In 2010, South Africa welcomed more than 3 million football fans to enjoy the planet’s most popular sport being played by the top international teams.
MOST MATCHES WILL BE IN OR NEAR JOBURG Joburg is definitely the place for soccer fans and TV crews to base themselves for the 2010 World Cup. Of the 63 matches: 15 are in Joburg – either are Ellis Park or Soccer City. In addition to these, 6 matches are in Pretoria (58 km/36 miles) and […]
Read More »Soccer City at Nasrec There are thousands of photos of Soccer City … but none of them has been mine .. until yesterday when I had the privilege of actually experiencing that space. Stefania, the project manager of Soccer City, has been a guest at Amanzi Guesthouse around the corner. So it’s thanks to Pam that she, […]
Read More »LOCATION OF SOCCER TEAMS 2010 WORLD CUP Because of the advantage of training at high altitude, Gauteng is definitely favoured. The Australian team – the Socceroos –will base themselves at the Kloofzicht Lodge in the Zwartkops Mountains between Johannesburg and Pretoria. About a 45 minutes drive from both cities, they will be close to the […]
Read More »2010 Match Schedule GROUP A 1. South Africa 2. Mexico 3. Uruguay 4. France 11 June – Jhb Soccer City South Africa – Mexico @ 16:00 11 June – CT Green Point Uruguay – France @ 20:30 16 June – PTA Loftus Versfeld Soutth Africa – Uruguay @ 20:30 17 June – Polokwane Peter Mokaba […]
Read More »2010 WORLD CUP DRAW The 90-minute ceremony for the long-awaited draw for the 2010 World Cup starts at 7 pm tonight. The ceremony will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and it seems the live broadcast will start at 6.30 pm? Amidst all the politics, hype , glitz and spin, there will be appearances […]
Read More »Cape Argus Cycle Race: 14 March Human Rights Day: 21 March Public Holiday: 22 March School Holidays: 27 Mar – 11 Apr Good Friday: 02 April Two Oceans Marathon: 03 Apr Family Day: 05 April Freedom Day: 27 Apr Workers Day: 01 May Comrades Marathon: 30 May Youth Day: 16 June Grahamstown Festival: 20 Jun […]
Read More »The 32 teams for the 2010 World Cup Finals EUROPE ZONE England, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Serbia , Denmark, Slovakia, Switzerland, Germany, Greece *France *Portugal *Slovenia * (* secured a place via the play-off’s.) ASIA ZONE Australia, DPR Korea, Japan, Korean Republic. AFRICA ZONE South Africa (Hosts), Algeria *Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Cameroon, Ghana. SOUTH AMERICA ZONE: […]
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