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The growing list of injuries to high-profile players ahead of the World Cup has become a concern for Brazil.

The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a rugby union, football and athletics stadium in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa.

Italy hope to become the first to win back-to-back crowns twice - and the first since Brazil in 1962.

Ivory Coast wasted a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Paraguay in a friendly.

Ghana may be a difficult to handle with their performance at the Africas Cup of Nations earlier this year.

South Africa may be the first hosts to bow out of football's showpiece tournament in the first round.

Australia are in Group D with three-time world champions Germany as well as Serbia and Ghana.

Brazil will try to win their sixth World Cup backed by goalkeepeers rated among the best in the world.

Slovenia may be a minnow when it comes to the reputation of football nations worldwide.

Italy' s Gianluigi Buffon established himself as the world's top goalkeeper with match-winning displays in 2006.

South Korea were the toast of the 2002 World Cup as the co-hosts reached the semi-finals.

The Socceroos, one of the first teams to qualify, arrived after dark in Johannesburg.

The venue -- Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium -- is familiar territory to many of the players.

Villa will be unveiled to the public at the Camp Nou stadium later on Friday.

The Manchester United player has been in superb form ahead of the World Cup in South Africa.

Argentina face Nigeria, South Korea and Greece in group B at the finals starting on June 11.