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South Africa Hosts the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup
The 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup hosted by South Africa will be the 19th FIFA World Cup and is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010.

The FIFA Soccer World Cup takes place every four years and the last tournament was held in Germany in 2006 where Italy ended up as the winners. 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa will be the first time that the final tournament will be hosted by an African nation. More than 160 national teams took part in the regional qualifying rounds to qualify as one of the 32 teams that will take part in World Cup finals.

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations. The five African nations who placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup was South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. Following the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee not to allow co-hosted tournaments, Tunisia withdrew from the bidding process. The committee also decided not to consider Libya's solo bid as it no longer met all the stipulations laid down in the official List of Requirements. After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zurich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.

 

Accommodation in South Africa for World Cup
Visitors to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup will be able to select from a wide range of accommodation in South Africa including five star hotels, convenient self catering units, idyllic game lodges, hospitable guest houses or comfortable bed and breakfast accommodations ...more about accommodation in South Africa

 

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2010 World Cup Stadiums in South Africa
The major soccer stadiums in South Africa will be undergoing renovations in preparation for 2010. The stadiums being upgraded for the soccer world cup include Soccer City and Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Mafikeng in the North West province, and Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein in the Free State ...information on all the South African world cup stadiums

 

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