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A purrrrfect day for a nap.

A purrrrfect day for a nap.

The American team showed a lot of grit in South Africa, and the American fans, who seem to have more enthusiasm for their team than even the Europeans do, even more so.

Yuval Lion discovers a new breed of soccer fan in South Africa.

A dispatch from the World Cup: from the wig-wearing, color-bearing fans to the giant beelike sounds of the vuvuzelas.

A South African musicologist fears the vuvuzela, which produces a loud droning noise on television, will give his country’s music a bad name.

Africa’s first-ever World Cup starts this week in South Africa. But can the games rejuvenate the Rainbow Nation’s economy and spirit?