RSSHistoric Moment Arrives as South Africa Hosts World Cup
Mar 20
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The Football World Cup 2010 South Africa will be the first sport tournament of its kind to be hosted by this country. This will be the 19th tournament of the FIFA World Cup. It is the only sports event that has just as many competing countries as the 2008 Summer Olympics had.
To meet requirements of the FIFA they had to build five new stadiums and make improvements to another five to be able to fit the expected number of fans. They have expanded on their transportation systems and made improvements where needed.
Since one of the top concerns of visitors and players from these many countries is their safety the government has spent ninety million dollars on updated security equipment. Security cameras have been installed in the stadiums. High tech bomb defusing equipment was bought along with special body armor for the additional 55,000 police officers who have been hired for this event. They bought command vehicles and extra helicopters for surveillance purposes.
Danny Jordaan who is the organizing committee’s president feels that the South Africans will be gracious hosts. He has tried to convey to the people the importance of displaying their country as one that is willing and able to host future events of this magnitude. He hopes their attitudes and demeanor are gracious and hospitable. It will be a great chance to build their nations unity.
Right now Spain has the best team in this sport. Every position on the team is being played by a world class athlete. The champions of the 2008 European Championship are the team going to South Africa. As displayed in each and every game they have a teamwork that far surpasses any other.
This does not suggest that they will win the cup. There are many teams qualified to fulfill that dream. Take for instance, Argentina with their star player Lionel Messi. His abilities to play this game are unsurpassed. He does it so effortlessly he is in a class by himself. Along with his talent and his coach, Diego Maradona this country has a great chance of taking home the cup. Diego was one of the greatest players ever. In the world of soccer he is a legend.
Although the USA is not known as great soccer players they have developed a team that is capable of winning this tournament. They beat the Spanish side of the Confederations Cup and came very close to winning the cup except for the exceptional performance by Brazil. Americans need to show some enthusiasm for the sport and support our team during this month long tournament.
Hopefully this event Football World Cup 2010 South Africa will change the history for this country. Let’s hope that their love of this game can bring them together for this international sporting event. We are all hoping that they can be hosts to another major event again in the future. I am sure that is what their government is hoping also.
Mike is Operations Manager of Global Village South Africa Travel Guides helping visitors get the best out of this great country during the 2010 Football WC.This article is freely available for distribution provided the contents of the resource box remain attached and unchanged.
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