Getting Ready for 2010

Soccer fans around the world, get ready for South Africa World Cup 2010! This global major sports event has never before taken place in Africa, and South Africans are ecstatic that they’ve finally been chosen to host this world event. The South Africa World Cup is also important to this nation because it symbolizes an end to the isolation felt during the terrible era of apartheid. About half a million visitors will descend upon South Africa in June 2010, donning colored wigs, crazy costumes, team-colored makeup and anything they can come up withe to support their teams. They’ll be waving flags, singing, screaming, creating the electric atmosphere known to always be a major part of the World Cup experience. The South Africa World Cup will be no exception to the usual crazy atmosphere that comes with this world soccer event.

June 10, 2010 in Johannesburg is the time and date of the start of South Africa World Cup. Fans around the world already have their calendars marked. 32 teams play 48 games in 9 cities. It’s not just Johannesburg, it’s also Durban, Rustenburg, Polokwane, Pretoria, Nelspruit, and Bioemfontein, as well as Port Elizabath and Cape Town South Africa. It all culminates on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, where the World Cup South Africa holds the final game attended by no less than 90.000 fans and about a billion people around the world watching on television.

If you want to see the games in person and you’re willing to travel to South Africa, you’ll need some South Africa World Cup tickets. But you can’t get these tickets on Ticketmaster! There is such strong demand, and high risk of counterfeiting, you can only get tickets on certain dates from the website of the group that runs the World Cup. Dates aren’t even announced very far in advance. Some World Cup tickets are sold via lottery, some are first-come first-serve. If you are lucky enough to win South Africa World Cup tickets, then pay online and you get your ticket at designated venues in South Africa at the time of the match. Luck has to be on your side for these World Cup tickets!

Prices of the South Africa World cup tickets range from US$80 to US$400, the latter being the price for a final game. For South Africans, there are $20 seats, but it’s for them only and they are high in the rafters. There are also special World Cup ticket packages, since chances are, if you travel to South Africa for the World Cup, you will want to see more than one game. They are called “follow your team” packages, and you get three opening-round matches and at least one elimination game.

And just as exciting as the games for many, are the celebrations and parties that follow each South Africa World Cup game. Get ready to stay up all night and celebrate!