Destination 2010
As well as hosting a total of 15 FIFA World Cup matches including the opening and final matches - Johannesburg will be the world’s business and media hub for the 4 weeks of the World Cup.
The opening and closing ceremonies will be in Joburg as well as the headquarters of FIFA and the Local Organising Committee. It will house the International Broadcast Centre, accommodate 22,000 international media and it will be the transport hub for the event. It has two FIFA World Cup stadiums, numerous official training venues, and is the base for overflow fans from at least four other venues.
Significant sport business will take place as international sporting federations, bidding nations, sport tourism destinations and sponsors all bid for the high ground through major promotional campaigns in the city.
World Sport Destination Expo has been purposely scheduled to take place in the final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at a time when Joburg will be the world’s sport tourism capital.
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