In a sharp reversal from his statement in an interview on Monday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had no doubts that the 2010 World Cup will take place in South Africa short of a natural disaster.
In a sharp reversal from his statement in an interview on Monday, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had no doubts that the 2010 World Cup will take place in South Africa short of a natural disaster.
8220;I have no doubts, not one single doubt,8221; Blatter said, adding that he would publicly proclaim this at FIFA8217;s Congress starting May 29.
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FIFA8217;s executive committee gave the South Africans their full backing in March, following months of doubts caused by initial delays in building work for new stadia and infrastructure.
