Eating humble pie with egg on their faces!

We have done it. Like we said we would. But the international media and even some locals are in complete shock at what we have accomplished. I'm talking about our successful hosting of the 2010 Football World Cup of cause.

For over three years, the overseas media, especially here in the UK and Germany, have been reporting doom and gloom stories about South Africa's chances of hosting this competition. Some of the articles were of such a nature, if felt like a lampoon of the true facts. Plan B, snake bite dangers, rampant muggings, shooting and general war like themes were the order the day.

The utter hypocrisy of some of the foreign, and must be said, local journalists really surprised me. Sporting wise we are very close to UK, Australia and New Zealand with annual events like rugby and cricket competitions being played between the nations. Their respective journalists have been to South Africa on numerous occasions. Not once have they reported on their belief that South Africa can achieve success hosting this event. In fact these journalist have been the loudest detractors. The Germans probably the loudest. The sad part, is that some South Africans believed them.

Now everybody cannot stop congratulating us on our success. Like it's a complete shock, or even a fluke that everything went well. Now the attention will move to Brazil, and already the same voices are crying with disdain. But before you leave our South Africa consciousness, take 2 eggs, and a piece of pie.


Marlon Koopman is an amateur blogger living in London.