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World Service,07 Jul 2000,29 mins

South Africa's Failed World Cup Bid

This Week and Africa

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South Africa fails in its bid to host the World Cup. The country lost out to Germany by a vote of 12 to 11. Also on the programme, mutiny in the Ivory Coast, Chad's simmering rebellion and an overwhelming vote for no party politics in Uganda.

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