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FIRST ROUND Friday, June 11 At Johannesburg, Soccer City South Africa vs. Mexico, 10 a.m. At Cape Town, South Africa Uruguay vs. France, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12 At Port Elizabeth, South Africa South Korea vs. Greece, 7:30 a.m. At Johannesburg, Ellis Park Argentina vs. Nigeria, 10 a.m. At Rustenburg, South Africa England vs. United States, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 13 At Polokwane, South Africa ...
Nelson Mandela, the global icon of peace who helped secure the first African World Cup, said Friday that he hoped the 2010 tournament would leave long-term benefits to South Africa. "We feel privileged and humbled that South Africa that has been given the singular honor of being the African host country," Mandela said in a video message to a draw ceremony that mixed glamour and sport...
Mexico will open the World Cup against the host South Africans, on June 11 in Johannesburg, and will also play France and Uruguay in the World Cup.
Millions of football fans around the globe will be glued to their television screens on Friday when the draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is made in Cape Town.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index rose for a fourth day, gaining 141.38, or 0.5 percent, to 27,571.14 at 9:49 a.m. in Johannesburg.
South African police arrested two people on Friday for separate hoax threats against the draw for next year's soccer World Cup.
Where will the 32 qualified teams next summer end up? Follow along with the 2010 World Cup draw from Cape Town, South Africa, on Friday. The action begins at 12:45 p.m. ET and SI.com will complete the grid LIVE. Stay up to date with Grant Wahl's Twitter commentary .
The eyes of the soccer world focused on Cape Town on Friday, with fans of 32 competing nations hoping for a kind draw at next year's World Cup. Coaches, former soccer stars and celebrities were gathering for a draw ceremony to decide the eight groups of four teams. Oscar-winning movie star Charlize Theron will help FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke in a lavish ceremony due to start at 7 p.m.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England and the U.S. will play in the first round of next year’s soccer World Cup, while Brazil will face 2006 semifinalist Portugal as it seeks a record-extending sixth title.
As it did in the first World Cup in 1930, this draw pits a host country that is desperate for experience against a Mexican side that represents one of the largest soccer nations on earth.
South African Retief Goosen recovered from the embarrassment of a putt rolling back to his feet by taking a one-shot lead Friday after two rounds of the Sun City Challenge.
England has won its one-day international series against South Africa 2-1 after rain forced Friday's fifth and final match to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. The start was delayed with the outfield waterlogged by downpours during the days leading up to the match and eventually abandoned following an umpires' inspection at 5 p.m.
Argentina beat England, Italy and Germany to a plush World Cup headquarters at Pretoria University on Wednesday, Argentine Football Association (AFA) envoy Humberto Grondona said.
Cape Town - Part of Cape Town International Convention Centre, venue for the World Cup final draw, was sealed off Friday following a bomb scare. The alert, hours before the draw takes place, followed an earlier bomb scare at Cape Town airport, police...
* Hosts face two former World Cup winners
The U.S. got a favorable draw, while the group to watch features soccer powers Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast.
World Cup hosts South Africa were handed a horror draw against 2006 runners-up France, twice former winners Uruguay and Mexico on Friday.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- England will face the U.S. in the group stage of soccer’s World Cup next year. The groups are being drawn in Cape Town today. Thirty-two countries have qualified for the South African tournament, the first to be held in Africa.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- The goalkeepers at next year's World Cup better consider their geography before getting on the field.
The 10 bidders hoping to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 have launched their first campaign films in the gardens of a stately home. The four-minute movies were screened back-to-back in a giant tent at a government residence in Cape Town on Friday, hours before the draw for the 2010 World Cup. Bid ambassadors including David Beckham, Ruud Gullit and Luis Figo promoted their home nation...
Retief Goosen took a one-stroke lead over Masters champion Angel Cabrera at the Nedbank Challenge, shooting 4-under 68 Friday in the second round. Goosen opened with three birdies on his first four holes. The South African made three more birdies at the Gary Player Country Club but also had two bogeys for a 7-under 137.
