2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Location of South Africa
Location of South Africa

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th Worldcup, that takes place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football.

Other than South Africa - which a FIFA report rated the best candidate for 2010 - the countries that put in bids to host the coming World Cup were:

  • Egypt
  • Libya (to co-host with Tunisia)
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia (to co-host with Libya)

South Africa defeats Marocco and Egypt

OfficialWorld Cup 2010 Logo
Official World Cup 2010 Logo

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup. After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on May 15, 2004 in Zurich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.

"The Government will leave no stone unturned to ensure that everything is done to host a tournament that meets the expectations of billions of football fans across the world....Together we will ensure the resounding success of the first Fifa African World Cup."

Thabo Mbeki (President of South Africa)

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World Cup News

Visit FIFA.com for footballing news from across the world plus interviews and the chance to comment on the beautiful game. FIFA.com is the Official Website for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ and contains an unparalleled section on football's showpiece event.
Sylva: We must live up to our tag
With the start of Senegal's qualification campaign for South Africa 2010 forthcoming, goalkeeper Tony Sylva talks about the challenges ahead.
Le Roy turns down Ghana extension
Frenchman Claude Le Roy has turned down an offer to coach Ghana for a further two years, he said on Thursday.
Swaziland follow Togolese lead
Swaziland hope to follow Togo's lead when they begin their qualifying campaign, as FIFA.com found out in an interview with their coach.
Renard named new Zambia boss

Frenchman Herve Renard was named on Wednesday as the new coach of Zambia and will take charge of the country's South Africa 2010 campaign.