Brazil arrive in South Africa and Kaka tweets

Brazil have landed. Cool as you like the players strolled through the airport, jumped on their bus and left for their five star hotel in Randburg. They will be taking it easy today with possibly some light training, but it is business as usual from tomorrow.

With Australia arriving in South Africa last night and tournament favourites landing this morning, excitement in South Africa is increasing and the reality of the World Cup is finally hitting home.

As soon as he arrived Kaka tweeted to his followers that it was an 'amazing atmosphere' in South Africa and it was immediately re-tweeted by hundreds of his followers.

Brazil are in Group G along with Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea. They are expected to cruise past the group stage and each of the knock-out stages and into the final. I think Brazil are good but I'm not convinced they will win it this time out.

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France name World Cup 2010 23 man squad

This is the final 23 man squad for France as of yesterday. If a player gets injured or if the coach changes his mind, he can change things about - he has until June 1st to submit the final squad and they will be waiting until then.

Coach Raymond Domenech has confirmed they will not be replacing Diarra and that inspirational defender William Gallas has been passed fit to play in South Africa despite fears about his fitness.

"It's complicated to take somebody out and we've had Lassana Diarra, who's had a real problem," Domenech told the French Football Federation website.

"Then we found ourselves with 23 players so we no longer needed to make a choice because that group here keeps showing us that we can trust them. Those 23 players will take us all the way."
World Cup 2010 squad for France
Goalkeepers

Hugo Lloris (Olympique Lyon), Steve Mandanda(Olympique Marseille) and Cedric Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux).
Defenders

Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), William Gallas (Arsenal), Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla), Marc Planus (Girondins Bordeaux), Gael Clichy(Arsenal) and Anthony Reveillere (Olympique Lyon).
Midfielders

Alou Diarra(Girondins Bordeaux), Jeremy Toulalan (Olympique Lyon), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Yoann Gourcuff (Girondins Bordeaux), Abou Diaby (Arsenal) and Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich).
Strikers

Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Andre-Pierre Gignac (Toulouse), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyon), Djibril Cisse (Panathinaikos) and Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Marseille).

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Security plans for 2010 World Cup unveiled

The South African Police Service unveiled plans to MPs today detailing how they aim to keep South Africa safe before and during the 2010 World Cup. The plans include the use of fighter jets, border patrols and security guards for each team.

The plans were put forward to the portfolio committee by Police Lieutenant General Andre Pruis. He also told parliament of the newly established Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee (ICC) - set up to work closely with foreign intelligence agencies and how they were prepared for any threat.

The plans are extensive. fighter jets will be used to clear airspace before, during and after every match throughout South Africa and there would be a number of no fly zones in South Africa for the duration of the World Cup.

Cruise ships are also going to be escorted into South Africa from 12 nautical miles off the coast and trains coming into South Africa from neighbouring countries would also be monitored.

Stadium security

Pruis also confirmed that the police's Special Task Force, the Defence Force Special Forces, the Bomb Squad and the National Intervention Unit would be on standby at each game, with the defence force's Seven Medical Battalion ready to deal "with any possible chemical, biological and radiological threat".

Inside the stadiums will also include public order police, local and foreign security spotters and private security firms but the stadium security doesn't end there. Ten kilometre cordons would also be set up around stadiums with emphasis on on preventing domestic extremism including strike action and service delivery protests.

Team security

Each country has also been assigned a dedicated security liaison officer and the safety of each team is of huge importance. The ICC has been in communication with intelligence agencies and police in each country and a police member will 'co-ordinate all security activities of each team'.

Profiles have been created for each team and the team hotel. Routes to and from the stadiums with 'safe haven's have been drawn up and every potential threat has been anticipated.

Bottom line; South Africa should be safe and the eyes of thousands will be on you wherever you go in South Africa and if you are ever unsure - just look up and wave as South Africa will also be using quite a few satellites to keep an eye on things too.

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World Cup 2010 News

Telegraph Travel reported in December that some British visitors to Cape Town were being asked to pay up to five times the usual rate for a hotel room during the five-week tournament. According to Hotels.com, the accommodation website, the four-star, centrally located Cape Town Lodge Hotel was then charging £68 per room per night from May 28 to June 5, but raised its rate for the week of June 11 (when the tournament is under way), to £395 per night. This week the hotel was charging a rate of £289 for the week of June 11 – still more than 300 per cent higher than the normal rate for this time of year.

British-based South Africa travel specialists have expressed concern at the long-term damage steep price rises this summer could do to the country’s image as a good-value destination. However, Mariette Du-Toit Helmbold, chief executive of Cape Town Tourism, said the city has learnt from the experiences of the hosts of previous major events.

“Countries that inflate tourism costs during big events damage their brand,” said Ms Du-Toit Helmbold. “My advice to tourism businesses is to remain responsible as far as pricing is concerned and not expect significant short-term gains. If we can deliver excellent value for money, the long-term benefits of hosting the World Cup will far outweigh the short-term.”

The Grant Thornton report said that the opening of new hotels and a slowdown in demand in Cape Town had forced hoteliers to control rates to fill their properties.

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According to the report, the best way for visitors to avoid inflated prices is to steer clear of hotels and b&bs. Room rates have increased by just 21 per cent at hostels, at self-catering properties by 14 per cent and at camp sites by 11 per cent.

It isn’t just about building a stadium, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration and inspection tours of South Africa have been a regular feature over the past few years.

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