FIFA World Cup 2010: Impact and Implementation on Tourism & Economic Sector Development and Its Correlation with Poverty Reduction in South Africa

Abstract

This paper will explain about how the development in South Africa as host of the biggest football event, the FIFA World Cup 2010. Development is done thoroughly to all infrastructure in various cities and regions, especially in the tourism sector. The development is one step forward by South Africa in an effort to establish a positive image of the country in the international environment after years of always experiencing social problems in the internal environment of the country. The attractiveness of football and world cup is also expected to be able to develop the tourism sector, as the momentum for South Africa to build and improve the country's economic condition, which will end in the advancement of various other life sectors. And the efforts made by the South African government to keep the development as a matter of sustainability in the years following the completion of the World Cup. The sustainable development, in particular, relates to efforts to reduce the high poverty rate in South Africa with respect to the first point in SDGs, which is ‘no poverty’.

Keywords: Development & SDGs, Tourism, Football, World Cup, Economic, Poverty