adidas World Cup 2010 Repliqué Soccer Ball

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #542 in Sports & Outdoors
• Size: Large
• Brand: adidas
• Model: E42026
• Released on: 2009-12-01
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds

Features

• Replica of the World Cup 2010 South Africa official match ball
• Hand-stitched soccer ball is FIFA inspected and was tested for circumference, weight, rebound and water absorption
• Latex bladder for best rebound characteristics
• High-quality materials and construction offer exceptional durability
• Polyurethane construction

Editorial Reviews

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Get World Cup fever with the adidas® World Cup 2010 South Africa Repliqué match ball. Jabulani, the name given to the official ball, means "to celebrate" in isiZulu.

The World Cup Repliqué Soccer Ball features 11 colors, representing the 11 official languages of South Africa, the 11 diverse South African communities that exist throughout the country, and the 11 players on the pitch.

The design features eight panels, bigger sweet spots, and an all-new grip 'n groove profile. The grip is enhanced with a raised micro structure to give strikers more precision, while aerodynamic grooves allow this ball cut straight through the air like an arrow. The 11 different colors on the ball represent the 11 official languages of South Africa, the 11 diverse South African communities that exist throughout the country, and the 11 players on the pitch. About adidas
The vision of company founder Adolf Dassler has long become reality, and his corporate philosophy the guiding principle for successor generations. The idea was as simple as it was brilliant. Adi Dassler’s aim was to provide every athlete with the best possible equipment. It all began in 1920, when Adi Dassler made his first shoes using the few materials available after the First World War.
The adidas name dates back to 1948, deriving from the first two syllables of Adi Dassler’s first and last name. One year later, Adi Dassler registered the Three Stripes as a trademark. After a period spanning almost 70 years, the Dassler Family withdrew from the company in 1989, and the enterprise was transformed into a corporation ("Aktiengesellschaft"). French-born Robert Louis-Dreyfus was Chairman of the Executive Board from April 1993 to March 2001. It was he who initiated adidas’ flotation on the stock market in November 1995. adidas--a name that stands for competence in all sectors of sport around the globe. Today, the adidas product range extends from shoes, apparel and accessories for basketball, soccer, fitness and training to adventure, trail and golf.

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FIFA World Cup 2010 Official Theme Song

FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa Official Anthem is sang by K'naan. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most famous singers. K'naan's grandfather, Haji Mohamed, was a poet. K'naan is a Muslim. His name, K'naan, means "traveller" in the Somali language.

This theme song is called Wavin' Flag from Troubadour Album



Just enjoy this Beautiful Cool Song from K'naan... you're gonna love it... :)

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams. As such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations.

This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa beat Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. Italy are the defending champions. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.

Host selection

Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:

• Egypt
• Libya / Tunisia (co-hosting)
• Morocco
• South Africa

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 15 May 2004 in Zürich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.^[1]

Voting Results
Country	Votes
South Africa	14
Morocco	10
Egypt	0

• Tunisia withdrew on 8 May 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed

• Libya bid was rejected: bid did not meet the list of requirements and joint bidding was not allowed

Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

As the host nation, South Africa qualifies automatically for the tournament. However, South Africa did participate in World Cup qualifiers because the CAF qualifiers also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. They were the first host since 1934 to participate in preliminary qualifying. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification.

The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007.

List of qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.

AFC (4) Australia Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic CAF (5+1) Algeria Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Nigeria South Africa (hosts)

CONCACAF (3) Honduras Mexico United States CONMEBOL (5) Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Uruguay OFC (1) New Zealand

UEFA (13) Denmark England France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Portugal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Switzerland

This is the first World Cup with no debutant associations, although two of the qualifiers (Slovakia and Serbia) have previously appeared only as parts of former competing nations. In both cases FIFA considers these teams to have retained the earlier nations' records.

Based on the October 2009 rankings used for the main draw, South Africa at 86 were the lowest ranked team in the tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

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

Worldcup 2010 - Ticketing process explained

The conclusion of the Final Draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ was followed by another important event in the countdown to the kick-off of the tournament – the opening of the latest phase of ticketing sales. This stage of sales is potentially the most important to date, with the majority of tickets expected to be snapped up by the time this phase closes in just over a months time, on 22 January 2010. For this reason FIFA would like to take this opportunity to point out a few key factors in the ticket purchasing process.

Application Procedure
Tickets can be applied for in two ways with the main source being www.fifa.com/2010, whilst South African residents have the opportunity to apply for tickets by visiting a branch of FNB. The ticket purchase follows a very simple procedure:

1. Application form submitted at www.fifa.com/2010 or at an FNB branch (for residents of South Africa) by 22 January 2010.

2. Random selection draw takes place on 1 February 2010.

3. Applicants notified within 10 days of the draw, with payment being taken for successful applications.

Why do we have the random draw?
The reason for the random draw process is simple – FIFA wants to give every fan the equal chance of getting tickets to the most popular games. For that reason a random draw is the fairest way to allocate the tickets.

For games which are not over subscribed by 22 January 2010 there will be no random draw. Tickets will be allocated to all applicants.

Handy hints
Demand for tickets at this stage of the sales process is expected to be very high. For that reason FIFA has a couple of tips for fans to ensure that chances of getting tickets are as high as possible:

1. For high profile matches in the group stages and matches in the knockout phase there will be a greater chance of obtaining tickets by applying for Category 1 or 2 tickets. Whilst higher priced, these tickets are likely to provide fans with a better viewing experience.

2. There is a higher chance of being successful in applying for tickets to lower profile games. Don’t forget, the FIFA World Cup™ is a one-off experience and the atmosphere at every game will be unforgettable.

Further ticket sales phases
1. Any tickets remaining after the sales phase ending on 22 January 2010 will be sold on a first-come first-served basis between 9 February and 7 April 2010.

2. This will then be followed by a Last minute sales phase between 15 April and 11 July 2010. However, very few tickets are expected to be available at this stage.

Submit your applications to have a chance of saying: “I was there”.

source : fifa