The best and worst of South Africa 2010

Latest headlines

• Cruyff slams 'anti-football' of beaten Dutch
• Paul the psychic octopus to retire
• Referees defend Webb after World Cup criticism
• Spain wins the World Cup for first time
• Forlan named World Cup's best player
• Minute by minute guide to World Cup final
• The biggest television event in history?
• Dutch 'very confident' - former great De Boer
• Khedira winner gives Germany third place
• Dutch legend Cruyff backs Spain to win final
• Dream swansong for Dutch captain
• Paul the octopus tips Spain for glory

2010 blogs

• Lessons learned from the 2010 World Cup

CNN's Terry Baddoo would like to see more varied tactics, goal-line technology and new rules at the next World Cup in Brazil.

• Armchair Diaries: Good Cup, Bad Cup
• Spain: The greatest of all time?
• Durban atmosphere fell flat
• Why did the superstars stumble?

Quick vote

Are Spain the greatest team ever?

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Interact with fans from around the world

• Could you be a World Cup Super Fan?
• A pass around the world 3:19

Have you got the Twitter Buzz?

Follow the latest tweeting trends

• World Cup tweets: Best of week three
• CNN's World Cup Twitter page | Top players

Stats zone

Check out fixtures, results and tables

The cup in context

Soccer fans shun hookers for art

• Ball that charges phones | Rebranding Afrikaners
• Cup inspires lesbian team | Fight for the horn

The bigger picture

How victory stirred Spain's patriotism

• Europe's edge over South America
• The 10 biggest upsets | A brief history

Fact or fiction?

World Cup woes for homeless ?

• Has the World Cup excluded local traders?
• Is FIFA helping in the fight against AIDS?

Tips for tourists

• Rock art of ages left by a vanished people
• CNN reporter shares top spots in Pretoria
• Sights of a safari: Inside Kruger Park
• Johannesburg's cultural hotspot
• The 10 rules of vuvuzela etiquette
• A backpacker's tour of Soweto
• Learning to love the vuvuzela
• South African World Cup lingo
• South Africa plays down terror threat
• U.S. issues travel alert for South Africa
• Tuck into South Africa's meaty delights
• Expect a warm welcome - but cold weather!

Taking care of business

• Creating a buzz with eco-vuvuzelas
• China toots horns over vuvuzelas
• Corporate culture behind Japan success?
• Clash of World Cup corporate logos
• Tournament gives South Africa's wine a boost
• Is there a World Cup economic bounce?
• World Cup gains don't add up
• Coca-Cola's World Cup mission
• Adidas capitalizing on World Cup
• FIFA restrictions upset SA businesses
• Pakistan's World Cup stitch-up
• Horn maker produces big noise

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