Friday, February 26, 2010

World cup in Sudafrica

 Wold cup in Sudafrica

The World cup of Sudafrica is the most expected oneboth by the players and by the fans. It's going to be the 19th cup in Sudafrica, and it's very special because it's the first time that this tournament is celebrat in Africa.
32 teams that will participate are:
- A: Russia, Mexico, Uruguay, France
-B: Argentina, Nigeria, Republic of Corea, Greece
-C: England, USA, Argelia, Slovenia
-D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana

-E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameron
-F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zeland, Slovakia
-G: Brazil, DPR of Corea, Cost of Mafil, Portugal
-H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

The most favourite countries are Italy, England, Brazil and Spain.
They have build five new stadiums for the tournament and they are going to actualice other five, in general are ten stadiums. This cup has revolutionized all the country, and for this reason they improve the public transport, the security for the local and international turists that attends the machtes.
They also invented the name of the ball for the matches.Its name is Jabulani, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in Zulu. . It has been made by Adidas and it has eleven colours; one for each player of the match. 

The mascot of this cup is "Zakumi"  and it has a green head. The mascot has the colours of the Sudafrica's shirt.

They are going to spend$420 million in the tournament. Before the tournament, each group would receive $1 million, for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, the groups who pass the phase will receive $8 million. Thereafter, the prize money will distributed in the following points:

    * $9 million - Round of 16
    * $18 million - Quarter-finals
    * $20 million - Semi-finals
    * $24 million - Runners up
    * $30 million - Winners


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