Pretoria - As the World Cup gets into full swing, former US President Bill Clinton will be "cheering" for the US team this afternoon when they take on Algeria at Loftus.
Clinton, who admitted that he has caught the World Cup fever, praised South Africa's preparedness to host the tourney, saying government has done a "wonderful job."
"It feels great being here," said Clinton, adding that he would be "cheering" for the US team.
Both Clinton and President Jacob Zuma were confident that the US would do well in the match.
"The great thing about soccer is that it is unpredictable and is also about how good the defence is," he said, admitting that he doesn't have a great knowledge of the sport.
Clinton follows Vice President Joe Biden who also popped in to the country watch the US versus England game in Rustenburg last week.
Zuma said he was glad Clinton was there to support his country-which he also wished well.
"The US team was regarded as the underdogs, but they came from behind. They have surprised many," Zuma said.
Going back to Bafana Bafana's exit on the tournament, Zuma said the team went down fighting against the world's number nine ranked team. He labelled the exit as "graceful" and that the team have registered their presence.
"Bafana Bafana fought a good fight, it was not good enough to go through to the second round but the team still has a lot to celebrate."
Zuma also reiterated his call for South Africans to continue supporting the tournament and other African countries still in with a chance of qualifying.
Earlier, the Presidency indicated that Zuma and Clinton share a common passion for addressing global challenges such as poverty, health, HIV and AIDS and climate change.
Clinton, who was named honorary chair of the committee to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States in 2018 or 2022, will also visit Tanzania and Malawi to check on humanitarian and education projects launched there by his foundation.
