South Africa s 2010 readiness got a thumbs up on Monday after a successful Confederations Cup, with organisers confident that hitches will be ironed out ahead of the continent s first World Cup.
Security passed with no major incident, a critical concern with crime levels in South Africa among the world s worst, while the football curtainraiser was also praised for unifying South Africans 15 years after democracy.
The rehearsal, as this tournament has become known, has been very satisfactory. We are happy with the level of commitment shown by the organising committee and the government, FIFA boss Sepp Blatter told journalists.
The world football body gave organisers a 7.5 out of ten for the Confeds Cup, saying it hoped the score will rise to 10 by next year for…