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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 Soccerball. ... Children playing football (soccer). ... For the film, see 2010: The Year We Make Contact. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...

• Egypt
• Libya
• Morocco
• South Africa
• Tunisia

FIFA authorities had the idea of giving an African nation the opportunity to host the World Cup for the great development of football reached in this continent shown by the perfomance of Cameroon in Football World Cup editions of 1982, 1990, Algeria in 1982 winning to Germany in 1982 and Nigeria in FIFA World Cup 1994, 1998 and other Tournaments like FIFA U-21 World Championship and the Olympic Football Tournaments. 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 (MMIV) was 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. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad exstirpanda, which authorizes the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fédération Internationale de Football Association, universally known by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of football (soccer). ... Location within Switzerland (help· info) (German pronunciation IPA: ; in English often Zurich, without the umlaut) 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 Libya had also asked to be withdrawn from consideration prior to the vote after it refused to let Israel participate there in the event that Libya was chosen as the host of the World Cup.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.

Venues

In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of 13 venues to be used for the World Cup; the list will be narrowed down to a final selection of ten venues in summer 2006. The 13 venues on the provisional list were: 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... The FNB Stadium, or Soccer City is a stadium located in Johannesburg, South Africa It is the central venue for the South African Football Association (SAFA). ... City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Ellis Park Stadium is a stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. ... Central area of Durban Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (29°53′S 31°03′E). ... Kings Park Stadium is a football stadium in Durban, South Africa which was originally built in 1891 and renovated in 1990. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Province Western Cape Mayor Nomaindia Mfeketo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Newlands Stadium Newlands Stadium is located in Cape Town, South Africa. ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Pretoria, South Africa. ... Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ... The Port Elizabeth Stadium is a proposed football (soccer) stadium in Port Elizabeth for the 2010 Football World Cup. ... Coat of arms of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (Dutch for fountain of flowers) is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ... The Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park Stadium, is a football (soccer) stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. ... Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. ... Kimberley Stadium will be a new world-class stadium to be built in the diamond city of Kimberley, South Africa in 2007 for the Football World Cup 2010. ... Nelspruit is a city of 21,474 people (1991) situated in northeastern South Africa. ... The Mbombela Stadium is a proposed 40,000 seat stadium to be built for the Football World Cup 2010. ... Orkney is a gold mining town situated in the Klerksdorp district of the North West Province, South Africa, near the N12 (national road from Johannesburg to Cape Town). ... Oppenheimer Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in Orkney, South Africa. ... Polokwane, previously known as Pietersburg is the capital of Limpopo Province, South Africa. ... The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, that will be used for the Football World Cup 2010. ... City motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Province Gauteng Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... Rainbow Junction will be a new sports complex comprising a stadium and a attached indoor sports arena to be built on a underdeveloped agricultural smallholding north of Pretoria, South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. ... Rustenburg (place of rest) is a large town situated in at the foot of the Magaliesberg mountain range in North West Province of South Africa. ... The Royal Bafokeng Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa. ...

External links

• The Un Official Site of Fifa World Cup 2006
• FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, at FIFA Home Site