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'2010 is already the most profitable Cup'

May 17 2007 at 05:01PM

By Dianne Hawker

South Africa's 2010 campaign is already Fifa's most profitable World Cup, having attracted $3,2-billion (about R22,18-billion) in corporate deals three years ahead of the first kick-off.

This was announced by South Africa 2010 chief Danny Jordaan, who says the country has already beaten the 2006 World Cup host Germany's $2.8-billion total. Jordaan was speaking during a visit to the site of Cape Town's new stadium in Green Point on Wednesday.

"There is no basis for any doubt. This event comes around once every four years and has to generate enough income to cover Fifa over those four years. Fifa has already collected $3,2-billion from 2010.





'The World Cup is staying in South Africa, it's not going anywhere else'
"Germany only generated $2,8-billion. So from a commercial standpoint, South Africa has outdone them."

Jordaan said South African companies had also outdone those in Korea who supported the 2002 event to the tune of $80-million.

"South African businesses have made a $100-million commitment. Companies like Coca Cola and Adidas have invested billions of dollars in 2010. The World Cup is staying in South Africa, it's not going anywhere else," he said

Jordaan was taken on a tour of the building site and given an opportunity to quiz architect Robert Hormes from the German company, GMP.

Hormes said construction was three weeks ahead of schedule and that workers had begun fitting the steel columns that would support the parking area around the stadium.
"We began with the earthworks which we finished sooner than expected. This is because it was easy to remove the top layer of soil. We have gone as deep as we can because of the rock," Hormes said.

Four construction teams were working at different points of the stadium that would all meet in the end, said Hormes.

He was confident the stadium would be completed on time.

When asked if South Africans could expect to benefit from the World Cup, Jordaan said those with any doubt only needed to "ask those working on the (country's) stadiums".

"In Durban, some of the women working there say it has been their first job since 1995."

Jordaan said he was pleased with the progress of construction on the stadium so far.

"We are going to be judged on 2010 and we must succeed," he said.
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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20070517114818551C127130

The fact that we are ahead of schedule should hopefully put everybody's mind at ease. It is gonna be a great world cup :cool:
 
watch this thread disappear because of non-activity
 
marine1 said:
What a load of crap. The games have not even happened and they are talking profit. What about cost?
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FIFA's money not ours. I suppose it's revenue in the form of tv, press, advertising rights, etc. There are no costs associated with those, not for FIFA anyway.
 
With the new bill I'm looking forward to watching the new representative soccer team.
 
How is being ahead at building stadia any help with transporting these people (tourists) around and all the other services they require?
 
supersunbird said:
How is being ahead at building stadia any help with transporting these people (tourists) around and all the other services they require?
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It isn't. But it a) shuts up all the people moaning that we are BEHIND schedule and b) shows that we are capable of actually doing something right, despite what many people might think.
 
supersunbird said:
How is being ahead at building stadia any help with transporting these people (tourists) around and all the other services they require?
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Ahh the goal posts shifted...first we were about to lose the WC because we were not gonna be ready with the stadiums. Now that the stadiums construction is ahead of schedule, we are gonna lose because our transport system is not up to scratch. We'll probably look at telecommunications next, before we look at eskom, the crime and whatever else. Jees, guys get a life...
 
alanf85 : Jeez, why cant you be happy about a report like this. It sounds as if you dont want SA to host a successful WC
 
but its cpt.. 'ahead of schedule' for builders is like the a new phrase :p






j/k
 
Nope I'd far rather they pack it all up and give to a country on merit instead of representation that seems so "in" nowadays. I'm a huge footie fan and would love nothing more than to watch the World Cup here but there are far more important things in life, and this country, that need to be sorted out beforehand.

Sad but true.

Once the problems have been sorted out then by all means have a World Cup but not at there expense IMO
 
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alanf85 said:
Nope I'd far rather they pack it all up and give to a country on merit instead of representation that seems so "in" nowadays. I'm a huge footie fan and would love nothing more than to watch the World Cup here but there are far more important things in life and this country that need to be sorted out beforehand.

Sad but true.

Once the problems have been sorted out then by all means have a World Cup but not at there expense IMO
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Don't you think that hosting the WC will compel the government and others to sort out many of these problems sooner rather than later?
 
hj2k_x said:
Don't you think that hosting the WC will compel the government and others to sort out many of these problems sooner rather than later?
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Unfortunately no. You don't just hand them the World Cup and hope that it will be an incentive to pull themselves straight. No what you do is say "pull yourselves straight" and then reward them with the World Cup.
 
hj2k_x said:
Don't you think that hosting the WC will compel the government and others to sort out many of these problems sooner rather than later?
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It SHOULD but our government has a one track mind and sometimes even an event like this isn't enough to make them change their way of thinking. But hey I don't give a crap about govt, I just wanna watch some top footie here in SA in 2010! ;)
 
Why is everyone being so negative, this is good news, the only good news that we have basically ever gotten about the 2010 WC being held in South Africa!

Awesome news. :)
 
alanf85 said:
Unfortunately no. You don't just hand them the World Cup and hope that it will be an incentive to pull themselves straight. No what you do is say "pull yourselves straight" and then reward them with the World Cup.
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Well I can see the positive effects here in CT already.

And just read the article quoted at the top of this thread.

How can this be a bad thing?
 
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