Is South Africa ready for the World Cup?

On October 1, 2009, in World Cup, by Dave Taylor

News sources are reporting that a 50-person delegation from FIFA toured the various facilities under construction in South Africa late last month and found everything going very well and all major venue construction projects on schedule to be done by the end of 2009.

That’s five stadiums: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth), Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban), Mbombela Stadium (Nelspruit), Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane), and Soccer City Stadium (Johannesburg).

In addition, the FIFA team inspected team hotels and training sites and, as Ron DelMont, head of FIFA’s South Africa Office, said: “overall, we are very impressed with the achievements made. In addition to the stadiums coming together, we were equally pleased that the teams of the organizing committee, host cities and FIFA are working on a common vision.”

Wondering if the tour was just about buildings, gates and seats?  The team included experts on broadcasting, media operations, logistics, safety, security, medical and hospitality.

All we can say is Go, South Africa, Go!

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  • http://www.facebook.com/klausholzapfel Klaus Holzapfel

    I looks like the stadiums are all going to get ready in time or even ahead of schedule. That's big plus.

    It shows that some of the international criticism is a bit overrated. Maybe we need to put a bit more trust into South Africans when it comes to organizing this event.

    Russia apparently can't get that done for the 2014 Winter Olympics ;-)

  • http://www.facebook.com/klausholzapfel Klaus Holzapfel

    I looks like the stadiums are all going to get ready in time or even ahead of schedule. That's big plus.

    It shows that some of the international criticism is a bit overrated. Maybe we need to put a bit more trust into South Africans when it comes to organizing this event.

    Russia apparently can't get that done for the 2014 Winter Olympics ;-)

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