What are the highlights of the opening ceremony of the World Cup?

If the World Cup in South Africa is a gluttonous feast, then the opening ceremony is the ornament before the opening ceremony. Different from the success of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony of the World Cup is mainly concise and lively. But after all, this is the first time that the World Cup has been held in Africa, and the opening ceremony will naturally be different, including the highlights. I believe it is not surprising.

Mandela visited the scene.

Can Mandela attend the opening ceremony? This question has been asked countless times, and the answer finally surfaced two days before the countdown to the opening ceremony. The South African media said, "He will come." As the former president of South Africa, Mandela is a legend and hero of this country. It has made great contributions to South Africa's successful bid to host the 20 10 World Cup. Therefore, when the news that the spiritual leader will attend the opening ceremony came out, South Africa and even the whole world cheered for it. Although Mandela is 92 years old, it is said that he can only show up for 15 minutes, but he is bound to become the most important opening ceremony of this World Cup.

R kelly sang The Signal of Victory.

No matter the Olympic Games or the opening ceremony of the World Cup, music is a major attraction. Summer in Italy was rated as the most successful theme song in the history of the World Cup by many fans at the opening ceremony of 1990 World Cup. So, can R kelly's theme song "Signs of Victory" make a name for itself in the history of the World Cup? R kelly is very famous in American music. As a Grammy winner, his singing "I believe I can fly" has been remembered by countless people. At the opening ceremony of this World Cup, the American R&B superstar will sing "Signal of Victory" with South African soul singers.

China girls became a scene of the opening ceremony.

Although China was absent from the World Cup, the opening ceremony of this World Cup was full of China elements and beautiful scenery. At the opening ceremony, there were naturally many beautiful women. Among them, three beautiful girls from China, Zeng and He, appeared in clothes with the words "The Most Beautiful football baby" printed on them. These three girls were the lucky ones who stood out through the "football baby" audition. Although their role in the opening ceremony of the World Cup is only to dance, the only China element in the opening ceremony of the World Cup is to make history.

There may be an airplane show at the opening ceremony.

Airplane shows can often touch the heartstrings of sports fans. On June 9, when the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa was previewed at Soccer City Stadium, planes flew over people's heads. There is no doubt that once the highly ornamental aircraft show appears at the opening ceremony, it will certainly add luster to the opening ceremony of this World Cup. However, South Africa's weather forecast released the rain forecast in recent days. I wonder if the opening ceremony can be held as scheduled if it rains.

African artists get together.

65,438+0,500 actors is not a crowd tactic for the Olympic Games, especially the Beijing Olympic Games, but it is definitely a big event for South Africa. At that time, more than 500 actors/kloc-0, including world-class artists, dancers and musicians, will perform on the same stage. In addition to famous singers, they are more local singers and musicians in South Africa. Like the famous South African trumpeter Mai Sechler, Nigerian glamour actress Kuti and Algerian African pop artist Khalid, in the words of the opening ceremony CEO Danny Jordan, "The opening ceremony has gathered performance artists from all over Africa, and we will definitely dedicate an opening ceremony feast to hundreds of millions of World Cup fans in a unique way for Africans."