First, a couple of posts specifically about the World Cup.  Next, some more general posts.

• World Cup Vibe ========<() !!!!  "I’m not really sure how to begin to describe the feelings from my first ever World Cup experience, it really was a stunning event…"
• Unevangelized "According to OM’s 2010 World Cup Prayer Guide Siya Thandaza, the top unevangelized countries participating in the 2010 World Cup are…"

And now, more from South Africa…

• Culture  "The other day at the mall, I went to draw money from the ATM…"
• Two from one blog:  No Quick Fixes, thoughts on missions and technology, and Dumisani’s Reason for Existence  "My last post referred to the tragedy recently experienced by a local Christian family whose eldest son committed suicide. Well, one day last week…"
• Mama Marie says that she is now a rugby fan…  "So Mom has decided she is a rugby fan. I think that’s rad, because rugby is awesome. It was so much fun! Trent took us and his mom and dad…"
• Contrasts  "On Saturday afternoon after Alan returned from a morning meeting, I ‘ran away from home’ for a while. I found a store that had moved, drove in a…"
• plot 45  "Last week a received a random phone call from Sello Modiba, a member of the Stoffel Park Council. “Can we meet tomorrow?” I agreed even though…"
• African Culture Shock (not really)  "So, yesterday Given and I were ministering to a woman who lost her husband. During our visit…"
• Mandela House & Hector Peterson Museum  "In early January Rachel, Amber, & I went and visited the Mandela House and Hector Peterson Museum in Orlando West, Soweto. We had a fun day and learned some interesting stuff…"
• Behind Bars  "This blog is for a friend who wanted to know what it is really like living in one of the highest crime capitals in the World. Well, here goes…"
• Ngikhuluma isiZulu  "I speak Zulu. One of my passions is to speak to people in their heart language…"

• A formerly deprived American on Becoming a Soccer Fan
• Mexico’s team seeks a spiritual edge
• Keep track of the scores with these World Cup Spreadsheets
• Info on the World Cup and World Cup Tracts in Spanish
• More soccer excitement in Mexico
• Experiencing the World Cup around the world – World Traveler and the World Cup.
• Jason Gardner, missionary to Brazil, not only writes about the growing excitement, but has come up with a very handy 2006 World Cup Prayer Guide – what a great idea!
• How about this interesting controversy about a banned World Vision ad that was supposed to be shown during the World Cup…
• Out of Brazil, a funny World Cup ad
• Do the different teams have different personalities?  Torben Riis Jensen thinks so – here are his thoughts on just a few of the teams in Football, football, football…!!

For more on the World Cup, try the official FIFA World Cup site, or the BBC World Cup section.