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/ 15 December 2009
Cape Town’s Greenpoint stadium, which has been chosen to host a 2010 World Cup semifinal, was on Monday declared complete.
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/ 8 December 2009
Carlos Alberto Parreira gets down to the business end of getting Bafana ready for the 2010 World Cup with a hectic schedule which kicks off next month
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/ 7 December 2009
The World Cup final draw has unleashed a stampede for tickets, with Fifa receiving close to a quarter-of-a-million requests in 48 hours.
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/ 4 December 2009
Former Cameroon goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell said on Friday that eradicating malaria should be one of the legacies of the first World Cup in Africa.
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/ 3 December 2009
Supporters of hosts South Africa will be anxious onlookers on Friday evening when the 2010 World Cup draw is made.
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/ 2 December 2009
Argentina coach Diego Maradona will be thrown out if he tries to attend the World Cup draw here this week, with Fifa making clear he was banned.
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/ 2 December 2009
The Netherlands were among the eight seeded teams announced here Wednesday for the 2010 World Cup, but France and Portugal missed out.
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/ 1 December 2009
World Cup hosts South Africa say they are aiming to be among the 16 best teams at the tournament next year.
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/ 30 November 2009
Ireland has asked Fifa to be allowed into the World Cup as a 33rd team after Thierry Henry’s handball helped France eliminate the Irish in a playoff.
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/ 30 November 2009
Once a headache for the LOC, the 10 stadiums for the 2010 World Cup are now pride and joy as they are set to be ready in time for the soccer showpiece
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/ 20 November 2009
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira is likely to spend much of his Christmas break pondering a solution to end the team’s goal drought.
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/ 19 November 2009
Danny Jordaan on Thursday promised South Africa would stage the best final draw in Cape Town on December 4 and the best World Cup in Fifa history.
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/ 19 November 2009
France qualified for the World Cup thanks to a double handball by Thierry Henry that led to the extra-time goal in a 1-1 draw with Ireland.
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/ 19 November 2009
Algerians exploded with joy as the north African country secured their first World Cup berth since 1986 with a win over Egypt on Wednesday.
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/ 18 November 2009
Thousands of Algerian and Egyptian fans have flocked into Khartoum in Sudan ahead of Wednesday’s make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off.
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/ 18 November 2009
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira sees light at the end of the tunnel but admits frustration after two goalless draws in his first two games
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/ 16 November 2009
The names of the final four European teams to qualify for next year’s World Cup will be known after the final leg of the play-offs on Wednesday.
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/ 11 November 2009
An impressive showing at the World Youth Championships propelled Kermit Erasmus closer to his dream of playing for South Africa at the World Cup.
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/ 10 November 2009
Benni McCarthy is back and is determined to do what he does best for Bafana Bafana — score goals.
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/ 10 November 2009
Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy, is Bafana Bafana’s missing link as new coach Carlos Alberto Parreira rebuilds the national side.
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/ 5 November 2009
Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy has been recalled to the Bafana Bafana squad named by Carlos Albertos Parreira in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
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/ 5 November 2009
Brazil’s Carlos Alberto Parreira returned to South Africa on Thursday morning to resume coaching the beleaguered national football team.
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/ 4 November 2009
One of the first names Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira must have in his squad to face Japan and Jamaica, is that of Nasief Morris.
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/ 3 November 2009
England international David Beckham re-signed on loan with Italian giants AC Milan this week as widely expected, the Serie A side announced.
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/ 23 October 2009
Phatisani Moyo says Carlos Parreira is Bafana’s best hope of not embarrassing themselves in 2010, but Mamadou Gaye says he shouldn’t bother.
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/ 22 October 2009
Argentina coach Diego Maradona has no regrets over his lewd outburst at reporters after his side sealed a dramatic victory over Uruguay last week.
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/ 21 October 2009
Bafana interim coach Pitso Mosimane, who is filling the position along with Jairo Leal, has proclaimed himself ready to take the role of head coach.
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/ 21 October 2009
The 89 000-seater, calabash-inspired Soccer City highlights African design and ingenuity, listed construction company Aveng said on Wednesday.
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/ 19 October 2009
France have been handed a potentially tough test in their bid to qualify for the World Cup after drawing the Republic of Ireland in the play-offs.
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/ 16 October 2009
Bafana Bafana have not been the only culprits guilty of failing to build up hype for the World Cup in the past few months.
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/ 16 October 2009
Bafana Bafana’s recent performance has been abysmal and blame should be placed squarely on Safa for hiring Santana to begin with.
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/ 14 October 2009
The race for places at the 2010 World Cup comes down to the wire on Wednesday, with giants Portugal and Argentina looking to secure their spots.