 2026 one
@@Duck681you watched 2010 and 2014 and 2018 and 2022... You watch messi lifting a trophy
Why is it bad when giants don't make it out of the group? This is what makes football exciting
I wasn't saying that made it bad, I was saying it gave European nations the excuse of saying the tournament was of poor quality, I understand what you're saying though 👍
@@HITCFootball how does that even work for the europeans, just means they were just even poorer in that case
@@HITCFootball but finally 2 countries of europe plays the final.what is poor????
Shut up soccer is boring
@@radjishdoekhie8464 Same thing happened in '06 too. France vs Italy
Good or bad, you can't deny that this world cup was the most memorable in recent football history
R CT
2022 and 2014 were the more memorable ones
FIFA also decided they needed to rotate between each continent, so South Africa was really the only country in Africa that could handle it in summer. This is the same group that decided playing in Qatar in June/July would be fine because they couldn't bother checking the temperatures while counting their bribes.
Stop with the bribe talk edomite ur type are the worst liars and theives
@@capzallison3922 they have it on tape, it's not just rumors.
@@michaelwalker7400 so what it takes a thieve to steal from a thieve maybe a bribe was required to get this thing over the line so a different nation can host the world cup and it don't matter cause the world cup is here as a fact and its just a way the west operate even in the game agentina had against Saudi Arabia u see the ref wanted Argentina to score it was clear as day I'm not Muslim I'm in uk and Cristian I not bias and I don't like lbgtq these people are brainwashed by the devil
@@capzallison3922 it's how FIFA has operated since at least 1978 if not sooner. There's a reason Jerome Valke said he prefers working with despots. And it's that both prefer money over people
They’re also probably the most well off. People need to stop complaining that africa never hosted before. They were never able to until 21st century
Suárez didn't cheat. He used the rules in his favour. He got the red card and Ghana got the PK. All by the book.
I mean maybe we have different definitions of the word cheat but did he not get the red card because he cheated by using his hand? Understand your point though
@@HITCFootball Henry cheated because he was sneaky and got away with it. Maradona cheated. Suarez knew he would be caught. He did try to cheat a lot with all the biting though. Lol
Suarez made a calculated decision. He wasn’t being sneaky, it was tactical. I wanted Ghana but I thought it was a brilliant calculated risk and frankly not as uncommon as you would think. I have seen many center backs intentionally take reds to avoid an almost certain goal at the end of the game. Cheating is using PEDs or intentionally deceiving an official a la Maradona or Henry.
Suarez cheated, that's why he received a red card as punishment. You have to play by the rules. If you cheat, you will receive a penalty in the form of a free kick, yellow card, spot kick, or even a red card. Right?
@@leonfeargus incorrect. Suarez and the officials followed the rules. Fouls are often tactical and I don’t know an official who would argue that. Maradona cheated, he was not punished and even denied it during the game. Henry cheated, he escaped punishment and the laws of the game. Suarez followed the rules and so did the officials. American football, basketball, hockey, all have what we call professional fouls. If you are following the rules, that means accepting the consequences that come with them, without endangering the safety of anyone, then it is not cheating. Now you could argue the ethics of such a decision, just like tax write offs etc, but you can’t argue the legality of it. I think you have a problem with the ethics and what you personally believe is in the spirit of the game. I would have agreed with you 10 years ago but as I learned more and experienced more, I can appreciate it as a gamble. Remember, Ghana still had every chance in the world to score from the penalty spot, but they failed. They were provided with their own opportunity per the laws of the game and came up short.
As a young South African (8) I was gutted that we were the first host nation in history to fail to make it through the group stages but whenever I spoke about it with other people they didn't care as much about that and were just glad that they were entertained in every other aspect.
Getting 4 points in a group with France Mexico and Uruguay is nothing to be ashamed of
At the time I felt the same. These days I mostly just remember how awesome that month was and proud that SA managed to host the tournament, mostly without a hitch.
Tbf we were so close 👏🏾 closer than we actually should have been tbh
Well at least y'all played with pride and got some results. South Africa v Mexico might literally have been the first ever game of football I ever watched in my life, and I was extremely inspired by how South Africa played that game, and I was so happy to see Tshabalala's amazing goal (also the first goal I saw in my life) and what it meant to everyone there.
