Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Port Elizabeth stadium will not host Confederations Cup

by Mishkah Anthony
9 July 2008

The organisers of the 2010 Fifa World Cup has removed Port Elizabeth as a venue from the Confederations Cup, to be staged next year, due to delays of stadium construction.

A technical team compiled a report which stated that the P.E stadium would likely miss the deadline in March next year for safety and health tests.

The Confederations Cup is often served as a test to see the host country’s preparations for the World Cup.

Sepp Blatter raised eyebrows last month when he said, he has a plan B in place should South Africa be unable to host the 2010 World Cup, however he stressed it would only come into effect, in the event of a natural disaster.

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