"Just being in South Africa has already made me very happy," Blatter said. "It is of course a pioneering move to take the tournament to a continent that has never hosted an event of this size before.

"So in some ways the Africa dream will already have come true when the World Cup trophy is handed over to the winners in Johannesburg. But, of course, it has to be more than that, this World Cup has to be about the legacy that is left behind.

"Yes there will be the stadiums, the roads, the airports and all those concrete investments for the future. But what is more important is the activities we are carrying out for football development under our 'Win in Africa with Africa' initiative or for social development with our various Football for Hope programmes and centres."

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