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Article: FOOTBALL: South Africa World Cup bid impresses Fifa

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March 15, 2000
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FIFA'S TECHNICAL inspection team gave South Africa's bid to host the 2006 World Cup finals a warm and positive response after a five- day tour to check the country's readiness.

"We have been very favourably impressed with the written proposals and with this site inspection," Alan Rothenberg, the leader of the six-man delegation from football's world governing body, said at a news conference on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela's prison for 18 years. "It is definitely a very positive reaction we have come away with," he added, praising the professionalism, dedication and enthusiasm the team had met from government ministers to ordinary fans.

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