South Africa had a goal in the Championships — to score at least one goal. In their final match South Africa, held scoreless in every previous match, faced Switzerland. In the first half South Africa was down 0-5. But in the second half Jacques Naude scored a goal on a penalty.
“I got him around the neck pulled him off,” said Naude when asked how he managed to give South Africa its first goal in World Championship play.
Prior to their first game the South Africans said that they had heard that the USA had only managed to make single goal at three world championships.
“We want to do better than that,” said one of the team. Goal achieved.
When South African diplomat Rudi Janse van Vuuren received a phone call, informing him that his country was represented at the World Championships he was incredulous.
“I thought someone was pulling my leg at first,” confessed van Vuuren, who later joined Team South African at their hotel for a beer.