Telegraph.co.ukIn the World Cup, Every Nation Has a NeurosisWall Street JournalAs the World Cup kicks off Friday in South Africa, there is no responsible analyst or sober-minded statistician who ...For Football Fans, World Cup is Chance to Relive PastHuffington Post (blog)The usual suspects vie for...
THE BIG PICTURE This is it. After years of planning and worrying, the first World Cup on African soil starts here, with hosts South Africa taking on Mexico. No host country has ever failed to advance past the first round, and with France on the horizon, the Bafana boys may very well need something...
For all of recent memory, South Africa and much of the rest of the world has heard one slogan over and over again – “Can you feel it? It is here.” Those words are finally almost true, as we have 24 hours until South Africa and Mexico kick off the 2010 World Cup View...
Reuters (press release)World Cup 2010: South Korea pulls plug on North Korea World Cup accessTelegraph.co.ukSouth Korea will not provide North Korea with TV coverage of the World Cup, as tensions over the sinking of one of Seoul's warships continue to simmer, ...Will North Korea Go Nuclear at...
ReutersSouth Africa ready for World Cup showcaseKansas City StarA woman blew into her vuvuzela as fans gathered anticipation of the World Cup. While some doubted FIFA's choice of South Africa to host the ...Africa toots its own horn in World CupLos Angeles TimesWorld Cup unites South Africa for...
