PHOTO GALLERY

World Cup 2010 Around the Globe

16 Photos
  • Getting an Eiffel

    A supporter waves a French flag while watching the match between France and Mexico on June 17 in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

    Brilliant Bafana

    Fans celebrate South Africa's first goal as they watch a live broadcast of the opening match between South Africa and Mexico at Fields College in Rustenburg.

    Flying the flag

    Fans gather at Alexandra Palace in North London on June 12 to watch a big-screen broadcast as England play USA.

    Child's play

    Young football fans are seen at the Durban FIFA Fanfest moments before the first semi-final match between Netherlands and Uruguay.

  • The write stuff

    An All White supporters' wall is displayed inside the retail shop Qubic as they prepare to watch a match between New Zealand and Slovakia.

    Another dimension

    Fans wearing 3D glasses watch the World Cup match between Netherlands and Japan during a viewing event at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

    Seoul men

    South Korean fans watch the World Cup Group B match between Argentina and South Korea, at City Hall on June 17, 2010 in Seoul.

    Global appeal

    Palestinian men watch a World Cup 2010 match on a big screen at an outdoors cafe in Gaza City on June 20.

  • Flag day

    England flags adorn a house in a street in the Knowle West area in Bristol , England.

    Berlin beauty

    Fans of the German national football team cheer with German flags during the public viewing at the "Fanmeile" (Fan Mile) in Berlin.

    Korea support

    South Korean fans watch as they cheer on the North Korean team at the Bongeun Buddhist Temple on June 21, 2010 in Seoul, South Korea.

    Boys from Brazil

    A family watches the 2010 World Cup match between Brazil and North Korea in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Brasilia.

  • Flames of passion

    Residents of a squatters camp in Kliptown, a suburb of Soweto, watch the South Africa v Uruguay match on a television.

    Life's a beach

    Soccer fans gather at the Copacabana beach prior to the World Cup match between Brazil and North Korea to watch it on a giant screen in Rio de Janeiro.

    Time to pray

    Fans of the German national football team react during the public viewing of the World Cup semi-final match between Germany and Spain at the "Fanmeile" in Berlin.

    Getting shirty

    Children wait to get free t-shirts given out by the Brazilian Tourism Board at a World Cup viewing park in Johannesburg.