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After a 24 year absence, Algerian football is back on the world scene. Why has it been out for so long? What does football stand for in Algeria? What does the future hold?... Related articles by Zemanta Back Team America to see off Algeria and qualify for the knockout rounds (origin.101greatgoals.com) Algeria prepare for World Cup battle by watching The Battle of Algiers (guardian.co.uk)

Football's biggest event has finally arrived on the African continent. Welcome to this special week in Africa from Durban, one of the hosts cities of the 2010 FIFA world cup. This is where three of the continent's top teams have set camp. In this special edition, we'll meet with the indomitable lions of Cameroon and we'll talk with its football star Samuel Eto'o. Related articles by Zemanta Cameroon 1 Denmark 2: Samuel Eto'o bemoans missed chances after exit (telegraph.co.uk) The mighty Eto'o strikes out (theglobeandmail.com) World Cup post-game: Denmark 2, Cameroon 1 (cbc.ca) Le Guen Says Eto'o Ready to Lead Cameroon (nytimes.com)

South Africa's Catholic faithful were encouraged not to despair for their national football team on Sunday as they prayed for a crucial victory in the 2010 World Cup. Related articles by Zemanta World Cup braces for possible early S.Africa exit (seattletimes.nwsource.com)

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All eyes are on South Africa as it prepares to host the 2010 World Cup and the country wants to show that it is ready for the football event. The government is set to deploy additional 40,000policemen to help bring security to one of the most dangerous countries in the world. But as Haru Mutasa reports from Johannesburg , some think this World Cup could be marred by an increasing level of violence. Related articles by Zemanta South Africa in World Cup migrant crackdown (africa.smallshop.com) South Africa's poor feel swept away.... (africa.smallshop.com) World Cup fever sweeping across South Africa (cbc.ca) South Africans celebrate before World Cup opener (seattletimes.nwsource.com) World Cup 2010: Journalist robbed at gunpoint in South Africa hotel (guardian.co.uk)