The World Cup would bring South Africans together to create the kind of country that Nelson Mandela would have wanted, Danny Jordaan said on Tuesday.
Ticket sales for the Soccer World Cup were back on track on Friday afternoon after a computer crash earlier in the day, Fifa said.
As we approach the end of our six-year pregnancy as a country, it’s difficult to avoid the pride, nerves and nationalism that come with imminent birth
At root, Fifa wants to protect its mega-revenue flow of selling live broadcast rights to TV networks, writes <b>Guy Berger</b>.
The man accused of plotting to attack the Soccer World Cup claims he had merely sketched notes for the idea, but the plans had not got off the page.
It’s not fear of crime or a race war that’s keeping visitors away from the World Cup — it’s the exorbitant prices charged by Match.
Football fans from the rest of Africa account for only two percent of tickets sold at the first World Cup on the African continent.
Fans will be able to enjoy the Soccer World Cup using the latest technology, but the referees will only have their judgement when making decisions.
Arts Minister Lulu Xingwana is expected to meet the LOC on Thursday to discuss the lack of local artists for the Fifa Kick-Off Celebration concert.
South African Airways will sell 45 000 plane tickets it had reserved for the Soccer World Cup at a discount, an official said on Tuesday.
Though their light may have faded somewhat since they brightened up the world stage at Italia 1990, Cameroon are not to be underestimated.
With one of the strongest squads in Asian soccer, Japan, winners of three of the last five editions of the AFC Asian Cup, have high hopes for SA.
After a six-year absence, Denmark is once again set to explode on the elite world soccer scene.
The final or bust. The <i>Oranje</i> have set lofty aims for their campaign in South Africa, 32 years after their 3-1 extra-time defeat by Argentina.
The only African side to make it out of the group stage in 2006 and the first to qualify for South Africa 2010, Ghana are anxious to prove themselves.
Serbia played their maiden international, independently, in 2006, winning 3-1 in an away game to Czech Republic.
After a 32-year absence from the world stage, Australia made a strong statement at the 2006 Soccer World Cup.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter may have refused to entertain any talk of banning the vuvuzela but a reprieve for disgruntled fans has emerged.
Algeria will end a 24-year absence from football’s top table when they kick their first ball at the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
After falling flat at the 2006 World Cup, this might be the chance of international silverware for some of the most well-known faces in the game.
A nation of just two million people, Slovenia have already punched above their weight to secure a place at the Soccer World Cup.
The United States reached the 2010 Soccer World Cup by finishing top in the final six-team CONCACAF Zone.
After seemingly coming from nowhere to triumph at UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) EURO 2004, Greece have continued to defy the odds.
Asia’s most frequent visitors to the Soccer World Cup, Korea Republic are also the continent’s most successful team at the event.
Expectations are diminished for Nigeria, but it was not long ago that the Super Eagles were seen as the most likely African nation to do well.
Despite a tortuous qualification campaign, Argentina are travelling to SA with serious designs on winning the title for the first time in 24 years.
France crossed a new threshold in qualifying for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, having never before graced the finals on four consecutive occasions.
After a turbulent period that saw three coaches come and go and more than sixty players, Mexico have returned to calmer waters under Javier Aguirre.
There is an air of cautious optimism in South Africa as the country prepares for the most significant chapter of its short football history.
A Chinese factory has halted production of Soccer World Cup mascot toys after an investigation into alleged sweatshop conditions.
Americans appear set to be by far the most numerous group of foreign fans coming to South Africa for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Unlike its counterparts in Mpumalanga which have been battling to get things right at the Mbombela Stadium, Soccer City stadium is ready.