Thousands of fans turned the canals of Amsterdam into a sea of orange Tuesday, honking vuvuzelas and throwing confetti at the Dutch football team after its nailbiting World Cup defeat to Spain.
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Football: Defeated Dutch honoured at home
He could be called the world’s biggest football fan. By the end of the World Cup, Thulani Ngcobo will have attended 38 of the 64 World Cup fixtures — a 17000-kilometre match marathon that has earned the 29-year-old a spot in the Guinness book of world records. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.
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S.African football fanatic sets new World Cup match record
They may not be your typical footballers — but that doesn’t stop grannies and housewives in one of South Africa’s townships from working on their tackling and goalkeeping skills. They say the sport makes them feel good and keeps them young at heart.
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South Africa’s local granny football stars
In Argentina, a popular saying claims that one ‘can change his religion, change his wife but never his football team.’ Here football is more than just a game, it’s a passion that is passed from generations to generations. Duration: 01:54
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Football fever, Argentina’s beloved affliction
The countdown to football’s World Cup is on and construction workers who helped build the stadiums in South Africa are celebrating a suprise bonus.
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FIFA gives S.Africa’s World Cup workers free tickets