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![A supporter of South Africa blows his vuvuzela during a training session of Germany's national soccer team in Pretoria June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79874753.jpg "A supporter of South Africa blows his vuvuzela during a training session of Germany's national soccer team in Pretoria June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Children with their faces painted in the colours of various competing nations for the upcoming FIFA Soccer World Cup, stand in line to view a replica of the World Cup trophy at a community center in Soweto, Johannesburg June 4, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79875159.jpg "Children with their faces painted in the colours of various competing nations for the upcoming FIFA Soccer World Cup, stand in line to view a replica of the World Cup trophy at a community center in Soweto, Johannesburg June 4, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Soccer fans attend at a mass in the Sunnyside Church at Pretoria City June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79876c00.jpg "Soccer fans attend at a mass in the Sunnyside Church at Pretoria City June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Football fans cheer the Brazilian national team after their training session in Johannesburg June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7987780c.jpg "Football fans cheer the Brazilian national team after their training session in Johannesburg June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) and his Algeria's counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika pose beside the official 2010 World Cup mascot Zakumi at the presidential residence in Algiers May 26,2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7987801b.jpg "South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) and his Algeria's counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika pose beside the official 2010 World Cup mascot Zakumi at the presidential residence in Algiers May 26,2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Former South African President Nelson Mandela poses with the FIFA World Cup Trophy with Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan (L) and FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke (R) at the offices of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, May 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7987872d.jpg "Former South African President Nelson Mandela poses with the FIFA World Cup Trophy with Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan (L) and FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Valcke (R) at the offices of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg, May 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![A local child plays soccer at a dirt field in Soweto, Johannesburg June 7, 2010, as a man walks towards homes carrying a tray of eggs and a sack of flour. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79879042.jpg "A local child plays soccer at a dirt field in Soweto, Johannesburg June 7, 2010, as a man walks towards homes carrying a tray of eggs and a sack of flour. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Crowned Miss World Cup Jennifer Scherman (C) of Argentina pose with the first and second runner-up during 'Miss World Cup 2010' beauty pageant in Germany, June 1, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7987e161.jpg "Crowned Miss World Cup Jennifer Scherman (C) of Argentina pose with the first and second runner-up during 'Miss World Cup 2010' beauty pageant in Germany, June 1, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![Soccer babes from 32 countries playing this year's World Cup games pose for a family photo in Germany, May 3, 2010.[Sports.sohu.com]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7987f918.jpg "Soccer babes from 32 countries playing this year's World Cup games pose for a family photo in Germany, May 3, 2010.[Sports.sohu.com]")
![Portugal's soccer team player Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the team's first training session in Magaliesburg June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79880b3f.jpg "Portugal's soccer team player Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the team's first training session in Magaliesburg June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Mexico's national soccer team goalkepeers Oscar Perez (R), Luis Michel (C) and Guillermo Ochoa stretch during a practice session at a training camp outside Johannesburg June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79881f60.jpg "Mexico's national soccer team goalkepeers Oscar Perez (R), Luis Michel (C) and Guillermo Ochoa stretch during a practice session at a training camp outside Johannesburg June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Soccer fans peek over the fence of the Portugal soccer team training camp in Magaliesburg June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79882a20.jpg "Soccer fans peek over the fence of the Portugal soccer team training camp in Magaliesburg June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![A South African fan holds a photo of the Argentine soccer team as he watches the team practice in preparation for the World Cup, in Pretoria June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79883247.jpg "A South African fan holds a photo of the Argentine soccer team as he watches the team practice in preparation for the World Cup, in Pretoria June 6, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Media personnel try to cover France's national soccer team's training session in Knysna, near Cape Town June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79883a0d.jpg "Media personnel try to cover France's national soccer team's training session in Knysna, near Cape Town June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Makarapa helmets for fans of Argentina soccer team are displayed at a factory in Wyneburg May 14, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7988423a.jpg "Makarapa helmets for fans of Argentina soccer team are displayed at a factory in Wyneburg May 14, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Mithethwa Sibusiso of South Africa shows his tickets as he is the first person who obtained World Cup tickets at the ticketing centre in Sandton, Johannesburg April 15, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79886f15.jpg "Mithethwa Sibusiso of South Africa shows his tickets as he is the first person who obtained World Cup tickets at the ticketing centre in Sandton, Johannesburg April 15, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![A sign with a soccer-playing figure shows the way to the men's restrooms at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa, on December 9, 2009. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79887748.jpg "A sign with a soccer-playing figure shows the way to the men's restrooms at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, South Africa, on December 9, 2009. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![A worker cleans a statue paying homage to those who died in the Anglo-Boer War as Cape Town prepares for the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament April 29, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7988801a.jpg "A worker cleans a statue paying homage to those who died in the Anglo-Boer War as Cape Town prepares for the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament April 29, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Mounted policemen patrol outside the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, June 7, 2010. Some 44,000 South African policemen will be on duty during the World Cup games. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79888c53.jpg "Mounted policemen patrol outside the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, June 7, 2010. Some 44,000 South African policemen will be on duty during the World Cup games. [Xinhua]")
![South African police parade through the streets of Cape Town as part of preparations for the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament April 29, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7988962b.jpg "South African police parade through the streets of Cape Town as part of preparations for the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament April 29, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Members of the South African police rappel from a helicopter during a training exercise in Cape Town street as part of preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup , April 29, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7988e806.jpg "Members of the South African police rappel from a helicopter during a training exercise in Cape Town street as part of preparations for the 2010 Soccer World Cup , April 29, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![An aerial view of the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg February 18, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d7988f948.jpg "An aerial view of the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg February 18, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![Workers on the production line stitch the official ball of 2010 South Africa World Cup at Jiujiang Simaibo Sports Equipment Corporation Ltd. in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi province, May 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79896629.jpg "Workers on the production line stitch the official ball of 2010 South Africa World Cup at Jiujiang Simaibo Sports Equipment Corporation Ltd. in Jiujiang, east China's Jiangxi province, May 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![A soccer fan blows a kiss at the FIFA Soccer World Cup Trophy in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, May 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79896f0d.jpg "A soccer fan blows a kiss at the FIFA Soccer World Cup Trophy in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town, May 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![A resident walks past a mural of former South African president Nelson Mandela to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Cup in a suburb neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79897758.jpg "A resident walks past a mural of former South African president Nelson Mandela to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Cup in a suburb neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro June 7, 2010. [China Daily/Agencies]")
![The ESPN World Cup posters for 32 national soccer teams. [ESPN]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100609/000bcdb95f1d0d79897f42.jpg "The ESPN World Cup posters for 32 national soccer teams. [ESPN]")
