Jumat, 11 Juni 2010
South Africa vs. Mexico
So the games are here at last. Six years after South Africa won the right to host the World Cup and four years after Italy lifted the trophy in Berlin, the opening game of the 2010 World Cup — South Africa vs. Mexico at Johannesburg’s Soccer City – has arrived.
It is not hyperbole to call it the biggest sporting event ever held on African soil. (The biggest, that is, until the final 30 days from now.) South Africa, once an international sports pariah because of its apartheid system, has spent billions to prepare for the show. Its team is desperately hoping to avoid the ignominy of becoming the first host nation to fail to advance out of the first round. But for the country, and for Africa itself, the tournament is about much, much more.
“This World Cup is not only about football,” the former South African captain Lucas Radebe said recently. “It’s about Africa reinventing itself.”
Radebe may be right, but for today at least the World Cup is finally about the games.
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world cup live streaming
FIFA World Cup 2010 fever is on its peak as a lot of searches over internet today related to this mega event and everyone who is unable to sit in front of its TV to watch every single match of the tournament, is wildly searching for the sources that are offering World Cup live streaming. According to reports, soccer is the most watched game across the globe.
In this article, we have tried our best to tell some of the useful sources that are offering live streaming to the soccer lovers as those who could not see the opening ceremony of this exciting event, are also looking for the live streaming websites to watch it free. So the tournament is about to start in a couple of hours with a match between favorite Mexico and tournament’s host South Africa.
The people who are unable to see its live telecast with their friends sitting in front of TV, just because of their tight work schedule, are looking the alternative ways in terms of live streaming website to watch this opening match and the upcoming matches as well. There are several TV channels that will provide live telecast of every single match along with ESPN.
ESPN will also telecast every single game of this renowned tournament on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN but the live streaming will also be provided by this one of the best sports network on their website www.ESPN3.com . There is another website that will provide World Cup live streaming to its lover i.e. www.univisionfutbol.com
So stay tune to these websites if you are on your work and cannot watch the live action on television.
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watch world cup 2010 online
Watch World Cup 2010 Online: World Cup Opening Ceremony 2010 Live Stream – The biggest tournament in the world is near to come, and in just few minutes from now, we will witness thereof another most exciting and extravagant happening in Johannesburg, South Africa. And in lieu of this, a lot of people now are searching for where to watch the FIFA World Cup 2010 live stream online.
Tonight is the first day of FIFA World Cup 2010, you can plan ahead of your time of watching World Cup 2010 with your friends live from the most popular live streaming sites in the internet. You can catch the opening ceremony as well as the first three game match at the World Cup 2010.
Apparently, two matches showing up today on the World Cup 2010 schedule. The opening match will be between South Africa vs Mexico, followed by France vs Uruguay. Live streams of the matches will be available on the biggest channels in the world including ESPN, BBC, ITV, and more.
So what are you waiting for? Look for where to watch the World Cup 2010 Live stream online, grab the quality live streaming video at Justin TV, UStream and Sopcast now. And enjoy watching the game by checking your local channel listing for your convenience in watching the game.
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World cup opening ceremony 2010
THE 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is finally here, and Joburg is geared up for the biggest sporting event in the world.
You’ll find everything you need to know here: from the World Cup venues to the transport to the games; from where to get into the spirit even if you don’t have tickets to the matches to safety tips and advice.
As a key host city for the month-long football extravaganza, the City of Johannesburg has made sure that everything is ready for you, the fans.
Some 15 of the 64 matches take place in this bustling metropolitan city.
Match venues
Joburg is the only host city in South Africa to provide two venues – Soccer City and Ellis Park.
Soccer City
This wonderful venue, with its unique African calabash design, will host both the opening ceremony and the final match.
It is the 11th largest stadium in the world with a seating capacity of more than 90 000.
Also known as FNB Stadium, Soccer City was built in 1987 and had distinctive blue and white plastic bucket seats for 80 000 people. A two-metre wide “moat” ran around the entire field to protect players from pitch invasions by spectators.
