10 Reasons to Be Optimistic About World Cup 2010 in South Africa
It’s not big mystery that we’re all a bit worried about World Cup 2010 in South Africa right now.
And although those cares are very many legitimate, I consider it’s time someone attempted a few rays of light to counterbalance entire the World Cup 2010 condemn and gloom.
So, here are ten reasons to be optimistic about South Africa.
1. Great weather
South Africa is a hot, peppery country. But not during winter. And since South Africa winter runs May to July that means we’ll have our premier winter World Cup. That doesn’t average snow and ice, it just means “warmish” (17-18°C,
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2. Zakumi
After the Trix and Flix freak show at Euro 2008, and Goleo the ###### offender lion from World Cup 2006, Zakumi the leopard fills me with optimism. For an thing, he has the decency to cover his ##########ness,
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3. Neutral ground
Every World Cup has been won at both a European alternatively South American team. When the World Cup is in Europe, European teams tend to obtain it (Brazil’s victory in Sweden ‘58 is the only exception). And a European team has never won it in North alternatively South America (list of hosts and medalist here). So the fact that this tournament is on independent territory means the playing field is pretty many level.
4. Favours African teams
Pele foresaw an African World Cup winner before the annual 2000. Pele was erroneous. But 2010 looks like the ideal chance for an African team to destroy that quarter-final barrier. Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana,
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5. South African tourism
Put simply, the South African economic could do with a increase. And there’s nobody like a World Cup to produce a bit of tourism. And there are worse places to be a tourist � check out the picture above.
6. Bafana Bafana getting better
The air at a World Cup depends on the host country creature at least chaste. So purely footballing sage, the maximum worrying entity about World Cup 2010 was that South Africa were a terrible grim football team. But not anymore. Under current coach Joel Santana, Bafana Bafana have just won five friendlies in a row.
7. SAST
South black Standard Time namely GMT+2. That’s a beautiful good time because football matches to punt off. If you’re in Europe, the games ambition be a tiny afterward that you’re secondhand to, merely no in the middle of the night. And if you’re in the US then kickoffs won’t be also early in the morn (nice newspaper because west coasters) and east coasters might even be able to arrest games later work.
8. Free stamps for locals
FIFA (and their mercantile partners etc) are giving out free tickets to locals on low earnings. The phrase “least they could do” comes to mind,
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9. The match ball
The World Cup 2006 ball was a bit dim. But based on the balls for Africa Cup of Nations 2008, and the Confederations Cup 2009,
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10. Leo Messi
At World Cup 2006 he was a morsel young. Right now he’s gifted. In 2010 he’ll corner 23 during the competition and his performances should be enough apt make grown males wail.
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