Indeed, officials in South Africa are already on the defensive as fears grow that famous footballers could be targeted at this summer's World Cup.

实际上，由于担心著名球员在今夏的世界杯中遇袭，南非官员们已经处于防御状态。

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This year's World Cup is in deep trouble as fans refuse to buy tickets, blaming greed by businessmen friends of Sepp Blatter and fears about safety in South Africa.

今年的世界杯有大麻烦了——球迷们指责布拉特商人的朋友太过贪婪的球迷们拒买门票，同时他们还担心南非的安全问题。

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FIFA was warned before this year's World Cup of fears that Nigeria's team could be vulnerable to match-fixing, BBC reported Friday.

英国广播公司9日爆料，在本届世界杯开始之前，国际足联就曾收到过警告，称尼日利亚有可能踢假球。

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Ferdinand has been called up into the England squad for the first time since 2011, and Ferguson confirmed that the 34-year-old would be available for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro despite earlier expressing fears about his fitness.

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But Davies fears if Wales are still struggling to score tries by the time the World Cup in New Zealand kicks off next October, their time Down Under will be short-lived.

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There are fears that prostitution, which is illegal in South Africa, will thrive during the World Cup, with prostitutes flocking to the country from elsewhere in the world.

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