{"id":269,"date":"2010-06-16T14:10:53","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T18:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=269"},"modified":"2010-06-16T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T18:10:53","slug":"univision-and-the-2010-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philvelez.com\/blog\/?p=269","title":{"rendered":"Univision and the 2010 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m following the 2010 World Cup and caught the second half of the opening 1-1 tie between Mexico and South Africa. I was rooting for Mexico in that game. Though I am not a big soccer fan, the global excitement of the game has me hooked. I find myself cheering on many of the Latino teams and hope one of them will win it all. As a budding soccer fan, I find it difficult sometimes to find out who&#8217;s playing when and where on TV I can catch the game.<\/p>\n<p>Univision created a website for everything you need to know about the 2010 World Cup. <a title=\"UnivisonFutbol.com\" href=\"http:\/\/futbol.univision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">UnivisionFutbol.com<\/a> provides you with the latest scores, coverage, and it is live-streaming all 64 games.<\/p>\n<p>The game between South Africa and Uruguay is just getting started so I have to run. It&#8217;s great to know the FIFA World Cup is being hosted in Africa for the first time ever. South Africa should be very proud, but my heart today leans toward Uruguay. 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