Cape Town stadium 'complete'

Cape Town's Greenpoint stadium, which has been chosen to host a 2010 World Cup semifinal, was on Monday declared complete.

'We're working on it'

Despite the chaos in Cape Town last Friday, World Cup organisers say all will be under control come crunch time, writes Lucky Sindane.

Busy schedule for Bafana Bafana

Carlos Alberto Parreira gets down to the business end of getting Bafana ready for the 2010 World Cup with a hectic schedule which kicks off next month

World Cup ticket frenzy following draw

The World Cup final draw has unleashed a stampede for tickets, with Fifa receiving close to a quarter-of-a-million requests in 48 hours.

African players see malaria fight as World Cup legacy

Former Cameroon goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell said on Friday that eradicating malaria should be one of the legacies of the first World Cup in Africa.

Art about balls

Fifa’s official collection of art posters for the World Cup points to the connection between the art of the game and the art of the artist.

Roo hopes for easy draw for Bafana

Supporters of hosts South Africa will be anxious onlookers on Friday evening when the 2010 World Cup draw is made.

Maradona banned from World Cup draw

Argentina coach Diego Maradona will be thrown out if he tries to attend the World Cup draw here this week, with Fifa making clear he was banned.

France, Portugal miss out on WC seeding

The Netherlands were among the eight seeded teams announced here Wednesday for the 2010 World Cup, but France and Portugal missed out.

Bafana aim for second round

World Cup hosts South Africa say they are aiming to be among the 16 best teams at the tournament next year.

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