Local boys to take part in W. Cup<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Indonesia may have failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup, but
\nthe country will still be represented at the quadrennial event.<\/p>\n
Four Indonesian boys will take part in the opening and closing
\nceremonies as part of the Players Escort Program. The program is
\nthe result of a cooperation between soccer's world governing
\nbody, FIFA, and the McDonald's chain of fast-food restaurants.<\/p>\n
Azhim Firdaus and Muhammad Michael Killian, both from Jakarta,
\nwill take part in the opening ceremony in Seoul before the
\nopening match of the tournament, between holder France and
\nSenegal.<\/p>\n
Adam Said Parwata of Pangkal Pinang, Bangka-Belitung, and
\nDwitya Harits Waskito of Bogor, West Java, will participate in
\nthe closing ceremony after the final match on June 30 in
\nYokohama, Japan.<\/p>\n
They will join more than 1,400 other boys and girls from 10
\ncountries, including cohosts Japan and South Korea, England,
\nIreland, Israel, New Zealand, Turkey and Uruguay.<\/p>\n
\"FIFA is providing children the chance to have direct
\ninvolvement in the World Cup starting this year. Earlier, the
\nevent was deemed only for adults,\" McDonald's Indonesia general
\nmanager Koko Hadiono said in a written statement.<\/p>\n
Before the opening ceremony, the children will meet with FIFA
\npresident Sepp Blatter, the chairman of the organizing committee
\nfor the Germany 2006 World Cup, Franz Beckenbauer, and South
\nKorean actor Ahn Sung-ki.<\/p>\n
\"We deliberately picked the opening match and the final match,
\nfrom a total of 64 matches, for the Indonesian escorts. Both
\nmatches will receive wider coverage,\" said McDonald's Indonesia
\ncommunity marketing manager Cepi S Husada.<\/p>",
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