July 13th, 2010
10:14 AM ET
The best and worst of South Africa 2010
South Africa's Soccer City provided a stunning closing ceremony for the 2010 World Cup. (AFP/Getty Images)
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) - Now the sun has set on the first World Cup to be held in Africa, I'd like to share my abiding memories of a month spent following football's showpiece around the "Rainbow Nation."
From the highs of hospitable South Africans, the inconspicuous but much-hyped violent crime and the on-pitch artistry of Germany and Spain, to the lows of vuvuzela noise, lack of video technology and abysmal showings by heavyweights such as France and England, this tournament had it all...
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