Parreira: I'm proud of my team
The dream of so many South Africans ended in an emotionally charged farewell for Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira on Tuesday.
The writing may have been on the wall as early as last week when Bafana Bafana were well beaten 3-0 by Uruguay, but the dream of so many South Africans ended in an emotionally charged farewell for Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira at the Free State Stadium on Tuesday.
Bafana beat France 2-1 in their final group match, but it was not enough to stop South Africa become the first host nation in the 80-year history of the Soccer World Cup to bow out in the first round.
In a tale of two halves, Bafana stormed to a 2-0 lead before the breather, with France a man down after Yoann Gourcuff was sent for a foul on Macbeth Sibaya. With 39
