South Africa will be hosting the 19th Fifa World Cup 2010™, which will be the first ever Football World Cup held on the African continent.
South Africa is building and upgrading almost all of the ten stadiums to accomodate the second largest sport event of the world.

The venues for the event are:
Johannesburg
Pretoria
Cape Town
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Bloemfontein
Rustenburg
Nelspruit
Polokwane

The World Cup 2010™ Venues

Johannesburg - top of page

Johannesburg is the only city with two stadiums being used for the World Cup - Soccer City near Soweto and the famous Ellis Park near the City Center.
For further Joburg info see the tra:mag City Guide Johannesburg

Soccer City
Capacity: 95.000
going to be upgraded for 2010
Google Placemark™ - Soccer City Johannesburg

Ellis Park
Capacity: 60.000
minor upgrates need to be made
Google Placemark™ - Ellis Park - Johannesburg

Pretoria - top of page

The Capital of the Republic of South Africa will be the host for matches of the first and second round of the tournament in its Loftus Versveld Stadium.
For further info see the tra:mag City Guide Pretoria

Loftus Versveld Stadium
Capacity: 45.000
minor upgrates need to be made
Google Placemark™ - Loftus Versveld Stadium - Pretoria

Cape Town - top of page

The tourist capital of South Africa is getting a brand new stadium for the World Cup. The old Green Point Stadium is going to be replaced by the new Green Point Stadium.
For further info see the tra:mag City Guide Cape Town

Green Point Stadium
Capacity: 65.000
going to be rebuild for 2010
for more info click here
Google Placemark™ - Green Point Stadium - Cape Town

Durban - top of page

Durban, the capital of KwaZulu Natal, is getting its old King's Park (ABSA Stadium) replaced by the to be build King Senzangakhona Stadium.

King Senzangakhona Stadium
Capacity: 80.000
going to be build for 2010
for more info click here
Google Placemark™ - King Senzangakhona Stadium

Port Elizabeth - top of page

Port Elizabeth, or the "friendly city", is South Africa's fifth biggest city and the capital of the Eastern Cape Province.

Nelson Mandela Stadium
Capacity: 50.000
going to be build for 2010
Google Placemark™ - Nelson Mandela Stadium (location might be wrong)

Bloemfontein - top of page

Bloemfontein, meaning "flower fontein", is the capital of the Free State, the agricultural heart of South Africa.

Free State Stadium
Capacity: 40.000
minor upgrates need to be made
Google Placemark™ - Free State Stadium

Rustenburg - top of page

The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg's World Cup™ Venue, is owned by the indigenous Befokeng tribe.

Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Capacity: 40.000
Google Placemark™ - Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace

Nelspruit - top of page

About 350km east of Johannesburg, Nelspruit, the capital of Mpumalanga, is the gateway to the world famous Kruger National Park.

Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 40.000
going to be build for 2010
Google Placemark™ - Mbombela Stadium

Polokwane - top of page

Polokwane, previously known as Pietersburg, is the capital of the most northern province of South Africa - Limpopo.

Peter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity: 40.000
upgrates need to be made
Google Placemark™ - Peter Mokaba Stadium

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