BACKGROUND: World Cup history - Germany's 'miracle' and Pele
The 1954 tournament turned out to be an even more surprising World Cup than 1950, because hot favourites Hungary were beaten 3-2 in the Berne final - since dubbed the miracle of Berne in Germany - by a West German side t...
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BACKGROUND: It's all in the balls
Hamburg - The draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, consisting of the 32 teams that qualify, will be held in Cape Town's International Convention Centre (CTICC) on December 4. Although the exact procedure for the draw has yet to be clarified b...
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South Africa in international football - Feature
Johannesburg - History is supposed to be the study of facts, but as in so many things in South Africa, even the history of international football in the country is not as straight forward as it should be. A number of questions immediately arise when ...
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BACKGROUND: From Jozi to the Mother: nine host cities in brief
Johannesburg -The nine cities hosting the 2010 World Cup offer a bewildering spectrum of of backdrops, from beach to bush, and mountains to mine dumps and maize fields. -- JOHANNESBURG: Over a century after the city was founded at the site of a gold ...
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BACKGROUNDER: African themes for new World Cup stadiums
Johannesburg - South Africa has pulled out all the stops in building five new stadiums and upgrading five others for the World Cup. Initial fears that the new stadiums would not be completed on time for the tournament because of a late start to const...
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Prosecution wants 'lengthy jail term' for Duch in Khmer Rouge trial
Phnom Penh - The prosecution at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal called Tuesday for judges to hand down a lengthy jail term to Comrade Duch, the former commander of the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison. Co-prosecutor Chea Leang said the evidence sho...
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TEAM PROFILE: Uruguay seek to raise their level in South Africa 2010
Buenos Aires - Uruguay were the last team to make it to the 2010 World Cup, but their players are looking forward to their chance of reviving the South American country's long-gone football greatness. Uruguay have won two editions of the prestigious ...
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TEAM PROFILE: Just getting to the finals is victory
Wellington - Winning the right to go to South Africa for the 2010 finals has put football in the spotlight in New Zealand - where rugby is the national sport - for the first time in a generation. It has been a long time coming. The All Whites have ma...
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TEAM PROFILE: Stop-start France looking to ignite in South Africa
Paris - After an eventful and controversial qualifying campaign, France head to South Africa in 2010 hoping to put the disappointment of losing in the final to Italy last time around in Germany behind them. Against all the odds, Raymond Domenech is s...
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