World Cup 2010 begins: Socceroos land in South Africa

In just over two weeks the World Cup kicks off and tonight, Australia were the first team to arrive in South Africa. I guess it really is about to happen.

Brazil arrive tomorrow, while the Argentina and Denmark national teams are due to land on Saturday morning. All will be flying into O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.

If you happen to be in South Africa and you are interested in knowing when each team arrives, we will list each date below. The airport will have a viewing area for you but be warned, security will be tight.

“With the arrival of teams, the FIFA World Cup becomes real. This marks a very special moment because we have provided the stage, now the players take the spotlight and that is what the FIFA World Cup is about.

"The focus will now shift to the excitement around the teams and the build-up to the games. The teams will certainly have a wonderful time in this country and be part of the African spirit while playing in world-class facilities,” said FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.

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Bafana Bafana slowly pulling it together

Following a creditable performance in midweek by the South African team in beating Jamaica 2-0, you could be forgiven in thinking that the World Cup squad is starting to produce some positive results. Now that the Germany camp has been wound up, Carlos Perreira beleives that the players are beginning to create some valuable team chemistry. In announcing his preliminary squad, Perreira finally brought together his domestic camp players with those from Europe with some interesting surprises.

Benni McCarthy makes the 29 man roster despite rumors of being overweight and out of shape. His inclusion is a definite morale booster provided he can contribute meaningfully, or Perreira will have no mercy in cutting him from the 23-man Finals squad. Bafana Bafana badly need him to score goals if they are to show any progress in their matches against Mexico, Uruguay and France in Group A.

Thankfully, the SAFA got it’s act together and scheduled 3, maybe 4 friendlies for Perreira to hone his squad. Currently Bulgaria, Columbia and Denmark are penciled in with one more open date left. If the squad can generate some offense, then I think they have a shot at making some waves when they run out on June 11th. Perreira likes that the squad has found it’s style and sticks to it’s shape although the Brazilian is desperately trying to show his players the importance of keeping the ball on the ground.

One problem that continues to bother the management team is the varied fitness and sharpness of some of the European based players. Steven Pienaar, for instance, has played 27 games since November while some other squad members have been inactive for weeks at a time. Rowen Fernandez, Kagisho Dikgacoi, MacBeth Sibaya and Bernard Parker have a tough road ahead to convince the coaching staff that they are fit enough and prepared enough to make the squad.

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Mbombela Stadium

The Mbombela Stadium is one of the newly-built stadia for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and it takes its name from the local municipality which incorporates the city of Nelspruit. Mbombela is siSwati (one of the 11 official languages in South Africa) and literally means 'many people together in a small space.'

The stadium, with a capacity of 46,000, is located in the city of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga Province. It is situated approximately seven kilometers from the city centre and 12 kilometers from the nearby Kruger-Mpumalanga Airport. The ground also enjoys a close proximity to various game parks, giving spectators the opportunity to see the wildlife during rest days.

The Mbombela comes as a welcome addition to football life in Nelspruit, and will leave a legacy of the beautiful game for all the people of Mpumalanga. Before the Stadium's construction, Nelspruit had no top football venue to host international matches.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, set on the shores of the North End Lake is the first football dedicated stadium in the city or surrounding areas. The stadium, one of the newly-built stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, was completed a year prior to the commencement of the world's greatest show on earth - a major milestone for the city.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will host the match for third place , and a quarter-final amid a total of eight matches during the FIFA World Cup. The stadium has an eye-catching, unique roof-structure and a spectacular view, overlooking the North End Lake.

Before the construction of this multi-purpose venue, all international football matches were played at the Eastern Province rugby stadium, the EPRU Stadium. The playing field is going to be of natural grass with the outer /surrounding area to be artificial turf. One of its first major test events was the coveted Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs - a game that attracts capacity crowds in South Africa.

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Mediba welcomes World Cup trophy

Johannesburg - On 15 May 2004 the long walk to the 2010 FIFA World Cup started with Nelson Mandela lifting the FIFA World Cup in Zurich.