Qatar is with you
Honestly this was also my first World Cup but with everything going on in and around this one I think it made it even more unforgettable, all the good and bad.
South Africa 🇿🇦 did not make the rules (bribes), FIFA did.
So does Qatar
@@shahifyazni6000 Yup
Why the emphasis on south africa bribes? Germany bribed for 2006 lol
The best World Cup ever❤
Hazi uyanya lo 😂😂😂😂
2014
Know your history and study the game. Look back at previous world cups. 1962, 70, 74, 82, 86, 94 and 06 there's so many to choose from. Just cus we weren't around for them doesn't mean they don't count. The game is about more than picking you're own memories as the best cus that's all we know. It's called the beautiful game for a reason and it's something that can only be shown or understood but not explained. Fill your mind with knowledge of the things you like.
How do giants like Italy and France getting eliminated in the group stage make this World Cup bad? Football is exciting that way you don't know what's gonna happen
Literally 2002 did the same thing France won 1998 and didn’t got out of the group an 2002 same with Argentina who were also favorites too also France World Cup qualifier an 2010 France won because of hand ball play off too go to the World Cup so they got lucky 😂
I like upsets
I loved the fact that we beat France in bloemfontein
It actually makes it good
Watching Spain was great in my opinion. It was a such a unique and refreshing brand of football at the time. I disagree that their success is owed to the Jabulani considering they still wiped the floor with all opposition in Euro 2012.
And Euro 2008, not wiping the floor, but playing the same brand of football. Spain was successful with it before and after Jabulani.
The 2010 WC was the first international tournament I remember, my dad was a photographer for Getty Images during that tournament, and being South African, it was a special moment all around. I was 5, and even today, its one of my favourite tournaments, but I won't lie, this opened my eyes past the nostalgia. I went back and watched some matches and it was a lot more boring than I remember, but its still my favourite no doubt
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was our country's happiest and most optimistic atmosphere since the dawn of democracy. I doubt we'll ever be able to replicate that level of ecstacy at a national level again. I will forever cherish those moments, I'll tell my grandkids about it when I am old. I am glad FIFA allowed us to keep the vuvuzelas, they are part of how we enjoyed football long before hosting the World Cup.
I wanna think about the Suárez incident - if you were representing your country and you knew you would lose if you didn't intervene, I think most would do what he did. The rules were followed and it's a bitter, bitter shame Ghana didn't go through doe smh
yeah no one can really say ghana was eliminated through cheating as a penalty was rightfully awarded and suarez was rightfully sent off - ghana was eliminated because 1: gyan missed the pen and 2: uruguay was more competent than ghana in the penalty shoot-out
It also isn't cheating in any sense of the word, so its very weird how so many people call it that. With their logic any penalty given is cheating, which is ludicrous. Also it ignores that the incident comes from a phony foul given to Ghana by the ref AND one of the attackers was also offside, which would make the whole play null before it ever got to Suarez.
Spot on. Imo, it's only cheating if you try & get away with it. Zero difference between what Suarez did & a defender deliberately fouling someone in midfield to stop a counter-attack.
Henry vs Ireland. That's cheating
Shut up soccer is boring
That England - Algeria match remains one of the worst games of football I've ever seen. Absolutely miserable to watch, neither side even troubling the goal for 90 minutes. My dad and I had a "lucky hat" that one of us would wear during every England game. After that match, we took it outside and set it on fire.
Just leave us Africans alone we loved our 1st world cup and it will remain on our memories for ever
I thought as a whole the Brazilian WC was the worst, complete shitshow outside of the actual games.
I thought it was the best, a lot more amazing games than 2018 and 2010
@@danielfrohlich6362 That's why I said as a whole, the infrastructure in Brazil was a joke and made SA's look good in comparison, everything was half built or wasn't built at all.
