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D4 ■ Friday, June 11, 2010 ■ THE LONDON FREE PRESS

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DID YOU KNOW? The World
Cup is the most widely-viewed
sporting event in the world. An
estimated 715.1 million people
watched the final match in 2006.
Position: Midfielder
Born: January 23, 1984;
Bedum, Netherlands
Ht./Wt.: 6’ 0’’ (1.83m); 165 lbs (75 kg)
Career high: Scoring the winning penalty against Sweden
in the quarter-finals of Euro 2004 in Faro.
DID YOU KNOW? The skilled flanker has the nickname
“Flanken Gott,” — “flank God” — for his dribbling skills.

Team GS SB G A SH SG FC FS VC RC
NETHERLANDS 3 0 1 1 12 7 6 5 1 0

Local soccer fanatics will be able to watch all 64 World Cup games live from
South Africa, thanks to CBC, CBC Bold (CBCb) and Telelatino (TLN). All three
channels will also feature game rebroadcasts later in the day.

Position: Midfielder
All times are Eastern Standard Time Born: Feb 5, 1985,
Friday, June 11 9:45A South Africa vs. Mexico CBC TLN Madeira, Portugal
2:15P Uruguay vs. France CBC TLN Ht./Wt.: 6’ 1” (1.85m);
Saturday, June 12 7:15A South Korea vs. Greece CBC TLN 165 lbs (75 kg)
9:45A Argentina vs. Nigeria CBC TLN Career high: Winning the Champions League with
2:15P England vs. USA CBC TLN Manchester United in 2008, and subsequently being
named FIFA’s World Player of the Year.
Sunday, June 13 7:15A Algeria vs. Slovenia CBC TLN
9:45A Serbia vs. Ghana CBC TLN Career low: The negative publicity about his
2:15P Germany vs. Australia CBC TLN “simulation” cost him the best young player award
at Germany 2006.
Monday, June 14 7:15A Netherlands vs. Denmark CBC TLN DID YOU KNOW? He was named after his father’s
9:45A Japan vs. Cameroon CBC TLN favourite actor, Ronald Reagan.
2:15P Italy vs. Paraguay CBC TLN
Tuesday, June 15 7:15A New Zealand vs. Slovakia CBC TLN Team GS SB G A SH SG FC FS VC RC
9:45A Ivory Coast vs. Portugal CBC TLN PORTUGAL 6 0 1 0 29 13 7 23 1 0
2:15P Brazil vs. North Korea CBC TLN
Wednesday,June 16 7:15A Honduras vs. Chile CBC TLN
9:45A Spain vs. Switzerland CBC TLN
2:15P South Africa vs. Uruguay CBC TLN
Thursday, June 17 7:15A Argentina vs. South Korea CBC TLN
10 9:45A Nigeria vs. Greece CBC TLN
2:15P France vs. Mexico CBC TLN
20 Friday, June 18 7:15A Germany vs. Serbia CBC TLN
9:45A USA vs. Slovenia CBC TLN
30 2:15P England vs. Algeria CBC TLN
Saturday, June 19 7:15A Netherlands vs. Japan CBC TLN
40 9:45A Australia vs. Ghana CBC TLN
2:15P Denmark vs. Cameroon CBC TLN
50 Sunday, June 20 7:15A Paraguay vs. Slovakia CBC TLN Position: Forward
9:45A Italy vs. New Zealand CBC, TLN Born: June 24, 1987, Santa Fe, Argentina
2:15P Brazil vs. Ivory Coast CBC TLN
60 Ht./Wt.: 5’7” (1.69m); 148 lbs (67kg)
Monday, June 21 7:15A North Korea vs. Portugal CBC TLN
9:45A Switzerland vs. Chile CBC TLN Career low: 2006 World Cup in Germany. Argentina was eliminated
70 in the quarter-finals with Messi looking on from the bench.
2:15P Spain vs. Honduras CBC TLN
Tuesday, June 22 9:45A DID YOU KNOW? As an 18-year-old, Messi became the youngest player to ever appear in a
Mexico vs. Uruguay CBC
80 World Cup game for Argentina when he came on as a substitute during a game against Serbia
9:45A France vs. South Africa CBCb TLN at the 2006 tournament in Germany.
2:15P Nigeria vs. South Korea CBCb
90 2:15P Greece vs. Argentina CBC TLN
Team GS SB G A SH SG FC FS VC RC
Wednesday, June 23 9:45A Slovenia vs. England CBC ARGENTINA 1 2 1 1 3 2 5 4 0 0
100 9:45A USA vs. Algeria CBCb TLN
2:15P Ghana vs. Germany CBC
2:15P Australia vs. Serbia CBCb TLN
Thursday, June 24 9:45A Slovakia vs. Italy CBC TLN
9:45A Paraguay vs. New Zealand CBCb
2:15P Denmark vs. Japan CBCb TLN
2:15P Cameroon vs. Netherlands CBC Position: Midfielder
Friday, June 25 9:45A Portugal vs. Brazil CBC TLN Born: Apr 22, 1982; Brasília, Brazil
9:45A North Korea vs. Ivory Coast CBCb Ht./Wt.: 6’1” (1.85m); 161 lbs (73 kg)
2:15P Chile vs. Spain CBC TLN
2:15P Switzerland vs. Honduras CBCb
Career low: A lot was expected from him in the 2006 World Cup, but after a disappointing showing, his
team was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
DID YOU KNOW? That Kaka’s full name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite. His younger brother was
unable to say Ricardo, pronouncing it “Kaka” instead. The nickname stuck.
Saturday, June 26 9:45A 1st Group A vs. 2nd Group B CBC TLN
2:15P 1st Group C vs. 2nd Group D CBC TLN
Sunday, June 27 9:45A 1st Group D vs, 2nd Group C CBC TLN Team GS SB G A SH SG FC FS VC RC
2:15P 1st Group B vs. 2nd Group A CBC TLN BRAZIL 5 0 1 1 10 4 7 17 0 0
Monday, June 28 9:45A 1st Group E vs. 2nd Group F CBC TLN
2:15P 1st Group G vs. 2nd Group H CBC TLN
Tuesday, June 29 9:45A 1st Group F vs. 2nd Group E CBC TLN
2:15P 1st Group H vs. 2nd Group G CBC TLN

