Friday has been an interesting day at the World Cup.
We’ve had the sight of a frankly painful amount of empty seats during the match between Uruguay and Egypt, with fans clearly preferring to stay away for the second match of the tournament.
Thankfully, empty seats aren’t the only topic of conversation though as the return of the infamous vuvuzela has ensured that that is all we’re talking about, or at least trying to talk about over the low drone of the horn.
The instrument, which introduced itself to the world at the 2010 World Cup, came roaring back into our poor defenceless eardrums during Morocco’s Group B game with Iran, where it could be heard quietly at first, before taking over absolutely everything.
Unsurprisingly the noise was not universally welcomed, and football fans the world over let their feelings be known quite frankly.
You hear it, faintly at first. The hairs on the back of your neck rise, your pulse quickens, a bead of cold sweat falls down your brow. The vuvuzela is back. #mar #irn #worldcup
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) June 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/slatenasty/status/1007641927204737024
Vuvuzela's at the World Cup, I've got one from 2010 at home I like to toot now and then to annoy everyone within earshot. It does a good job of it.
— Kevin Gibson (@KevnGibsn) June 15, 2018
Vuvuzela is back? RIP my ears. #Worldcup #WorldCupOnMute
— Ryan MacLeod (@CTVRyan) June 15, 2018
Fuck, the vuvuzela is back #WorldCup
— Pieter Van Maele (@pvmaele) June 15, 2018
There are two eras in the history of football: the time before the vuvuzela went global, and now.
— Undead Paneer Is Offline (@manishmelwani) June 15, 2018
Am I hearing fucking vuvezelas? Bring back the Mexican wave.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 15, 2018
