Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he had "a good feeling in the pit of my stomach" about South Africa’s World Cup chances.
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed the significant improvement in his team’s form after they thrashed Thailand 4-0.
Half-a-million unsold Soccer World Cup tickets will go on sale over the counter from Thursday as Fifa accedes to South African business methods.
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/ 31 January 2010
Substitute Mohamed Nagui scored a winner five minutes from time to hand Egypt an unprecedented third successive African Nations Cup title.
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/ 31 January 2010
Holders Egypt are favourites to win Sunday’s African Nations Cup final although they face a tough task breaking down Ghana’s accomplished defence.
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/ 29 January 2010
Egypt crushed eight-man Algeria 4-0 in a foul-ridden African Nations Cup semifinal on Thursday to reach Sunday’s final against Ghana.
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/ 18 January 2010
Hosts Angola have promised to continue their attacking approach at the Africa Cup of Nations when they meet Algeria on Monday.
The gun attack on Togo’s team bus in Angola before the start of the African Nations Cup will have no impact on the Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
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/ 5 December 2009
An estimated one million World Cup tickets were made available on Saturday amid fears not enough tickets were being bought by South Africans.
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/ 26 November 2009
Hosts South Africa are desperate to emerge from the doldrums to ensure there will be local interest to add to the atmosphere at next year’s World Cup.