The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa

Sweden v. Paraguay, FIFA World Cup, Berlin, Germany, 15 June 2006

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One of the soccer fields used by the Makana Football Association formed by prisoners on Robben Island.

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Crowds gather at Cape Town's Waterfront area to watch the opening match of the 2010 World Cup, between South Africa and Mexico.

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Green Point Stadium, Cape Town's brand-new soccer stadium, which hosted the second match of the World Cup, between France and Uruguay.

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A Japanese Soccer Fan, preparing for the Japanese Team to play the Netherlands Team

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The Oranje Army Arrives at the Netherlands/Japan Game

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A vuvuzela, the plastic horn whose bleating call has become the soundtrack of the 2010 World Cup.

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Nelson Mandela's cell at Robben Island prison, 2010.

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FIFA World Cup 2006, Berlin Olympic Stadium, Germany

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Former South African President and Political Leader Nelson Mandela in 2008

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Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town South Africa

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The FIFA World Cup Logo for South Africa 2010

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Fans celebrating the announcement of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, April 2007

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Zakumi, the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa Mascot

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The official match ball for the 2010 World cup, the Adidas Jabulani

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The 1906 Springboks Rugby Team, the South Africa Rugby Union National Team

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Movie Poster of "Invictus"

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Movie Poster of "More Than Just a Game"

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Logo for the South African Springboks, the National Rugby Union Team

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Springbok Rugby player Percy Montgomery moves against the Samoan National team in 2007

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The inside bowl of Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, the largest of the World Cup Stadia

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A soccer ball advertising the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Telkom Lukas Rand Tower, Pretoria, South Africa

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Apartheid sign from South Africa, early 1980s

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Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa from 1999-2008, Deputy President from 1994-1999

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Jacob Zuma, Current President of South Africa

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Prison Buildings on Robben Island, South Africa, 2004

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Flag of South Africa

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Jan van Riebeeck arrives in Table Bay, April 1652, by Charles Davidson Bell (1813-1882)

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The Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa

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Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg, South Africa

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The South African Springboks celebrating their World Cup Rugby 2007 Championship

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Ajax Cape Town and Engen Santos, local football clubs in Cape Town, South Africa, play a match at the Sail Stadefrance, one of the new soccer stadia built for the World Cup

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The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa

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