Spontaneous jubilation erupted in South Africa and motorists honked with joy in major cities as their country won the right to stage the soccer World Cup in 2010.The game's ruling body FIFA chose South Africa ahead of Morocco and Egypt to stage the world's most popular single sports event for the first time on the African continent.In a packed open air concert venue in Soweto outside Johannesburg, hundreds of fans jumped in the air screaming and hugging strangers while others rushed towards the big screen carrying the announcement live from Zurich.
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