South Africa had a front row seat as the greatest team of its generation went into full bloom
Martyr or cheat? A decade later, we’re still frothing at mouth as we argue about that game
We talk to the organisers whose every waking moment was consumed by the duty of hosting a successful tournament
With a world-class gauntlet laid out in front of them, could South Africa make an expectant nation proud?
The SA Local Government Association has said it plans to claim as much as possible from construction companies that overcharged during the World Cup.
Interpol has been called in to assist with a criminal investigation into the match-fixing scandal involving Safa, the Hawks said.
Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung has been arrested by the Hawks for alleged fraud in connection with Mbombela Stadium’s construction.
On the two-year anniversary of the Soccer World Cup final, we ask South Africans whether they still ‘feel it’, and where they think Phillip has gone.
Blikkiesdorp, a vast temporary camp for Cape Town’s homeless and evicted, has attracted a media spotlight ahead of the Soccer World Cup.
A new round of World Cup ticket sales kicked off on Tuesday, with 400 000 tickets up for grabs on a first come, first served basis.
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/ 3 February 2010
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira is in Europe to engage coaches for a possible release of players for the upcoming World Cup training camps.
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/ 1 February 2010
Coach Milovan Rajevac believes Ghana’s display at the African Cup of Nations will help his players at the World Cup, despite losing the final to Egypt
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/ 27 January 2010
John Barnes fears African teams will fall short at the World Cup unless they show the mental toughness displayed by their counterparts.
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/ 22 January 2010
The recent disappointing start to the Africa Cup of Nations suggests that there is still a long way to go before the continent can conquer the world.
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/ 22 January 2010
Coach Carlos Parreira is inculcating a greater sense of positional and tactical awareness in the Bafana squad, honing their intuition.
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/ 19 January 2010
Shuaibu Amodu faces the man who could succeed him as coach of Nigeria when they play Mozambique in a key Africa Cup of Nations game on Wednesday.
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/ 19 January 2010
The LOC has slammed a company marketing stab-proof vests to fans visiting South Africa for the World Cup as "scare tactics" to profit off crime fears.
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/ 13 January 2010
The German football federation has backed South Africa on security at the World Cup following the gun attack on the Togo national team bus in Angola.
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/ 12 January 2010
Less that 100 000 tickets have been sold for fans in the six African countries competing in the 2010 World Cup finals that kicks off on June 11.
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/ 17 December 2009
Philippe Troussier said on Thursday he had been invited to visit North Korea, amid speculation he could lead to the country to next year’s World Cup.
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/ 11 December 2009
Despite the chaos in Cape Town last Friday, World Cup organisers say all will be under control come crunch time, writes Lucky Sindane.
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/ 9 December 2009
South Africa has enough hotel rooms for the football fans expected for the 2010 World Cup, tourism minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Tuesday.
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/ 4 December 2009
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.
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/ 1 December 2009
With literally billions at stake Fifa will ensure South Africa emerges with a reasonably favourable opening round draw when the pick is made on Friday
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/ 30 November 2009
Fifa will consider having extra match officials on the field to help referees at next year’s World Cup in South Africa, Sepp Blatter said on Monday.
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/ 20 November 2009
The Irish FA on Thursday urged Fifa to order the World Cup playoff with France to be replayed after Thierry Henry’s handball saw France advance.
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/ 20 November 2009
History doesn’t favour the chances of African sides in the World Cup, but Phathisani Moyo has reason to believe that next year will be different.
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/ 16 November 2009
Diego Maradona was banned from all football for two months by Fifa on Sunday over his sexually-explicit rant last month.
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/ 12 November 2009
A World Cup qualifier between Egypt and Algeria on Saturday has seen tensions between the North African rivals spill onto the Internet.
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/ 26 October 2009
World Cup fever has spread to South African grannies, with hundreds of elderly women in aprons and skirts fighting for the ball in township games.
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/ 14 October 2009
Bafana Bafana continued their losing streak against Iceland on Tuesday night, going down 1-0 to the team ranked 96th in the world.
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/ 12 October 2009
Bafana Bafana need to put things right when they face Iceland in a friendly international in Reykjavik on Tuesday night.