File 19: South Africa, 2010

In our nineteenth file, we travel to South Africa, 2010 — where the World Cup came to Africa for the very first time.From the roar of the vuvuzelas to the colour and energy filling the stadiums, this was a tournament unlike any before it. Famous teams stumbled, new heroes emerged, and Ghana came within one dramatic penalty of becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final. Meanwhile, Spain arrived with a brilliant generation of players still searching for the one trophy their country had never won.In File 19: South Africa 2010, we uncover how Africa welcomed the world, how one of the tournament’s most dramatic moments broke Ghanaian hearts, and how Andrés Iniesta’s extra-time goal carried Spain to its first World Cup title.Strap in. History never played it safe.