@@alexfielding7191I don’t think that’s true, the stadiums were definitely in better quality than Russia or South Africa. The olympics in Brazil was a shit show not the World Cup
What do you mean better quality stadiums in brazil than south africa?...the stadiums used in sa during the world cup were all revamped/renovated and a few stadiums were new so I dont get were you getting better quality than sa from..besides this the other facilites in brazil,some of them were substandard(some left in incomplete state).
@@desmondgovender3142 ?
In what world is a revamped ground inferior to a built from scratch one?
Also, the training facilities were also of better quality
The Jabulani also allowed for some absolute screamers in that tournament. The Spain side as well wasn’t considered boring at the time, it wasn’t until 2012 where they insisted on playing without a striker that it became suffocatingly boring. Although the 08 squad with peak Torres and Villa was probably the best one.
For me though, it was the 2014 World Cup that was truly the incredible one. 06 had the better final but pretty much every game was incredible with some amazing goals and ‘that’ match with Germany and Brazil. 2010 doesn’t hold a candle to it.
My memory is those damn vuvazelas and as a result every game sounded like it was in a bee hive.
That's South Africa for you, the land of Vuvuzela's🤣🇿🇦🔥
I am from Albania and was 6 years old during this World Cup. It was first world cup in my life I taste football. Absolutely the ball Jabulani was an icon. Shakira's song too. Then Spain-Netherland final... And atmosphere sound of cup...
It was nostalgic... 💎
Forgot to mention Tevez offside goal against Mexico. First time they showed a replay inside a stadium in real time. Everyone knew it was not a goal but it had to stand. 😅
It will be Fun to see how this upcoming 2022 World Cup is going to Pan Out ….
What do you think now haha
I think it was cool
I just watched a few videos for the world cup in Qatar and all I see is people bashing south Africa for the 2010 world cup. That's alot of BS. You can only blame South Africa for the following:
1. Did we give you bad stadiums and pitches
2. Did we give bad accommodations
3. Did we mistreat you as guests
4. Did we give you bad roads and transport
5. Did we give you bad food
I guess the issue of vuvuzela is left to individual preference. As country we hosted the world cup well but we cant control how the teams perform on the pitch. If you look at the score lines as boring then it's not the host nation's problem. Take a chill pill, jeez. Some of the comments are just funny
Great if you’re Spain, Germany, Japan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ghana, Netherlands, New Zealand, Serbia or Switzerland.
Awful if you’re France, Italy, or England. Or Croatia who didn’t even make it.
2006 was the first World Cup I could clearly remember because I was too young for the time difference in Korea and Japan in 2002
6:43 if you watch the Brazil vs Netherlands game from the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal, Brazil were all over the Netherlands in the first half. But then Netherlands equalised and the defence never recovered and Felipe Melo's petulance cost them. And Germany came into the tournament with like house money. They went into their tournament with their best and most experienced player Michael Ballack sidelined, and we did not really know what to expect from some of their younger talents like Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller, etc.
Ballack was no where near his best during the time of the 2010 world cup. He was barely starting matches at Chelsea due to injury, age was catching up with him. In fact Germany actually played better without Ballack than they did with him as it allowed new players like Muller and Ozil to flourish. Also you are forgetting Germany was missing several players during the semis against Spain, they were without Lahm and Muller (arguably their best player at that time)
@@RonaldLil well I dont know what you mean by Germany was playing better without Ballack. Because nobody really expected Germany to play that well with the young sqaud that they had. It really came as a surprise.
I dont know it would have made much of a difference of both Lahm and Muller played in that semifinal. Spain was the better side.
@@tashrif46 they were playing better without Ballack because as you mentioned his absence allowed new generation of players like Müller and Ozil to flourish. Even Lothar Matthäus suggested that Germany was playing better WITHOUT Ballack ( you know Germanys greatest ever midfielder).
Also keep in mind Müller was Germany's top scorer in the 2010 tournament so obviously his absence would have an impact during the match against Spain. Not to mention them missing Lahm their captain ,two crucial players missing
@@RonaldLil yeah but you didnt know that before the tournament began though. Now with hindsight we can say that. But before the 2010 World Cup, nobody was sure about Germany
Felipe Melo fucked up so bad, Brazil were playing so well smh
We were supposed to host the 2006 World Cup, don't just talk about the corruption from us but the 2006 as well
This was my first and most favorite World Cup , truly made me fall in love with the game.
