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Budweiser will reward many Vietnamese with trips to South Africa for this summer’s FIFA World Cup — not just Vietnam’s top amateur footballers, but the company’s loyal customers, as well. This month, while the second annual “Bud 6v6 Cup” is being contested in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Nha Trang, Vietnamese nationals who purchase Budweiser at select stores — or at participating bars and restaurants — will receive a scratch card that instantly reveals if they’ve won one of four all-expenses-paid trips to see the final match of the FIFA World Cup on July 11 in Johannesburg city, South Africa. Consumers at participating bars and restaurants who don’t instantly win final-match tickets are still entered to win one of two trips to see a pair of Round-of-16 matches in June. With that prize comes an added kick: the chance to present the ‘Man of the Match’ trophy after a game — an honor never before … [Read more...] about Chances for Vietnamese enjoying FIFA World Cup match in South Africa

According to Coca-Cola, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, will arrive in South Africa on 5 May on the final leg of its global tour. During its journey through the country, the solid-gold Trophy will stop at 33 cities and towns across South Africa. The trophy will then arrive back in Johannesburg days before the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup at Soccer City stadium on 11 June. "Millions of South Africans will get an opportunity to see the FIFA World Cup Trophy up close, and some who would have won competition tickets will have a special moment of taking a picture with the Trophy, and participate in celebrations as it moves across all nine provinces," says Onwell Msomi, General Manager of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Project Team, Coca-Cola South Africa. "This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience as not all South Africans will be able to get tickets to watch FIFA World Cup matches but everyone will have an opportunity to participate in the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour," explains … [Read more...] about South Africa: Fifa World Cup Trophy Arrives on 5 May

(Cinet)- Spain won the World Cup for the first time in their history as an extra-time goal from midfielder Andres Iniesta gave them a last-gasp 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final at Soccer City on July 12. With the scoreless match inching towards a penalty shootout, and the Dutch down to 10 men, Andres Iniesta picked up a pass from Cesc Fabregas to fire home from close range four minutes from the final whistle in Africa's first World Cup. The goal sparked euphoric scenes as the Spanish team and bench raced after Iniesta into the corner of the Soccer City stadium to celebrate while the Dutch appeared stunned. It was the first time the European champions had reached a World Cup final and a bitter disappointment for the Netherlands who finished runners-up for the third time after previously losing the 1974 and 1978 finals. It was also the first victory by a European side outside their continent. But the game was far from the classic final hoped for from the two most … [Read more...] about Spain win World Cup

Football's governing body FIFA is considering scrapping drawn games from the group stages of the World Cup finals, the organisation's chief Sepp Blatter has said. The Swiss supremo told German weekly Focus in its edition of next Monday that he wanted to put an end to defense-minded teams playing to get a draw in the early games of the sport's showcase tournament. "We are considering doing away with draws in the first round ... and also ending extra-time play," he said. "If there is no winner at the end of 90 minutes of play, we would proceed directly to penalty kicks." Another possibility, according to Blatter, would be to revive the "Golden Goal" scenario whereby if a match is drawn, the first team to score a goal would be the winner. That was used in the 1998 competition in France but was abandoned four years later when the finals were held in Japan and South Korea. The next World Cup will be held in Brazil in 2014.   Source: AFP … [Read more...] about FIFA mulls World Cup changes

The USA Bid Committee announced today 15 October 2010 that it has withdrawn from the 2018 FIFA World Cup bid and will exclusively focus on the 2022 campaign.   The decision comes after several months of careful deliberation with FIFA, UEFA and members of the USA Bid Board of Directors. Four European candidates now remain in the race for 2018 (Belgium/Netherlands, England, Russia and Spain/Portugal). Since the FIFA Statutes indicate that the competition cannot be held on the same continent on two successive occasions, the 2022 campaign will now be between Australia, Japan, Korea Republic, Qatar and the USA. "For some time we have been in conversations with FIFA and UEFA about the possibility of focusing only on the 2022 bidding process, an option we have made reference to many times," said Sunil Gulati, Chairman of the USA Bid Committee and President of U.S. Soccer. "We are confident this is in the best interests of the USA Bid." "We have had an open and constructive … [Read more...] about USA bid committee to focus on 2022 FIFA World Cup

Ten Southeast Asian nations are mulling to co-host an edition of World Cup finals in 2030 where an ASEAN team may represent the group at the event, according to the newswire www.todayonline.com based in Singapore. The news website owned by Singaporean Media Corp announced Wednesday that ASEAN foreign ministers had discussed the possibility to jointly bid the World Cup finals at their retreat in Lombok, Indonesia. However, the 10 nations in the group will have to decide which two countries would represent them as “it is going to be difficult to hand automatic spots in the finals to more than two host countries and I don't see FIFA changing this policy,” the website quoted Worawi, who is president of the Football Association of Thailand. He was also quoted as promising he will do whatever he can to "help bring the finals to our doorstep because I have confidence in ASEAN's abilities and infrastructure to hold the tournament". "By the time of 2030, I am confident that at … [Read more...] about ASEAN nations mull co-hosting World Cup in 2030

The journey to represent Asia at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil began on March 30 with the draw for Asian qualifiers, at which Vietnam will encounter minnows Macau in the first round on June 29 and July 3. Vietnam join the 16 lowest ranked teams, based on their record at the qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup – were paired off to play home and away matches. In the second round, the 8 winners will then join 22 higher ranked teams for two-leg matches on July 23 and 28. The 15 winners from the second round will join the top five direct entrants (Japan, Korea Republic, DPR Korea, Australia and Bahrain) in the third round where they will be divided into five groups of four teams each. On the latest FIFA rankings table, Vietnam stand at 134th and Macau at 181st. 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Asian Qualifiers Round 1: Round 2: Source: Tuoitrenews     … [Read more...] about Vietnam to face Macau at 2014 World Cup qualifiers