The opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa will be held at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on the afternoon of June 1 1 local time. What kind of grand opening ceremony the first football World Cup on the African continent will present to fans all over the world has become the most anticipated scene, and the next 10 score will also become the most noteworthy scene of the opening ceremony of this World Cup.
1. Former South African President nelson mandela, known as the "father of the country", will attend the opening ceremony of this World Cup. His grandson Nkos Mandela has confirmed to the outside world that his 92-year-old grandfather will attend the opening ceremony and have fun with fans. We hope he can stay on the court for a while, at least 10 minutes to 15 minutes.
2. US President Barack Obama will attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup. FIFA sent an invitation letter to the youngest president of the United States, and Obama responded quickly (Editor's Note: China News Report 10 Obama will not come).
3. The details of the opening ceremony of this World Cup are still highly confidential, and even the organizers and performers have signed a letter of guarantee to ensure that the opening ceremony of this World Cup with African continental style can be more mysterious. But dance, a form with African characteristics, will definitely appear at the opening ceremony.
Whether Beckham will attend the opening ceremony of this World Cup is still a mystery. According to Danny Jordan, CEO of the Organizing Committee, officials have been trying to make the injured former England team appear at the opening ceremony: "I think there are signs that Beckham will attend the opening ceremony with England, serve as team assistant and do his homework for England's bid to host the 20 18 World Cup."
Shifewo Ntsebe, a famous singer who was originally nominated by Mandela to perform at the opening ceremony, died of meningitis on Tuesday. The 34-year-old black singer "missed" the opportunity to perform in front of the world with regret.
6. The opening ceremony of this World Cup will last for 1 hour, and will be broadcast simultaneously by 2 15 countries around the world. It is estimated that the global audience will reach 500 million. At that time, 85,000 spectators will watch the opening ceremony at the Soccer City Stadium.
7. South Africa's Minister of Arts and Culture Lulu Sinwana promised that the opening ceremony of this World Cup would be a super feast integrating the best arts and cultures in Africa.
8. The World Cup international concert in South Africa will be held at 8: 00 pm local time on June 10 in Orlando Stadium, which can accommodate 30,000 people. Many international singers, including alicia keys, black eyed peas, John Leizhende and Shajila, will present a World Cup music feast to fans all over the world the day before the World Cup.
9. Danny Jordan, CEO of the South African Organizing Committee, told 1500 performers this week: "You will be the first performers to enjoy the Soccer City Stadium in this World Cup, even ahead of the boys in South Africa, so the real World Cup is started by you, not the football match."
10. The center of Soccer City Stadium will be sung by Grammy-winning singer R Kelly and soul singer from Soweto. Not only that, famous singers from many African countries will sing the prelude to the World Cup on the same stage.
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