The first World Cup took place in 1930 and it has since grown to become an epic global event celebrating diversity and inspiring us to overcome adversity. More importantly, nations and people around the world have the opportunity to connect around something profoundly simple: play! The mission driving FIFA, the governing body behind the World Cup, is to “Develop the game, touch the world, and build a better future.” Good...

South Africa have looked good recently and this is the match that will determine the mood of South Africa for the rest of the month. If South Africa win today, it will breath optimism throughout an entire country, that something miraculous is possible. If they are beaten, the mood of a country will change, but only for a day or two. A win for South Africa today isn’t life or death – but I promise you, if South Africa win, it...

Google has an easter egg for the 2010 world cup. Type the keyword like “world cup” in Google, and it will show “Gooooooal!” at the bottom. It will work for international versions or keyword like “worldcup”. However, it may not work for keyword like “fifa”. 【Via...

SINGAPORE: After more than six months of nail—biting suspense, sources have confirmed that football fans will be able to watch all 64 matches of the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa ’live’ on television in Singapore. Details of the closely—guarded deal were, on Wednesday night, still being ironed out by the two telco giants — StarHub and SingTel. One scenario is for the matches to be split between StarHub’s cable service...