The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for association football, that is scheduled to take place in South Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament has been held on the African continent.Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football federations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:
* Egypt
* Libya (to co-host with Tunisia)
* Morocco
* South Africa
* Tunisia (to co-host with Libya)
Following the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee not to allow co-hosted tournaments, Tunisia withdrew from the bidding process. The committee also decided not to consider Libya's solo bid as it no longer met all the stipulations laid down in the official List of Requirements.
After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on May 15, 2004 in Zurich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.
Results:
1. South Africa, 14 votes
2. Morocco, 10 votes
3. Egypt, 0 votes
4. Tunisia withdrew on May 8, 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed
5. Libya not considered. bid did not meet the List of Requirements
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