THE WORLD Cup's local organising committee are confident that vuvuzela-blowing fans will respect the tension of penalty shoot-outs once the tournament reaches the knock-out stages.
The constant drone of the African horns has been a big feature of the tournament but could prove a distraction to anyone taking a spot-kick in a pressure situation from the last 16 onwards.
LOC communications chief Rich Mkhondo believes supporters have already shown an appreciation of when to blow the vuvuzelas and when to go quiet.
He said: "I must say that spectators have been receptive to announcements in the stadiums to keep quiet when they are asked to do so, and they respect what is going on on the pitch.
"You can see that they have even begun to play the vuvuzelas in rhythm.
"They understand when to keep quiet and so we expect them to do the same after the group stages."
LOC communications chief Rich Mkhondo believes supporters have already shown an appreciation of when to blow the vuvuzelas and when to go quiet.
He said: "I must say that spectators have been receptive to announcements in the stadiums to keep quiet when they are asked to do so, and they respect what is going on on the pitch.
"You can see that they have even begun to play the vuvuzelas in rhythm.
"They understand when to keep quiet and so we expect them to do the same after the group stages."
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