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Sepp Blatter is backing South Africa safety
22.09.09
FIFA president Sepp Blatter today welcomed England's World Cup qualification and insisted safety fears over the tournament in South Africa are being overplayed.
Blatter said: "It's always important when the motherland of football is participating in the World Cup."
He added: "11 million travel to South Africa every year. Please stop saying it is not secure. Give me one country in the world that is 100 per cent safe."
