2010 FIFA World Cup

Scheduled to stretch from the 11th of June to the 11th of July, the FIFA World Cup is only promising the best action and the reception no one will forget. The event was first introduced in 1930 and takes place once in every four years, this year presents the 19th event since its introduction. The event is a major attraction in the world not only to the soccer fanatics but also those who are not soccer fans, 2010 is set to leave a mark in the football history as the first year that saw the event being held in the African grounds, South Africa. South Africa won the bid to host the event defeating Egypt and morocco after a single round of voting.

The last event of this kind was held in German which saw Italy walking away with the world cup and likewise, Italy is thus defending the championship this year (which is normally the case in most tournaments of Free Online Poker…). The draw for the qualifying teams was held in November 2007 which saw a total number of thirty two national teams making it to the qualifying teams with South Africa having an automatic qualification. Some of the notable teams that did qualify are Cameroon, Cote d’lvoire, Brazil, Germany, Spain and Italy.

While the hosting nation has been faced with preparation criticism, they have made considerable developments to their infrastructure. During the on set of the preparation, the organizers set aside R8, 4bn for construction. A total number of thirteen venues were selected for the month long event with Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg being the venue for the final match. The country also embarked on a public transport upgrading system with the introduction of the transit system and the Gautrain. Many people were also fast to relate the Togo incident to the World Cup which saw South Africa further affirming the world that everything was in place.

Apart from the event being the first of its kind in Africa, apart from some huge tournaments where you Play poker, FIFA is also setting up some measures never seen before. The first noticeable measure was the scheme that seeks to assure all the fans a ticket to the event. 3, 1 million tickets are set aside for the worldwide fans with 120,000 set aside as discount tickets for the South African residents and 40,000 as free tickets for the construction team. The selling of tickets was planned to be sold in sales phases which are the first sales phase which is the random selection draw, the second sales phase which is the first come, first serve phase, the third sales phase, the fourth sales phase and the last minute sales phase. Together with ticket selling rules are set to ensure that everyone gets an opportunity to see the action live. The ordinary ticket is anything from $20 while the most expensive ticket depending on the stadium stand is $450. Semi final match tickets are $600 while the final match will cost you $900.

The broadcasting of the event is one thing to admire, the event is set to use the latest and best of Sony pictures equipment, 3D cameras are other things to look forward to. The official broadcaster is the South African broadcaster and will be broadcasting most if not all the matches. However by following the right website you can get to catch the full action of the event live on your personal computer.