{
    "title": "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa on CBC",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:16:32",
    "published_at": "2010-03-24 10:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/2010-fifa-world-cup-south-africa-on-cbc",
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    "culture": "en",
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    "subtitle": "All 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 will be broadcast live in English and French this summer in Canada. The matches will be broadcast by CBC Television, Radio-Canada T\u00e9l\u00e9vision, CBC Bold, CBCSports.ca and Radio-Canada.ca. The schedule provides more than 1,000 total combined hours\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>All 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 will be broadcast live in English and French this summer in Canada. The matches will be broadcast by CBC Television, Radio-Canada T&eacute;l&eacute;vision, CBC Bold, CBCSports.ca and Radio-Canada.ca. The schedule provides more than 1,000 total combined hours of broadcast via television and webstream from 11 June through 11 July.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe coverage kicks off Friday 11 June at 08.00 ET / 05.00 PT with the broadcast of the Opening Ceremony from Johannesburg, South Africa. The opening match kicks off at 09.45 ET / 06.45 PT featuring host South Africa and group opponent Mexico. The coverage runs right up through to the final match which kicks off 13.30 ET / 10.30 PT on Sunday 11 July.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIncluded in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 broadcast schedule is the annual Popsicle Soccer Day in Canada broadcast which will this year take place on Saturday 10 July, the day before the final. Soccer Day in Canada, which celebrates the \u0093grassroots and diversity of the beautiful game\u0094 in Canada, begins at 12.00 ET / 09.00 PT.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099 runs 11 June to 11 July 2010. There will be 64 matches in 10 venues located in nine host cities. FIFA estimates that some 26 billion viewers from around the world will watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa\u0099.<br>\u200b</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-1475f102-1d5e-48b3-919b-e2cf5c8055b1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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            "description": "Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu",
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            "mobile": "(416)\u00a0882-7919",
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