Anele Ntshinga could hardly contain her excitement when she gave birth to a baby girl just 10 minutes after the opening match of the South Africa World Cup. As a big fan of the South African team, the new mother named her daughter "Fifa," after the sporting body FIFA that governs world soccer. "I will be more than happy to explain it to her the day she asks: 'Mommy, why do I have such an unusual name?' "

　　阿内勒在首场比赛开赛10分钟后喜得千金，作为南非球队的超级球迷，这位新妈妈给女儿起名FIFA（国际足联的英文缩写）。她说：“我多么乐于在女儿长大后向她描述这个名字的由来。”

　　In Bloemfontein, Charl and Riana Reinhardt gave birth to twins, whom they named "Bafana" (the nickname of the South Africa team) and "Mexico". New parents also named their babies after stadiums or "Soccer City".

　　布隆方丹的卡尔夫妇给双胞胎分别取名“Bafana”（南非球队的昵称）和“Mexico”（世界杯首场比赛是东道主对战墨西哥）。还有父母以球场或“Soccer City”（足球之城）等名称给宝宝起名。