| In the last days the question about the | | | | 2006 there were registered in total 19.202 |
| security for the Football World Cup 2010 in | | | | murders and about the same amount on |
| Africa has gain in importance. Last Friday, | | | | attempted murder. The amount of robberies was |
| November 23rd, before the draw for the World | | | | 20062007 around 126.558. The startling |
| Cup qualification groups, there was been | | | | consequence is that only about 30% of |
| announced a tragic occurrence. The former | | | | criminal acts will actually be judged. South |
| Austrian Football Star Peter Burgstaller was | | | | Africa's police assured that all arrangements |
| shot near to the South-African city Durban | | | | have been set for the security for the World |
| when he indulged himself to a game of golf. | | | | Cup 2010. These arrangements do only apply |
| The 43-years-old former keeper from SV | | | | for a certain area. According to the police |
| Salzburg came to South Africa as a tourist in | | | | Peter Burgstaller kept out of this secure |
| order to achieve tickets for the drawing | | | | area. |
| gala. According to police investigations it | | | | |
| was a murder with robbery. The suspects | | | | FIFA-President Blatter was asked if he thinks |
| possibly thought that he had money and credit | | | | that it is supportable that such a high-cost |
| cards on himself. So far there are no | | | | event was assigned to a country with so many |
| insights of the suspect, the weapon or the | | | | social problems. His comment was: "I am |
| time of crime. | | | | really sorry for what happened but you cannot |
| | | | relate this happening to the organizers of |
| The DFB-Team manager Oliver Bierhoff as well | | | | the World Cup. That is not correct. Football |
| had to gain bad experience at his visit in | | | | can solve problems and South Africa knew what |
| Durban. The time he went and have breakfast | | | | the country will get involved with." |
| someone abstracted his briefcase from his | | | | Middendorp hopes that the Football will bring |
| room including his cell phone and his | | | | the white and black population in this |
| passport. This however shouldn't give a | | | | country together. |
| reason for concern. Ernst Middendorp, at | | | | |
| this time coach for the German team Arminia | | | | At the opening speech of President Thabo |
| Bielefeld said: "Stealing of personal items | | | | Mbeki he said: "I am very confident that the |
| can happen in every country." Middendorp was | | | | world of football will celebrate in and with |
| coach for the traditional club Kaizer Chiefs | | | | South Africa. We will show our visitors the |
| from Johannesburg between 2005 and 2007. He | | | | beauty of this continent." DFB- secretary |
| also explained: "You have to know where you | | | | General Wolfgang Niersbach has supporting |
| can go. There are places you should better | | | | words: „At the World Cup 1978 in |
| not go." He requests clarification for all | | | | Argentina and 1986 in Mexico there has been a |
| players and spectators to avoid any risks. | | | | lot of skepticism and in the end it was |
| "This is an aspect we have to accomplish." | | | | Mexico who was one of the greatest hosts." |
| Oliver Bierhoff agrees: "The fans and also we | | | | German national coach Joachim Löw is |
| as a team have to adapt that the following | | | | positive that it was a good idea to award the |
| World Cup will be very different from the one | | | | World Cup to South Africa. "Africa deserved |
| in Germany 2006." | | | | it as a continent to be the equalizer of a |
| | | | Word Cup. I am confident that they will do |
| The crime rate in South Africa is very high. | | | | everything to make this event save for |
| Averagely there occur 50 murders each day. In | | | | everybody". |