Everything You Need to Watch the World Cup

June 10th, 2010 | by: Ian Rose | View Comments

For all of recent memory, South Africa and much of the rest of the world has heard one slogan over and over again – “Can you feel it? It is here.” Those words are finally almost true, as we have just over 24 hours until South Africa and Mexico kick off the 2010 World Cup. After years of preparations, worries, excitement and every possible emotion, South Africa will have its month in the sun. Except maybe Cape Town – quite rainy there this time of year.

The question now isn’t “Can you feel it?”, but “Are you ready?”. WorldCupBlog is here to make sure you are. Here’s everything you need:

Learn about the World Cup

Know Your History: Before the first World Cup in Africa kicks off, look back over World Cups past with our series of Great World Cup Moments and learn about every team in the tournament with our team profiles.

For the beginners: Check out our first-timers guide to the World Cup, explaining some of the basics of the tournament with tongue firmly in cheek.

Make your picks

World Cup Bracket Contest: 24 hours to kickoff means 24 hours left to enter your picks. We’ll be keeping a running tally of scores as the tournament goes on, so you can check back to see where you rank.

Our bracket contest is free, but if you want to put some money down on your picks, you can also pick your best XI with our World Cup fantasy game or check out our betting section.

Follow Every Match

World Cup Schedule: Memorize it, recite it in your sleep, set your fancy smartphone to remind you. Or just stop by here and remind yourself when the games are on.

WorldCupBlog Live: This one page will show the current and next matches, with links to previews, liveblogs and more.

Follow along on Twitter: It could be considered the vuvuzela of online media (in either a positive or negative way), but when you need your news exactly fifteen seconds ago, nothing else will do. We have accounts to help you follow your team, and can even point you to the Twitter accounts of World Cup players.

And the Facebook: Less of a crowd scene and more a round-table discussion (at least if you maintain as few friends as I do), Facebook is yet another way to follow your World Cup team. We have accounts for each World Cup team.

Our updates from South Africa: We’ll be on the ground in South Africa all month, and we will be posting daily photos, videos and other live content to show you all the sights and sounds that the TV coverage just misses.

Visit our online store: Get the latest team jerseys as well as your World Cup tickets (hurry up!) in our World Cup stores.