The host of the Fifa 2010 World Cup South Africa is a country of 50 million people located in the most southern tip of Africa. South Africa is a nation of great diversity. South Africa has 11 official languages (Afrikaans, Zulu, English, Xhosa, Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Venda and Ndebele), 3 different capitals (Pretoria: executive, Bloemfontein: judicial, Cape Town: legislative) and has the largest European, Indian, and racially mixed communities in Africa. The largest city in South Africa is Johannesburg with over 10 million people living in the greater metro area. South Africa will be the first African country to host the FIFA World Cup, and the football team has qualified for the tournament another two times in the past. South Africa is in Group A together with Uruguay, France and Mexico.
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