Goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune insisted the South African public should shoulder some of the blame for the team’s 1-1 draw with Mexico at Soccer City for failing to provide enough noise and atmosphere to give Bafana Bafana a homefield advantage.
“We couldn’t hear the vuvuzelas,” said Khune, referring to the droning traditional horns that are set to provide a constant accompaniment to this tournament. “We expected to hear them and to be lifted by the people and the noise and the atmosphere.