For four
weeks in 2010, South Africa will be the center of the world
as it hosts the FiFA World Cup Soccer tournament. Beginning
on June 1st at the Kings Park stadium in Durban and culminating
on June 29th, the world will be watching nail biting soccer
matches played in a country with a fabled past and a strong
passion for the game.
Soccer is already the most widely played sport in South Africa
and in 2010, the people of the southern tip of Africa will
welcome over 3 million visitors into their backyard. Major
infrastructure projects are already underway and new stadium
construction in addition to upgrades to existing ones will
make South Africa a gracious host. Click
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  Work
has already begun on the major upgrade of Soccer City, the
home of South African football and the venue of the 2010 FIFA
World Cup Final.
The Soccer City stadium near Soweto in Johannesburg is to
undergo a major upgrade for the 2010 tournament, with a new
design inspired by traditional African pottery and a revamped
capacity for 104 000 football fans. The stadium will hold
the final and opening matches, five first-round matches, one
second-round match and one quarter-final. more...
 A
symbol of hope. The official emblem of the 2010 FIFA World
Cup™ was unveiled in a vibrant ceremony organised by the 2010
South Africa Local Organising Committee (LOC)
On Friday 7 July, 2006, the Tempodrom in Berlin witnessed
a welcoming to South Africa, and in turn South Africa welcomed
the world. The emblem depicts the energy and vigour of the
African continent. The inspiration for the footballing figure
over the shape of Africa is drawn from Khoi-San rock paintings,
and is also representative of its deep and long history. more...
 World
Cup 2010 will be hosted at 10 exceptional venues located in
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Rustenburg, Bloemfontein, Mpumalanga,
Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Durban and Cape Town.
New stadiums will be built at Mbombela in Mpumalanga and
in the Nelson Mandela Metro in the Eastern Cape while five
existing stadiums will undergo major renovations. more...
 Host
nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa
South Africa will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first
in the history of world football's governing body to be held
in Africa. With 14 votes, South Africa were declared as winners
after the first round of voting. Morocco received 10 votes,
while Egypt did not tally any. more...
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