On 11 June 2010 at 14h00, 30-minute ceremony having 1581 world-class artists, dancers, musicians and performers will begin at Johannesburg at Soccer City stadium. It will be followed up by opening match between hosts South Africa and Mexico at 16h00.
The Opening ceremony is expected to be the biggest pop extravaganza in the continent’s history with 1,581 performers from around the world, including TKZee, Shakira, Alicia Keys and the Black Eyed Peas, as well as Algeria’s Khaled, Ghana’s Osibisa and Hip Hop Pantsula.
To perform the official 2010 World Cup song,“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, would be singer/songwriter Shakira. She will team up with a local South African group Freshlyground. The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers’ song named Zangalewa.
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