World Cup vuvuzelas in action

3 June: A supporter plays the vuvuzela before the arrival of the Brazilian national football squad at a public training session in Johannesburg
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

7 June: South African fans hold vuvuzelas as they cheer before an England training match with local team Platinum Stars FC at Moruleng stadium near Rustenburg
Photograph: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images

7 June: The South African fans blast their support before the England v Platinum Stars FC match
Photograph: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images

9 June: A supporter of South Africa playing the vuvuzela is reflected in the sunglasses of a woman at the Fan Fest at New North beach in Durban
Photograph: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty Images

9 June: A Netherlands supporter blows a vuvuzela during a team training session in Johannesburg
Photograph: Frank Augstein/AP

9 June: South Africans show their support for the Bafana Bafna South African team and the World Cup in central Cape Town
Photograph: Schalk van Zuydam/AP

9 June: Fans wave South African flags and blow vuvuzela horns during the Bafana Bafana parade in Sandton to support the South African team
Photograph: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

9 June: A South African woman blows a vuvuzela as she waits for the team parade through the streets of Sandton in Johannesburg
Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA

11 June: A South Africa fan blows a vuvuzela inside the Soccer City Stadium prior to the kickoff in the opening match against Mexico
Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport

11 June: A South African boy blows his vuvuzela trumpet at the World Cup Fan Zone in Rustenburg
Photograph: Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA

13 June: A Ghana fan blows a vuvuzela before the match between Serbia and Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria
Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images

13 June: Ghana fans blow vuvuzelas prior to the match against Serbia at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria
Photograph: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

13 June: A Germany fan blows a vuvuzela before the match between Germany and Australia at Durban Stadium
Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

13 June: Football fans wave flags and vuvuzela horns while watching the match between Germany and Australia on large screen televisions at the Fan Fest in Durban
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

14 June: Dutch fans blow their vuvuzelas as they enter the stadium for the Holland v Denmark match at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

14 June: A Japanese fan blows a vuvuzela before the soccer match between Japan and Cameroon at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein
Photograph: Shuji Kajiyama/AP

14 June: A Dutch fan blows a vuvuzela as he celebrates at the World Cup Fan Fest in Durban
Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

14 June: A Dutch fan blows her vuvuzela ahead of the Group E match between Netherlands and Denmark at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg
Photograph: David Cannon/Getty Images

14 June: A soccer fan blows a vuvuzela prior to the match between Japan and Cameroon at Free State stadium in Bloemfontein
Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP