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Live blog: World Cup opening match

By Channel 4 News

Updated on 11 June 2010

The World Cup kicks-off, resulting in 1 - 1 draw. Follow all the action as it happened on our live blog.

The World Cup kicks-off, marred by the announcement that Nelson Mandela will not attend after his great-granddaughter was killed in a car crash.

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