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Chapter 570 Chapter [003] - South Africa South Africa - [Today's third update]

South Africa, under the influence of Xu Zhou, is black, gold, bricks and stones!
Yes, this is Xuzhou's only knowledge of South Africa!

Therefore, before taking off, Xu Zhou deliberately checked the information on South Africa!

South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere, at the southernmost tip of the African continent, between 22 degrees south latitude and 35 degrees east longitude and between 17 degrees and 33 degrees east longitude.It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean on the east, south and west sides, and borders Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Swaziland on the north.

南非的国石是砖石，大部分地区属亚热带和热带草原气候，东部沿海为亚热带湿润气候，南部沿海为地中海式气候。全境气候分为春夏秋冬4季。12月~1月为夏季，最高气温可达32~38℃；6~8月是冬季，最低气温为-10~-12℃。全年降水量由东部的1000毫米逐渐减少到西部的60毫米，平均450毫米。首都比勒陀利亚年平均气温17℃。

South Africa has good infrastructure and rich resources. It is one of the world's top five mineral producing countries and has a relatively high degree of economic openness. The per capita GDP in 2009 was US$5824.Mining, manufacturing and agriculture are the three pillars of the economy, and deep mining technology is in a leading position in the world.The development level and regional distribution of various sectors of the national economy are uneven, and income distribution is uneven.

However, Xu Zhou heard that as long as you go to South Africa, you can pick up gold.This is not to say that South Africa is full of gold, it just means that South Africa has a lot of gold mines!

In fact, Xu Zhou only cares about gold and masonry, so stay aside for other things! ! !

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Modern football originated in England, and then became popular all over the world. In 1896, when the first modern Olympic Games was held in Greece, Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first Olympic football champion.Because the Olympic Games did not allow professional athletes to participate, by 1928 the football game could not continue. After the 1928 Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously passed a resolution to hold the four-year World Football Championship.This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football.Initially this new football competition was called the "World Football Championship".
In 1956, at the meeting held by FIFA in Luxembourg, it was decided to change its name to "Rimite Cup".This is in recognition of the achievements of the former FIFA President Frenchman Rimet for football.Rimit served as FIFA president for 33 years (1921-1954), and was the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship.Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked together and called the "World Football Championship-Rimite Cup".Therefore, at the Helsinki meeting, it was decided to change its name to "World Football Championship - Remit Cup", referred to as "World Cup".
The World Cup began in Uruguay in 1930, and lasted 2010 years to South Africa in 80. This is the 19th World Cup. Among them, Brazil has won the cup five times, the most in the history of the World Cup. After him is the Italian national team where Xu Zhou belongs. They have won 4 championships. This will be their fifth time to win the championship. !

The World Cup as a whole is not very strong, there are many small countries shortlisted, these teams have almost never appeared on the world stage.Teams like some World Cup regulars have not been selected. The strength of this World Cup is indeed weaker than before.Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece Group C: England, the United States, Algeria, Slovenia Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Cote d'Ivoire, Portugal Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile.

Italy's Group F is also very average. Italy's strength is superior to its opponents. Among them, Paraguay is the one that can pose a threat to Italy.However, New Zealand cannot be ignored. In the Confederations Cup last year, New Zealand played against the Italian team, and the Italian team also suffered losses from the opponent.Therefore, the Italian team must be careful this time. It should not be difficult to appear in the group. The most important thing is to be able to play steadily and go better in the following games.

The opening game of this cup will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city and economic center. This city is the only city with two World Cup stadiums, Ellis Park Stadium (Ellis-Park-Stadium) and Football City Stadium (also known as FNB Stadium).Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, formerly the First National Bank Stadium, was built in 2 and hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1987. After reconstruction, it can accommodate 1995 spectators. It is the largest football stadium in South Africa and Africa and the home of the South African national team.

The design concept of Football City Stadium comes from a burning furnace, implying that football can integrate South Africa's multi-ethnic and different cultures together.Here will be held the opening ceremony, opener, championship and runner-up battle and the closing ceremony.In addition, there will be 4 group matches, one quarter-final and one quarter-final here.It can be said that this is the home court of the game.

The Italian team will not play group games here, and their game will be played at the Port Elizabeth Stadium.Formerly known as the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, it has a capacity of 48 people and will host group matches, a quarter-final, a quarter-final, and third and fourth place finals.The stadium has hosted the Confederations Cup in 000, which can be regarded as a warm-up for hosting the World Cup.

Port Elizabeth Stadium is located in Port Elizabeth, the southernmost part of South Africa, on the west coast of Algoa Bay in the Indian Ocean.Population 100 million.Founded in 1799, it developed from a military fortress to a city.South Africa's largest wool market.Together with the satellite city of Ettenhage in the northwest, it forms one of the important industrial areas in South Africa. There are large-scale automobile manufacturing and assembly plants, tire factories, and industries such as leather, textiles, machinery, and chemicals.Export manganese ore, iron ore, wool, leather, grain, etc., and also operate Zimbabwe's re-export business.Railway through Bloemfontein.There is an air station.

Port Elizabeth does not have a professional football stadium. Most of the stadiums in the city are used to host rugby and cricket matches. However, due to South Africa’s bid to host the World Cup, the city government started to build a new stadium a few years ago. The petals are average, and the court is surrounded by a "lotus" blooming beside the water, which is very beautiful.

