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1 day ago · After apartheid, South African leaders attempted to capitalize on this potential, explicitly framing the 2010 FIFA World Cup as an effort in nation-building (Catsam, 2010; Cornelissen, 2004, 2007). Sport historian Mark Dyreson ( 2008 ) explains, “More than any other modern institution with the exception of war, sport provides the necessary conditions for the patriotic bonds that bind citizen ...
1 day ago · As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] To date, eight nations have won the tournament.
5 days ago · The 2010 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2010 World Cup, the 19th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 11 July 2010, and was contested by the Netherlands and Spain.
4 days ago · Egypt qualified for the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament by finishing runners-up at last year’s CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. The Pharaohs were denied the title by Morocco, having been ...
15 hours ago · Holland served as the point of contact for FIFA officials for years and is the only executive director the group has had since its 2023 inception. She assumed that position in May 2023, and she was also previously the director of the bid itself, which concluded with Kansas City being named one of 11 American host cities for the World Cup.
9 hours ago · The knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. It began on 26 June with the round of 16 matches, and ended on 11 July with the final match of the tournament held at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in which Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to claim their first ...
5 days ago · The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will be played in the United States of America, with specific venues still to be confirmed. When will it be played? The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will take place from 15 June to 13 July 2025. This means it falls between the 2024/25 and 2025/26 domestic and European season.
