High In The Air

Nelson Mandela to attend World Cup Opening Match

Nelson Mandela

South Africa’s ruling party says former president Nelson Mandela will be at the World Cup opening and closing matches. According to the report Mandela will attend Opening and Closing Ceremony both to be staged at Soccer City in Johannesburg.

Nelson Mandela had requested for four tickets from the board of the 2010 World Cup and has been granted. The former president turns 92 next month. Nelson Mandela campaigned for the World Cup to come to South Africa.

FIFA World Cup opening ceremony Live Coverage from Johannesburg

FIFA World Cup opening ceremony Live

The World Cup 2010 opening ceremony this year will start on Thursday evening at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg at 8:00 p.m. Johannesburg’s southwest Soweto, Soccer City Stadium will host the opening ceremony.All Live Action from the FIFA World Cup 2010 Celebration Concert Will be available on ESPN and BBC.

Shakira will be performing live together with a local group called Freshlyground. Other celebrities who are part of this year’s World Cup opening ceremony listings include Alica Keys, Black Eyed Peas, John Legend and Juanes from Colombia.

South Africa vs Mexico live World Cup opener from Johannesburg

South Africa vs Mexico

Mexico vs South Africa take place at Soccer City, Johannesburg on June 11, 2010 at 14:00 GMT. The two countries kick off the 19th edition of the finals and first ever on the African continent on the host nation. Watch Mexico vs South Africa live action on ESPN, BBC, CBC and ABC.

Venue: Soccer City, Johannesburg
Date: Friday, 11 June 2010
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Coverage: ITV and BBC Radio 5 live, live text commentary

Mexico’s West Ham striker Guillermo Franco is fit again after injuring a toe on his right foot while Rafael Marquez is back in training following an injury to his right leg. Bafana Bafana is the lowest-ranked country ever to host a World Cup and they are desperate to avoid becoming the first hosts to fail at the opening group stage. Expectations in Mexico are high that the country’s ‘young generation’ can produce a historic performance in South Africa.

World Cup 2010 Live streaming

Watch Germany vs Uruguay live streaming on ESPN and BBC and Spain Vs Netherlands / Holland World Cup 2010 Final live streaming on ESPN, BBC, Canal+, Cuatro, Telecinco, NOS on Sunday. Today Germany will meet Uruguay for third position. Paul Octopus predicts Spain to be winner of World Cup 2010. Germany VS Uruguay match will be played on 10th of July 2010, live from Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, game start at 8:30 GMT / 2:30 PM ET.

Tomorrow you can watch Spain Vs Netherlands live streaming on ESPN, BBC, Canal+, Cuatro, Telecinco, NOS tomorrow. Netherlands Vs Spain Live FIFA World Cup Final match is schedule at Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, game will start at 18:30 GMT / 2:30 PM ET.

Here are today’s lineups:

• Germany Lineup : Neuer, Lahm, Friedrich, Mertesacker, Jansen, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Mueller, Oezil, Podolski, Klose
• Uruguay Lineup: Muslera, M. Pereira, Victorino, Lugano, Caceres, D. Perez, Arevalo, A. Fernandez, Forlan, Cavani, Suarez

The Dutch have competing in back-to-back finals in 1974 and 1978, when they finished as runners-up to host countries West Germany and Argentina, respectively. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is now in a dilemma as he is yet to decide whom between Fernando Torres and Pedro would start against Netherlands in the final of FIFA World Cup 2010.

• Holland Lineup: Stekelenburg; Boulahrouz, Heitinga, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst; Van Bommel, De Zeeuw; Kuyt, Sneijder, Van der Vaart; Van Persie
• Spain Lineup: Casillas, Ramos, Pique, Puyol, Capdevila; Busquets, Alonso; Iniesta, Xavi, Silva; Villa