S Africa's World Cup stadiums get FIFA approval
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South Africa's stadiums have passed FIFA's final inspection, said the World Cup organisers on Friday, 76 days before the opening match of the tournament.
Danny Jordaan, CEO of the World Cup organising committee, said in a statement "The final tour is now complete and we can say with confidence that we have delivered on our promise of 10 world-class stadiums."
South Africa built five new stadiums and renovated five existing ones ahead of the June 11-July 11 tournament, spending more than 1.3 billion dollars.
The stadium projects were plagued by early worker strikes and budgets that soared beyond initial projections as the rand took a hit on the foreign exchange market.
But Jordaan said the stadiums are now nearly ready.
"The only remaining issues are questions such as parking for team buses, finalising security arrangements and posting signs to direct fans," he said. "What we are looking at now is just the final detail."
