For those true “football” fans this is an awesome time…FIFA World Cup! Held every 4 years, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup. It is the premier international association football tournament uniting the most recognized players in the world. The opening game was June 11 in the host country of South Africa and will conclude on July 11, 2010. Qualifying for the World Cup is not easy…it began in August of 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams.
This is the 1st time the World Cup has been hosted by an African Nation. There are 10 venues in South Africa and they are as follows: Johannesburg (Soccer City), Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium), Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Rustenburg and Nelspruit. Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. In addition to the stadiums built and upgraded, South Africa also improved its current public transport within the host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and improved major road networks. The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements, including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.
This is the 1st time the World Cup has been hosted by an African Nation. There are 10 venues in South Africa and they are as follows: Johannesburg (Soccer City), Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg (Ellis Park Stadium), Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Rustenburg and Nelspruit. Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. In addition to the stadiums built and upgraded, South Africa also improved its current public transport within the host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and improved major road networks. The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements, including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.
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