South Africa
World Cup quarter finals: we’re having a great time here, folks
July 1, 2010PRETORIA, South Africa -- For the first time in the history of the World Cup games Latin America has four teams among the last eight.
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World Cup musings: word from the Edge
June 25, 2010Encouraging of football lovers to come to South Africa for the games has opened up a new window into the world.
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Poor People’s World Cup stresses South Africa’s anti-poverty fight
June 23, 2010The Poor People's World Cup in Cape Town, organized by the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, aims to highlight the province's struggle against poverty and homelessness.
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With a “goooooal,” Chicagoans celebrate World Cup opener: Mexico vs. South Africa
June 11, 2010CHICAGO - In a sea of green jerseys hundreds proudly cheered for Mexico here early Friday morning, June 11, at a local indoor soccer gym as the North American nation competed against South Africa in the...
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World Cup 2010: Soccer unites South Africa
June 9, 2010If there was one sport that helped South Africans overcome a racially segregated society that kept Blacks down under the country's apartheid system - it was soccer.
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