The worst because of a ball and a bribe that has nothing to do with the event being good or bad?
the Jabulani was a bad ball....no doubt. But the reason for it soaring in Johannesburg and Rustenburg was the altitude.
As a South African, I remeber all the complaints we got about our Vuvuzelas... And now, years later... Everyone says that 2010 WC had the best atmosphere
As a South African I’ll put my perspective on this
*1.* A lot of World Cups before us happened due to corrupt bids(also after us)it wasn’t just us, also unfortunately football in Africa and corruption has always been hand in hand…so as not only a South African but also an African I can tell you we feel no shame or guilt over it as that’s how you get things done in our continent sadly. It’s far better than using blood money from shady business ventures to bid for a WC only to treat migrant workers inhumanely and commit multiple human rights violations (*cough* Qatar *cough*)
*2.* The Jabulani was a flawed ball but it forced people to play football more tactically, and increased the importance of each touch, each pass, each free kick and each corner. The ball being chaotic was able to draw on the emotions of the fans and create tense atmospheres…essentially by making the game harder it made it more entertaining
*3.* As flawed as the ball was it definitely wasn’t the main reason why England, France and Italy stunk it up those teams were dysfunctional nightmares
*4.* What you call “boring football” I call tactical masterclass, every movement was more purposeful and each game felt more like a chess match, it was a unique experience especially in the knockout stages. Tense and equal low-scoring games are preferred to one sided high scoring one sided games in a knockout tournament. If the FIFA 2010 World Cup was a league it would be terrible, but because it’s a knockout tournament it was exhilarating
*5.* The “boring football” actually brought football back to its roots, in a way I’ll say how football was way back in the day with its simple mechanisms were forcibly used in the modern day making it a one of one tournament
*6.* Not one World Cup had as many storylines as the 2010 WC, the World Cup is a special tournament because it’s more than football, it’s about stories. A teenage Pele taking the footballing World by storm, a brilliant Maradona carrying then Argentinian underdogs to victory, the World Cup is a competition that thrives off of “against all odds” storylines. If anything club football is about results but international football is about the journey…that’s why 2018 Russia is the least memorable out of the modern era because it was more akin club football than international football (it felt more like a Champions League then it did a World Cup).
*7.* You pointed this out but aesthetically the 2010 WC is the best regarding cultural fusion, from the music, the vuvuzela’s, the dancing, etc.
Point is, I respect and understand your opinions but I disagree with them. The fact that the 2010 World Cup was so unique is what made is phenomenal not what dragged it down. You put it brilliantly by saying that “it’s flaws is what makes it good”, however I don’t see it’s happenings as “flaws” but as “strengths”.
They want every 2nd World Cup to be in Western Europe. Plus, you know Brits especially have that superiority complex like when they say, "it's coming home".
It's like the rugby world cup...it makes absolutely no sense South Africa has not hosted another one yet.
@@kaygeejozee2558 you do know it's coming home is a meme right? Always has been even the writers of the song meant to make fun of constant English failures in football and highlight thier few bright sparks. That's the whole point. People who take it seriously are the ones being taken for a ride.
I partly agree, Spain the winners basically had a team of half real madrid and half barca with a few exceptions. They scored 1 goal in every game from round of 16 to the final and only won one game with more than a goal margin against Honduras. Not to mention their scorers came from only 3 players only. Their euro 2008 and 2012 teams were very diverse and scored more on the other hand and i preferred those teams
This isn't spoken of more
I think one beautiful thing about 2014 Soutg Africa was the level of competition of alot of lesser teams started to arise due to better scouting in the previous years, which made it fun. I agree with all your points though.
you mean 2010!
I still remember my high school during my freshman year having the World Cup on mute during class. Great times.
