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Only South Africa can host 2010 World Cup now, says Jordaan
Hamburg - The head of South Africa's World Cup organizing committee has
dismissed speculation that the event could be moved elsewhere by football's
world governing body FIFA. World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC)
chief executive Danny Jordaan told Germany's Die Welt newspaper to appear
Monday it was "nonsense" to talk of an alternative host.
FIFA president Joseph Blatter, who will be visiting South Africa to check
on the nation's facilities during a four-day tour from Sunday, has spoken
of a "plan B" should the hosts fail to convince football's world
body it was capable of holding the tournament.
But Jordaan said no country, "not even Germany", would be capable
of organizing a World Cup at such short notice. This had less to do with
infrastructure issues than with the legal arrangements involved in holding
the tournament.
Jordaan said South Africa's preparations were on schedule, and the organizers
will next week be able to demonstrate to Blatter the progress being made.
All 10 World Cup stadiums will be ready be the October 31, 2009 deadline
set, he said.
Earthtimes.org,
07 Sep 2008
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