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2010 World Cup
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8 to 10 venues
The original bid presentation indicated that 13 stadiums in 11 cities would be used for the tournament in South Africa. Of these 13 Stadiums seven are currently operational and require relatively minor upgrading; three exist and require major upgrading; and three would have to be newly constructed. Then, in February 2005, Danny Jordaan, the CEO of the FIFA 2010 World Cup Local Organizing Committee, announced that the venues had to be cut down to 10, if not to 8, which seems the number that the FIFA strongly suggests. Since then, numerous attempts have been made to confirm this fact one way or another, and to obtain some clarity as to which are the 3 (or 5) venues that would be losing out. All of these efforts have proven fruitless. Rumors imply that Ellis Park (Johannesburg), Soccer City (Johannesburg), Loftus Versfeld (Pretoria), Newlands (Cape Town), Royal Bafokeng (Rustenberg), Free State (Bloemfontein), Port Elizabeth and Durban are in the game for sure, but a final decision on venues will only be made known after the 2006 World Cup to be held in Germany.
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Ambitious Plans
South African business and tourism authorities all see the chance to put South Africa on the map as a sought-after tourist, convention and investment destination. Each of the 9 South African Provinces offers already a wealth of unique features and characteristics, and many more ambitious projects are in the pipeline to spur regional attractiveness to create new economic growth, better wealth distribution, permanent job creation and a modern infrastructure to serve the country beyond 2010. The environmental affairs and tourism department for example, is working on creating at least five transfrontier parks - linking South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe - in time for the influx of visitors expected for the soccer event. The countries involved are discussing regional visas to lure visitors from South Africa and expect at least 250.000 foreign soccer fans to take advantage of the then unrivalled wildlife and safari options.
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