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         South Africa Hosts the Confederations Cup 2009

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup takes place in South Africa from 14 to 28 June 2009. The draw has been made, and tickets have gone on sale, for FIFA's "Festival of Champions" - a dress rehearsal for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Played in the World Cup host country a year before football's premier event, the Confederations Cup has become a serious test of the host country's World Cup readiness - and a major sporting event in its own right, bringing together regional champions from all corners of the globe. It has also become a valuable and traditional curtain-raiser for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The current World Cup champion, the new host country, and the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships – i.e. the reigning African, Asian, European, Oceanian, South American and Concacaf (North and Central America and the Caribbean) champions.

In 2009, the participating teams will be African champs Egypt, Asian champs Iraq, European champs Spain, Oceanian champs New Zealand, South American champs Brazil, Concacaf champs USA, 2006 World Cup winners Italy, and 2010 hosts South Africa.

The draw for the tournament took place on 22 November 2008, splitting the eight teams into two groups and setting up some classic clashes.

Hosts South Africa, who were seeded on Group A, will open the competition against Iraq at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on 14 June, immediately following the opening ceremony. One of the matches expected to set the tournament alight is the meeting between Italy and previous World Cup winners Brazil. It will be the first time that Italy and Spain play competitive matches on African soil - and the first time that New Zealand play any kind of soccer match in Africa - while the Brazilians will be making only their second visit in 10 years.

        

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South Africa's tourism industry

South Africa's scenic beauty, magnificent outdoors, sunny climate, cultural diversity and value for money have made it one of the world's fastest-growing holiday destinations.

International tourism to South Africa has surged since the end of apartheid. In 1994, the year of South Africa's first democratic elections, only 3.9-million foreign visitors arrived in the country.

By 2004, international arrivals had more than doubled to 6.7-million. And in 2007 a total of 9.07-million foreigners visited South Africa - an 8.3% increase over 2006 - as the country broke its annual tourist arrivals record for the third year running.

Tourism is also one of the fastest growing sectors of South Africa's economy, its contribution to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) increasing from 4.6% back in 1993 to 8.3% in 2006. Directly and indirectly, tourism constitutes approximately 7% of employment in South Africa.

And the outlook for the industry is extremely positive, particularly with the exposure the country will receive in the lead-up to the world's biggest sporting event, the Fifa World Cup, taking place in South Africa in 2010.


QUOTABLE QUOTES....

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- David McCullough

When ambition ends, happiness begins.
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