Apart from the Vuvuzuela's i loved the 2010 World Cup
those were really annoying sounds they made
I'm South African and believe me, many of us hate it too. At least you guys got to leave 😂
@@Chez114 but after the world cup they weren’t so popular. cos i went to the last soweto derby before covid and there weren’t many people who had vuvuzelas
Shockingly bad world cup football was being played was terrible
@@bmcg8888 no
The free kick that led to the Suarez handball was the result of one of the most blatant dives in football history. Gyan missing was just desserts.
Exactly! But of course no one remembers that smh…
Also Uruguay got robbed in the semis with that one offside goal by the Netherlands and no one remembers that either
the long wait to 2010 we as South Africans had to wait was worth it it was my first clear world cup i could understand and the 1st South Africa Goal errupted the whole of Africa
I think its massively misunderstood, as a person who lives in South Africa it's a craft mastered by only us...
People who couldn't use them properly led to the ban but at our massive games it brings out and expresses the excitement of the fans, just like singing does for European games
Really loved the south Africa world cup
For me, 2010 World Cup is when I fell in love to Football.
Being Uruguayan, this was the best World Cup that I ever saw. Never again saw people that happy about football in my country, there were huge gatherings at the capital city downtown. As for the people who believe we cheated, Ghana was awarded a penalty, and they missed.
This is your best ever video, I really enjoyed it
I was 9, so this was kinda the 1st World Cup I could kinda comprehend and take all in, so it holds a special place in my heart and I have a bias for it, so yes it’s my favorite World Cup to this day
Bro, thanks for the vid
Bro all you had to say was Shakira that song was a Banger!!
Very well covered ! Great job!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I remember it being a marvellous WC. The only annoyances were the generally awful free kicks, because the ball was badly designed, and those atrocious vuvuzelas. Lots of memorable games, some really great teams, and I'd been supporting, albeit as a non Spaniard, the side that won the tournament.
If a western country isn't hosting the WC, there always has to be a controversy behind it. At least that's how you types think.
You forgot to mention that the only unbeaten team in the competition never made it past the group stage which was New Zealand who had three draws in pool play
Shhh don't tell everyone my video ideas 👀
if i'm not mistaken, new zealand is, of the teams that have participated in at least one world cup, the only one to have never lost a world cup match lmao
@@David-qq9bk they did participate in 1982 and lost then
@@huykim4663 ahhh fuck, didn't know that... my day's ruined ahahah
As a South African- I say welcome to Africa- corruption and bribery is government here
Football is a universal game , played in every country on this planet. The vuvuzelas , songs ,music are all part of South Africa and African culture. It was an exceptional world cup ,yes it was different but thats how every world cup should be.
Bro you were born in 2003 and are trying to tell us about the 2010 World Cup and how it was "bad". Come on. You were 6-7, you didn't live it like that. It was an extremely entertaining World Cup; the chaos of the ball, vuvuzelas, young new national teams, complaints, etc. all made it very entertaining somehow, coupled with the atmosphere of the whole thing. There's a reason why a lot of people are nostalgic about it
to this day i cant watch any game because that buzzing noise is soo annoying
All world cups had their controversies and most of them were also bribed for, it's just that it was well covered up but having considered all 2010 world cup really delivered totally beautiful, entertaining, rich in culture, unpredictability
Wonderful video 🇿🇦
Glad you enjoyed it!
2010 is a strange one I think it was so many peoples first world cup so I think that's a reason why it's looked back favorably for me having a south African dad it's truly the only time I seen him show true national pride I've never seen him celebrate something even when they won the world cup in rugby as much as he celebrated that world cup but for me I just didn't enjoy it it was like you said a strange time in football it was ushering out of the old in with the new for not just teams but tactical idiolgies refereeing systems whole game was moving in different directions so certain matches you had styles that mixed like oil and water but the tournament had it's moments that are truly unforgettable and that's kind of what the tiktok age looks for that quick fix that moment rather then watch the full game so you can see why that world cup appeals to them was full of screamers and all but in reality for every game that was truly decent for the full game there was 7 or 8 that were near unwatchable it's also the worst final of all them by some distance
But off pitch aside everyone who attended the world cup out of people I know have nothing but praise for it my uncle who's gone to every tournament Englands been in since 98 except 02 he said there was just something magic about SA tournament even though 360 minutes of football England played was absolutely shit he still absolutely loved it so where does it rank is all subjective in what you look for in football similar to how I think some will talk about this one it'll divide opinion
The Dutch use possession based 4-3-3
They invented it. The ball was good for them as well
Some ESPN world cup edition of 2010 perfectly described how each nation will come into the world cup. I was excited to see that group of Netherlands, Japan, Denmark and Cameroon (most equally balanced group) memories indeed
I was 6 when I saw the 2010 world cup and remember it clear as day. My friends and I loved the spanish team and pretended to be them during our soccer games.
