(7 Jun 2010) SHOTLIST
Johannesburg
1. Members of the German football squad descending steps from plane upon arrival
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joachim Loew, German football coach:
"We've just arrived and, of course, everybody is a little bit tired. But we are looking forward that we start the World Cup now. We are in a very beautiful country here and we are glad that we came now and we are looking forward to start our games."
3. Pan from airport officials to members of team arriving
4. Wide of bus for German team
5. Close of footballer seen seated inside bus
6. German team supporters waving German flags and cheering
7. Bus carrying team leaving
Nelspruit
8. Various shots of South African dancers welcoming Chilean football team
9. Plane carrying Chilean team taxiing after landing
10. Members from the Chilean football squad descending stairs at airport upon arrival
11. Chilean team supporters waving large banner and cheering
12. Bus carrying team players leaving
STORYLINE
The national football teams of Germany and Chile on Monday were the latest to arrive in South Africa for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The German team arrived in Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on the first official flight of the national carrier Lufthansa's Airbus A380 'super jumbo'.
Like many teams in the finals, Germany has been hit by injuries.
Captain Michael Ballack misses the tournament after he sustained an ankle injury in May.
Besides Ballack, Germany has also lost goalkeeper Rene Adler and midfielder Simon Rolfes to injury.
Germany face Australia, Ghana and Serbia in Group D, one of the toughest at the finals.
Meanwhile, South African dancers and drummers made sure the Chilean football team had a traditional welcome as they arrived in Nelspruit on Monday.
The South American team will stay in Nelspruit and play New Zealand's All Whites in a friendly match on Wednesday.
The world number 18 team will begin their tournament against Honduras in Group H on the 16th of June before matches against Switzerland on the 21st and Spain on the 25th of June.
This is the first time Chile has qualified for the World Cup in 12 years and their fortunes have changed in recent times under the watchful eye of their coach Marcelo Biesla.
The team, which qualified second behind Brazil in South American qualification, will fancy their chances to come second in Group H behind Spain.
But for them to qualify for the round of 16 they must hit the ground running in Group H and win their crucial opening match against their Latin American opponents, Honduras at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
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