2010 FIFA World Cup

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving OFC as the only FIFA Confederation never to have hosted the event.

Host selection

Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:

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 May 15 2004 in Zurich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.[1]

Results:

  1. Template:RSAf, 14 votes
  2. Template:MARf, 10 votes
  3. Template:EGYf, 0 votes
  4. Template:TUNf withdrew on May 8 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed
  5. Template:LBYf was not considered: bid did not meet the list of requirements

Teams

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

All Confederations have yet to start the qualification process for the 2010 World Cup. As the host nation, South Africa qualifies automatically. The preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup will be held in Durban, South Africa on November 23 2007.

Qualified Teams

Europe (UEFA)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

(53 teams competing for 13 berths)

The European qualification games will start in September 2008 after EURO 2008.[2] The exact qualification process is not yet known but it is likely to follow past examples, involving a main stage of several groups followed by some further playoff ties.

South America (CONMEBOL)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

(10 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths, playoff against North and Central America and the Caribbean to determine exact number)

The CONMEBOL qualification process will again feature a league system (home and away matches) for a single group of 10 associations. The provisional start date is September or October 2007.[3]

North, Central American and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

(35 teams competing for 3 or 4 berths, with playoff against South America to determine exact number)

The CONCACAF qualification process is not yet known.

Asia (AFC)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

(42 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths, playoff against Oceania to determine exact number)

A two-leg preliminary round will take place in October 2007 to narrow the field to 32 teams, and then groups will be drawn in Durban in November 2007.[2]

Africa (CAF)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

(53 teams competing for 5 berths)

The CAF qualification process will begin with a two-leg preliminary round in October 2007 to narrow the field to 48 teams, and then groups will be drawn in Durban in November 2007.[2]

Since South Africa is hosting, it has automatically qualified.

Oceania (OFC)

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

(11 teams competing for 0 or 1 berth, playoff with Asia to determine exact number)

The qualification process will begin with a tournament at the 2007 Pacific Games in August. The top three will play with New Zealand in two-legged ties to determine who advances to the playoffs.[2]

Venues

In 2005, the organizers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two), and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues which were officially announced on 17 March, 2006 by FIFA:

City Stadium Capacity
Johannesburg Soccer City (to be upgraded) 94,700
Durban Moses Mabidha Stadium (to be built on site of demolished Kings Park Soccer Stadium) 70,000
Cape Town Green Point Stadium (to be built and old one demolished) 68,000
Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium (to be upgraded) 60,000
Pretoria Loftus Versfeld(to be upgraded) 52,000
Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (to be built) 50,000
Bloemfontein Free State Stadium (to be upgraded) 48,000
Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium (to be built and old one demolished) 45,000
Nelspruit Mbombela Stadium (to be built) 43,000
Rustenburg Royal Bafokeng Stadium 40,000

Preparations

Five new stadiums are to be built for the tournament (three match venues and two practice grounds), and five of the existing venues are to be upgraded. Construction costs are expected to be R8.4bn.[4]

In addition to the stadiums being built and upgraded, South Africa is also planning to improve its current public transport infrastructure, and implement special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements.[5]

Rumours of tournament being moved

Rumours have circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country, due to the pace of South Africa's preparations for the event.[6][7] Some people, including Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt, and reportedly, some FIFA executives, have expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa’s preparations.[8][6] However, FIFA officials have repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, and have stated that the event will not be moved, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter re-iterating that "Plan A... Plan B... Plan C is that the 2010 World Cup will be staged in South Africa".[9][10] Mr. Blatter has stated that there is a contingency plan to hold the World Cup elsewhere but only in the event of a natural catastrophe, and that the 2006 World Cup in Germany also had a similar contingency plan.[11][10]

Despite reassurances by FIFA that the event would only be moved in the case of natural catastrophe, rumours continue to circulate about possible relocation of the event.[12] These rumors have been criticised by South Africa’s Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi, saying that some have targeted the event to reflect their persistent negativity towards South Africa and Africa.[13]

Controversies

Several non-governmental organisations and poor people's movements have expressed major concern about the eviction of squatter camp residents to make way for World Cup venues. Concerns are particularly acute in Durban where local politicians have promised to 'clear the slums by 2010'.[1] It has also been argued that it is inappropriate to invest so much public money on stadia when much of the population lacks basic services and housing. [2]

The logo decision has drawn some controversy as the design and awarding process were not transparent and open to a wider contributing pool. A website that questions this process and invites discussion whilst inviting a larger community to contribute to an unofficial logo design competition has been created. The competition and voting for the favourite logo is open to all. The website can be viewed at http://www.notthe2010logo.co.za


References

  1. ^ "Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup™ - South Africa". FIFA. 2004-05-15. Retrieved 2006-01-08. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/regulations/index.html
  3. ^ "Clear declaration to defend the autonomy of sport" (Press release). FIFA. 2006-12-06. Retrieved 2006-12-06. {{cite press release}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "SA faces R8.4bn stadium bill". News24. 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2006-10-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Special Measures Act, 2006" (PDF). Republic of South Africa, Minister of Sport and Recreation - Online Government Gazette No. 28593. 2006-03-10. Retrieved 2006-10-13. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Luke Harding (2006-06-12). "Doubt over South Africa 2010". The Guardian. Retrieved 2006-08-29. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Jermaine Craig (2006-07-03). "Fifa denies SA may lose 2010 World Cup". The Star. Retrieved 2006-08-30.
  8. ^ "Beckenbauer issues 2010 warning". BBC News. 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2006-10-19. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ Sivuyile Mangxamba; et al. (2006-10-26). "SA will host 2010 World Cup, says Blatter". Pretoria News. Retrieved 2006-10-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  10. ^ a b Sean Yoong (2007-05-08). "FIFA says South Africa 'definitely' will host 2010 World Cup". Associated Press. Retrieved 2007-05-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ "FIFA confirm World Cup back-up plan for 2010". ESPNsoccernet. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-04-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ "Fifa makes 2010 Cup back-up plan". BBC Sport. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2007-04-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ SAPA (2007-05-15). "World Cup: 'Pessimists to eat their words'". IOL Online. Retrieved 2007-05-15. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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