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It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the event approaches and more information becomes available. | The 2010 Football World Cup will take place in South Africa. The five countries which bid to hold the tournament were: Image File history File links A Soccer ball from http://openclipart. ...
A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ...
2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...
On May 8, 2004 Tunisia withdrew their bid when it was made clear that they would not be allowed to co-host with Libya. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
On May 15, 2004, FIFA's Executive Committee voted in Zürich by 14 votes to 10 to award the finals to South Africa over Morocco. Egypt received no votes. May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ...
Zürich (in English often Zurich, IPA ) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zürich. ...
Libya had been disqualified from the vote after it made clear it wished to co-host the event rather than hold it on its own. Libya had also asked to be withdrawn from consideration prior to the vote after it refused to let Israel participate there in the event that Libya was chosen as the host of the World Cup.
South Africa will become the sixteenth country to host World Cup matches, and the first African country.
External Links
FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, at FIFA Home Site
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Oceania: OFC - OFC Nations Cup | Europe: UEFA - European Championship Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...
FIFA logo (usage restricted): For the Good of the Game Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is the international governing body of the sport of association football (called simply football or soccer). ...
The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...
The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important competition in international football (soccer) for women. ...
The FIFA World Rankings were introduced in August 1993 to make it possible to publish comparisons of the relative strengths of internationally active teams at regular intervals. ...
The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches of international teams. ...
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The AFC Asian Cup, formerly known as the Asian Nations Cup is the main national football competition of the AFC nations. ...
The Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Nations Cup. ...
The African Nations Cup (more formally the African Cup of Nations) is the main national football competition for CAF nations. ...
CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederación sudaMEricana de FútBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ...
The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ...
CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), also known as The Football Confederation, is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national soccer competition of the CONCACAF nations. ...
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ...
The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition of the Oceanian nations. ...
UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced you-AY-fuh), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ...
The UEFA European Championship is the main national football competition of the UEFA nations. ...
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