With anticipation growing ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, the official Match Schedule has been released. To find out where the games will be played in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Tshwane/Pretoria between 11 June and 11 July 2010
A lot of development and refurbishment is scheduled to take place to bring the stadia up to standard for the tournament. The opening match and final will be played at Soccer City in Johannesburg which will have a capacity of 94,700.
Come June 2010, the eyes of millions of visitors and billions of TV viewers will be focused on the southern tip of Africa for the FIFA World Cup.This is the first time that the word's premier sporting event will be held on African soil.
9 Cities (Joburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Rustenburg, Nelspruit & Polokwane) will host the game in world class stadiums. One of the stadiums - 'Soccer City' will be able to host 104 000 football fans! The opening matches and the final will happen in this magnificent stadium.
To touch the soul of the nation and inspire the world by creating and delivering an extraordinary Olympic and Paralympic experience – that is the mission of the Vancouver 2010 Games. Our mission is to give voice to that soul.
2010 Olympic Torch Relay-Presenting Partners
As Presenting Partners of the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay, Coca-Cola and RBC will work in collaboration with VANOC on the overall development of the Olympic Torch Relay. Coca-Cola and RBC embody the importance of partnerships to the success of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. By joining forces with VANOC, they have made commitments to ensure that every Canadian has the opportunity to be inspired by the power of the Olympic Flame.
“The Torch Relay provides our company with an opportunity to extend the live Olympic spirit to communities across the country and to encourage Canadians to make a lifelong commitment to Olympic values,” said Vincent Timpano, President of Coca-Cola Canada.
“From town to town, the Olympic Torch Relay will connect all Canadians to Vancouver 2010 and what it stands for,” said Gordon M. Nixon, RBC President and Chief Executive Officer. “RBC is honoured to help give millions of Canadians and their communities a chance to participate in the celebration and excitement of the Games through the Olympic Torch Relay.”
World Cup Tickets
World Cup tickets, schedule, and location information are available for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Sixty-four soccer matches will be played in ten stadiums and nine host cities throughout South Africa including Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg.
A total of three million tickets will be available for the 2010 World Cup. One third of the tickets will be allocated for South African local fans, one third for International fans, and one third for sponsors, teams and the FIFA family. As in previous years demand for tickets is expected to exceed supply leaving many World Cup fans unable to get tickets for the matches. Plan ahead, check back frequently for World Cup ticket availability.
FIFA World Cup History & Information
The FIFA World Cup, organized by Federation Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, the sport's governing body, is the most important competition in international football (soccer). The World Cup Final is the most widely televised and viewed major sporting event in the world.
The World Cup finals tournament is held every four years, but the World Cup competition itself actually takes place over a two-year period. Over one hundred sixty national teams compete in regional qualifying tournaments for a place in the finals. The World Cup finals tournament now involves thirty-two national teams from two hundred four FIFA countries competing over a four week period in a host nation nominated by the FIFA.
The World Cup tournaments so far have been held nine times in Europe, four times in Latin America, two times in Central America, once in North America and once in Asia (Korea & Japan). The 2006 World Cup was Germany's second time hosting the World Cup since 1974. The 2010 World Cup will be South Africa's first time hosting the FIFA World Cup.
South Africa 2010
Win in Africa with Africa is the slogan for South Africa 2010. The official 2010 FIFA World Cup emblem was unveiled on July 7, 2006 in Berlin, Germany.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup emblem is a symbol of hope depicting the energy and vigour of the Africa nation. The inspiration for the footballing figure on the high-tech emblem is said to be from Khoi-San rock paintings.
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