More than 11 million South Africans watched Bafana Bafana take on Mexico

Friday was a big day for South Africa and now we have have numbers to prove it. The Nielsen Company came out with the figures and they are impressive: 11,097,981 people watched the final five minutes of the game. Although we may dispute somewhat the exactness of the numbers, right down to the last person, they are impressive enough. Read more: Sapa via Times Live