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The FIFA World Cup
Every four years, 32 nations struggle to qualify for the most prestigious of all international tournaments,
The South African National Team
Since the fall of apartheid in 1994, the South African national team, the "Bafana Bafana" have had a number of successes, most notably hosting and winning the African Cup of Nations in 1996, and consecutive qualifying campaigns for the World Cup in 1998 in France, and 2002 in Korea/Japan.
However, the Bafana Bafana were unable to qualify for World Cup 2006 in Germany, and were embarassed at the African Cup of Nations in Egypt 2006 by losing all of their games without managing to even score a goal.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup
In 2010, South Africa will not have to worry about qualifying.
By virtue of hosting the largest sporting event in the world, the Bafana Bafana will be awarded a place in the competition and the FIFA World Cup will be held on African soil for the first time.
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South Africa and Soccer
Nearly 37.5 million inhabitants of South Africa are Black.
Their communities and languages are broad and diverse, but their love and passion for football is what unites these Africans not only with each other, but also with their white counterparts.
These supporters are the driving force behind their country's national team, the Bafana Bafana - a nickname given by Nelson Mandela meaning "The Boys, The Boys."
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Boys To Men
This documentary will follow the path of "The Boys" as they rebuild in preparation for 2010.
It ends with boys - hopefully - becoming men, and these men becoming national heroes. Heroes such as Jomo Sono. Kaizer Motaung. Lucas Radebe. Benedict McCarthy. These are a few of the icons that we would like to capture on film.
It is a journey of humble beginnings, as flimmaker Dule Mthombeni reminisces on his own childhood in Soweto, kicking makeshift soccer balls with their barefeet in the streets, slums, and shantytowns of the Black communities. |
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The Canadian connection
There are a few Canadians who have had the fortunate experience of playing in the World Cup Finals.
Bob Lenarduzzi, Bruce Wilson, Dale Mitchell, Paul James.
Former Canadian National Team Goalkeeper Craig Forrest is the Canadian Ambassador for SOS Children's Villages - The Official Charity Campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
In conjunction with their "6 villages for 2006" campaign, FIFA and SOS joined forces for the construction of six new children's villages, with one of them being in Rustenburg, South Africa
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