World Cup 2010: Latest news, views and opinion from the build up to the 2010 World Cup from South Africa. http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com Fri, 09 May 2008 14:23:24 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/458/92/ Port Elizabeth (http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/95/83/) are the first host city of the 2010 World Cup to launch their official website and you know what, it's actually quite nice and very informative. The site is packed with lots of information for visitors to Port Elizabeth and if you're going to South Africa it's one place you must visit and visit by road, not air, if you get the opportunity. To visit the website click here (http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/component/option,com_weblinks/task,view/catid,78/id,107/). World Cup - 2010 News Thu, 08 May 2008 02:48:16 +0100 http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/457/92/ With the World Cup due to kick off in a little over two years Bafana Bafana look like they could be heading for a troubling few months, as it emerged in Brazil yesterday that the current coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira is set to quit. However, all is not lost as it also looks like SAFA will approach current Manchester City manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson, if his contract is terminated this summer by new club owner Thaksin Shinawatra. World Cup - 2010 News Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:07:51 +0100 http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/456/92/ Cape Town have launched a competition to design the World Cup poster that will be used all over the Mother City and you've got a chance of designing it, if you're local that is. Durban had over 80 entries and the competition closed on Monday, but Cape Town has just begun and no doubt the other host cities will also soon be running competitions soon. World Cup - 2010 News Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:29:42 +0100 http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/455/92/ FIFA have apparently demanded (http://www.thetimes.co.za/Sport/Article.aspx?id=740894) that British newspaper, The Guardian, retract a claim that FIFA have established a £400 million insurance fund to assist South Africa if they fail to complete in time for the 2010 World Cup. The story, written by 'Digger' columnist Matt Scott was published online on April 2nd and can be read here (http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,2270176,00.html). World Cup - 2010 News Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:59:33 +0100 http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/454/92/ South Africa will spend around R30 billion ($3.7 billion) on hosting the 2010 World Cup, according to a report released yesterday. "This report shows we have complied with literally every guarantee we have made, we even went beyond that," Sports Minister Mike Stofile told the SAPA news agency. World Cup - 2010 News Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:42:42 +0100 http://www.worldcup2010southafrica.com/content/view/453/92/ Packages, including match tickets for the 2010 World Cup will be on sale from June this year for the South African domestic market and from September if you're not in South Africa, it was confirmed today. We don't have any links for you yet on where and how you can buy these packages but we're working on getting them, however we can tell you these are not 'match tickets' but packages including hospitality, food and potentially flights and hotels. World Cup - 2010 News Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:41:22 +0100