It began as part of the effort for the United States to hold the nineteen ninety-four World Cup competition.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Like the Olympics, the World Cup provides a good reason to build roads, railways and airports to manage the flow of visitors.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

Thirty-two teams will start the World Cup in South Africa with dreams of reaching football glory.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

Olsen was also a part of the United States World Cup team of two thousand six.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

We will present a preview of the FIFA World Cup, opening June eleventh in South Africa.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

But for football glory, the World Cup must be a part of the journey.

VOA: special.2010.06.09

The five-time World Cup champions will be without midfielder Elano, who scored in each of Brazil's first two matches.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Many of the World Cup items are currently on display in the lobby of the library on the campus of Northwestern.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

Thebe Moabelo says its fun to share the spirit of the World Cup with complete strangers at the fan parks.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

The World Cup is expected to create tens of thousands of jobs and inject billions of dollars into the economy.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

Ghana had carried the hopes of the continent when became the only African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

Skiing in just his seventh-career World Cup race, Weibrecht pulled off one of the most exhilarating Alpine runs in recent memory.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer is in South Africa to cover the World Cup and spoke about the impact of the vuvuzelas.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

The World Cup will also leave a legacy of new infrastructure to buoy economic expansion in the future.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

The Confederations Cup kicks off on Sunday and the World Cup opens in June of next year.

VOA: standard.2009.06.12

The U.S.national soccer team will take the field at this month's World Cup with a talented group of 23 players and high expectations.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

"So that even if the World Cup is over they will feel that they should come because of the experience that we gave them."

VOA: standard.2010.03.26

The 90,000 seat Soccer City is to host the opening and final matches of the month-long World Cup which kicks off on June 11.

VOA: standard.2010.01.22

The Dutch have won all four of their World Cup matches so far, and Brazil coach Dunga describes them as a very difficult opponent.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa says his forces have been preparing since South Africa was chosen to host the World Cup six years ago.

VOA: standard.2010.06.02

Pele. Beckenbauer. World Cup of 1986." At Caf Belo in the working-class Boston suburb of Somerville, Brazilian fans are celebrating a win over Ivory Coast.

VOA: standard.2010.07.01

More than 55,000 people turned out for the first World Cup Qualifying match held at Soldier Field, home of the 1994 World Cup opening game.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

Ghana also reached the final of the Under-20 World Cup in 1993, losing to Brazil.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

Mega sporting events such as the Olympics and World Cup attract thousands of foreign visitors.

VOA: standard.2010.05.29

While much attention is being paid to South Africa as the host of Africa's first World Cup, the nation also made history International AIDS Conference.

VOA: standard.2010.05.17

While some have defended the instrument as part of the South Africa World Cup experience, criticism has been almost as loud as the vuvuzela itself.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14

Spaniards watched the Octopus make his final prediction of this World Cup live on television.

VOA: standard.2010.07.09

But he says Mr.Zuma is also here to raise the profile of the World Cup football (soccer) championship, which kicks off this June in South Africa.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03

Even after World Cup is over, it won't be the end of the collection.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10