In the last few days, there has been unanimous opinion by domestic and international observers, amongst them international football fans, visiting Heads of State and other dignitaries, and most especially FIFA, that the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, the first to the hosted in Africa, was a success.
According to FIFA, a total of 3.1 million spectators attended the 64 matches of the 2010 tournament, which is the third highest aggregate attendance behind the United States in 1994 and Germany in 2006.
World Cup organising committee boss Danny Jordaan on Saturday called on the South African Football Association (SAFA) to use the millions of rands generated by the tournament to develop grass roots soccer in South Africa.
Airport Company South Africa has confirmed that it will compensate match ticket carrying passengers who missed Wednesday night’s FIFA World Cup semi-final between Germany and Spain in Durban due to congestion at King Shaka International Airport.
Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has expressed regret at the inconvenience caused to football fans who missed the 2010 FIFA World Cup semifinal between Spain and Germany in Durban last night (Wednesday, 7 July 2010) due to their planes being delayed.
A combination of fireworks and the latest light effects technology will mark the closing ceremony of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday night, organisers said.
The City of Tshwane is seeing a successful 2010 FIFA World Cup out with a bang this week with an all-star line-up at the Fan Fest in Centurion, both on match days and non-match days.
With one week and only four matches to go until the end of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, there are still many reasons to visit the FIFA Fan Fests™ in each of the nine host cities.
While the World Cup has brought the greatest football teams on the planet to South Africa, the Football for Hope Festival 2010 will assemble 32 teams that represent the power of the game to bring about social change.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a sporting idol, revered by young children around the world for his masterful skills with the ball, and they can only dream about a moment with the star. But for a few ball crew members and flag bearers in Durban, the dream of getting a glimpse of their football heroes became a reality, writes Kemantha Govender.
After years of preparation, development, planning and excitement, Nelspruit, Polokwane and Mangaung/Bloemfontein are now looking at what they can take from the experience they gained by hosting the world's biggest sporting event, now that their World Cup duties are over.
South African referee, Jerome Damon, is among the 19 out of the 29 referee trios who has been retained for the quarter-final games by the FIFA Referees Committee.
