FIFA President Sepp Blatter on Monday gave South Africa his highest possible mark for a World Cup that defied sceptics who had predicted disaster. Blatter said he would give a mark of nine out of 10 which was the maximum possible. Perfection does not exist in our life, he told a news conference.

For the third time in their World Cup history Germany has finished third after beating Uruguay 3-2 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday evening.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup contributed significantly to the more than 1.4 million tourists that came to the country between 1st June and mid-July 2010. Most of the tourists were first time visitors to South Africa.

Airport Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed that it will compensate match ticket carrying passengers who missed Wednesday night’s FIFA World Cup semi-final between Germany and Spain in Durban due to congestion at King Shaka International Airport.

South Africa cleaned up at the annual World Travel Awards for Africa last night, winning 36 awards out of the total 49 categories. Despite the pyramids, Egypt, its nearest rival, managed to win only four.

Dutch airline KLM scrambled to put on extra planes to South Africa on Wednesday after the Netherlands reached the World Cup final, as airline alliance bosses limbered up for their own superjumbo clash.

The positive global media coverage South Africa has received during the 2010 World Cup has exceeded all expectations and will benefit the country’s tourism industry long after the tournament ends.

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Calling on all South Africans to support Africa’s last World Cup hopefuls this Friday! The Gauteng Provincial Government has kicked off a mobilisation campaign to drum up support for the Ghanaian national team, the only remaining African team in the World Cup.

Ghana will carry the hopes of Africa in the continent’s first World Cup after the Black Stars managed to qualify to reach the next round of the tournament.