Halfway in - 2010 World Cup
Nearly halfway through the month-long 2010 World Cup Tournament in South Africa, over a dozen teams have been eliminated from the original group of 32, with the Round of 16 beginning tomorrow, June 26th. Television and web viewership has been setting records all over the world as supporters tune in to watch the events in South Africa and react along with the fans and players in the stadiums as they celebrate their wins and suffer through losses. Collected here are recent photos from the 2010 World Cup, as some of the players and their supporters have been experiencing it - in South Africa and around the globe. (43 photos total)
Landon Donovan of the United States (front left) celebrates after scoring a goal with fellow team members Clint Dempsey (back left) and Edson Buddle, during the World Cup group C soccer match between the United States and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, June 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
South Korean soccer fans gather to watch a live TV broadcast of their 2010 World Cup Group B soccer match against Nigeria in Durban, at the Seoul City Hall Plaza June 23, 2010. South Korea drew 2-2 in a tense match with Nigeria to advance to the second round of the World Cup on Tuesday. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak) #
France's striker Djibril Cisse reacts as Colombian referee Oscar Ruiz gives a red card to France's midfielder Yoann Gourcuff (not pictured) during the Group A first round 2010 World Cup football match of France vs. South Africa on June 22, 2010 at Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) #
Slovakia's goalkeeper Jan Mucha watches as the ball flies past him and into the goal on the shot of Paraguay's midfielder Cristian Riveros (unseen) during the Group F first round match of Slovakia versus Paraguay on June 20, 2010 at Free State Stadium in Mangaung/Bloemfontein. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) #
Soccer fans celebrate Paraguay making it to the next round of the World Cup, after watching a match against New Zealand on a big-screen television, in Asuncion, Paraguay on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Paraguay was held to a 0-0 draw by New Zealand in the match, but still won its World Cup group and moved into the round of 16. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz) #
Italy's defender Fabio Cannavaro (right) consoles striker Fabio Quagliarella in the Group F first round 2010 World Cup football match between Italy and Slovakia on June 24, 2010 at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg. Slovakia won 3-2 to knock Italy out of the tournament. (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images) #
A student who escaped from North Korea watches a live broadcast of the 2010 World Cup Group G soccer match between North Korea and Portugal in Cape Town, at the Hangyeore middle and high school for North Korean teenage defectors in Anseong, about 50 mi (80 km) south of Seoul, South Korea on June 21, 2010. About 100 students of the school gathered at its gymnasium and cheered for their former nation's soccer team. (REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak) #
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