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Insight July 2010:
International

The orgy in orange found an abrupt end and the tens of thousands of Dutch fans were no longer in a mood to party. Spain’s captain Iker Casillas wept for joy as Spain became the FIFA World Champions for the very first time...

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Insight July 2010:
International

All Europe’s previous FIFA World Cup™ winners, except one, were eliminated before the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup 2010™. France, the 1998 title holder, failed even to progress past the group stage after a highly embarrassing display. The 2006 runners-up were followed soon afterwards by defending champions Italy who were also on their way home after the group games...

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Insight June 2010:
German team

At the half-time whistle during their memorable performance, when victory was still hanging by a thread with a close 2-1 lead, the German internationals bonded together for the second half of this gala occasion against England. “We knew we had to win, we had to score more goals”, Thomas Mueller reported from the conversation in the dressing room at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. “We had heard that England had scored another goal which was disallowed. We knew we had been very lucky. If we had won by just 2-1 there would have been repercussions”, said the 20-year-old...

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Insight June 2010:
German team

Competitors were deeply impressed. “Germany played very well, they are now the favourites for the title in my opinion”, said Mark van Bommel, the Dutch international and captain of Bayern Munich. “New Germany” read the headline in the leading Spanish sports paper, “Marca”. The English “Times” wrote: “The German footballers were bulldozers and ballerinas at the same time”...

Insight May 2010:
German team

Michael Ballack tried to remain composed. But his face clearly showed the deep disappointment he felt when leaving the medical practice in Munich on crutches. “It is a bitter blow, but that’s football. Injuries do happen”, the 33-year-old said. A few minutes earlier he had been given the devastating news...

Insight April 2010:
German team

Joachim Loew avoided comment on the topic of the moment. After finishing a closed meeting with his assistants Hansi Flick and Andras Koepcke, and team manager Oliver Bierhoff, in Munich the national coach had nothing to say about the big topic dominating German football at the moment. The return of Kevin Kuranyi into the German national team and the nomination of the Schalke striker by the German Football Association, DFB, for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals, continues to be uncertain. But it must be solved by May 6 at the latest when Loew will announce the German World Cup squad at Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart...

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Insight March 2010:
International

One hundred day before the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals, 30 of the 32 teams qualified for the football festival on June 11 to July 11, took the opportunity to play rehearsal matches...

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Insight March 2010:
Germany

Diego Maradona, the Great, made a scene. Thomas Mueller, 20 years old, did not know what exactly had happened. But Maradona, the former genius of international football, the 1986 FIFA World Cup™ champion, did not want to start his comments at the press conference as long as Mueller was sitting near him...

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Insight February 2010:
German team

Sweating through the tests, while smiling for the cameras -- the German national team carried out their fitness tests and extensive promotional activities in Stuttgart at the start of World Cup year on January 25 and 26. Twenty six players completed the fitness tests, under the direction of Prof. Tim Meyer, at Molly Schauffele Hall and Glaspalast Sindelfingen....

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Insight December 2009:
International

“Bafana got a monster group!” That was the reaction of the local “Cape Town Times” on the draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals, which resulted in the South African national team being drawn into Group A together with Mexico, Uruguay and France. Frustration and joy – they were not far apart after the formal, impressive and colourful draw in Cape Town...

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Insight December 2009:
German team

The planning for the FIFA World Cup finals was more or less concluded for Joachim Loew by the time he landed at Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport following his 10-hour return flight from Cape Town early on Sunday morning. Hansi Flick’s scheme had seen light at the hotel in South Africa on the morning after the draw....

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Insight November 2009:
International

A new day had already dawned in Europe. It was Thursday, November 19, 2009, when the last final whistle sounded to conclude the long qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals. The encounter between Uruguay and Costa Rica ended in a 1-1 draw in Montevideo. The 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cup™ champions became the last of the 32 countries to qualify for the finals in South Africa, to be played from June 11-July 11, 2010...

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Moving farewell to Robert Enke

Four players from the Hannover 96 team and two club officials carried the coffin out of the stadium, accompanied by the song “The Rose”. Alina Schmidt, a 17-year-old student, sang the adopted football hymn “You’ll never walk alone” as the conclusion. About 40,000 people attended the moving memorial service for Robert Enke at AWD Arena in Hanover on Sunday, November 15. The stadium was filled with mourning and tears...

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Insight October 2009:
International

Eleven participants for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals were known before the exciting encounters on October 10 and 14, while a further twelve were added after this worldwide double round. Twenty three nations have secured their tickets to South Africa...

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Insight October 2009:
German team

With the task completed, the sights were immediately trained towards the future. The German national team will participate for the 17th time at a FIFA World Cup™ finals between June 11 and July 11, 2010...

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Insight September 2009:
German team

The countdown for the most important match this year is up and running. Participation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals in South Africa is at stake in the encounter between the national teams of Russia and Germany in European Group 4 on October 10...

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Insight September 2009:
International

The field of participants for the 2010 FIFA World Cp™ finals is slowly taking shape after the thrilling double round on September 5 and 9. Eleven teams which will compete for the World Cup™ title between June 11 and July 11 next year are now known...

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Insight August 2009:
International

The situation is clear in only three of the nine European qualifying groups for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The Netherlands, in Group 9, are the only team to have qualified prior to the two competition rounds on September 5 and 9.

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Insight August 2009:
International

The international season, which will end with the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ finals, started on August 12 with eight more qualifying matches...

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Insight August 2009:
German team

It was a great moment for Christoph Metzelder. It was only a friendly match but the 28-year-old enjoyed the cheers from Dortmund fans after Real Madrid’s 5-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on August 19...

Chapman's Peak Drive/Entilini

Insight July 2009:
International

Visitors to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa would of course like to see their team take home the cup. But before the matches come to an end, they should take the time for a trip to the Cape, as probably the most famous coastal road in the world, Chapman’s Peak Drive, leads to the southernmost tip of South Africa, the Cape of Good Hope.

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Insight June 2009:
International

The field of 32 teams which will participate at the 2010 FIFA World Cup has started to take shape well ahead of the long awaited international test. Four teams have already ensured their participation at the finals following the latest qualifying rounds on June 5-6 and 9-10. From Asia, Japan, South Korea and Australia have qualified; the Netherlands were the first team from Europe to book their ticket.

Insight May 2009:
International

Very soon now everything in South Africa will revolve around football. But the country on the Cape has much more to offer than beautiful stadiums. Those interested in finding out something about the host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, about the people of South Africa, the country’s checkered history and its impressive scenery, can also do so at home, seated in front of their TV. ContiSoccerWorld presents the best documentary and feature films from and about South Africa.

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Insight April 2009:
International

Top teams again superior – Portugal, Czech Republic and Romania wobble

Insight March 2009:
International

The World Cup in South Africa is drawing closer and many fans will watch the biggest sporting event in the world live from the terraces in summer 2010. However, since there are sometimes large distances between stadiums and since South Africa has plenty of sightseeing opportunities to check out between football matches, you’re sure to be spending a fair bit of time on the road during your holiday, perhaps in a hire car. Therefore it’s high time you familiarised yourself with the rules and etiquette of driving in South Africa..