South Africa is the proud host of the Football World Cup 2010. As avid football fans and Africa travel experts, 2010 Holiday Homes will be bringing you World Cup 2010 news and destination information for your travel.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa.

It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving OFC as the only FIFA Confederation never to have hosted the event.

Start planning your trip in South Africa

It’s the first African World Cup  and you must start planning your trip. As Africa’s most powerful tourist magnet, South Africa draws thousands of international visitors each year.

With the 2010 Football World Cup — billed as the biggest sporting event of all world — and you have a situation in which masses of people are going to be trying to book a limited number of flights, accommodation, tickets and more.

The Football World Cup 2010 has been 11 June - 11 July 2010, so you can already start making plan for your trip.

The international sporting events

In the twelve years since democracy South Africa hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the 1996 African Cup of Nations, and the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

You’ll find information about the 2010 stadiums and cities as well as world cup news and travel.

South Africa Travel Guide