Blatter: Trust and confidence © Getty Images  At a media
conference held 48 hours before the kick-off of the FIFA
Confederations Cup, the FIFA President complemented everyone
involved in the tournament's organisation.  At the Sandton
Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, FIFA President
Joseph S. Blatter, together with Chairman of the FIFA Organising
Committee of the FIFA Confederations Cup, Issa Hayatou, FIFA
Secretary General, Jérôme Valcke, Chairman of the Local
Organising Committee (OC), Irvin Khoza and CEO of the Organising
Committee, Danny Jordaan held a press conference in front of 100
members of the global media.  The mood of the speakers and of
South Africa in general was perhaps best illustrated by the FIFA
President when he said: "Although we're in wintertime in South
Africa, the fever for the tournament is over 37 degrees and the
football virus is spreading in terms of the interest,
anticipation and excitement for the FIFA World Cup. Now I hope
that in the next days will affect the FIFA