South Africa ready for World Cup - Blatter

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Sepp Blatter says there is "no doubt" South Africa is ready to host the World Cup as FIFA begins the official 100-day countdown to the tournament. Blatter said in Durban: "It's not so much that there's pessimism, but that it's always being thrown into doubt.

"It's bad. When there's doubt, there's no confidence. For me and FIFA, that bothers us sometimes." FIFA insisted 2.2m of the 2.9m World Cup tickets have already been sold despite reports of slow ticket sales.

South Africa is equipped to deal with around 450,000 foreign visitors, but FIFA accepts the actual number could be lower, with many fans overseas still recovering from the shock of the global recession.

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South Africa ready for World Cup - Blatter

Sepp Blatter says there is "no doubt" South Africa is ready to host the World Cup as FIFA begins the official 100-day countdown to the tournament. Blatter said in Durban: "It's not so much that there's pessimism, but that it's always being thrown into doubt.

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Selefu

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