South Africa: A Cup Half Full

June 11, 2010 from Global Pulse

The US could use a nice distraction, why not the World Cup? The fans worldwide are ready, and so are South Africa's new stadiums. Someone built a fake shanty-town for housing tourists, and a real one for formerly homeless South Africans. But if you can't make it to Johannesburg, you can watch the games on ESPN and even get your own 3D version of the new Soccer City "Calabash" Stadium.

SOURCES: SBS, South Korea; DW, Germany; BBC, U.K.; TVN, Chile; TV5MONDE, France; Al Jazeera, Qatar; Global Post, U.S.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It is divided into nine provinces and has 2,798 kilometres of coastline. To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mo... Explore this topic

2010 FIFA World Cup

Το Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Ποδοσφαίρου του 2010 ήταν το 19ο Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο και διοργανώθηκε στη Νότια Αφρική. Η διάρκεια του ήταν ένας μήνας, από τις 11 Ιουνίου έως τις 11 Ιουλίου του 2010. Αυτή ήταν η πρώτη φορά που μια χώρα της Αφρικανικής Ομοσπονδίας Ποδοσφαίρου διοργάνωσε Παγ... Explore this topic

World Cup Soccer

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the sport's global governing body. The championship has been a... Explore this topic

Johannesburg

ヨハネスブルグは、南アフリカ共和国ハウテン州にある都市（都市圏）、同州の州都である。同国最大の都市であり、人口は約388万人。2011年の近郊を含む都市圏人口は755万人であり、同国第1位、アフリカでは第4位である。アフリカを代表する世界都市の1つであり、2012年にアメリカのシンクタンクが公表したビジネス・人材・文化・政治などを対象とした総合的な世界都市ランキングにおいて、世界第52位、アフリカではカイロに次ぐ第2位の都市と評価された。都市のGDPは1100億ドルで、南部アフリカ第1位である。アフリカ最大の証券取引所であるJSEの所在地でもあ... Explore this topic

Soccer City

ファースト・ナショナル・バンク・スタジアム（英語: First National Bank Stadium, "FNB Stadium"、サッカー・シティ・スタジアム、英語:Soccer City Stadium）は、南アフリカ共和国ハウテン州ヨハネスブルグにある球技場。 Explore this topic

ESPN

ESPN is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and recorded event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming. Its name derives from Entertainment and Sports Programming Network. It is a joint venture ... Explore this topic

Shanty town

A shanty town is a slum settlement of plywood, corrugated metal, sheets of plastic, and cardboard boxes. Shanty towns, which are usually built on the periphery of cities, often do not have proper sanitation, water supply or aqueduct, electricity or telephone services. Shanty t... Explore this topic

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