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Final Draw Events
Switch-on of Festive Lights (Maximum: 300 media)
Thousands of people people will join Executive Mayor Dan Plato at the official switching on of the festive lights in Adderley Street. This is Cape Town’s largest public open-air event, and this year’s ceremony will mark the start of the 2010 Final Draw events. 16:00-Event opens, music acts; 20:00-Countdown to switch on of Festive Lights, 20:05-Carnival parade.
Date: Sunday, 29 November 2009
Time: 16:00
Venue: Heerengracht Fountain, Adderley Street, Foreshore
Mayor’s Welcome Reception (Maximum: 300 media)
Executive Mayor Dan Plato is to host a welcome reception for FIFA executives and the media on Signal Hill, which affords a magnificent view of the Cape Town stadium in Green Point.
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Time: 14:00
Venue: Signal Hill, Table Mountain
FIFA 2010 Cape Town Final Draw Festival (Maximum: 500 media)
FIFA representatives will officially launch the FIFA Fan Fest concept for 2010 in Long Street, Cape Town. The festive street party in this popular entertainment hub will offer live entertainment with video links to the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
12:00 - Event opens, 14:00 - photo opportunity on stage for launch of FIFA Fan Fest project, 14:00 to 18:30 -Music and cultural acts, 18:30 - Video links between stage and CTICC, 19:00 - Live broadcast of final draw, 20:30-Music acts
Date: Friday, 4 December 2009
Time: 12:00 to 24:00
Venue: Long Street, Cape Town
Contacts
Interviews re. the events:
Pieter Cronje, Director of Communication
Tel: +27 (0)21 400 4592
Mobile: +27 (0)82 465 4965
[email protected]
General information re. the events:
Frikkie Odendaal
Tel: +27 (0)21 423 7263)
TV & Radio Broadcasters:
Pierre le Roux
Tel: +27 (0)72 419 0109
[email protected]
Journalists & Photographers:
Nick Whiteley
Mobile: +27 (0)82 410 0797
[email protected]
Switch-on of Festive Lights (Maximum: 300 media)
Thousands of people people will join Executive Mayor Dan Plato at the official switching on of the festive lights in Adderley Street. This is Cape Town’s largest public open-air event, and this year’s ceremony will mark the start of the 2010 Final Draw events. 16:00-Event opens, music acts; 20:00-Countdown to switch on of Festive Lights, 20:05-Carnival parade.
Date: Sunday, 29 November 2009
Time: 16:00
Venue: Heerengracht Fountain, Adderley Street, Foreshore
Mayor’s Welcome Reception (Maximum: 300 media)
Executive Mayor Dan Plato is to host a welcome reception for FIFA executives and the media on Signal Hill, which affords a magnificent view of the Cape Town stadium in Green Point.
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Time: 14:00
Venue: Signal Hill, Table Mountain
FIFA 2010 Cape Town Final Draw Festival (Maximum: 500 media)
FIFA representatives will officially launch the FIFA Fan Fest concept for 2010 in Long Street, Cape Town. The festive street party in this popular entertainment hub will offer live entertainment with video links to the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
12:00 - Event opens, 14:00 - photo opportunity on stage for launch of FIFA Fan Fest project, 14:00 to 18:30 -Music and cultural acts, 18:30 - Video links between stage and CTICC, 19:00 - Live broadcast of final draw, 20:30-Music acts
Date: Friday, 4 December 2009
Time: 12:00 to 24:00
Venue: Long Street, Cape Town
Contacts
Interviews re. the events:
Pieter Cronje, Director of Communication
Tel: +27 (0)21 400 4592
Mobile: +27 (0)82 465 4965
[email protected]
General information re. the events:
Frikkie Odendaal
Tel: +27 (0)21 423 7263)
TV & Radio Broadcasters:
Pierre le Roux
Tel: +27 (0)72 419 0109
[email protected]
Journalists & Photographers:
Nick Whiteley
Mobile: +27 (0)82 410 0797
[email protected]
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Long Street becomes festival playground
MEDIA RELEASE
NO. 793/ 2009
25 NOVEMBER 2009
THE entire Upper Long Street, from Wale Street to Buitensingel, is to be converted into a festival zone for the Final Draw of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Friday, December 4.
