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South African World Cup

South African World Cup. By Jason, David and Brendan. Brief Overview. Was the 19 th FIFA World Cup World Cup from June 11, to June 11 Bidding process for World Cup Host only open to African Nations FIFA selected South Africa over Morococo and Egypt 1 st African nation to host World Cup

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South African World Cup

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  1. South African World Cup

    By Jason, David and Brendan
  2. Brief Overview Was the 19th FIFA World Cup World Cup from June 11, to June 11 Bidding process for World Cup Host only open to African Nations FIFA selected South Africa over Morococo and Egypt 1st African nation to host World Cup Several benefits and downfalls to this world cup
  3. Host Selection Five African Nations Bid: South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Libya and Tunsia (Joint Bid) Due to rules, a Joint Bid was not allowed Winner announced by SeppBlatter at Media Conference on May 15, 2004 in Zurich, Switzerland South Africa received 14 votes Morocco received 10 votes Egypt received 0 votes
  4. Venues There were 10 Venues in 9 cities. The biggest being Soccer City, in Johannesburg with a capacity of 84,490.
  5. Venues and Locations Soccer City Cape Town Stadium Moses Mabhida Stadium Pretoria Ellis Park Stadium Nelson Mandela Stadium Peter MokabaStaduim MbombelaStaduim Free State Stadium Royal Bafokang Stadium
  6. Event Effects: Resettlement and Eviction Many Claim it was meant to “beautify the city, impress visiting tourists and hide shackdwellers” N2 gateway housing project in Cape Town, which planned to remove over 20,000 residents from Joe Slovo Informal Settlement Elimination and Prevention of Re-Emergence of Slums Act, meant to eliminate slums in South Africa and put homeless shackdwellers in transit camps in time for the 2010 World Cup-This problem taken to court Many claim that evictions are common in South Africa so leading up to tournament, the World Cup was blamed for these
  7. Event Effects: Social Local transportation such as metro and buses were improved in cities such as Johannesburg July 2009, 70,000 workers working on the stadiums went on strike and left job Workers weren’t receiving their $313 pay check and workers planned to strike until 2011 Quickly resolved and no further construction strikes took place Several workers employed but shortly after, are again unemployed
  8. Event Effects: Economy Construction costs for venues and infrastructure amounted to £3 billion ($3.69 Billion) Government expected tourism to be about $754 million but only was $427 million Only 309,000 foreign fans came Local vendors were prohibited to sell within a 1.5 km unless they paid $7,888 to FIFA which was out of most local vendors range Revenue of 2.94 Billion Dollars “A Huge financial success for everybody, for Africa, for South Africa and for FIFA” (SeppBlatter, FIFA President) Video
  9. World Cup Successes Crime wasn’t a big problem with almost no violent crime at all 700 million viewers worldwide Blatter, FIFA President, believes revenue was “huge financial success” South Africa received 9 out of 10 and could host again in future Unified country more to succeed in hosting
  10. Vuvuzela Controversy Plastic noise-maker Many fans and players said it was irritating, loud, unpleasant and distracting South Africa prevailed and FIFA decided against the ban calling it “essential” for African football experience Dates back to when South African warriors blew antelope horns to call villagers to meetings, announce arrival at battles, or to strike fear in the hearts of opponents
  11. Results Winner: Spain Runner Up: Netherlands 3rd Place: Germany 4th Place: Uruguay Final score: 1:0 Goal 116th min by Andres Iniesta Best Player: Diego Forlan-Uruguay Golden Boot: Thomas Muller-Germany Golden Ball: IkerCasillas-Spain
  12. Importance to South African History Pulled in 2.94 billion in revenue for South Africa Evicted shackdwellers and those living near stadiums Unified South Africa more in coming towards hosting a successful world cup Construction costs was $3.69 billion FIFA president stated the cup as a 9 out of 10 and South Africa could “be considered a plan B for all future competitions”
  13. Summary 19th World Cup South Africa’s first time hosting Several evicted in preparation for world cup 32 teams in the world cup Nearly 3 billion in revenue Winner: Spain Lasted 4 weeks
  14. Critical Thinking Question Do you think the World Cup have a positive or negative affect on the people of south Africa?
  15. Info Citations "2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa." - SouthAfrica.info. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://www.southafrica.info/2010/worldcup-overview.htm>. Forbes. Forbes Magazine. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/15/world-cup-economics-south-africa-opinions-contributors-brad-humphreys.html>. The Independent. Independent Digital News and Media. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/blatter-claims-south-africa-world-cup-a-success-but-do-the-numbers-add-up-2019225.html>. Roxborough, Scott, and Benjamin Jones. "World Cup Finale Draws 700 Million Viewers." Reuters. Thomson Reuters, 13 July 2010. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/13/us-football-idUSTRE66C0ZV20100713>. "FIFA World Cup." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 June 2012. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup>.
  16. Picture Citations Soccer City Cape Town Stadium Moses Mabhida Stadium Pretoria Ellis Park Stadium Nelson Mandela Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium Mbombela Stadium Free State Stadium Royal Bafokang Stadium 2010 FIFA World Cup Logo FIFA World Cup Trophy Spain Victory Picture Map of South Africa
  17. Video Citations Disinfodave. "World Cup Soccer In Africa: Who Really Wins." YouTube. YouTube, 01 Mar. 2010. Web. 07 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1bclQ6JKk8>.
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