Monday, June 07, 2010

Eyes of the world more anxious as they focus on South Africa


It could have been worse. That was the only consoling thought on a day when Africa’s World Cup euphoria evaporated.

For 20 people, including a policeman, to be injured in a stampede at the friendly match between Nigeria and North Korea in the Johannesburg suburb of Makhulong was nonetheless bad enough. This, after all, was one of those low-key fixtures designed to tune national teams for tournaments at which passion is usually hard to summon.

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