News sources are reporting that a 50-person delegation from FIFA toured the various facilities under construction in South Africa late last month and found everything going very well and all major venue construction projects on schedule to be done by the end of 2009.

That’s five stadiums: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth), Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban), Mbombela Stadium (Nelspruit), Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane), and Soccer City Stadium (Johannesburg).

In addition, the FIFA team inspected team hotels and training sites and, as Ron DelMont, head of FIFA’s South Africa Office, said: “overall, we are very impressed with the achievements made. In addition to the stadiums coming together, we were equally pleased that the teams of the organizing committee, host cities and FIFA are working on a common vision.”

Wondering if the tour was just about buildings, gates and seats?  The team included experts on broadcasting, media operations, logistics, safety, security, medical and hospitality.

All we can say is Go, South Africa, Go!

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