Spain has defeated the Netherlands to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time. The press urges politicians to learn from the harmonious play of the Spanish team, praises the unaccustomed unity of the Netherlands during the World Cup and takes heart that at least in football, Europe is right at the top. Harmonious [...]
Not only men are interested in football, Ene Poll explains in the daily Postimees and counters the all too prevalent prejudices: “For example a presenter invites a woman to the TV studio and begins with the question: ‘How is it that this male domain … .’ Or some smart aleck tries to describe the unhappy [...]
Sporting events can have a positive impact on the host country, Olli Kivinen writes in the daily Helsingin Sanomat, referring to the World Cup in South Africa: “Within the space of 16 years the country has evolved from a dismal Apartheid state to a symbol of hope for Africa. Now it wants to use the [...]
The vuvuzela, or horn blown by fans at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is so loud that some ear specialists are calling for it to be banned. The news portal Mediapart defends the South African instrument from its many media critics: “So far we’ve seen a tie from the host in the first [...]
The Football World Cup in South Africa is already a historic event because it is the first time that it takes place on the African continent. But is Africa ready for it, asks Vítor Rainho in his blog Vidas for the Weekly Sol: “Will the racial problems be apparent? So far the South Africans have [...]
A pacy and direct Ghana team deservedly became the first African nation to secure a victory at World Cup2010, the fans’ reaction to which caused this famous rugby stadium to shake as John Pantsil ran around the perimeter with a Ghanian flag after the final whistle. Despite a commanding performance over a much fancied Serbia [...]
Here are the full list of winners of the previous FIFA World Cups. Click on the highlighted text for more information.
The 2010 World Cup matches will be played in ten stadiums located in nine South African cities. Four stadiums have been specially built for the tournament, while the remaining six have been significantly upgraded. [swf src="http://news300.info/wp-content/uploads/files/World_Cup_2010_stadiums_in_South_Africa.swf" width=800 height=700]
With the Football World Cup South Africa aims to present itself to the world as a modern nation on par with Brazil. According to the leftist daily Público it has little hope of achieving this: “Clint Eastwood’s film Invictus showed the general public how Nelson Mandela made the rugby world championship in 1995 the symbol [...]
With the 2010 World Cup about to begin, here’s a look a ranking of the tournament’s top ten teams. While Brazil and Spain are definitely the two favorite, any team in the top ten of these rankings has the mettle to pull off a World Cup victory. 1. Brazil Brazil seemingly always has a great [...]
