World Cup 2010 to take place in South Africa

[Herr Matzat]

yep yep, it´s official now, discuss if you like a country like that suported by the Fifa

http://www.fifa.com/en/worldcup/index/0,33...rticleid=101468

It's South Africa

South Africa

FIFA

(FIFA) 15 May 2004

South Africa will host the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.

The announcement has just been made by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter at the World Trade Center in Zurich, Switzerland after a secret ballot of the 24-man Executive Committee of world football’s governing body.

South Africa becomes the first African nation to host the planet’s most popular sporting event.

Once Africa was chosen as the first to kick-off the continental rotation of the FIFA World Cup, its 52 associations were invited to submit bids. From October 2003 to the end of January 2004, FIFA’s inspection committee visited Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia to assess the merits of the five nations left in the race. Yesterday the delegations arrived in Zurich to make final presentations, attempting to convince Executive Committee members that their submission was the best. Last night, the 24 members retired to consider the proposals and once again this morning before a secret ballot was carried out to decide the chosen nation.

Edited May 15, 2004 by Michael Matzat

[botchedpiledriver]

A World Cup in South Africa has a good ring to it.

It's just a bad place for England to play, we can never seem to handle the heat. Like in Japan, against Brazil, we were breathing through our arses at the 50th minute mark.

[G-O-D]

South Africa?

I thought Morocco were favourites to host the WC. Or did I think wrong?

[ACCBiggz]

obviously thought wrong....

I like the idea, also bring tourism, and money to a place that is poverty stricken.

[Xand]

Plus, like Japan and Korea, making sure that the best Football isn't just restricted to Europe and South America.

[MDK]

A World Cup in South Africa has a good ring to it.

It's just a bad place for England to play, we can never seem to handle the heat. Like in Japan, against Brazil, we were breathing through our arses at the 50th minute mark.

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Yeah, I like the idea of it in Africa to help out the game there etc, but it isnt good for England. Or someone like Norway or Sweden, it must be a whole lot worse for them

[Johnny Drama]

i knew it would go to South Africa the fifa prez made that pretty obvious.

[Jook]

Does this mean games will be on while I'm at work? Yes, yes it will.

Will I pull sickie's virtually every day? Yes, yes I will.

[Johnny Drama]

what is the time difference?

[Herr Matzat]

if there is one it should be like +1-2 hours, nothing signivicant, maybe it´s even easyer to get there from work because games don´t start in the middel of you average working day.

[Troy Maskell]

Once again the World cup is not in Australia

Once again the Socceroos will fail to fucking qualify

[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

GMT+2 I believe.

[Jook]

Really, for some reason I thought it would be GMT-4. Meh.

[Johnny Drama]

thats really not bad at all so hopefully no 7am kick offs lol they were killer although pubs openinf early is always good

[botchedpiledriver]

Anybody thinking about going to this World Cup, I know it's years and years away, but it will cost a lot of money. I'm hoping to go to this World cup...

[RawIsWar]

So South Africa are hosting it. I might be going to this World Cup thats coming up

[stokeriño]

Sweet, my aunt lives in Cape Town! World Cup here I come!!

[gunnar hendershow]

Here I was hoping it could take place in Egypt since I could go to the World Cup, visit the Pyramids and such, and go across the Mediterranean for a day or two and visit Greece.

Ah well... I won't be old enough in 06 (I'll be 18) to go to Germany for the World Cup... maybe in 2014 my dream of going to a foreign country for a World Cup will come true.

[TheArsenal]

Once again the World cup is not in Australia

Once again the Socceroos will fail to fucking qualify

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And with a name like Socceroos maybe there's a good reason.