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- TIME FOR AFRICA: Young football fans celebrate the official kickoff of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at the South Africa Pavilion on June 11 (XINHUA)
- CHEERS: Vika Khumalo, South African Consul General to Shanghai, addresses the celebration gala for the 2010 FIFA World Cup kickoff held by the South Africa Pavilion on June 11 (XINHUA)
- GREETINGS: Fan Zhiyi, former captain of the Chinese national football team, shows up at the South Africa Pavilion on June 11 to watch the live broadcast of the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony (XINHUA)
- SHARING THE JOY: Vika Khumalo, South African Consul General to Shanghai, sticks the South African national flag on fans' cheeks outside the South Africa Pavilion on June 11 (XINHUA)
- COME ON!: Two football fans play table football outside the South Africa Pavilion on June 11, hours before the 2010 FIFA World Cup official kickoff (XINHUA)
- HERE!: A staff member gives souvenirs to visitors in front of the South Africa Pavilion on June 11, hours before the 2010 FIFA World Cup official kickoff (XINHUA)
- GOLD TROPHY: A gold statue of the FIFA World Cup trophy of the same size makes its debut at the Shanghai World Expo on June 10, one day ahead of the official kickoff (QQ.COM)
- THUMBS UP: Lin Shaoyang, 7, shows his enthusiasm for football at the Brazil Pavilion on June 8 (XINHUA)
- TIME FOR FOOTBALL: A girl displays football-related souvenirs at the Brazil Pavilion on June 8 (XINHUA)
- UNIQUE DECORATION: The football-decorated ceiling inside the Brazil Pavilion on June 8 (XINHUA)
- A REAL TOUCH: Visitors touch screens to watch video clips of an exhibition on the country's 12 host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Brazil Pavilion on June 8 (XINHUA)
- BEST-SELLING SOUVENIR: Visitors choose football-related souvenirs at the Brazil Pavilion on June 8 (XINHUA)
- REAL-TIME GAMES: An external LED screen outside the Brazil Pavilion displays the real-time results of an interactive football game played by visitors who send short messages via their mobile phones on June 8 (XINHUA)
- FINAL COUNTDOWN: A visitor takes photos beside the countdown clock for the 2010 FIFA World Cup inside the South Africa Pavilion on June 7 (XINHUA)
- LIVE BROADCAST: The LED screens inside the South Africa Pavilion on June 7. The 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony was broadcast live on the LED screens on June 11 (XINHUA)
- LINEUP: Visitors line up to enter the South Africa Pavilion at the World Expo site in Shanghai on June 7 (XINHUA)
- RULES INFRACTION: A performer dressed as a referee flashes an oversized yellow card at the audience in front of the Madrid Pavilion in the Urban Best Practices Area on June 1 (SOHU)
- GAME FACES: Funny performers in Real Madrid uniforms stand in front of the Madrid Pavilion in the Urban Best Practices Area before playing with visitors on June 1 (SOHU)
- ENJOY THE GAME: Six pupils from Hongqi Primary School in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, take group photos with Zakumi during a tour of the South Africa Pavilion on May 28 (XINHUA)
- GO!: A life-size wax figure of England striker Wayne Rooney greets visitors in front of the United Kingdom Pavilion, on loan from Madame Tussauds Shanghai, on May 27 (XINHUA)
- CELEBRITY: Rudolf Völler, a veteran German football striker, signs autographs for fans at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 19, the National Pavilion Day of Germany (EASYDAY.COM)
- BIG SURPRISE: Guo Binfei receives a gift of an authentic national team uniform as the 250,000th visitor to the Argentina Pavilion on May 15 (EXPO2010.CN)
- FRIENDSHIP MATCH: Twenty middle school students from the United Kingdom play a football match with their Chinese counterparts near Gate 8 of the Expo Site on May 8. Team China won 6-4 (XINHUA)
- GOODWILL AMBASSADOR: Zakumi, the official mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, shows up on May 6, the opening day of the South Africa Pavilion (XINHUA)
- SHOWTIME: Mao Rongrong, 26, a football fan from central China's Jiangxi Province, shows off his skills in front of the Brazil Pavilion on May 4 (XINHUA)
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