GOAL South Africa - #OnThisDay in 2010 A win 2-1 against France was not enough to prevent Bafana Bafana from being knocked out of the 2010 Soccer World Cup on home soil.
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Soccer - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Group A - France v South Africa - Free State Stadium Stock Photo - Alamy
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Soccer - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Group A - France v South Africa - Free State Stadium. Siphiwe Tshabalala, South Africa Stock Photo - Alamy
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Soccer - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Group A - France v South Africa - Free State Stadium Stock Photo - Alamy
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France 28 South Africa 29: Springboks stun hosts to set up England semi-final in repeat of 2019 Rugby World Cup final | The Sun
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World Cup 2010: How South Africa dreamed the impossible dream | South Africa football team | The Guardian
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World Cup 2010: South Africa beat red-faced France and both bow out | World Cup 2010 Group A | The Guardian
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