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World Cup has finally come! Although Nelson Mandela as a symbol of South Africa, missed the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa for the great-granddaughter's death emergencies, but Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg within the full of African-style opening ceremony let people still feel the continent passion World Cup for the first time in African, the World Cup opened a total of up to 40 minutes and 19 seconds, also is the longest World Cup opening ceremony in the history.
It is known that more than 50 countries political figures are to attend this ceremony, but in addition to former South African President Nelson Mandela was killed in a car accident due to the absence of great-granddaughter, the fact is that only 20 countries officials attend the ceremony, Obama ultimatly doesn't appear in this ceremony. In addition, from around the world including China, more than 1,500 artists and entertainers took part in the Opening Ceremony, and 215 countries and regions have live broadcast about this great ceremony.
World Cup opening ceremony with blocked inconvenience traffic, Wei Di miss the opening ceremony for the blocked 4 hours
In addition to security problems, traffic problems are the most question people do not rest assured in this World Cup, Johannesburg's traffic is downhill, although before the opening ceremony, the World Cup Organizing Committee South Africa once said, they all ready prepared everything, but "everything is ready except for the traffic." Absolutly, at 11th, the road leading to the Soccer City stadium overflowing with cars, the resident to the stadium from the press would only cost 40 minutes, but the result is that it costs nearly three hours for them. Surprised? This has been very lucky in the way to the stadium, the Chinese Football Association head of Wei Di had been blocked for nearly four hours, he even almost did not catch up to watch the opening ceremony!
Soccer City Stadium there is a place with the distance about 10 kilometers, the car already waiting in the queue, the line was moving as slow as a snail. On the road everywhere is full of people, small traders selling "Wawazula", taxi-bit high-priced black youth and walking fans mixed together, so that a vehicle simply unable to run normally. Wei Di and Lin Xiaohua take the special bus which used by AFC officials, also stuck in the road. 50 minutes before the starting from the opening, Wei Di through the phone to tell the Chinese journalists that he has been stuck in traffic more than two hours, "still has not gotten outside the stadium, for a while to turn to the side, while transferred to the other side. "
According to Wei Di head mount with such a speed, it can be estimated that even at the end of the opening ceremony, he could not arrived in the stadium," 4 o'clock the ball kick-off, it is very lucky to see the ceremony. South Africa's transport work has many problems, still have many things are not fully prepared. "he said with a little pessimistically.
