The road to the first football (soccer) World Cup in Africa has been long for host South Africa, filled with frustrations and challenges.

对于南非而言，第一次在非洲举办世界杯足球赛的道路是漫长的，充满了挫折与挑战。

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Brazil remain top of the latest FIFA rankings, while World Cup host South Africa have jumped seven places after winning two friendly matches.

巴西仍然排名第一，而东道主南非队在赢得两场友谊赛之后，排名上升了七位。

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As the World Cup opens Friday amid a celebration of exceptional vibrancy with host South Africa playing Mexico, two countries float above the field of 32 teams: Spain and Brazil.

世界杯在一阵狂欢之中于本周五开幕，东道主南非对阵墨西哥，而32支球队中两支夺冠呼声最高的是——西班牙和巴西。

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This June the eyes of the football world will be on South Africa when it becomes the first African country to host the World Cup.

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Six years ago, South Africa won its bid to become the first African nation to host a football World Cup.

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The boys will come through." As host nation, South Africa's efforts to prepare for the World Cup have been widely praised.

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The second Test of the two-match series starts on Friday 28 November in Adelaide before Australia host South Africa and New Zealand entertain West Indies.

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Antunes, whose side defeated the might of Cameroon in the qualifying playoff, had drawn with host South Africa and Morocco in its previous two group games.

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Cape Verde progresses to the last eight along with host nation South Africa, which claimed a 2-2 draw against Morocco in an entertaining game in Durban.

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