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World Cup, South Africa's journey begin
Mexico face the home team in the deafening cauldron of Johannesburg's 90,000-seat Soccer City stadium.
Ronaldo needs to end goal drought for Portugal
The Portugal star has not scored for his country since February 2009.
Spain coach comfortable with 'favourites' tag
Beset by heavy expectation, Del Bosque refuses to let "disaster" enter the vocabulary.
Dutch players barred from using Twitter
Eljero Elia sparked a racism row with comments on a live streaming video.
Unpredictability may be N Korea's secret weapon
No team at the tournament is more of a mystery than North Korea, one of the world's most isolated countries.
Football WC warmup: Chile beat NZ
Striker Esteban Paredes staked his claim for a place in Chile's WC starting lineup by scoring the second goal.
Friedrich to play in Germany's central defence
Friedrich said he would most likely to play as the left-sided centre-back with Mertesacker on the right.
It's a risk to keep Robben in: Dutch coach
Bert van Marwijk is taking a gamble by keeping injured Dutch winger Arjen Robben in his World Cup squad.
Portugal arrive with Nani in doubt for warm-up
Portugal winger Nani is doubtful for their friendly against Mozambique due to a shoulder injury.
Sonia Gandhi invited to watch World Cup
South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi to watch the FIFA World Cup.
Stadium Guide: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban's new Moses Mabhida Stadium has been designed as a state-of-the-art, world-class stadium for the 2010 World Cup.
Serbia draw 0-0 with Poland in warmup
World Cup qualifier Serbia was held to a goalless draw by Poland in a friendly match played in rainy conditions.
WC warmup: Honduras, Azerbaijan draw 0-0
Honduras drew with Azerbaijan 0-0 on Wednesday in a World Cup warmup game.
Chile look to recreate past magic
The last time the Andean nation of Chile made an appearance at a World Cup finals was back in 1998.
Stadium Guide: Soccer City Stadium
Soccer City is 10 kilometres from the Johannesburg city centre, on the outskirts of Soweto, and it will be the major venue at the 2010 World Cup.
New Zealand on a high after win over Serbia
Serbia is the world's 15th top side according to the FIFA rankings while New Zealand is ranked at 78.
