Football World Cup 2010
The Football World Cup 2010 is going to be held in South Africa and is scheduled to take place from June 11 to July 11
. It is one of the most awaited games which is compared to Cricket world cup, as there is exactly the same excitement among people.
This is the first time that South Africa is hosting these events which beat Morocco and Egypt in the bidding process. There are total 32 teams which are going to defend each other for the Football World Cup 2010. These 32 teams will be drawn into 8 groups and will be seeded in 4 pots.
Mentioned below are the groups:
> Pot 1: South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Spain, England, Holland, Argentina
> Pot 2: Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Mexican, Honduras
> Pot 3: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay
> Pot 4: France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, Slovakia
These years Football World Cup 2010 even will be the most exciting event as there are many stars and other celebrity going to join the inauguration of the Cup. Hollywood actress, Charlize Theron will be the guest presenter. Along with her Carol Manana, First Lady of Sports will join the stage with David Beckham.
All the matches will be held in different part of the city. Mentioned below are the 10 cities:
> Cape Town
> Johannesburg
> Durban
> Port Elizabeth
> Polokwane
> Nelspruit
> Bloemfontein
> Rustenburg
> Pretoria
The Mascot:
This year the official mascot of the Football World Cup 2010 is Zakumi. This name represents the symbol of South Africa Leopard. The official motto of the game by naming it is Zakumis game is Fair Play.
The Match Ball:
The ball which is going to be used for the game is called as Jabulani and is made by Adidas and is the eleventh match ball which is made by this company.
The song Wavin Flag is the official anthem for the Football World Cup 2010 and will be sung by Canadian based hip-hop artist Knan. The official slogan of the Football World Cup 2010 is Ke Nako, which means, simply its time. If you have the craze of buying football jersyes and other items, you can go for online shopping on Amazon.com.
So, have a great time watching Football World Cup 2010.
by: Mark Kelvin
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