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World Cup kicks off in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of South Africa's World Cup soccer team, wearing ''makarapa'' headgear, await the opening of the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on June 11, 2010.

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Soccer fans' 'makarapa' headgear

PRETORIA, South Africa - A man wearing ''makarapa'' headgear, commonly donned by South African soccer aficionados, roots for his country's team in Pretoria on March 6, 2010, as the World Cup craze sweeps the nation.

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World Cup kicks off in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of South Africa's World Cup soccer team, wearing ''makarapa'' headgear, await the opening of the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on June 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Soccer fans' 'makarapa' headgear

PRETORIA, South Africa - A man wearing ''makarapa'' headgear, commonly donned by South African soccer aficionados, roots for his country's team in Pretoria on March 6, 2010, as the World Cup craze sweeps the nation. (Kyodo)

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Scenes of Rio

An official of South Africa's women's soccer team wears a "makarapa," a decorated hard hat often worn by the country's sports fans, at the Olympic athletes' village in Rio de Janeiro on July 28, 2016. The 17-day Summer Games begin in the Brazilian city on Aug. 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo