Off the Field
A male lion passes next to a vehicle with Argentinian supporters visiting the Lions Park near Johannesburg, June 10, 2010.
SHANGHAI - Nearly half of Shanghai residents who participated in an online poll said they will watch the opening ceremony and first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa on TV on Friday night, according to a survey released on Thursday.
As many as 50 percent consumers in Indonesia will follow football matches of the World Cup 2010 that will kickoff on June 11, an executive said here on Thursday.
Four reporters from China were robbed of their cameras as well as cash on a street in Johannesburg in South Africa on June 9, Beijing News reported.
Crowned Miss World Cup 2010 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.
South Africa beefs up security forces around stadiums to hold the 2010 world cup games before the soccer gala unfold its curtain. Some 44,000 South African policemen will be on duty during the World Cup games lasting from June 11 to July 11.
A resident walks past a mural of former South African president Nelson Mandela to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro June 7, 2010.
There will be no curbing of South Africa's raucous vuvuzela fan trumpets during the World Cup despite earlier concerns their din could drown out emergency announcements.
At least 10 people, including a South African policeman, were injured during a stampede ahead of a FIFA World Cup friendly game between Nigeria and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at a stadium east of Johannesburg on Sunday.
BEIJING - Owners of nightspots are eyeing a lucrative time as party animals in China gear up for the month-long soccer carnival that is the FIFA World Cup.
Semifinals Fixtures
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July 8 |
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Top Scorers
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Player |
Team |
Goals |
David Villa | ESP | 5 |
| Sneijder | NED | 5 | |||
| Diego Forlan |
URU |
5 | |||
| Mueller |
GER |
5 | |||
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Vittek |
SVK | 4 | |||
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Klose |
GER |
4 |
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Higuain |
ARG |
4 |
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Asamoah Gyan |
GHA |
3 | |||
| Donovan | USA | 3 | |||
| Luis Suarez | URU | 3 | Fabiano | BRA | 3 |
URU 2 - 3 NED 
GER 0 - 1 ESP 