The first football game to be played here was, appropriately, a Soweto derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, two of the most popular teams in Johannesburg and South Africa.
Subsequently, it staged some of the most memorable football matches in the country, hosting numerous cup finals, charity matches and internationals involving the national team, Bafana Bafana.
Besides being the premier venue for football matches, the stadium will be remembered for the mass rally held in 1990 to welcome the release of Nelson Mandela from prison.
About 100 000 people swarmed into the stadium to hear Mandela, who was later to be elected as the country’s first democratically-elected president, call for a united South Africa.
Now, the stadium has been completely redesigned and almost rebuilt from scratch.
Right next door to Soccer City is SAFA House, where the offices of FIFA and the Local Organising Committee are based.
Soccer City is, clearly, the “jewel in the crown” of South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Ellis Park
For decades Ellis Park was known as one of the world’s most recognisable rugby stadiums and the venue for legendary clashes between the South African Springboks, the All Blacks of New Zealand and the British Lions.
Now it’s ready to host the “beautiful game”.
It was originally built in 1927-28, and June 1928 saw the first test played at the stadium against the All Blacks.
The old stadium was demolished in March 1979 to make way for a bigger, more modern facility.
On 24 June 1995 it hosted the Rugby World Cup Final, and then President Nelson Mandela came out of the tunnel wearing the Number 6 jersey. South Africa won the Cup against New Zealand and Ellis Park became a symbol of a united South Africa.
In 2005 it became the first black-owned stadium in South Africa when the Golden Lions Rugby Union handed the management of Ellis Park Precinct to a company with 51 percent black ownership. Interza Lesego, Orlando Pirates FC and Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd make up the new management.
Today Ellis Park is the home ground of both Orlando Pirates Football Club and the Golden Lions Rugby franchise.
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Group of Death World Cup 2010
If we are talking about the World Cup then we are going to be talking about the ‘Group of Death’ - one of the most beloved and talked about themes leading up to every major soccer tournament. the Group of Death isn't an official title, of course. In the World Cup teams are arranged into groups of four, and the top two teams after all of those four teams have played each other move on to the elimination rounds. In most groups it seems clear which teams are the favorites to advance before the tournament starts. Occasionally, though, there is a group in which there are more quality teams - teams clearly of second round caliber or beyond - than there are spots to qualify. That's a Group of Death. Fans who support a team in a Group of Death feel sorry for themselves because there will inevitably be worse teams moving onto the second round than the one or two that don't survive the Group of Death.
In the 2010 World Cup the Group of Death is, in most eyes, Group G. Brazil is Brazil, and are obviously a prime contender not just to move on but to win it all. Portugal was fourth in the last World Cup and has arguably the world's best player in Cristiano Ronaldo. Ivory Coast is the best of the African squads, and they have a brilliant international lineup led by superstar Didier Drogba. there is a lot of pressure on the African teams playing in the first African World Cup, and before the draw was made Ivory Coast was seen by most as the team with the most potential. All three of those teams deserve to move on. There are some who argue that this isn't a true Group of Death for a couple of reasons. First, the fourth team in the group, North Korea, is quite probably the worst team in the entire field, so there is only one good team that is going to be left out. Second, Brazil is on a different level than the other two teams, so the group is really just two teams playing for one spot. The lore surrounding groups of death often grows after the fact when the groups are hard fought and two teams lose out despite playing well. Still, Group G is the toughest in the field, and the only one with a certainty of serious heartbreak.
In 2006, the Group of Death depended on your perspective. I thought that it was Group C - Argentina and Netherlands are world powers, the eternally unlucky Ivory Coast was stuck with superpowers again, and Serbia and Montenegro is a tough team on the rise. Others said that it was Group E, with Italy, Ghana, the Czech Republic, and the U.S. all having legitimate claims at belonging in the second round. In 2002 it was more straightforward - Group F was a nightmare for all four teams involved, including Sweden, England, Nigeria, and Argentina.
It's interesting to look at these groups, but it's far more interesting and relevant to see who won the groups and what they did after. That's where we might learn something that can help us with dealing with handicapping this year's Group of Death.
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