What Soccer Means to South Africa

What Soccer Means to South Africa
Dominic Nahr / Reportage by Getty Images for TIME

High in the Sky
A balloon for tourists floats over homes in Soweto. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be played at 10 stadiums spread out over nine cities in South Africa.

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