The port has a subtropical Mediterranean climate with prevailing west and southeast winds.The average annual temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius.The annual average rainfall is about 800mm, and the average tide height is 1.8m at high tide and 0.2m at low tide.The climate of this city is not bad, it should be more suitable for football games, but in summer, I think it will be very hot here.

On June 6th, the Italian team arrived in Port Elizabeth by plane. Since Italy also has a Mediterranean climate, the Italian team is quite accustomed to the climate here, but it is a bit hot.After arriving here, the Italian team had a day off before they started daily training. Although there were only some simple training, these were very necessary. He had to keep the physical condition of the players at that point, so that the Italian team could maintain a good condition.

The Italian team conducts some simple training every day, and then travels around to see and travel.However, they were very careful when they went out, because the situation in Africa didn't seem to be peaceful.In the previous Africa Cup of Nations, there was a shooting incident, and the Ghana team also made a decision to withdraw from the game.So, Lippi didn't let his players go too far from the hotel.

It didn't take long for other teams to arrive here one after another, and the Italian team and other teams had some field adaptation training.This competition is getting closer and closer. Everyone is looking forward to it and looking forward to it.Coming here this time, the Italian team has the desire to defend their title, in order to bring the Hercules Cup back to Italy again.

The predecessor of the Hercules Cup was called the Rimet Cup, which was cast by Friel, a famous jewelry technician in Paris.Its model is Nikai, the goddess of victory in Greek legend. She is dressed in an ancient Roman tunic, with her arms stretched out, holding a large cup in her hand.The statue is made of pure gold, weighs 1800 grams and is 30 centimeters high, standing on a marble base.

In 1970, the Brazilian team became the first team to win the World Cup three times. Since then, the Brazilian team has permanently retained the Rimit Cup.Thus, FIFA needed to create a new trophy for the 1974 World Cup. In 1971, among a total of 53 works, the idea of ​​Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga was selected, and the "Hercules Cup", which symbolizes the highest honor in football, was born.Her image is: the line extends upwards from the base, rising in a spiral curve, and the image of two athletes also emerges. They stretch their bodies upwards and lift the entire earth, which is a symbol of brilliance and glory.This trophy, which is still in use today, is 36 centimeters high and weighs about 5 kilograms. It is made of 18-carat gold, and the base is inlaid with two circles of dark green malachite.

The first person to lift the trophy was the German Franz Beckenbauer, and the last one to lift the trophy was Italian team captain Cannavaro.Now this Hercules Cup has become the symbol of the World Cup and the meaning of the World Cup.As long as a football player wants to hold him in his hand, because this symbolizes the highest honor of a player.

On June 2010, 6, the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, where the opening ceremony of the 11 World Cup in South Africa is being held. First, the president of the South African Football Association announced the official opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Then, countless South African artists sang and danced here. Countless South African elements are displayed here to the people of the world, and countless South African characteristics will be well known today.

"We are the champions" and other classic songs are being performed. Of course, the theme song "waka-waka" of the World Cup in South Africa is also "African Moment". This song is melodious but inspiring.

Then there are five children, five children from five continents, five children with different skin colors holding hands, performing the theme song of this cup in different languages, and then the five children, holding the Hercules Cup together, walk down from the center of the stadium to the center of the stadium.There is a platform there, a platform where the Hercules Cup is placed.There are the president of the South African Football Association and the president of FIFA, and they are welcoming the arrival of the Hercules Cup.

The five children held the Hercules Cup in front of Blatter, the president of FIFA. Blatter bowed to the five children, and then took the Hercules Cup.Then Blatter handed the Hercules Cup to the chairman of the South African Football Association, and the Hercules Cup was passed on from generation to generation, forever, and never withered.

Finally, the chairman of the South African Football Association held the Hercules Cup aloft, and his body spun around the stadium to pay tribute to all the fans in the stadium.Then he sacredly put the Hercules Cup on the stage, the president of the South African Football Association and the president of FIFA both gave a deep salute to the Cup, and then they turned and disappeared at the end of the court.

Then the opening ceremony is over, and the opening game of the World Cup in this world is about to start.The two sides facing each other are the host South African team and the North American representative Mexico team. The Mexican team is very familiar to everyone, and they often appear on the stage of the World Cup.The Mexican national football team was established in 1927. From the 1930 World Cup to the 2006 World Cup, it entered the World Cup finals 13 times, entered the top sixteen four times, and entered the top eight twice.

Although it is a long time ago, they have entered the top 2009 in the last four World Cups, which shows their strength.And his opponent, the South African team, rarely appears in the eyes of fans.The most recent one appeared in the eyes of fans in the 3 Confederations Cup, and in this Confederations Cup, the South African team showed amazing strength. They defeated the Spanish team and won No.[-], which really surprised the world.

So this game is very attractive, and the fans want to see what the strength of the South African team is.And this is the opening match of this year's competition, so the attention is very high.

At the beginning of the game, the momentum of the South African team was very victorious. After all, it was home, and this was their territory. They were surrounded by their supporters, and the performances by the familiar artists just now made them feel excited.The players of the South African team only felt that the blood in their bodies was boiling, and they wanted to vent, very much wanted to vent, and the best way was to score goals
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