It seems that places like Zanzibar, which consists of a couple of islands off the African Coast, and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were desperate to have a World Cup of their own.

像非州海岸附近群岛组成的桑给巴尔和北塞浦路斯土耳其共和国这样的地方似乎极其渴望办一个属于自己的世界杯。

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As voters in the northern half of the island, known as the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus,go to the polls, its leader Mehmet Ali Talat has warned if he is defeated the current United Nations sponsored reunification talks will grind to a halt.

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The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is always in favor of -- in Cyprus we believe that there is a lot of opportunity to reach an agreement on the Cyprus issue and this is an area which we continue to focus on.

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