This was a great analysis.
Hadn't America already hosted the 1994 world cup?
Great video
2010 is weird tbh like it didn’t have much goals but World Cup 2014
World Cup 2018
Then World Cup 2010
People saying Suarez cheatted but they are extending the meaning of the word. He broke a rule which was penalized, unlike Henry, who also didnt cheat
I’ve watched the World Cup since 1998 and 2010 wasn’t the worst AT ALL. It was the first one in our Africa and I lived it ❤❤
Thank you. Please do one for Brazil 2014
2010 was the most different and best world cup I've seen
South Africa was were my football experience started
The songs and the theme were the best part of World Cup 2010
As a Kenyan, that Penalty miss by Asamoah Gyan Broke us Sooo Bad!. But if it was the ball... now i see why
Conclussion is simple. There is no such thing as a perfect World Cup. Each one of them had its flaws and advantages. And if few things don't work, other do so perfectly. And sometimes football side of the WC is great and at the same time organisation and fan side is terrible. We should remember and try to continue positive sides of every tournament and eliminate the wrong sides, so they would not occur in the future.
And I hope we'll never forget amazing 2010 World Cup, with all its flaws and drawbacks
So you were born in 2003 and are telling me about the 2010 World Cup??? Go away lol
Why are you salty lol
Yeah he didn't experience it like we did
@@captainfalconmain6576 he was too young to have such a hot take like that and criticize it. Simple as that. I was 17 and remember how it was; some games were indeed very boring but the chaos of it all also made it very entertaining, not to mention the whole atmosphere, the songs, the fact it was the first cup in Africa.
It was very entertaining
@@runningdecadeix4780i see
Gr great vid
Good video bro
Its really annoying to see people still call the Suarez incident cheating when a penalty was given immediately and he was sent off. Also lets not forget the fact that the play shouldn't even have happened in the first place since it came from a free kick out of a non-existent foul AND the Ghana attackers were offside when the free kick was taken.
Plays like that are literally part of the game, but if thats cheating then any penalty given is cheating. If thats cheating the beloved "tactical foul" that for example City uses constantly is also cheating, since its intentionally breaking the rules to get an advantage and prevent scoring oportunities for the opponent. By that logic any foul is cheating.
Cameroon had their chance to win to but blew it
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Absolutely correct. I remember at the time being furious that that free kick was given, and that Uruguay were penalised in spite of the fact that the ball should have been ruled not in play. Ghana got the unfair advantage with a late penalty, and it was justice that they never scored from it.
Yea I’ve always agreed, I think an often unmentioned point was the altitude of a lot of teams bases was having a draining effect on a lot players and so it meant that so many of the best stars just didn’t have a good tournament, Messi was average bar one game, Ronaldo as well, Torres looked poor, the whole England squad especially Rooney, France Italy. Although Spain did have them they didn’t perform like a team full of individuals.
Forlan was a good player but respectfully if he’s winning POT it sort of tells you kind of WC it was.
he did score five or six goals, didn't he? and his team also got to the semis just give credit where it's due.
@@nyantakyibannor9328 He played very well and had the best individual performance at the tournament but the fact there was plenty better footballers there and he had the best tournament is telling. The best players in the world for the most part didn’t turn up
Remember torres was never supposed to go to that world cup as he was nursing an injury at the end of that season and could've skipped the tournament to recover but he went and frankly he was never the same player after that. As for thr others I agree about them underperforming. Credit to Forlan he was sensational regardless.
France 98 is still the standard bearer for WC tournaments there has not been a tournament since then that has come close. The 90s was the golden era of football.
