Wayne Rooney dragged over 2010 World Cup poll results
· The South African
South Africans have come out guns blazing for retired footballer Wayne Rooney after a poll ranked the 2010 FIFA World Cup as the best in the tournament’s history.
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Last month, the England player criticised SA and its fans for being the “worst” he has ever experienced.
2010 FIFA WORLD CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA VOTED BEST EVER
On X, the account @globalstastiscs11 revealed that the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was voted the Greatest World Cup of all time.
The poll was undertaken by readers of the Sport Bible, which falls under the LADBible Group of digital publishers.
According to the results, the Top 10 tournaments and host countries are as follows.
1. 2010 – South Africa
2. 2014 – Brazil
3. 2022 – Qatar
4. 2006 – Denmark
5. 1998 – France
6. 1986 – Mexico
7. 2018 – Russia
8. 1970 – Mexico
9. 2002 – Korea
10.1990 – Italy
With Mzansi securing a top spot, many South Africans mocked Wayne Rooney’s recent criticism.
DIRCO DDG Clayson Monyela responded to the FIFA World Cup poll with a meme in which he tagged the retired footballer.
Come here wena @WayneRooney. You were saying? https://t.co/TnufJXsuZx pic.twitter.com/57bkqPjcVS
— Clayson Monyela (@ClaysonMonyela) April 9, 2026
WHAT DID WAYNE ROONEY SAY?
On the YouTube channel The Overlap, Wayne Rooney shared his experience at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
He said, “You are not getting worse than South Africa.
Rooney – now 40 years old – bemoaned the lack of fan presence and the atmosphere in South Africa.
He said: “We were travelling to the USA game, the first game. [While] we were driving to the game, it was pitch black, and there’s no fans there.
“The way you normally go to welcome the fans, [the atmosphere], it was nothing.
“It just didn’t feel like a World Cup at all.”
Wayne Rooney stating there will be never be a worse World Cup than South Africa in 2010 when speaking about the upcoming World Cup…
— george (@StokeyyG2) March 19, 2026
[@WeAreTheOverlap] pic.twitter.com/6VUlsCq51H
WHEN DOES THE NEXT FIFA WORLD CUP TAKE PLACE
The next FIFA World Cup will be hosted by Canada, Mexico and the US – the first time three countries will host the event.
It will take place between 11 June and 19 July. A total of 48 countries will participate, with 104 matches across 16 stadiums.
South Africa is scheduled to play three group stage matches against Mexico, Czechia and South Korea on 11, 18 and 25 June. SA has never progressed past the group stage of the tournament.