so when president jacob zuma argues that the a.n.c. will be in power until the second coming of christ, my interpretation is that that's one of the most optimistic things president zuma can say because it means jesus christ will be with us much sooner than we think. >> reporter: coming more predictably is the opening match of the tournament. it's brought south africans together like no event before . >> it's brought all races, all nations in south africa together. more than anything else . the spirit is different all together. this, we've never experienced it before. >> reporter: south africans can only wonder whether and how long it will last beyond the world cup, which concludes on july 11. >> lehrer: ray suarez talked to fred after he sent that report, earlier today. >> suarez: fred, welcome. >> thank you, ray. >> suarez: we've seen the work that south africa has done. how much is it costing the country? >> it's costing south africa approximately $6 billion in just stadium construction and renovation. it's taken ten stadiums to put t