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FIFA President Blatter to open Confederations Cup 2005
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-06-15 10:38 FIFA President Joseph S.
Blatterwill formally declare the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 open in the
opening ceremony ahead of the match between Germany and Australia in Frankfurt
on June 15.
The opening ceremony includes a formation display by 20 children, giant-sized
figures dressed in the colors of the eight participating nations, and bearers
parading the FIFA Confederations Cup banner.
The brief programme will be accompanied by German Brass composition
"Trumpets", performed by the Frankfurt Opera House brass section. Following the
national anthems, the Opening Match of the 5th FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off
at 9 pm.
Earlier, at 7.50 pm, the brand-new FIFA World Cup Stadium will be declared
open in a 20-minute launch ceremony, culminating in the official handover by
Frankfurt Mayor Petra Roth together with FIFA World Cup ambassadors and former
FIFA World Cup winners Jurgen Grabowski and Bernd Houmllzenbein.
The highlight of the programme is an appearance by Swiss tightrope artist
David Dimitri. Following a fanfare from the brasssection, the 31-year-old
acrobat will cross the stadium at a height of 22 meters on a 1.4 centimeter
diameter and 200 meter-long steel rope, suspended between the main stands.
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