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FIFA World Cup 2010 Basics:
The finals will take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010. The qualification process involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams and began in August 2007. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. Italy are the defending champions.
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The Global Game
Overview of FIFA Football World Cup
About FIFA Football World Cup
History of FIFA Football World Cup
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History of FIFA and the first World Cup
The success of the Olympic Football Tournament intensified FlFA's wish for its own world championship. .....
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BBC
has a video archive and/or tournament review for previous world cups from 1950
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World Cup Years
Provides information about the history of the world cup, covering past tournaments, great managers, sports stadia and Teams.
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World Cup History
From Sky Sports - all the years with full reports and stats from each
FIFA Football World Cup Statistics
FIFA World Cup Awards
Golden Boot / Golden Shoe, Golden Ball, and Fair Play awards
Rules of FIFA Football World Cup
FIFA Football World Cup Officials
2010 World Cup
FIFA Football World Cup Organisational bodies
The Teams Qualifying from Africa
5 teams plus 1 from Africa allowed to qualify by FIFA Rules for this competition: Algeria, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa (as Host)
Stadia for the 2010 WC
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Stadia Locations for the World Cup
For all ten Stadia prepared for the World Cup in South Africa -map-based; clicking on each location shows when matches will be played there. Lists of places to see for tourists.
FIFA Football World Cup News
World Cup News, Blogs and Forums
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Oleole FIFA World Cup news and Blog
hour by hour coverage; has a World Cup 2010 fan community - blogs and opinions about world cup teams as well as qualifying schedules and scores, match results
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FIFA World Cup latest News
As it develops
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World Cup Blog
Follow commentary on events unfolding leading up to and during to the 2010 World Cup - all qualifying teams
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BBC Sport World Cup coverage
With an England Emphasis; video, analysis, interviews. Highlights of all the qualifiers
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FIFA 2010 World Cup Fans Forum
From Soccer Fans Network
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South Africa 2010
has information about qualification, news, gossip, updates, etc for the FIFA 2010 World Cup
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SouthAfrica Gateway
(part of Brand South Africa) is the development agency for this event
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World Cup news for the 2010 World Cup from South Africa
Updated regularly
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ABC Grandstand Soccer
Following Australia in the World Cup
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Australia World Cup Blog
Follow the fortunes of Australia in the World Cup
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Green Fields of England
by George and the Dragons was released on 1st December 2009 in support of the English football team at South Africa 2010.
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New Zealand Soccer News
With the All Whites successful World Cup qualification
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Soccer Delerium
European soccer Blog with daily input
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South America Football CSF
(In Spanish); World Cup 2010 news and results
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WC 2010 Coverage by Soccerway
News, matches including friendly games, teams, video, statistics,history
Reporting WC 2010 from America
Commercial aspects of FIFA Football World Cup
FIFA Football World Cup Sports betting
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World Cup Odds
A definitive look at the best World Cup Odds together with previews of all participating nations.
Future World Cups
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2014 World Cup in Brazil
From the cup2018 site. The first time in S America since 1978 when Agentina hosted and won the cup.
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Soccer World Cup 2018
Likely contenders
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Uruguay 2030
FIFA World Cup being held in Uruguay in 2030? Bid being backed by South America's Football Governing body: CSF
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Campionatul Mondial 2010
(in Romanian) FIFA World Cup 2010 - the Romanian unofficial website. News, team and player profiles, venues, group analysis, world cup history
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