Car Hire South Africa

This year International Federation of Association Football’s (abbreviated FIFA in French) 19^th world football championship took place in South Africa. It took place from the June 11^th to July 11^th. South Africa is the fisrt African nation to host this global event.

Teams

The teams that took part in the world finals in South Africa were selected through a worldwide qualification tournament. It began in 2007 in groups where the first two teams continued on. 16 teams went to the finals where there is direct elimination. Out of the 32 teams that went to finals the majority was European- 13 teams; then African- 6, South American- 5, 4 Asian, 3 from Central and North America and the team of New Zealand.

Stadiums

Ten stadiums were used for the games of the World Cup: in Johannesburg (2), Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Bloemfontein, and Rustenburg. The final game between the Netherlands and Spain took place in Soccer City, Johannesburg.

Winner

The winner of this world cup was Spain. Spain managed to continue its winning streak after winning the European championship in 2008. For the Netherlands this was the third time in finals. The game ended 1-0 when Andres Iniesta scored for Spain in the 116^th minute, during the second 15-minute extra time.

Vuvuzelas

A new craze during these world championship finals was the vuvuzela. This South African 65-centemeter plastic tube produces a loud monotone note. In no time the vuvuzela became highly popular and came it the colors of every team on the championship. The noise produced by all these horns during matches caused many spectators, players and officials to complain.

Car Rental Companies

Hiring a car was a good idea for transportation around South Africa during the world cup. Companies that provide this service in South Africa are Hertz, Budget, Avis, Europcar and others.

The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. The country is known for a diversity in cultures and languages and ethnic diversity. South Africa has three capital cities, Cape Town the legislative capital, Pretoria the administrative capital; and Bloemfontein the judicial capital.

The Kruger National Park lies across the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo in the north of South Africa. The park occupying 2 million hectares of land ranks with the best in Africa has the Big Five, the Little Five (buffalo weaver, elephant shrew, leopard tortoise, ant lion and rhino beetle), the birding Big Six (ground hornbill, kori bustard, lappet-faced vulture, martial eagle, pel’s fishing owl and saddle-bill stork) and more species of mammals than any other African Game Reserve. The Kruger Park is a self-drive destination.

Table Mountain, Cape Town enchants and attracts drawing any and all who fall under its spell. Since the opening of the Table Mountain cableway in 1929, over 16 million people have taken the trip to the top. There are also hiking trips to the top and nearby is the Table Mountain National Park encompassing the majestic Table Mountain and the legendary Cape of Good Hope.

Cape Town has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world that let you enjoy longer sunshine hours and incomparable sunsets. Surfing, windsurfing, kite surfing, kite flying, swimming, paddle skiing, walking, horse riding, body boarding, whale watching and angling are some of the endless list of activities these beaches offer.

Victoria & Alfred Waterfront is one of Cape Town’s biggest tourist attractions with the Two Oceans Aquarium, seal watching, the Maritime Museum and plenty of shopping.

Hertz, Budget, Avis and Europcar are some of the car hire companies offering their services in South Africa.