Beijing time in late June 11th 20, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa staged a grand opening ceremony at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg. Great in strength and impetus of the tournament, bright colors...... The opening ceremony very Africa features, made an excellent opening show lasted for a month, the attention of the world cup.

    The event is the world cup for the first time in history on the continent of Africa, so the Organizing Committee in the "rainbow nation" to create the opening ceremony with the continent of Africa style. Although the investment is not large, but the opening ceremony simple still filled with cheerful atmosphere, rich and colorful, energetic, very characteristics become South Africa World Cup opening keywords. "The South African version of Carnival Party" is divided into six chapters, lasted a total of 40 minutes.

    The opening ceremony from 14 South African local time (20 am Beijing time), the South African Air Force five "silver Falcon" and "fighter Gripen" fighter jets flew over Soccer City stadium, and the dazzling demonstration flight. A few minutes later, the 1500 South African actor young to 6 years old to 70 years old, the older the admission. At the completion of the countdown after twenty ten, the big screen the short length of 1 minutes and 47 seconds a, the colorful rainbow, old and new, traditional and modern, city and rural interleaving of the New South africa. The stands, there are dozens of heads of state at the scene to watch the opening ceremony, but let a person feel regret is the former South African President Nelson Mandela on Thursday for a great granddaughter of a fatal car crash and temporary decided not to attend the opening of the world cup.

    Mandela was awarded the title of "poet laureate" in Africa, the famous poet Zora, - Mujiwa after appearing in the center stage, and Africa South Africa Hausa issued summons. At the same time, 9 human chain extension to the center of the court of ribbon, ribbon symbolizes the soccer city outside the other 9 World Cup Stadium, 270 female chorus singing Africa folk, a symbol of the world cup called echo. The Soccer City stadium design inspiration comes on the scene, 9 ribbons indicate the remaining 9 seat stadium were "call": Cape Town...... Bloemfontein. The name of the city at the same time the banner showing, big screen playing field image.