South Africa is not ready to host the 2010 World Cup, just over three months before the tournament kicks off, according to football's international governing body.
Jerome Valke, Fifa's secretary general, told a news conference on Tuesday that the main venue in Johannesburg, Soccer City, was yet to be completed, and that 700,000 tickets were still unsold.
"If the question is: 'Could we host the World Cup tomorrow morning?' the answer is no," Mr Valke said.
"I can make a list of things that aren't ready for the World Cup."
It is the first time that a Fifa official has admitted in such stark terms that not everything is going to plan for South Africa, the first ever host of the tournament on the African continent........ read more>>
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