Is it possible that they didn't take the altitude on the Highveld into account when designing the Jabulani ball? It affects sports up here because of the way in which the rarified atmosphere makes the ball "zing" through the air. They seemed to have disregarded other aspects too, like the fact that June, July & August are winter months in SA and it gets pretty cold, especially along the Atlantic coast and in Gauteng & the Free State. Perhaps summer would have been risky because of the rains, but mid/late spring (October/November) would have been a decent option. I notice that they shifted the world cup in Qatar to autumn/winter. They could have arranged it better according to the seasons over here as well.
The reason's for Qatar being shifted to November were far more extreme as compared to SA. Besides for most European teams it was expected that they'd play through reasonable playable weather as most times they play majorityof the season in fall/winter and ends in spring. Its not like they were blizzards in South Africa that would make play impossible as the sweltering heat in the gulf desert region. But its fifa doubt they gave a damn anyway
David Villa gave a cutting edge to Spain's tika taka
i remember watching the first world cup in Uruguay 1930, i was a teenager aged 16 , i can say that world cup was the best of all times .
How old are you ? 😏
You watch the first world cup in 1930 so you 114 years old huh
@@ronaldomontero3624 no he is 108
Dang ya old
I was 8 when this happened, but I don't remember anything about it.
This was my first World Cup too and I loved it😂
This guy is actually doing well
I've watched all from 1986. The worst world cup was 2002 with the exception of couple of games. Reason was South Korea and Turkey to the semis, plus a bad Germany carried by Kahn to the final.
On the night of the final, there was a huge music festival here in Ireland called oxegen. They showed the final half of extra time on the big screen of the main stage! Close to 100,000 drunk Irish people going absolutely nuts when Spain scored! Then Eminem played for 2 and a half hours and even D12 came out and played with him too! One of the greatest experiences of my life!
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Paraguay were Impressive getting to the Quarter Finals
2010's host nation, South Africa, had the best cultural additions and vibes. If SA was a booming carnival Qatar and Russia are empty stretches of highway.
Im not even gonna lie the whole Luiz Suarez thing is hilarious
This tournament was the ultimate ‘vibes’ over substance World Cup
It’s beloved because of things like Wavin Flag, Paul the Octopus, Jabulani, the African Fans, and Ghana doing well but being cruel robbed.
For me it was a tournament where the stars really struggled. Messi and Ronaldo were practically invisible, none of the Brazilians like Kaka stood out, Rooney was awful, Eto’o’s Cameroon were poor, Ibra’s Sweden didn’t qualify, Ribery and France were crap, Drogba/Toure and the Ivory Coast got stuck in a brutal group and were poor, Gerrard + Lampard were average, Torres was a non factor. The only TOP players in the world at that point that showed up were Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Robben, Sneijder, Schweinsteiger and Lahm. It was more a tournament for the likes of Forlan, Suarez, Muller, Higuain, Gyan
Going into the tournament Spain were heavily predicted to win, which doesn’t necessarily make it a bad World Cup - provided they live up to everyone’s expectations. 4 1-0s in the KO just felt under whelming. They didn’t blow teams away or wow you with their football, and you never really felt like they were at risk. The final as well was a tough watch because the Dutch, who had been an excited team, just resorted to kicking the Spanish and playing to hit them on the counter (almost worked). It’s says everything that the only thing people remember from the 90 was De Jong’s kung fu kick.
The 3 world cups that followed were unquestionably better in terms of on pitch product and drama. 2006 is a close one but I’d give that the narrow edge because at least entering the KO there were about 6/7 teams you felt could win it. 2002 I barely remember but at least that had some shocks, the shocks in this tournament was just teams being complete frauds and going home in the groups. My ranking of World Cups I’ve seen would be
2022, 2014, 2018, 2006, 2002, 2010.
The person that who made this video is fullish I won't make fun of your world cup I love my world cup and I leave in south africa It's not just about the ball but the magic of the game ❤
im dissapointed, you are hating on the best world cup ever
Those bloody Vuvuzelas were the biggest irritation of the South African world cup.