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South Africa after the Last World Cup Ball Is Kicked

There'll be a first-time winner of the World Cup on Sunday, when Spain or The Netherlands will join the ranks of legendary soccer teams. But the cost of the games isn't cheap. South Africa spent some $2 billion constructing ten stadiums.

By Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

There'll be a first-time winner of the World Cup on Sunday, when Spain or The Netherlands will join the ranks of legendary soccer teams. But the cost of the games isn't cheap. South Africa spent some $2 billion constructing ten stadiums. In a country still struggles with pressing problems that include high unemployment, a critical housing shortage and a school system in crisis, what long-term impact will the World Cup have on South Africa? What happened to the magic of the Mandela dream?

Sara Terry
The Aftermath Project
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Steven Goff
Soccer Writer, Washington Post
Gary Baddeley
President, Disinformation Company
Justice Malala
Columnist, Times of South Africa

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South Africa after the Last World Cup Ball Is Kicked

There'll be a first-time winner of the World Cup on Sunday, when Spain or The Netherlands will join the ranks of legendary soccer teams. But the cost of the games isn't cheap. South Africa spent some $2 billion constructing ten stadiums.

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South Africa after the Last World Cup Ball Is Kicked

There'll be a first-time winner of the World Cup on Sunday, when Spain or The Netherlands will join the ranks of legendary soccer teams. But the cost of the games isn't cheap. South Africa spent some $2 billion constructing ten stadiums.

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