13 Ways to Make Our Soccer World Cup the Best Ever

Get involved in the process by being the best host you can be

By doing our part to promote the Soccer World Cup we can make sure that South Africa hosts the best World Cup ever. Here are a few ways to get involved and show your blood is green ... and gold.

Be excited, B.E excited: Get Excited about the 2010 World Cup and show some team spirit. It is going to be a great tournament. South Africa will be ready in time and we are going to dazzle the world. Watch the best South African soccer videos.

Become a World Cup volunteer: Nearly 40 000 South Africans applied to be volunteers for the Confederations Cup 2009. Seize the chance to be a part of one of South Africa’s greatest sporting moments by signing up and getting involved. The complete volunteer application process for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa opens at Fifa.com on 1 July 2009 so in the meantime get clued up on what it means to be a 2010 World Cup Volunteer.

Suit up: Get the official World Cup merchandise and show your support for your favourite teams. Official gear is available at Edgars stores and at the OR Tambo International Airport's 2010 World Cup merchandise store.

Be proudly South African: Buy a South African flag, put an SA flag sticker on your car, and talk positively about South Africa. Your positivity will go a long way to making sure the World Cup is a success. Get involved and learn more about what it means to stand up and support your countr, do the best thing and fly the flag for football.

Learn the words to the national anthem: It’s not that hard. You should already know the beginning and the end bit by now. Practice it before Bafana Bafana and Springbok matches and you’ll be an expert by the time 2010 rolls around.

Start talking: Share your new found positivity about South Africa with the world by blogging or tweeting about South Africa and the 2010 World Cup. The more hype surrounding the event the better so start a conversation today.

Learn the lingo: Do your homework and learn the local language of soccer. Find out what laduma and shibobo mean, they are our South African contribution to the soccer lexicon. It’s like learning a new a new language so make sure you give yourself enough time before 2010 to learn our colourful South African Soccer Lingo and local expressions.

Teach the language: Use your new vocabulary to educate our visitors. Teach some tourists the local vernacular so they’ll know what is being said when listening to local commentary.

Learn how to blow a vuvuzela: It may seem like an annoyingly endless drone on TV, but at the games, in the stadiums, it is actually a musical language. Invest in one and be a part of South Africa’s soccer culture. Let the world know what it means to be an South African soccer supporter by proudly blowing your vuvuzela soccer horn.

Visit our new stadiums: Go to the visitor's centre at some of the new stadiums in Durban, Green Point and Soccer City and learn more about the important role these new spaces will play in shaping our country. For a great selection of soccer treats visit the Green Point Stadium’s visitor’s Centre.

Learn the rules: Familiarise yourself with the rules of the game, especially the offside rule. The more you know, the better it gets.

Support Bafana Bafana: Let our boys know that the nation is behind them. They need all the support they can get. The hosts normally play well but they need your support. Bafana have been on a winning streak lately so show your support and keep them going. Get to know everything there is to know about the boys and become one of the biggest fans of our national soccer team Bafana Bafana.

Show your support: Support the FIFA World Cup: Encourage your friends and family to buy tickets. It’s not everyday that some of the world’s greatest soccer players are on your doorstep. Apply for tickets online or through FNB and get ready to witness a world class soccer extravaganza. To make sure you don’t miss out stay informed and learn more about the World Cup Ticket Phases.

You can also visit Fifa.com's ticketing website to book your tickets to witness history as Africa hosts its first soccer World Cup, and the best World Cup the world has ever seen. This is definitely a ‘not-to-be-missed’ moment in South African history.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and keep your friends, family, and colleagues informed. Interested in seeing where the stadiums, fanparks and other interesting 2010 locations are situated?

Download our innovative Google Earth 2010 map.

And last, but not least: Stay Informed and Inform Others. Keep up to speed with 2010 World Cup developments by browsing our FIFA 2010 section and subscribe to our popular Editor’s Picks Newsletter.