"These players are soldiers" says fan

Thousands of excited Bafana Bafana have gathered at the O.R. Tambo International Airport, where they are waiting for the team to come through after they landed safely on South African soil a short while ago. Bafana reached the knockout stage for the very first time before bowing out to co-hosts, Canada, in the round of 32.

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