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• Au Revoir France, Hola Argentina!

  sports and toronto June 22, 2010 10:12 pm no comments

  A controversial World Cup run is finally over for France who finished at the bottom of group A with just one point. Luckily, the team showed up for their final match and didn’t decide to go on strike. South Africa defeated France 2-1 but neither team advanced to the next [...]

   

• The Perks of Being a World Cup of Soccer Host

  sports and toronto, world news and events June 11, 2010 1:56 pm 2 comments

  During the 1938 World Cup in France, FIFA introduced a new rule which gave the host country automatic entry into the tournament. Big mistake. 204 teams competed over 3 years for a spot in this year’s World Cup. As the host nation, South Africa automatically qualified for the tournament. The [...]