South African soccer officials are to meet representatives of world body FIFA in Zurich next month to discuss the hosting of the 2010 World Cup.
A four-man interim committee, announced by South Africa last month to set up a local organising structure, will fly to Switzerland on July 8 for a meeting with FIFA general-secretary Urs Linsi, South African officials said on Sunday.
It is the first step in the organisation of the 2010
"It is a symbolic first step and we are very excited about it," said Danny Jordaan, one of the four committee members.
South Africa won the right to host the event in a vote of the FIFA executive committee in Zurich on May 15.