The clock is ticking for countries bidding to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with only a few weeks left for them to submit their Bidding Agreement forms.
Bidding Agreement forms must be completed and returned by no later than 16 April, 2007 in order to officially confirm the candidates' interest to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Brazil and Colombia are currently the prospective hosts.
World football governing body FIFA outlined the deadlines the potential host nations must meet.
The deadline for submission of the bid documentation, including the Hosting Agreement and government guarantees to the FIFA general secretariat, falls on 31 July 2007.
In September, FIFA's inspection teams will conduct visits to the bidding associations, after which they would submit bidding reports on 1 November.
In that same month, the host nation of the 2014 FIFA World Cup would be announced by the FIFA Executive Committee.
Meanwhile, in South Africa preparations are well underway to host a world class African world cup by 2010, with the preliminary draw taking place in Durban on 23 November 2007.
South Africa will host 2010 FIFA World Cup games at ten stadia in 9 cities, in what is billed to be the best FIFA World Cup ever.
Earlier this month, SAFA House, the newly built home of South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee hosted its first lunch.
The building has been the home of both the South African Football Association (SAFA) and the LOC since February.
The structure in Johannesburg is meant for 250 staff members and acts as a base during the organisation and preparation phase of the World Cup.
Its construction began in November last year at the site of FNB Stadium in Nasrec, Johannesburg, which itself will host 2010 matches.
There will be five new stadia, and five existing stadia will be refurbished and upgraded for the world's most popular sporting event.
Three existing stadia in South Africa's major metropolis, Gauteng, will be upgraded. These are FNB stadium and Ellis Park in Johannesburg and Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane.
The Royal Bafokeng stadium in North West province will be upgraded, as will the Vodacom Park in Mangaung (Bloemfontein) in Free State province.
Five new stadia will be built or rebuilt.
In Limpopo, the Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane will host 2010 games.
A new stadium will be built at Mbombela in Mpumalanga, as well as in the Nelson Mandela Metro (encompassing Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape.
Kings Park stadium in the eThekwini Metro (encompassing Durban) will be rebuilt for the event, becoming also a multi-sports facility.
In the Western Cape, Cape Town's Green Point stadium will be rebuilt, becoming a "totally new" multi-purpose sports facility complete with a dome, which will be able to open and close as a precaution against the city's unpredictable weather.
Bidding Agreement forms must be completed and returned by no later than 16 April, 2007 in order to officially confirm the candidates' interest to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Brazil and Colombia are currently the prospective hosts.
World football governing body FIFA outlined the deadlines the potential host nations must meet.
The deadline for submission of the bid documentation, including the Hosting Agreement and government guarantees to the FIFA general secretariat, falls on 31 July 2007.
In September, FIFA's inspection teams will conduct visits to the bidding associations, after which they would submit bidding reports on 1 November.
In that same month, the host nation of the 2014 FIFA World Cup would be announced by the FIFA Executive Committee.
Meanwhile, in South Africa preparations are well underway to host a world class African world cup by 2010, with the preliminary draw taking place in Durban on 23 November 2007.
South Africa will host 2010 FIFA World Cup games at ten stadia in 9 cities, in what is billed to be the best FIFA World Cup ever.
Earlier this month, SAFA House, the newly built home of South Africa's 2010 FIFA World Cup Local Organising Committee hosted its first lunch.
The building has been the home of both the South African Football Association (SAFA) and the LOC since February.
The structure in Johannesburg is meant for 250 staff members and acts as a base during the organisation and preparation phase of the World Cup.
Its construction began in November last year at the site of FNB Stadium in Nasrec, Johannesburg, which itself will host 2010 matches.
There will be five new stadia, and five existing stadia will be refurbished and upgraded for the world's most popular sporting event.
Three existing stadia in South Africa's major metropolis, Gauteng, will be upgraded. These are FNB stadium and Ellis Park in Johannesburg and Loftus Versfeld in Tshwane.
The Royal Bafokeng stadium in North West province will be upgraded, as will the Vodacom Park in Mangaung (Bloemfontein) in Free State province.
Five new stadia will be built or rebuilt.
In Limpopo, the Peter Mokaba stadium in Polokwane will host 2010 games.
A new stadium will be built at Mbombela in Mpumalanga, as well as in the Nelson Mandela Metro (encompassing Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape.
Kings Park stadium in the eThekwini Metro (encompassing Durban) will be rebuilt for the event, becoming also a multi-sports facility.
In the Western Cape, Cape Town's Green Point stadium will be rebuilt, becoming a "totally new" multi-purpose sports facility complete with a dome, which will be able to open and close as a precaution against the city's unpredictable weather.
- BuaNews
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