With tears of joy in his eyes, he proclaimed that he felt `like a boy of 15` on the day South Africa was awarded the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Today (6 May 2010), nearly six years later, South Africa’s first democratic President,` Madiba`, again laid his hands on the FIFA World Cup Trophy at Johannesburg’s Nelson Mandela Foundation just 35 days before kick-off of Africa’s first FIFA World Cup. For FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan it was a very special moment to personally share this moment.

“Nelson Mandela was one of the architects of this FIFA World Cup, we will never forget the moment when South Africa was awarded the FIFA World Cup. Madiba is the symbol of this new democratic South Africa. For us there was no way that the Trophy would arrive in the country and not being brought first to Mandela”, explained FIFA Secretary General. “Nelson Mandela expressed his wish that he would see Bafana Bafana to win the FIFA World Cup. We really hope that he will experience together with us the special moment celebrating South Africa’s achievements in the stadium”.

`It was so wonderful seeing Madiba in Zurich on the day South Africa won the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, so happy with tears of joy rolling down his cheeks. So, it is quite an emotional and joyful moment to be back bringing the trophy to him, a symbol of world football with a global symbol of humanity”, said Danny Jordaan, CEO of the Organsing Committee.

“In the spirit of Mandela Day we would like all South African’s and the world to see the Trophy representing good”, said Achmat Dangor, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Now you can get World Cup 2010 tickets online. fa cup final tickets for South Africa 2010 and Champions League final tickets and Inter Milan Vs Bayern Munich Tickets are available now a days.

On Friday, 7 May, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, will start in Khayelitsha on its final leg of its world tour brought by Coca Cola through 38 cities and towns across all nine provinces in the host country.

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South Africa arrange friendly with Jamaica

The World Cup kicks off in forty-four days and everyone is getting ready as quickly as possible and at the same time, everyone is putting the finishing touches on preparations. South Africa are no different and they have just confirmed that tomorrow night they will play a friendly against Jamaica in Frankfurt.

China pulled out of a friendly match with South Africa at the weekend but the South African Football Association (SAFA) have moved quickly to make sure that preparations are not interrupted and that Bafana Bafana are as ready as they can be in time for the opening match against Mexico.

SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe told Kickoff.com that it was important for the association to secure another international friendly to replace the China match.

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“We worked very hard within a very short space of time to arrange an international friendly match against Jamaica. Following the withdrawal of China, we did indicate that talks were underway with two other member associations of FIFA, and Jamaica’s confirmation has put the team’s preparations in Germany back on track.

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SA rugby backs football team at World Cup‎

South Africa's rugby union has urged the national football team to "make the country proud" at the World Cup, saying the world champion Springboks will be in the crowd to support the hosts.

The South African Rugby Union held a dinner for the South African Football Association on Tuesday, the eve of the 50-day countdown to the tournament.

SARU president Oregan Hoskins said "Rugby is backing Bafana Bafana and SAFA all the way."

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Hoskins said the Springboks, who won rugby's World Cup in 2007, would be at the Group A game between South Africa and Uruguay in Pretoria on June 16.

Hoskins said "This is a massive sporting event in terms of soccer, but it is arguably even bigger in terms of the life of South Africa."

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South Africa : the Current team

Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has announced the squad for a camp in Germany.

The Brazilian has named 25 players, including Siyabonga Nomvete, who earns a recall, and Katlego Mashego, who was named in the squad among the midfielders.

The team leaves on Monday and will be based at the Adidas headquarters in Hertzogenaurach, which was originally built in 1936 as an air base for the German army.

The players are:

Goalkeepers - Itumeleng Khune, Moeneeb Josephs, Shu-Aib Walters.

Defenders – Matthew Booth, Lucas Thwala, Siyanda Xulu, Siyabonga Sangweni, Siboniso Gaxa, Bongani Khumalo, Innocent Mdledle, Thabo Nthethe.

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Midfielders – Teko Modise, Surprise Moriri, Gert Schalkwyk, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Thanduyise Khuboni, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Lance Davids, Lebohang Mokoena, Andile Jali, Franklin Cale, Daylon Claasen, Thabo Nthethe, Katlego Mashego.

Strikers - Katlego Mphela and Siyabonga Nomvete.

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