世界杯揭幕战球迷“呜呜祖拉”气势如虹
Waveonthewaneasfansopttoblowthevuvuzela
SouthAfricanfansblowthe"vuvuzela"trumpetsbeforethe2010WorldCupopeningmatchbetweenMexicoand
SouthAfricaatSoccerCitystadiuminJohannesburgJune11,2010.(Agencies)
SouthAfrica'svuvuzelatrumpedtheMexicanwaveinthebigmatchofthedayinthestandswhileMexicosalvagedalatedrawagainst
thehostsintheWorldCupopeninggameonFriday.
TensofthousandsoffansblastedtheplastictrumpetinthematchagainsthostsSouthAfrica,
creatingacacophonyofsoundtospurtheirteamon--ortosimplysparwithothersupporters.
Thedinwasceaselessthroughoutthe90minutesofthematchandmanykeptblowingtheirinstrumentsthroughhalftime.
Theonlylet-upwasduringthetwonationalanthemsbeforethematch.
Morethan84,000peopleweretreatedtoapulsatingfirstmatchofthe2010tournamentatJohannesburg'sSoccerCity,
whichended1-1amidoftendeafeningnoise,andtheSouthAfricanswantmoreofthesameattheirremainingGroupAgames.
"Thatisour13thman.Itisourweapon,"captainAaronMokoenasaidafterthematch.,
Thetrumpethasnotbeenuniversallywellreceivedwithsomeforeignplayerscomplainingitdrownsoutteamcommunicationand
TVviewerssayingthesound,muchlikeaswarmofgiganticbees,isannoying.
DutchcoachBertvanMarwijkhasbannedspectatorsfromblowingthemathisteam'strainingsessions.
MexicandefenderCarlosSalcidowasnotconcerned,though.
"Itisnotaproblem.TheSouthAfricanswerehavingtheirpartyandthat'sgreat.Wewereconcentratinganditdidn'tbotherus,"hesaid.
OnFridaytheracketattimesseemedalmostrhythmical,developingintoacontestbetweendifferentcornersofthestadium,
andsupporterstakingturnstooutblasttheotherside.
Thenoisereachedapeakininjurytimewhenthehomesupporterstried,andfailed,topushBafanaBafanatoalatewinninggoal.