Gauteng is ahead of schedule to host next year’s Confederations Cup and the 2010 World Cup finals, it was announced on Thursday.
The police and the SA defence force started with a week-long Soccer World Cup training exercise in and around Bloemfontein on Monday.
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality allegedly shifted its stadium construction deadline four times, costing PE the right to host the Confederations Cup.
A naval expert is ”not overly optimistic” about law-enforcement agencies making SA’s maritime borders safe from terror attacks during the World Cup.
Fifa is in talks with authorities in Brazil about staging the 2010 World Cup there should South Africa be unable to host the event.
Soccer fans may not only need a ticket to see their favourite teams play in the 2010 World Cup — earplugs should also come in handy.
Construction on Durban’s King Senzangakhona Stadium, which will host a 2010 World Cup semifinal, is running ahead of schedule.
Booking for the 2010 World Cup to be staged in South Africa opens on February 2 next year, it was announced in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Hosting the World Cup will set South Africa back much more than estimated, with rising costs expected to swell the bill for stadium construction.
Fifa president Sepp Blatter said on Sunday that he still believed in South Africa as the World Cup host, but also said he had a ”plan B”.
Upgrading Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria is ”slightly” behind schedule but the stadium will be ready for the Soccer World Cup in 2010, a manager said.
Mali moved closer to joining Nigeria in the final round of African World Cup qualifying on Sunday, while South Africa continued to struggle.
Bafana Bafana fans should take heart that it’s the Springboks and not the football side taking on the Azzuri of Italy this weekend.
South Africa faces the possibility of fuel shortages when it hosts the 2010 Soccer World Cup, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s three major airports will be ready by 2010 for the thousands of Soccer World Cup visitors, the Airports Company of South Africa (Acsa) said on Tuesday.
Two years ahead of the opening match at the 2010 Soccer World Cup, organisers in South Africa are having to dig deeper into their pockets to match the soaring costs of constructing the tournament’s stadiums.
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/ 15 November 2007
Picture it: Johannesburg, 2010. It’s the final of the World Cup, and Bafana Bafana are playing England. Soccer City is brightly lit.