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Yes, South Africa is Ready for the Games

Throughout the years many have predicted that there was no way the World Cup would be held in South Africa.  Many feared that the country was still in too much of a disarray, just fifteen years having passed since the end of apartheid.  Those nay-sayers stated that the country and the people would just be ready to provide the adequate accommodations or services, such as transportation, roads, stadiums and luxury hotels.  South Africa is proving to those who doubted them, and to the rest of the world, that not only will they be ready, but they will provide fans, spectators and players with an unforgettable month of games, in some of the finest sports arenas in the world.

The Confederations Cup was concluded last week, and was a bit of a dress rehearsal.  Four venues hosted the games, and the safety and security of those in attendance was never an issue.  More modifications and upgrades to the transportation system will made prior to next year’s tournament, as well as at least fifteen thousand more rooms in the hotels.  One of the debates raging right now, involves a clash in culture, the vuvuzela trumpet, traditional blown throughout the games, has become irritating to some of the foreign spectators and talks of banning the trumpets during the World Cup are creating quite a controversy.

Free admission was offered for the Confederation Cup, close to seventy thousand.  More than three million tickets are expected to be sold for the World Cup, with discounts given to the local South Africans, and free admission to the construction workers who are giving their heart and soul into the building of the stadiums 6 days a week.  A handful of fans from Great Britain reported being mugged, and allegedly some money was stolen from the rooms of Brazilian and Egyptian soccer players.  However steps are being taken to ensure that the police and the security in 2010 will be adequately staffed.

This has become an emotional and an ethical issue, the hosting of the Cup in South Africa.  The world is still afraid of the country.  Still untrusting.  Advocates state that this small and struggling, yet very strong country and her people have given so much to rest of the world in regards to, among other things, the sport of soccer.  This is the way that it should come back to them.  Jobs have been created, and the attitudes and spirit of the people of South Africa has been lifted, giving them hope for the future, and giving back to the rest of the world, the beautiful country of South Africa.

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Tags: Confederations Cup, Games, Great Britian, luxuey hotels, South Africa

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