2010 FIFA World Cup will be so fun and people already feel exciting about that. 2010 FIFA World Cup will be hold in South Africa (SA) from June 11 to July 11, 2010. One Thing that attracting everyone is so much about the World Cup are the stadiums. There are ten venues that be used across nine South African cities :
1. Johannesburg : Johannesburg will play a key role in the world cup, hosting the opening ceremony and as the venue for the final. It will also serve as a venue for some of the preliminary rounds and for one of the quarter-final matches.
Name: Ellis Park
Capacity: 61,000
Completed: 1982
Construction: minor upgrade
Occupants: Orlando Pirates (football) and Golden Lions (rugby union)
Fixtures: five first round, one second round, quarter-final
Name: Soccer City
Capacity: 94,700
Completed: 1987
Construction: major upgrade
Occupants: none
Fixtures: five first round, one second round, quarter-final, final
Note: fixtures include opening match on June 11 and final on July 11
2.Cape Town: One of the most artistic football venues in South Africa, the newly-built Green Point Stadium is situated in one of the much sought-after areas in the city of Cape Town. Green Point Stadium is one of the two semi-final venues for the FIFA World Cup.
Name: Cape Town Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Completed: 2009
Construction: new
Occupants: none
Fixtures: five first round, one second round, quarter-final, semi-final
3. Durban : Moses Mabhida Stadium, is named after a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Moses Mabhida. This stadium is intended to be a world class multi use stadium. Capacity about 70,000 people. The newly-built Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will host one of the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Name: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Completed: 2009
Construction: new
Occupants: AmaZulu (football)
Fixtures: five first round, one second round, semi-final Special feature: Cable car which rises on arch to 106 metres about pitch
Note: Mabhida was a former commander of African National Congress armed wing and general secretary of South African Communist Party who died in 1986
4. Port Elizabeth : Port Elizabeth is the one of the largest cities in South Africa. The city has a new stadium for 2010 FIFA World Cup, The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Capacity : 48,000 people. This stadiium is built overlooking the North End Lake, at the heart of the city.
Name: Nelson Mandela Stadium
Capacity: 48,000
Completed: 2009
Construction: new
Occupants: None
Fixtures: five first round, one second round, quarter-final, third place play-off
5. Nelspruit : This is the old name of Mbombela city. Nelspruit was founded in 1905 by three brothers of the Nel family who grazed their cattle around the site of Nelspruit during the winter months.The stadium is called Mbombela Stadium now.
Name: Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Completed: 2009
Construction: new
Occupants: none
Fixtures: four first round
6. Polokwane: The Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa will be used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup too. The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a soccer stadium in Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg), South Africa.
Name: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Completed: 2010
Construction: new
Occupants: none
Fixtures: four first round
7. Bloemfontein : It is from the Dutch language for "spring of Bloem" or "flower spring". The Stadium here is Free State Stadium. The Free State Stadium is likely to be the centre of attention during the FIFA World Cup. Capacity : 45,000 people more.
Name: Free State Stadium
Capacity: 48,000
Completed: 1952
World Cup construction: medium upgrade
Occupants: Free State Cheetahs (rugby union) and Bloemfontein Celtic (football)
Fixtures: five first round, one second round
8. Rustenburg : It is one of the official host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, being in close proximity to Phokeng, capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, where the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is located.
Name: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 42,000
Completed: 1999
Construction: minor upgrade
Occupants: Platinum Stars (football) and Platinum Leopards (rugby union)
Fixtures: five first round, one second round
9. Pretoria : Located in the northern part of Gauteng province. The stadium is Loftus Versfeld Stadium, located in Tshwane/Pretoria. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 and is an all seater venue.
Name: Loftus Versfeld
Capacity: 50,000
Completed: 1906
Construction: upgrade
Occupants: Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport Utd (football) and Blue Bulls (rugby union)
Fixtures: five first round, one second round
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