"The Fifa World Cup was a sizzling cup! For South Africa it was bad, but we still tried. Their first match was a draw 1-1. Simphiwe Shabalala scored the opening goal for South Africa. The second match against Mexico went badly, but the match against France was good, but not good enough to qualify. The score was 2-1. Bangani scored the first one and then Katlego Mphela scored the second. France was out but so was South Africa." - Malungelo
"South Africa was knocked out of the tournament, but they put on quite a show for us, beating France 2-1. Ghana were Africa’s last hope, but with Gyan missing a penalty against Uruguay, they were knocked out too. Spain headed their way into the final against Germany with the score 1-0. Spain then won a great victory against the Netherlands, with Germany coming third (grade 6 class!) and Uruguay fourth. It was the best world cup ever!" - Brendan.
Maranatha also decided to do our own mini-cup this year, involving mixed teams from the whole school. Below are another learner's impressions:
"Vuvuzelas blowing! The ground shaking! People cheering! We at Maranatha felt the Spirit of the world cup before the whole country. On the 4th of June we had a soccer tournament. The students were divided into 8 groups. I was in group 8 and we did well, but unfortunately our journey ended in the semi-finals. After each match, the players ate some oranges, chips, sweets and drinks. The parents were as excited as we were - on their feet through the whole tournament! Groups 6 and 7 are the two teams that made it to the finals. Mrs P had a hard time because both her children were in the finals in different teams! It was the best event to prepare us for the FIFA world cup. Well done to group 6 for winning the trophy." —Laizah.
Some photos:
"Vuvuzelas blowing! The ground shaking! People cheering! We at Maranatha felt the Spirit of the world cup before the whole country. On the 4th of June we had a soccer tournament. The students were divided into 8 groups. I was in group 8 and we did well, but unfortunately our journey ended in the semi-finals. After each match, the players ate some oranges, chips, sweets and drinks. The parents were as excited as we were - on their feet through the whole tournament! Groups 6 and 7 are the two teams that made it to the finals. Mrs P had a hard time because both her children were in the finals in different teams! It was the best event to prepare us for the FIFA world cup. Well done to group 6 for winning the trophy." —Laizah.
Some photos:
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