2010 FIFA World Cup

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for association football, that will take place in South Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament will be held on the African continent.

South Africa is building five new stadiums to accommodate the event. However, there have been reports that FIFA is concerned about the pace of South Africa's preparations and is preparing a contingency plan to move the tournament to the United States or Germany on short notice if necessary. [1]

Host selection

Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts

Bids:

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football federations. [2] This will be the first World Cup held in Africa and the largest sporting event ever held on that continent, as the Olympics have yet to visit Africa. On May 15 2004 in Zurich, South Africa defeated perennial candidate Morocco to host, 14 votes to 10. Egypt received no votes.

Results:

  1. Template:RSAf, 14 votes
  2. Template:MARf, 10 votes
  3. Template:EGYf, 0 votes
  4. Template:LBYf withdrew on May 8 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed
  5. Template:TUNf withdrew on May 8 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed

Teams

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Africa (CAF)

An unknown number of other places will be given to the Confederation of African Football. The Confederation has received 5 places in each of the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups.

Asia (AFC)

Unknown number of places (3.5 places in 1998, and 4.5 places in 2002, and 2006).

South America (CONMEBOL)

Unknown number of places (5 places in 1998, and 4.5 places in 2002, and 2006).

Oceania (OFC)

Unknown number of places (0.5 places in 1998, 2002, and 2006).

Europe (UEFA)

Unknown number of places (15 places in 1998, 14.5 places in 2002, and 14 places in 2006).

North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Unknown number of places (3 places in 1998, and 2002, and 3.5 places in 2006).

Venues

In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup, to be eventually narrowed down to ten: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two), and Rustenburg.

On 17 March, 2006, FIFA officially announced the final list of venues:

City Stadium Capacity
Bloemfontein Free State Stadium 44,000
Cape Town African Renaissance Stadium (to be built) 68,000
Durban King Senzangakhona Stadium (to be built) 70,000
Johannesburg Soccer City 94,700
Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium 60,000
Nelspruit Mbombela Stadium (to be built) 45,000
Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium 45,000
Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (to be built) 50,000
Pretoria Loftus Versfeld Stadium 52,000
Rustenburg Royal Bafokeng Stadium 40,000

References

  1. ^ http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/story/0,,1818166,00.html
  2. ^ Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup™ - South Africa, FIFA Media Release, May 15, 2004. Retrieved on January 8, 2006.

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