The glamour and expense of the World Cup tournament makes a stark contrast to the living conditions of millions of South Africa's poor.
But it has inspired one group of children - who make their living from a rubbish dump near Johannesburg - to start a tournament of their own.
Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports.
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