It is unfortunate Bafana Bafana did not come to the party after failing to reach the knockout stages, bombing out in the first round of their third World Cup appearance.
The good thing about the World Cup is that it managed to bring South Africans together, with the majority of white, Indian and coloured people embracing the team.
Who can forget the historic goal scored by Siphiwe Tshabalala during the opening match against Mexico at Soccer City on June 11?
We can only say a big thank you to the local organising committee for such a great tournament.
Now South Africa must build on the success of the World Cup to show that we are still a "Rainbow Nation", meaning whites must also begin attending PSL matches in numbers.
It is embarrassing that the majority of white people going to local soccer matches are either referees, players, security guards or service providers.
Hopefully, gone are the days when the majority of white, Indian and coloured South Africans only go to PSL matches when Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs or Mamelodi Sundowns play against Manchester United, Barcelona or Glascow Rangers.
On the other hand, people of colour must also go to rugby, cricket and hockey matches throughout the country in numbers to support the teams there.
Still on the national teams, we saw Banyana Banyana continuing to embarrass South Africa after failing - for the umpteenth time - to qualify for the World Cup finals.
This was after Banyana were bundled out of the 7th African Women's Championships finals in Ekurhuleni last month.
Banyana had to settle for a bronze medal, with Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea being the two African representatives during the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany in June.
Bantwana, the Under-17 side, made history by becoming the first local women's team to qualify for a World Cup tournament, where they received a free soccer lecture in Trinidad and Tobago.
Amajita were also bundled out of the 2011 African Youth Championships, which means South Africa won't play in the continental and world championships.
The Under-20 side were beaten twice, home and away, by Lesotho in the African Youth Championships qualifiers.
Majimbos (Under-17s) also failed to qualify for the 2011 African Junior Championships and world championships after losing to Burkina Faso.
Sometime ago, the Transnet Football School of Excellence was the home of many junior national team players like Steven Pienaar, Masilo Modubi, Brett Evans and Rufas Mokoti.
Excellence must be revived by Safa through the World Cup Legacy Trust consisting of representatives from government, soccer and business sectors.
Turning to club football activities, a big up to SuperSport United for winning their third successive Absa Premiership title.
Orlando Pirates also won their first competition in a decade by clinching the MTN8.
Kaizer Chiefs also made history by winning and defending the Telkom Knockout all in one year - 2010.