{"id":2918,"date":"2009-07-01T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T10:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2009-07-10T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2009-07-10T10:45:18","slug":"sa-receives-75-score-from-fifa-for-confederations-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/world-cup-2010\/sa-receives-75-score-from-fifa-for-confederations-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"SA receives 75% score from FIFA for Confederations Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>FIFA’s Secretary General Jerome Valcke has rated South Africa as 8\/10 on its readiness to stage the 2010 World Cup from 11 June to 11 July next year, reports the Cape Times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

FIFA President Sepp Blatter downsized the score to 75 % at the conclusion of the Confederations Cup.<\/p>\n

The FIFA rating is based on the country’s current organisation and hosting of the Confederations Cup, for which the final was played on Sunday evening.\u00a0\u00a0 “The organisation from the LOC has been really top class.\u00a0 What is more pleasing is the players are returning to their countries with a good opinion of South Africa, the people, fans, stadiums, hotels, and training facilities.\u00a0 That is the best advert we could hope for”, Valcke said.<\/p>\n

Blatter added that the Confederations Cup had been well run and that FIFA is looking forward to a “hugely successful 2010 World Cup”, reports the Cape Times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Incidents such as a strike by volunteers at Ellis Park, and the alleged theft of cash from the Egyptian team players’ rooms have been effectively dealt with.<\/p>\n

FIFA President Sepp Blatter said that crime could happen in any country:\u00a0\u00a0 “Players being robbed\u00a0 is\u00a0sad, but it can happen anywhere in the world – even in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0 We take as many precautions as possible, but I am satisfied fans, teams, and the public will be safe during the 2010 World Cup.”\u00a0\u00a0 At the media briefing at the conclusion of the Confederations Cup, Blatter did not refer to crime as one of the issues that need to be addressed for the 2010 World Cup.<\/p>\n

Blatter said that he hoped to give South Africa a score of 10\/10 in 2010.<\/p>\n

Further problems which the Confederations Cup highlighted is a shortage of 15 000 beds in Bloemfontein, and problems with the park-and-ride system in Johannesburg.\u00a0\u00a0 FIFA has also highlighted that it does not wish the new soccer stadia to become “white elephants” after 2010.<\/p>\n

Valcke said the the teams, the players and the officials who are part of the Confederations Cup will be South Africa’s best ambassadors for 2010.<\/p>\n

Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FIFA’s Secretary General Jerome Valcke has rated South Africa as 8\/10 on its readiness to stage the 2010 World Cup from 11 June to 11 July next year, reports the Cape Times. FIFA President Sepp Blatter downsized the score to 75 % at the conclusion of the Confederations Cup. The FIFA rating is based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[22,21,11],"tags":[264,679,16,1017,18,947,99,128,1586,96,32389,32388,32373],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t