SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said it would be a "painful duty" when on Tuesday he cuts five players from his World Cup squad.
There was no known terrorism threat to the Soccer World Cup, the national joint operational and intelligence centre said on Sunday.
South Africa may fall victim to a terrorist attack during the World Cup it is hosting in less than two weeks, according to a media report on Sunday.
The man in the yellow and green uniform raised his arms in jubilation, as if he had just scored a goal for his beloved South African national team.
South Africa has fallen in love with Bafana Bafana again, and that could spell trouble for World Cup rivals Mexico, Uruguay and France next month.
Ticket sales for the Soccer World Cup were back on track on Friday afternoon after a computer crash earlier in the day, Fifa said.
Photographer Jessica Hilltout travelled across Africa to record the people who will be left in the shadow of the World Cup.
Police arrested two hotel workers on charges of stealing from Colombia’s national soccer team, a media report said on Friday.
Is the government planning to suspend the Constitution and implement an undeclared state of emergency during the 2010 World Cup?
As Benni McCarthy is sweating off his excess
weight, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is
preparing to trim his squad down to 23 players.
South Africa extended an unbeaten run to nine games since Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as coach with a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Thursday.
Côte d’Ivoire’s stars backed coach Sven-Goran Eriksson as the squad continued rush introductions to each other ahead of the Soccer World Cup.
Khalo Matabane’s films tackle issues central to South Africa with sensitivity and intelligence. He spoke to the <b>M&G</b> about the Soccer World Cup.
Despite France being plagued by scandal and an unpopular coach, Patrice Evra is going to the Soccer World Cup at the top of his game.
Lael Bethlehem, the CEO of the Johannesburg Development Agency, spoke with the <b>Mail&Guardian </b>about 2010.
Josiah Motswaledi turned up at Soccer City in a Bafana Bafana jersey, wearing a wig in national colours, giant yellow glasses, and blowing a vuvuzela.
South Africans have been warned that the emotional stress of watching Bafana Bafana play may double their risk of a heart attack.
Spain head to the Soccer World Cup in South Africa as one of the favourites to lift the trophy but that tag does not sit well with the team.
Japan coach Takeshi Okada came under fresh fire on Tuesday for asking his boss if he should quit after a shock 2-0 defeat to Asian rivals South Korea.
France coach Raymond Domenech opted on Monday not to call-up a replacement for Lassana Diarra to his squad for the Soccer World Cup.
Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed his South Africa side despite seeing them held 1-1 by Bulgaria on Monday in a Soccer World Cup warm-up match.
Researchers have dismissed fears of a massive rise in human trafficking for the Soccer World Cup, saying NGOs could be trying to win extra resources.
The <i>M&G</i> has brought a court application against the World Cup’s local Organising Committee over its refusal to release tender documents.
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed his squad ahead of a 2010 World Cup warm-up against non-qualifiers Bulgaria on Monday.
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he had "a good feeling in the pit of my stomach" about South Africa’s World Cup chances.
The World Cup has brought PE a stunning new landmark in its stadium, but questions remain about who will fill the stands once the global fans leave.
Soweto closed down its most famous road on Friday for a street party outside Nelson Mandela’s former home to mark 20 days until the World Cup.
If Cape Town were a woman, she’d be a dame with world-class style, but also one who likes to get down and dirty. The same goes for hosting ability.
With the Soccer World Cup just days away, the win over Thailand ended a lean spell for Bafana and gave the team a much-needed confidence boost.
No terror threats against the World Cup have been uncovered by any intelligence agency working with Fifa, despite claims of an al-Qaeda plot in Iraq.
<b>Niren Tolsi</b> talks to Professor Tim Noakes, the pre-eminent sports doctor in South Africa about his expectations for the Soccer World Cup
Tensions are running high in Cape Town over the city’s apparent relocation of poor and homeless people to Blikkiesdorp on the Cape Flats.