Archive for June, 2009

Look out for the first world cup in Africa … going to be fun

In just one year, on June 11, 2010, the ball will drop on the 19th World Cup of Soccer. Thirty days and sixty four matches later a new World Champion will be crowned and it is every soccer fan’s dream to experience their team achieving this ultimate goal. More than half a million fans from around the world are expected to embark on a pilgrimage to South Africa to be a part of the festivities with wise travelers already snapping up premium positions and making plans to be a part of this first African World Cup.

Well known sports travel specialists, Roadtrips, has a variety of travel packages available for the World Cup including packages based out of Johannesburg, Cape Town, packages to Round Robin matches, Follow Your Team experiences and packages that feature the key Semi-Final and Final matches of the tournament.

“Roadtrips has been preparing for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa for three years; working with local destination management suppliers and acquiring premium accommodations at the best hotels and safari lodges in the country,” says Dave Guenther, Roadtrips President. “From our experience, South Africa is a wonderful place. It’s going to look amazing on television but that won’t remotely compare to how great it will be to be there.”

Roadtrips’ packages for World Cup 2010 feature tickets to your choice of match(es) and premium accommodations at some of South Africa’s top rated hotels including the award winning Grace in Rosebank, The Saxon in Sandton, Johannesburg and, The Cape Grace in Cape Town. Exclusive access to deluxe safari lodges, excursions to top sites like Victoria Falls and a variety of day tours and private guide services are also part of the Roadtrips World Cup program with each traveler having the option of customizing their African experience for their perfect balance between soccer, safaris and other sightseeing.

Packages start from $2,625 USD p.p. based on double occupancy. For more information on Roadtrips’ World Cup package options visit www.roadtrips.com.

A recognized leader in the sports travel industry, Roadtrips has been creating memorable experiences to exciting sporting events and games for over 17 years. Roadtrips offers a wide variety of sports travel packages to the biggest events in sports, including trips to the Super Bowl, World Series, Winter Games and 2010 World Cup of Soccer in South Africa.

Source: Roadtrips

All-Soccer Network Delivers More Top European 2010 World Cup Qualifying Matches with the Netherlands vs. Norway on June 10

GolTV, the only live bilingual channel delivering 24/7 international soccer, will present the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between the Netherlands and Norway on Wednesday, June 10 at 2:40 p.m. ET. The match will be telecast live from Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam to North American viewers exclusively on GolTV.

As part of UEFA’s Group 9, the Dutch and Norwegian teams must go head-to-head twice against each other as well as Iceland, Macedonia and Scotland to qualify as one 13 national teams representing Europe in the 2010 FIFA World Cup competition in South Africa. The Netherlands defeated Norway in their first qualification matchup with a score of 1-0 and currently leads Group 9.

“With notable players on the field like Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dirk Kuyt and Rafael van der Vaart of the Netherlands, and Steffen Iversen of Norway, these two teams will deliver an exciting and emotional match as they battle to stake their claim in South Africa,” said Enzo Francescoli, Founder and CEO of GolTV. “GolTV is committed to bring the best of the World Cup to our viewers in North America, and we offer an unmatched lineup of European 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier coverage.”

Only GolTV features exclusive World Cup qualifier coverage of several top European national teams, including Spain, Germany and reigning champions Italy. For a current GolTV schedule, visit www.goltv.tv.

Source: GolTV

As qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa^TM slowly reaches its conclusion, FIFA confirmed the dates of the intercontinental play-offs of the 2010 FIFA World Cup^TM preliminary competition. The draw to determine the home and away match assignments for these games and the play-offs in the Asian zone took place today in Nassau, Bahamas, ahead of the 59th FIFA Congress and was conducted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.

The results of the draw are as follows:

Play-offs Asia

The winner will advance to an intercontinental play-off with New Zealand.

Asia/Oceania

North, Central America and Caribbean/South America

UEFA – the eight best second-placed teams from the European preliminary competition will contest play-off matches to determine the final four teams to join the group winners in South Africa. The matches have been scheduled for Saturday, 14 November and Wednesday, 18 November 2009. The draw to determine the home and away match assignments will be conducted at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on Monday, 19 October 2009.