The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa was the 19th edition of the Football World Cup. The competition was celebrated in South Africa, between 11 June and 11 July of that year, being the first time the tournament was celebrated in Africa and the fifth time in the southern hemisphere.
204 associations participated in the qualification process, of which they chose 31 to play in South Africa. Surpassing the record of 197 participants in the 2006 World Cup.
The championship was composed of two phases: in the first,were formed eight groups of four teams, advancing to the next round the two best of each group. The sixteen qualifiers met in elimination matches,until they reached the teams that played the final at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.In the final they played Spain against the Netherlands, won Spain.
The Somali singer K'naan, composer of the song, sings a duo with David Bisbal. The lyrics of the song are in Spanish and English. It are inspired by African customs and refer to feelings as love and optimism between countries through football. K'naan lived for many years in Africa, Somalia, where he met hunger and war, and then he lived in the United States, Canada.
He said that when he was 11 years old and played football in the street with three friends ,some boys fired on the streets and houses. He survived but his three friends didn´t. This is a common experience for many African societies and inspired K'Naan some of the verses of the song.
INFORMATION OF THE SINGERS
Birth: June 5, 1979 (39 years old)
Origin: Almería
Spanish nationality
Occupation: Singer
Real name: Keinan Abdi Warsame
Birth: February 1, 1978 (41 years old) In Somalia
Origin: Somalia
Canadian and Somali nationality
Occupation: Singer
David Bisbal K'naan
Very good Sara!
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