how was the host selected?
The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. The winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference in Zürich;  South Africa received 14 votes, Morocco received 10 votes and Egypt no votes.
2010 FIFA World Cup
 The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.
shakira waka waka video songs free download fifa world cup 2010 UNANSWERABLE what is the back story behind this song? Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is a pop song whose lyrics encourage one to aim for their goals like a soldier on a battlefield. what disputes did the song face? Yes - FIFA's decision to choose this as the official song was negatively received by South African people, who felt Shakira was not the "right person to represent the country's first World Cup" who won the 2010 football world cup? Spain
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2010 FIFA World Cup [SEP] Introduction
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg.