The striker, who was surprisingly brought on for South Africa's best player, midfielder Steven Pienaar, controlled a left-wing cross by Siphiwe Tshabalala with his knee and stabbed the ball past Iker Casillas in the 73rd minute.

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An athlete all his life, Howard was a distance runner for the University of California, Irvine cross-country team before a diagnosis of osteosarcoma and amputation of his left leg just below the knee.

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