| The FIFA World Cup 2010 brings with it a month long | | | | team jerseys and merchandise of their favourite |
| festival of hope and despair, victory and loss, but most | | | | teams. |
| of all, a celebration of spirit, unity and sportsmanship. | | | | In addition to original team jerseys, the online stores |
| This year's cup will showcase the 19th avatar of the | | | | also stock up on replica jerseys of your favourite |
| FIFA World Cup. | | | | football teams. Show your support for your star player |
| Back in December 2009, in a majority bid from mostly | | | | with t-shirts featuring his name. Star players such as |
| African nations, South Africa trumped fellow African | | | | Brazil's Kaka and Argentina's Messi have a large fan |
| nations Morocco and Egypt to seal the host status for | | | | following. Get hold of t-shirts featuring their names and |
| the 2010 version of the event. Thus, creating history | | | | flaunt them flawlessly. |
| not only for the Rainbow nation themselves but also | | | | Many a football fans prefer a bit of nostalgia and to |
| for Africa. Never before was the cup hosted in Africa. | | | | feed this, they stock up coffee table books, videos |
| After a few controversial eliminations, a total of 32 | | | | and DVDs of their favourite stars. For many, the |
| teams qualified for the finals of the 2010 world cup. As | | | | football fever finally gets them off their couches and |
| is the rule with FIFA, defending champions are not | | | | injects their daily schedules with the willingness to get |
| automatically given a berth at the finals. Instead, Italy, | | | | out and play. Some prefer playing and joining |
| champions of 2006, also had to participate in the | | | | professional coaching centres and others who don't |
| qualification leading up to the finals. Host countries on | | | | have the time for the rigors of training, just catch up on |
| the other hand qualify automatically for the finals. Of | | | | the best way to kick a ball through videos and virtual |
| the 204 countries that participated in the world cup | | | | coaching videos. |
| qualifiers, 32 nations succeeded in their quest to be a | | | | These football merchandise and collectibles are |
| part of the sporting spectacle. | | | | without doubt the pride of any football fanatic. So if |
| Football fanatics have a lot of passion for the game. | | | | you are one, or if you love one, get yourself one. Be a |
| They find the most unique way to express their | | | | part of the football mania this season. This season get |
| support of their teams. This includes dawning face | | | | your football basics tight and make sure that you are |
| paint of the country they support. This is much like the | | | | ready for the next edition of the FIFA World Cup in |
| tribesmen who dawn war paint to intimidate their | | | | Brazil. |
| opponents. Other fans get their hands on exclusive | | | | |