Busy week on the FIFA agenda http://Watch-2010-WorldCup.com/index.asp?PID=ab0d3201-0a45-4ad9-90ed-a658d04340a4
Before the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ kicks off on Friday, there is plenty of other business on the FIFA agenda. Between Sunday and Thursday, several important events are set to be held in Johannesburg and you will be able to follow every one of them on FIFA.com.
On Sunday, the FIFA Executive Committee met for the first of two days of meetings. The main item will be a final update on preparations for South Africa 2010, with the members discussing this year's two major youth tournaments: the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago.
Plenty more ground were covered too, with discussions on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, the Olympic Football Tournaments and a report on the special meeting of the IFAB held on 18 May.
The Executive Committee will reconvene at 9.30am on Monday, after which FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter will hold a press conference at 2.30pm that will be broadcast live on FIFA.com. You will also be able to read an account of that press conference on the website, as well as a press release detailing the outcome of the Executive Committee's meeting.
Tuesday will be slightly calmer, though a meeting of confederation presidents is scheduled during the daytime. Then, on Wednesday, the opening ceremony of the FIFA Congress will begin at 5pm, with the Congress itself under way from 9.30am the following day. This too will be broadcast live on FIFA.com. After the Congress, the bid candidates for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups will present their projects at an exhibition.
The Congress will conclude with a press conference at 3.30pm that can be watched live on FIFA.com. For those unable to take in the live stream, a written account of the press conference will be published, in addition to a press release summing up the issues raised. In the evening, the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert will take place at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, and once again FIFA.com will be on hand to bring you details of the event.
After that, it will be time for the main course itself on Friday: the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Opening Ceremony at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, closely followed by the first match between the hosts and Mexico.
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