African nations await World Cup verdict

FIFA’s ruling elite were today preparing to take an historic decision and award the 2010 World Cup to an African country for the first time.

Sat, 15 May, 2004 - 10:07

FIFA’s ruling elite were today preparing to take an historic decision and award the 2010 World Cup to an African country for the first time.

South Africa and Morocco are the chief rivals, with Egypt and Libya also bidding for the tournament, and the vote in Zurich at 11am (Irish time) promises to be a nerve-racking affair.

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CourtsSoccerWorld Cup 2010Place: ZurichPlace: South AfricaPlace: USAPlace: MadridPlace: CasablancaPlace: AfricaPlace: South AmericaPlace: BritainPerson: Danny JordaanPerson: Alan RothenbergPerson: RothenbergPerson: Saad KettaniPerson: Nelson MandelaPerson: Archbishop Desmond TutuPerson: F. W. de KlerkPerson: Thabo MbekiPerson: Prime Minister Felipe GonzalezPerson: presidentPerson: Abdoulaye WadePerson: Zinedine ZidanePerson: Luis FigoPerson: David WillEvent: World CupEvent: 2010 World CupEvent: 1994 World CupEvent: 2006 FIFAOrganisation: FIFAOrganisation: South AfricaOrganisation: MoroccoOrganisation: EgyptOrganisation: LibyaOrganisation: TunisiaOrganisation: AfricaOrganisation: SpainOrganisation: SenegalOrganisation: Real Madrid
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