World Cup
schedules
and location information is
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
to
South African local fans, one
third
to
International fans, and one
third
to
sponsors, teams and the FIFA
family. As in previous years
the
demand for tickets is expected
to exceed supply leaving many
World Cup fans unable to
obtain
tickets for the matches. Plan
ahead
(and
check)
frequently for World Cup ticket
availability.
Tickets for the FIFA World Cup
will be available in four price
categories according to the
location of the seats in the
stadium. Category 1 are the most
expensive and category 4 are the
least expensive. Each of the ten
World Cup stadiums is
individually configured so the
seating category arrangements
may vary from venue to venue.
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Category 1
is
generally located in the
straight section between the
two goal lines or the pitch.
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Category 2
is
generally located adjacent
to Category 1.
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Category 3
is
generally located behind the
goals or in one of the
corners.
-
Category 4
is
generally located behind the
goals or in one of the
corners.
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World Cup Fans
World Cup
football fans,
don't be
duped by fake offers. Only
buy your tickets through a
reputable seller who
guarantees their
authenticity.
FIFA has
recently stated that they
feel the German ticketing
system is much too
complicated and that they
plan to do their own ticket
distribution for the 2010
World Cup in South Africa.
Criticising
the strict
German controls, Sepp
Blatter, the president of
FIFA says that it has
already been decided. FIFA
will take charge of the 2010
World Cup ticketing. They
are already in advanced
discussions with the South
African government that will
give the 2010 World Cup the
most comprehensive
anti-touting legislation and
controls, including giving
police the right to
confiscate a touted ticket. |
The
Football
World Cup, organized by
the
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 sport 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.
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South Africa 2010
·
"Win
in Africa with Africa"is the slogan
for South Africa in 2010. The
official 2010 FIFA World Cup emblem
was unveiled on July 7, 2006 in
Berlin, Germany.
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup emblem is a
symbol of hope depicting the energy
and vigour of the South African
nation. The inspiration for the
football figure on the high-tech
emblem is said to have come from
from Khoi-San rock paintings.
WC Schedule
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will
take place in South Africa. It
is the 16th country and the
first ever African country to
host this prestigious event. 10
Stadiums were constructed
specifically for this occasion
and 9 South African cities
including Bloemfontein, Cape
Town, Durban, Johannesburg,
Nelspruit, Polokwane, Port
Elizabeth, Pretoria, and
Rustenburg will host the World
Cup. 32 National football teams
from 6 FIFA Confederations will
represent the 2010 World Cup in
South Africa. A total of 64
World Cup matches will be played
over a period of 25 days.
World Cup Locations
South Africa will
host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 64
Matches will be played in 10
stadiums located in 9 different
South African cities. These
include Bloemfontein, Cape Town,
Durban, Johannesburg, Nelspruit,
Polokwane, Port Elizabeth,
Pretoria and Rustenburg.
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Host Cities and Stadiums
The Greenpoint
Stadium (African Renaissance
Stadium) in Cape Town, the
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in
Port Elizabeth, the Kings Park
Stadium (King Senzangakhona
Stadium) in Durban, and the
Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit
will be newly constructed for
the 2010 World Cup. The Royal
Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg,
the Free State Stadium in
Bloemfontein, the Loftus
Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria,
the Peter Mokaba Stadium in
Polokwane, the Soccer City
Stadium, and the Ellis Park
Stadium in Johannesburg will be
modernised and expanded. The
Final is likely to be played at
the 80,000 capacity Soccer City
Stadium in Johannesburg.
Football Tickets
Tickets are
available for International
Football and US Soccer games.
See Major League football teams
play across the nation,
including the US Men’s
International Friendly Soccer
games. There are also
International Football
Championships around the world,
leading up to the 2010 FIFA
World Cup.
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