The Biggest Sports Event of the Year - 2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup, the prime international tournament for football has begun on June 11 being hosted by South Africa. This 2010 football world cup would be the 19th FIFA tournament. South Africa became the first African country to host football world cup beating the nations of Egypt and Morocco in the bidding. The cup is being hosted by the popular federation named Oceania Football Confederation.

In August 2007, the process for the world cup tournament qualification began. 204 nations out of 208 national teams under FIFA participated and 32 teams cleared up to the final tournament. From the Asian Football Confederation, four teams have qualified that includes Australia, Korea Republic, Korea DPR and Japan. From the confederation of African Football, the qualified team includes South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire. From the Confederation of Central American, North and Caribbean Association, Mexico, the United States and Honduras have qualified for the world football.

The five teams of Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay for the World Cup come from the South American Football Confederation. The Oceania Football Confederation, the host of world football, has the nation of New Zealand playing in the tournament. 13 nations are qualified from The Union of European Football also popular as UEFA. These include the nations of England, France, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Slovakia, Portugal and Slovenia.

There a total of eight groups each comprising of four countries. The Group A consists of Uruguay, Mexico, France and South Africa. Argentina, Korea Republic, Greece and Nigeria form the Group B. Group C includes Slovenia, USA, England and Algeria. The national teams of Germany, Ghana, Serbia and Australia together form the Group D. Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon and Denmark comprise Group E. Paraguay, Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia represent Group F. Group G constitutes of Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Portugal and Korea DPR. The nations of Chile, Switzerland, Honduras and Spain fall under the Group H.

The one-month tournament is deemed one of the biggest sports events of the year. Football fans are flocking to South Africa to watch and cheer their favorite team and players. The cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban have been prepared with especially constructed multi-billion Rand Stadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup schedule, with high security procedures and protocol. Few of the favorite players, this season are Lionel Messi from Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, Wayne Rooney from England and Kaka playing for Brazil.

Millions who are crazy football fans but could not make it to the host country could watch the event on their television screens as FIFA has sold its broadcasting rights to many broadcasters across the globe. Italy was the 2006 FIFA World Cup champion, winning the title for the fourth time.

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The Biggest Sporting Events in 2010 - Part 2

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During the economic downturn customer retention is the most important factor in operating a successful business. Since demand will be down in most markets other businesses will also be look to attract customers away from your business. There are many major sporting events taking place in 2010 that you could attend with clients and prospective clients that will show them how much you value them as well as leave them with a memorable experience.

Monaco Grand Prix: May 23rd
Formula 1 is certainly the pinnacle of motorsport with Monaco definitely winning the award for the most prestigious and glamorous event on the F1 calendar. The famous streets and harbour sees the cars roar around the circuit, passing the many luxurious yachts. It is definitely an experience a racing enthusiast will adore.

French Open: May 24th - June 6th, Stade Roland Garros
The French Open offers one of the finest venues on the world and probably second only to Wimbledon's Grand Slam. There is plenty of drama for guests to enjoy from the comfort of a hospitality box. Rafa Nadal is one expert on the clay courts.

FIFA World Cup South Africa: June 11th - July 11th
26 international teams have qualified and will be heading to South Africa this summer to play heats in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Pretoria. The country will certainly see millions of development to ensure it's up to standard with renovated stadiums, improved transport links and building upgrades.
This is certainly going to be the biggest event of 2010. Taking a client to one of the prestigious events will likely lead to continued business and give you time to discuss such matters in the comfort of a controlled and served hospitality area.

Wimbledon - June 21st - July 4th
Another popular sporting event is Wimbledon and 2010 may prove to offer another great year of tennis to rival classics such as the 1999 Sampras and Agassi final. The atmosphere is amazing in Wimbledon and tennis is loved by many so if you wanted to take a client to a top event this would be one of the top suggestions. Plus if it starts raining you will be in the comfort of your own area spending time with a client, in a controlled and dry environment.

Other sporting events worth considering booking a hospitality package for include the golf championships at St Andrews, Scotland in July, US Open starting August 30th and then of course the Commonwealth Games in October. There are hospitality groups that offer packages to the most prestigious events such as THG.

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