2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa to be granted host status, Nelson Mandela had previously spoken of the importance of football in his life, stating that while incarcerated in Robben Island prison playing football "made us feel alive and triumphant despite the situation we found ourselves in". With South Africa winning their bid, an emotional Mandela raised the FIFA World Cup Trophy. During 2006 and 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country. Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt and, reportedly, some FIFA executives, expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa's
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup following table shows the all-time top 30 goalscorers. The following table shows the top 20 goalscorers of the FIFA era. The following table shows the top 20 goalscorers of the World Championships era. Note that attendance records are not available between 1995 and 2002. FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was established in 1995 as the "Beach Soccer World Championship", taking place every year for the next decade under the