Italy coach Marcello Lippi has not told his team what formation they will play in Monday's World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay, let alone who might be in the starting lineup....
A bus carrying British tourists crashed on a notorious mountain road in northeast South Africa on Thursday, killing two 19-year-old women and injuring 21 on the eve of the continent's first World Cup, police said....
Dutch squad banned from Twitter after Elia howler - 10 Jun 2010
The Netherlands World Cup squad has been banned from using Twitter during the tournament after Eljero Elia sparked a racism row with comments on a live streaming video....
Mandela intends to appear at World Cup opener - 10 Jun 2010
Nelson Mandela, 91-year-old former South African president, firmly intends to make a brief appearance at Friday's World Cup opening match, organisers and his family said on Thursday....
Blatter calls for end to racism in soccer - 10 Jun 2010
FIFA president Sepp Blatter called for an end to racism and discrimination in soccer on the eve of the first World Cup finals to be held in Africa at FIFA's 60th annual Congress on Thursday....
Irreversible" tiredness could blunt Messi threat - 10 Jun 2010
Lionel Messi's hopes of being crowned the best player at the World Cup could be dashed by the exhaustion of a taxing European season, according to the man responsible for keeping the team in shape.
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Maradona steals show during Argentina's open training - 09 Jun 2010
Diego Maradona showed some of his old magic during the 15 minutes of Argentina's training session at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria on Wednesday....
World Cup ticket sales have hit 97 percent and organizers are expecting to have sold more than 98 percent of the more than 3 million tickets by the end of the tournament....
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has not told his team what formation they will play in Monday's World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay, let alone who might be in the starting lineup.... 
A bus carrying British tourists crashed on a notorious mountain road in northeast South Africa on Thursday, killing two 19-year-old women and injuring 21 on the eve of the continent's first World Cup, police said.... 
The Netherlands World Cup squad has been banned from using Twitter during the tournament after Eljero Elia sparked a racism row with comments on a live streaming video.... 
FIFA president Sepp Blatter called for an end to racism and discrimination in soccer on the eve of the first World Cup finals to be held in Africa at FIFA's 60th annual Congress on Thursday.... 
Lionel Messi's hopes of being crowned the best player at the World Cup could be dashed by the exhaustion of a taxing European season, according to the man responsible for keeping the team in shape.
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Ghana's Sulley Muntari believes his compatriots can reach the World Cup semi-finals despite the absence of injured Michael Essien.... 
Diego Maradona showed some of his old magic during the 15 minutes of Argentina's training session at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria on Wednesday.... 
Alexandre Pato is following Brazil around South Africa as a fan after failing to make his country's World Cup squad.... 
World Cup ticket sales have hit 97 percent and organizers are expecting to have sold more than 98 percent of the more than 3 million tickets by the end of the tournament.... 
