KICK-OFF CELEBRATION CONCERT FOR THE 2010 FIFA WORLD AT ORLANDO STADIUM!!!

Colombian singer Shakira performs on stage during the official Kick-off celebration concert of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 10, 2010 at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg prior to the start of the football World Cup.

Thousands of people wave the South African flag during the official Kick-off celebration concert of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 10, 2010 at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg priori to the start of the football World Cup.

Fireworks light the sky as the public leave at the end of the official Kick off celebration concert on June 10, 2010 at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg ahead of the start of the 2010 football World Cup.

Patrick Vieira, France’s former national team captain during the 1998 World Cup, (C), World Cup 2010 Local Organizing Comitee Chief excutive officer Danny Jordaan (L) and FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke (R) hold the FIFA World Cup trophy at the end of the official Kick off celebration concert on June 10, 2010 at the Orlando stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg.

A boy blows a vuvuzela near a painted vuvuzela painted on a street of Soweto, near Johannesburg, on June 10, 2010 a day before the start of the 2010 World Cup football tournament in South Africa.

A group of young residents of Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, blow the vuvuzela and hold a South African flag on June 10, 2010 a day before the start of the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa.

Public cheers during the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, on June 10, 2010 ahead of the start of the 2010 World Cup football tournament.

Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo performs during the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on June 10, 2010 ahead of the start of the 2010 World Cup football tournament.

Black Eyed Peas signer Stacy Ann Ferguson performs during the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, on June 10, 2010 ahead of the start of the 2010 World Cup football tournament.

Fans cheer during the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Concert at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on June 10, 2010 ahead of the start of the 2010 World Cup football tournament.

Blatter: Stunned by Mandela tragedy

Everyone at FIFA was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic death of Nelson Mandela’s great-granddaughter, Zenani. FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has written to the former South African President to convey the condolences of the entire football family.

Blatter wrote: “I heard the unspeakably tragic news that the great-granddaughter of Nelson Mandela had lost her life in a car accident. I am stunned as I sit here, I cannot understand it and I simply cannot find the words to express my sadness. The entire football family mourns with Nelson Mandela, his family, and today we stand by their side.

“It goes without saying that we fully understand that Nelson Mandela cannot be with us at the opening ceremony and match later today. He will, however, be with us in spirit, for which we are incredibly grateful.”

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