World Cup Update Live from Johannesburg

World Cup Update Live from Johannesburg
World Cup Update Live from Johannesburg

World Cup Update Live from Johannesburg

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Moving into the second week of World Cup action, things are improving. After the disappointment of the United States team’s first-half defending and the controversial call that reversed Maurice Edu’s late game goal, the U.S. is now focused on Wednesday’s must-win match against Algeria. To give us a sense of what’s going on in South Africa and some of the local people representin’ down there, we went to Vicente Serrano, a blogger, newspaper columnist, and Emmy Award-winning reporter currently stationed in Johannesburg.