The Final Draw, which will take place in front of some 3 000 international guests at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will be broadcast live to an estimated audience of 150 million viewers in 200 countries.
According to Pieter Cronjé, the City of Cape Town’s Director of Communication and 2010 Spokesperson, the Long Street festival area will have video links to the CTICC’s Red Carpet Welcome Event so that Capetonians can experience the excitement of the event on large video screens in the party heart of the Cape Town CBD.
"The main stage will be situated at the Long Street baths, with several huge television screens further down towards Wale Street.
"The festivities will start at 12:00 noon with music and cultural performances with a South African and African flavour. These stage performances will be complemented by buskers to embrace the festival theme," he says.
The Final Draw of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will determine where and against whom the 32 qualified teams will be playing next year.
"FIFA President, Mr Joseph S Blatter will officially launch the FIFA Fan Fest project at 14:00. The Long Street Festival will mimic the fan fest concept which will be used during next year’s football spectacle," says Lesley de Reuck, the City’s 2010 Operations Director.
"The City will use this event to ‘test drive’ its safety and security systems as well as demonstrate how City services will cope with the huge numbers of spectators outside the Cape Town Stadium precinct," he says.
"Entrance to the festival is free and we expect thousands of Capetonians to congregate at Long Street to share in the world’s excitement of the Final Draw. Although the festivities start at 12:00 noon, the real action is only expected to pick up from 17:00 when local residents finish working.
"Several national, regional and local media organisations will be conducting live broadcasts from the Long Street Festival," says Cronjé.
The programme for the festival is split into six parts. The concert of Cape Town talent is from 12:00 noon to 14:00. The FIFA Fan Fest project will be launched at 14:00. This will be followed by more local music until the national stars take to the stage as from 17:00.
There will be ongoing live video feeds from the CTICC to show the arrival of dignitaries at the red carpet event. The live broadcast of the Final Draw starts at 19:00. From 20:45, the festival will continue with national mega stars entertaining the revellers.
Volunteers will guide people from the public parking areas to the festival’s five access points in Wale Street, Leeuwen Street, Pepper Street, and Bloem Street.
"Cape Town did not host any Confederation Cup matches earlier this year. The Final Draw combined with the Long Street Festival now offers the municipality to test it readiness for next year’s World Cup tournament," says De Reuck.
"The hundreds of restaurants and bars in Long Street will be able to continue with its normal business, and the staff will be subjected to the same security measures as the visiting public," says De Reuck.
MEDIA RELEASE
NO. 793/ 2009
25 NOVEMBER 2009
THE entire Upper Long Street, from Wale Street to Buitensingel, is to be converted into a festival zone for the Final Draw of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Friday, December 4.
The Final Draw, which will take place in front of some 3 000 international guests at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) will be broadcast live to an estimated audience of 150 million viewers in 200 countries.
According to Pieter Cronjé, the City of Cape Town’s Director of Communication and 2010 Spokesperson, the Long Street festival area will have video links to the CTICC’s Red Carpet Welcome Event so that Capetonians can experience the excitement of the event on large video screens in the party heart of the Cape Town CBD.
"The main stage will be situated at the Long Street baths, with several huge television screens further down towards Wale Street.
"The festivities will start at 12:00 noon with music and cultural performances with a South African and African flavour. These stage performances will be complemented by buskers to embrace the festival theme," he says.
The Final Draw of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will determine where and against whom the 32 qualified teams will be playing next year.
"FIFA President, Mr Joseph S Blatter will officially launch the FIFA Fan Fest project at 14:00. The Long Street Festival will mimic the fan fest concept which will be used during next year’s football spectacle," says Lesley de Reuck, the City’s 2010 Operations Director.
"The City will use this event to ‘test drive’ its safety and security systems as well as demonstrate how City services will cope with the huge numbers of spectators outside the Cape Town Stadium precinct," he says.
