Essential Africa - FIFA World Cup 2010

World Cup Results

SPAIN WINS THE WORLD CUP FINAL 11 JULY 2010

Netherlands & Spain 0:1

Germany gets bronze beating Uruguay 3:2

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Fifa World Cup 2010

The first African World Cup
By middle next year 3 million visitors and billions of television viewers will know who Zakumi is, how to diski dance, wear a makarapa and be able to blow a vuvuzela. Yes, South Africa is gearing up to host the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup between June 11 and July 11 2010. It will be the first time that an African country will host this prestigious international tournament.

Opening match and semi-finals
The opening match will be played at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. Semi-final matches will be held in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Durban. The final is scheduled to be played on July 11, 2010, also at Soccer City.

Tags: african, cape town, durban, fifa, johannesburg, makarapa, port elizabeth, soccer city stadium, vuvuzela, world cup, zakumi

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Zakumi - the 2010 World Cup Mascot

Distinctly South African features of the World Cup
Zakumi - Fifa World Cup 2010 Mascot Zakumi, a green and yellow dancing leopard, is the official 2010 World Cup mascot.

Another fixture at South African soccer matches is a noisy plastic trumpet called a vuvuzela. So loud is the vuvuzela that in fact many foreign teams have expressed their desire for the trumpet-like instrument to be banned but Fifa and SA’s Organising Committee have reiterated that the instrument is here to stay.

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FIFA FAN FESTS:All you need to know

FiFA Fan Fest Guide

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Tourist, Hotline and Emergency Numbers

Useful contact numbers for emergencies and tourist information.

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Join 1Goal

Join Fifa's initiative to get children to school.

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Who Really Won in South Africa?

Insightful look at the spiritual lives of South Africans after the World Cup and why the country desperately need to develop a "theology of restoration."

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German 'psychic' octopus predicts Spanish win

Paul the Octopus has shot to fame with his accurate predictions of what will happen in the 2010 World Cup. Here is the BBC's take on the psychic octopus ...

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World Cup was Africa's coming of age

Excellent piece wrapping up the joy, the drama and the despair of last night's final.

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Stars blow up chance in a dramatic fashion

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