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    Blatter: Alternate Cup hosts spoken to about replacing South Africa

    Associated Press

    Wednesday, July 9, 2008

    LONDON -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has spoken to three countries about hosting the 2010 World Cup if a natural catastrophe forces it away from South Africa. It forms the Plan B drawn up by FIFA with less than two years until soccer's most important tournament heads to Africa for the first time. Concerns are mounting about South Africa fulfilling its hosting obligations after Tuesday's announcement that the Port Elizabeth stadium is unlikely to be completed in time for next June's Confedera ...

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