FIFA has fallback plan for 2010 World Cup
Published 6/29/2008 at FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Sepp Blatter says there is a contingency plan to move the 2010 World Cup from South Africa in the event of a 'natural catastrophe'.
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