2010 FIFA World Cup event effects 2010 FIFA World Cup event effects The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international association football tournament, being held in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July. It is the first time the finals of the tournament have been staged in an African host nation as South Africa were selected as hosts following a bidding in 2004. The impact of the event itself transcend those bound by its athletic aspect and appeal, and the socioeconomic aspects of the tournament are far reaching. Tournament organiser Danny Jordaan dismissed concerns that the attack on the
2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup announced that bidding had re-opened for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. New member associations interested in hosting submitted a declaration of interest by 15 April 2014, and provided the complete set of bidding documents by 1 October 2014. The following 12 countries made official bids for hosting the tournament. Argentina were the only country to submit an entry in both rounds of bidding. On 19 December 2014, the FIFA Executive Committee announced the Bahamas as hosts. Qualification began with the European qualifiers on 2 September 2016 and concluded with the final match of the AFC event on 11