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South Africa whips up World Cup frenzy
South Africa whipped itself into a World Cup frenzy on Wednesday as tens of thousands of fans cheered the national side through Johannesburg and the holders Italy flew in to defend their crown. Two days before the kick-off, crowds turned the streets of the Sandton business district into a cacophonous sea of yellow and green, honking ear-splitting vuvuzela horns as the team waved at them from an open-top bus.
There were similar scenes throughout Johannesburg, as office workers left their buildings and lined the streets to blow vuvuzelas and wave South African flags, as passing cars tooted their horns. “It means a lot to us,” Bafana Bafana midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala told reporters. “We just have to get out t