"Entrance to the festival is free and we expect thousands of Capetonians to congregate at Long Street to share in the world’s excitement of the Final Draw. Although the festivities start at 12:00 noon, the real action is only expected to pick up from 17:00 when local residents finish working.
"Several national, regional and local media organisations will be conducting live broadcasts from the Long Street Festival," says Cronjé.
The programme for the festival is split into six parts. The concert of Cape Town talent is from 12:00 noon to 14:00. The FIFA Fan Fest project will be launched at 14:00. This will be followed by more local music until the national stars take to the stage as from 17:00.
There will be ongoing live video feeds from the CTICC to show the arrival of dignitaries at the red carpet event. The live broadcast of the Final Draw starts at 19:00. From 20:45, the festival will continue with national mega stars entertaining the revellers.
Volunteers will guide people from the public parking areas to the festival’s five access points in Wale Street, Leeuwen Street, Pepper Street, and Bloem Street.
"Cape Town did not host any Confederation Cup matches earlier this year. The Final Draw combined with the Long Street Festival now offers the municipality to test it readiness for next year’s World Cup tournament," says De Reuck.
"The hundreds of restaurants and bars in Long Street will be able to continue with its normal business, and the staff will be subjected to the same security measures as the visiting public," says De Reuck.
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Im so excited for this. I hope England come play in Port Elizabeth because then Im getting tickets and going down to PE!
medicnick83
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I'm going to e-mail and ask for tickets or invitations to this event... hopefully they'll be nice and say yes. 
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all i know is the draw BETTER be rigged for Bafana or else we are out first round
medicnick83
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all i know is the draw BETTER be rigged for Bafana or else we are out first round
So true!!!
hj2k_x
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all i know is the draw BETTER be rigged for Bafana or else we are out first round
We need to beat the minnow and draw with the decent team and then we can lose to the seed. It is not impossible if we play as we did in the Confed cup...
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so optimistic
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You people are too pessimistic towards your own country. South Africa have a better team than most countries and all South Africans do is criticise your own nation. Wheres the patriotism?
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But they better than most teams...maybe 70-80 is all they capable. SOuth Africans expect them to beat teams like Germany and England when they still developing
arf9999
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all i know is the draw BETTER be rigged for Bafana or else we are out first round
I have a bet that New Zealand will be in SA's group.
gpe
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I hope we get a really tough team to open against like Italy.. because then at least if we lose the opening match we can say it was intimidation & skill. If we play crap teams and get beaten 5-0 it will be really embarrassing
all i know is the draw BETTER be rigged for Bafana or else we are out first round
Possible draw seeding pots from goal.com. We should hope for the teams in bold to end up in our group. We can even win our group
arf9999
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Possible draw seeding pots from goal.com. We should hope for the teams in bold to end up in our group. We can even win our group
That would mean we'd need to beat Slovenia and/or Uruguay. hmmm...
Slovenia ranked 33 in the world
Uruguay ranked 19th
Bafana ranked 86th
Better that we draw New Zealand (77th), Honduras (38th) and Korea DPR (84th) or at least 2 of the above.
all i know is the draw BETTER be rigged for Bafana or else we are out first round
With FIFA who knows. Look how we got the WC in the first place
Best group for S.A includes Switzerland, North Korea, Chile.
Slovenia beat Russia in the playoffs. Good side. IMO Uruguay will be tougher to beat then Chile here in S.A. N.Korea suck obviously and Switzerland are also weak. Maybe even Greece since they finished just behind Switzerland in qualifying.
Stickfigure
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Yeah but Greece are a surprise team. Remember Euro 2004.
Unfortunately the draw does not work that way. It's not possible to end up with more than one "whipping boys" in the same group.
Therefore it's almost guaranteed that New Zealand, Honduras, and Korea DPR will feature in different groups.
We will most likely have 1 European team (any of Slovenia, Slovakia, Greece would be a good draw for us), 1 South American (either Uruguay or Paraguay ) and one team from pot 3 (New Zealand, Korea DPR, Honduras would obviously be the prefered teams).
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I don't think it matters who we face. We're almost as likely to lose against Honduras as we are against Portugal