Sources: BBC
An engine on the Saudi Arabian team's plane catches fire; the plane lands safely in Rostov-on-Don for the team's Wednesday match with Uruguay. 2018-06-19
Uruguay striker and 2010 FIFA World Cup player of the tournament Diego Forlán is a popular attraction among the inhabitants of Kolkata as he participates in a talent search. 2010-08-5
Spain defeats Germany 1-0 to win its semi-final and for its first time, along with Netherlands make the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. 2010-07-7
Islamist gunmen in Somalia shoot two people dead and detain 10 others who were watching a televised FIFA World Cup match; a member of one group later said watching the World Cup is anti-Islamic. 2010-06-15
Egypt and Al Jazeera Sports clash over claims of interference in the transmission of 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer matches. 2010-06-14
South African police shoot a lachrymatory agent at hundreds of 2010 FIFA World Cup stewards at pay cut protests in Durban. 2010-06-13
A plane carrying 16 Al Jazeera Sports broadcast staff to the 2010 FIFA World Cup game between Algeria and Slovenia in Polokwane made an emergency landing at Lanseria International Airport following the jamming of the aircraft's landing gear. Lanseria International Airport is shut down. 2010-06-13
The first African edition of the association football tournament begins in South Africa. 2010-06-11
Thierry Henry, the footballer involved in a notorious handball controversy in the France vs Republic of Ireland 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off in November 2009, is not assured of playing for his team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, according to his manager Raymond Domenech on French television show "Canal Football Club". 2010-04-12
David Beckham tears his Achilles tendon in a match for A.C. Milan. He is ruled out for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 2010-03-14