Blatter tells World Cup sceptics to trust Africa (Reuters)
Published 6/12/2009 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
FIFA president Sepp
Blatter rounded on sceptics in Europe for doubting South
Africa's ability to stage a successful World Cup finals next
year, saying it was time for the sniping to end.
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