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/ 23 October 2008
Preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup remain on target, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
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/ 21 October 2008
The world economic crisis will only have a ”limited impact” on preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, Danny Jordaan said on Monday.
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/ 17 October 2008
Spokesperson for the 2010 World Cup local organising committee Tim Modise has resigned, world soccer governing body Fifa said on Thursday.
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/ 16 October 2008
Spain beat Belgium 2-1 on Wednesday while England overcame Belarus 3-1 to keep their 100% records in 2010 Soccer World Cup qualifying.
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/ 14 October 2008
Coach Fabio Capello must rejig his defence as England head to Belarus for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier, while Germany fret over Michael Ballack.
Cristiano Ronaldo returns after injury for Portugal, while Michael Owen is still shut out by England coach Fabio Capello.
A Dubai-based real-estate company said this week it plans to build a multibillion-dollar themed entertainment development in South Africa.
Hosts South Africa will be among the 2009 Confederations Cup seeds, world football governing body Fifa announced in Johannesburg on Sunday.
Afro-pessimism, says Fifa, is affecting South Africa’s preparations for next year’s Confederations Cup and the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
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/ 29 September 2008
Nelspruit students have burnt tyres at a 2010 World Cup site over the demolition of two schools on the construction area, according to the DA.
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/ 27 September 2008
President Kgalema Motlanthe has assured Fifa of the government’s ongoing backing of the Confederations Cup and 2010 World Cup.
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/ 26 September 2008
Raindrops fall slowly on the sad face of Mary Silinda as she throws away a chunk of porridge from one of her two big steel pots.
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/ 23 September 2008
The mascot for the 2010 Soccer World Cup was officially introduced to the South African public on nationwide television on Monday night.
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/ 19 September 2008
A second 2010 venue missed its completion deadline for next year’s Confederations Cup — just when Fifa boss Sepp Blatter was visiting the country.
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/ 18 September 2008
Construction workers at 2010 World Cup stadiums are guaranteed two free tickets each to matches, the Star reported on Thursday.
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/ 17 September 2008
The 2010 Soccer World Cup will be a ”great, great success”. These were the words of Fifa president Sepp Blatter as he left SA on Wednesday.
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/ 16 September 2008
The cheapest 2010 World Cup ticket will cost R140. This was announced on Tuesday by Irvin Khoza, chairperson of the 2010 local organising committee.
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/ 16 September 2008
Fifa president Sepp Blatter gave a thumbs-up to SA’s preparations for the 2010 World Cup when he visited Soccer City on Tuesday.
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/ 15 September 2008
Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says he is ”really disappointed” at the abysmal showing of Bafana, and plans some straight talking with local soccer bosses.
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/ 15 September 2008
SA’s political climate will not deter the country from hosting a successful Soccer World Cup in 2010, President Thabo Mbeki said on Sunday.
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/ 11 September 2008
Bafana Bafana’s most successful coach, Clive Barker, has called Safa to set up a meeting with former local-born national coaches.
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/ 11 September 2008
Teenager Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick as England beat Croatia 4-1 on Wednesday to avenge the two defeats that cost them a place at Euro 2008.
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/ 9 September 2008
The ghosts of the recent past will haunt France and England as the former world champions embark on crucial midweek 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
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/ 4 September 2008
SA’s 2010 World Cup organisers are upbeat about Fifa president Sepp Blatter’s visit next week in order to ”showcase” the progress made.
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/ 1 September 2008
Nearly 40 000 South Africans have applied to volunteer at next year’s Fifa Confederations Cup, the organisers said on Monday.
Football fans visiting South Africa for the Soccer World Cup could be excused if they take the country’s drunk driving laws with a pinch of salt.
President Thabo Mbeki has expressed his satisfaction with the upgrading of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg for the Soccer World Cup.
The Afrikanerbond has lodged a complaint against Essop Pahad after he said that some whites were not supportive of SA’s hosting of the World Cup.
President of world soccer governing body Fifa Sepp Blatter says the football world should trust South Africa to host a successful World Cup in 2010.
Europe’s top teams on Wednesday showed how new-look formations were shaping up with 2010 World Cup qualifiers less than three weeks away.
Representatives of the SA government will discuss the country’s progress in preparing for the 2010 Soccer World Cup at a briefing in Beijing.
The new stadiums SA is building for the 2010 Soccer World Cup will cost R2-billion more than planned, Deputy Minister of Finance Jabu Moleketi says.