Position: Forward
Born: March 20, 1984; Fuenlabrada, Madrid
Friday, July 2 9:45A E1/F2 winner vs. G1/H2 winner CBC TLN Ht./Wt.: 6’1” (1.85m); 152 lbs (69kg)
2:15P A1/B2 winner vs. C1/D2 winner CBC TLN
Saturday, July 3 9:45A B1/A2 winner vs. D1/C2 winner CBC TLN Career high: Scoring the winning goal in the Euro 2008 final against Germany as Spain ended their lengthy
2:15P F1/E2 winner vs. H1/G2 winner CBC TLN wait for a trophy on the international stage.
DID YOU KNOW? The last time Torres played in South Africa, he scored the fastest international hat trick
in Spain history, netting three goals in the first 17 minutes of a victory over New Zealand in the 2009
Confederation Cup.
Tuesday, July 6 2:15P SF1 vs. SF2 CBC TLN
Team GS SB G A SH SG FC FS VC RC
Wednesday, July 7 2:15P SF3 vs. SF4 CBC TLN SPAIN 3 1 3 0 12 6 4 11 0 0

Saturday, July 10
2:15P SF losers CBC TLN Postition: Forward
Born: October 24, 1985; Liverpool
Ht./Wt.: 5’10” (1.78m); 172 lbs (78kg)
Career high: Rooney announced his arrival at Manchester United with a stunning Champions League hat-
Sunday, July 11 trick in debut against Fenerbahce in September 2004.
DID YOU KNOW? Rooney, who became a father for the first time this year, comes from a family of
2:15P Semifinal winners CBC TLN amateur boxers. Explains a lot, doesn’t it?

n Dalla costa

Staging competent event will be a success for South Africa

From Page D1
Not surprisingly, Danny Jor-
dan, the head of the country’s
organizing committee, says it will
be the best World Cup ever held.
Yet in the next breath he urges
fans to head to stadiums early
to avoid stampedes like the one
that happened Sunday during
the friendly between Nigeria and
North Korea. The rush by fans
injured a number of people.
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Events that claim to be the
best don’t have to warn people
to come early so they don’t get
stomped on.
Several days ago, Portuguese
journalists were robbed at gun-
point at the lodge where they
were staying. Thursday, Chi-
nese journalists had money and
photographic equipment stolen
while they walked on the street.
In Durban, three Greek play-
ers had money stolen from their
hotel room.
Traffic in Johannesburg is
going to be dreadful. The Gau
train, which just opened to the
public, had several ticket ter-
minals crash, leading to long
lineups.
As for signage, don’t look for
much because it isn’t there. More
mass confusion.
The stunning Soccer City sta-
dium in Johannesburg provides
a contrast to the area in which it
is built. It sits on an open field,
a monument to the enormous
investment that is the World
Cup.
Not far from the stadium is
Soweto, one of South Africa’s
poorest areas.
For a country that has such
poverty, one doesn’t see Team
many
beggars. That’s because ENGLAND
the gov-
ernment has moved them out to
provide less of an eyesore for the
thousands of visitors.
There is great hope for this
tournament and this nation.
The unique setting offers
mouth-watering potential for
something different. The popu-
lace is desperate enough to ele-
vate emotions to incomparable
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The bottom line won’t be
known until the tournament is
well underway.
South Africa doesn’t have to
stage the best World Cup. It has
to stage a competent one.
If it doesn’t, the legacy it will
leave will be a death knell for
every developing country that
one day hopes to stage such an
event.
morris.dallacosta@sunmedia.ca