Barack Obama Might Part Take In Opening Ceremony Of 2010 World Cup:FIFA President

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Barack Obama Might Part Take In Opening Ceremony Of 2010 World Cup:FIFA President

June 23 (DPA) On the day after the semi-final line-up was dramatically set at the Confederations Cup, South Africa took a deep breath and FIFA President Sepp Blatter revealed that US President Barack Obama may attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup next year.

According to reports, Obama, whose father was born in Kenya, told Blatter that he would be there if his schedule at the time allowed it. But Blatter said that "he has accepted our invitation."

In Washington, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama has accepted a meeting with Blatter, "but we have not yet altogether made plans."

But Gibbs, a one-time football player in college, quipped that a "small group of us have assembled in order to move the president" toward attending the World Cup next year.

Blatter also again told the media that South Africa would be ready to host the World Cup, "there is no doubt," he said the day after the US and Brazil joined Spain and the hosts in the last four.

"In the past, the World Cup has never been staged in Africa because people in the rest of the world did not trust Africa," he continued.

"I trust Africa and South Africa," he said emphatically. "It is time the world did the same thing. The world will see a fantastic spectacle in Africa in 2010. South Africa are going to make everyone proud of Africa."

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