Maintenance workers are seen outside Soccer City in Johannesburg, May 18, 2010. The stadium is earmarked to host both the opening and final soccer matches of the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. After years of doubt, soul searching and criticism, South Africa stands on the threshold of a unique World Cup that looks likely to confound the pessimists. This country has had to endure acres of negative foreign news reports and plenty of self doubt in the six years since it won the right to host Africa's first World Cup.