Football teams from Germany, Ghana, New Zealand, Algeria and Slovenia landed in South Africa on Monday, bringing to 25 out of 32 the total number of teams in South Africa for the FIFA World Cup which kicks off on Friday.

Danny Jordaan, chief executive officer, of the 2010 FIFA World Cup organizing committee in South Africa welcomed the teams.

He said that with the majority of the participants now in the country, South Africa was one step closer to the kick off.

German coach Joachim Low told the South African Press Association (SAPA): "It was a great welcome (when we arrived), it shows the joy and the excitement with which the South Africans are waiting for the World Cup. And it shows that they will do anything for their guests from around the world".

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