Which of the following statements about decisions taken by FIFA at its Executive Committee meeting organised in Robben Island, South Africa recently are correct?
I. Teams in the football event at the 2012 London Olympic Games must use players under 25 years old with the exception of two over-age players
II. Afghanistan was suspended from all international soccer because of government interference in the running of the sport
III. Host nation South Africa will face Mexico in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup at Soccer City, Johannesburg
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I only
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II only
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III only
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I and III only
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I, II and III
C
Correct answer
Explanation
Teams in the football event at the 2012 London Olympic Games must use players under 23 years old with the exception of three over-age players. Iraq was suspended from all international soccer because of government interference in the running of the sport
FIFA has announced the complete draw list for the FIFA World Cup 2010 to be played from June 11 to July 11 in a gala ceremony held at Cape Town, South Africa on December 5, 2009.
Host nation South Africa will face Mexico in the opening game of the 2010 World Cup at Soccer City, Johannesburg. The groups were announced recently:
Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France.
Group B: Argentina, South Korea, Nigeria, Greece.
Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia.
Group D: Germany, Australia, Ghana, Serbia.
Group E: Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon, Denmark.
Group F: Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia.
Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal.
Group H: Spain, Honduras, Chile, Switzerland.