Johannesburg---The FIFA Executive Committee said at the end of two-day meeting in Johannesburg on Monday said it was satisfied with preparations for the World Cup and anticipated the kickoff of the historic World Cup.The meeting was chaired by FIFA President Blatter on 6 and 7 June 2010. The executive received reports on the preparations for the upcoming 60th FIFA Congress and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and expressed their satisfaction and anticipation with just days to go before the start of the first World Cup on African soil, FIFA said in a statement released to The Zimbabwean after the conclusion of the meeting.
The World Cup kickos off on Friday, ending on July 11. it will be preceded by a major concert to be broadcast worldwide from Orlando Stadium.
Meanwhile, the FIFA Executive Committee decided to approve the change of date for the preliminary draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will be held six months earlier than in the past, in order to allow the confederations to begin their qualifying competitions in good time. The draw will be held in July-August 2011 with the exact date subject to confirmation.
Regarding the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, the executive decided to formally approve the principle of co-hosting for this process, since the joint bids of Belgium/Holland and Spain/Portugal have been presented with only one Local Organising Committee in each case.
Following changes in the government of Brunei Darussalam which provide a measure of hope that the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (BAFA) could be re-registered, the executive agreed to recommend to the FIFA Congress the suspension of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (BAFA) instead of an expulsion as previously envisaged, and to request the Congress to give the FIFA Executive Committee the competence to temporarily lift the suspension of the BAFA until the 2011 FIFA Congress if the BAFA is re-registered.
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