It might be hard for Chicagoans to believe right now, but there is another cup besides the Stanley one. The FIFA World Cup the biggest sporting event on the planet kicks off Friday in South Africa. The tournament, which runs through July 11, marks the first time soccer’s showcase showdown will take place on African soil.
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With the World Cup less than three days away from kick-off, all the focus is rightly being centered on the qualified teams. But what about the teams that didn’t qualify? How about the teams that have never qualified for soccer’s grandest stage. I will be giving attention to those teams that haven’t ever qualified for the tournament in the following slides and stating why you may or may not see …
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World Cup ticket sales have hit 97 percent and organizers are expecting to have sold above 98 percent of the more than 3 million tickets by the end of the tournament. FIFA released figures two days ahead of the opening World Cup match showing that 135,000 of the 3.01 million tickets available for purchase remained unsold.
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Going into this World Cup, Chile find themselves at world football’s greatest tournament after a 12 year absence. All the same, la Roja will look to upset the world in this World Cup. And why shouldn’t they? After all, Chile were able to finish second overall in COMMEBOL qualifying, and many expect them to advance from Group H. Now, with Chile’s first World Cup match rapidly approaching, here …
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