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Ten stadiums will be used for the 2010 tournament (clockwise from top
left):
Soccer City in Johannesburg, Gauteng; Ellis Park in Johannesburg,
Gauteng; Royal
Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, North West; Peter Mokaba Stadium in
Polokwane,
Limpopo; Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga; Loftus Versveld in
Pretoria,
Gauteng; King Senzangakhona Stadium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal; Nelson
Mandela
Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape; Greenpoint Stadium in Cape
Town,
Western Cape; and Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State.
Soccer
City (Johannesburg) - The Soccer City stadium near Soweto in
Johannesburg is
to undergo a major upgrade for the 2010 tournament, with a new design
inspired
by traditional African pottery and a revamped capacity for 104 000
football
fans. The stadium will hold the final and opening matches, five
first-round
matches, one second-round match and one quarter-final.
An artist's impression of the new and upgraded Soccer
City
stadium in Johannesburg (Image: South Africa 2010 Local Organising
Committee)
Ellis
Park (Johannesburg) - Ellis Park, which lies near the Johannesburg
city
centre, is to undergo minor upgrades for 2010, and has a capacity of 60
000. It
will host five first-round matches, one second-round and one
quarter-final.
Greenpoint Stadium (Cape Town) - Greenpoint Stadium is to be
specially built
for 2010, with a view out over Table Bay and the magnificent vista of
Table
Mountain forming a backdrop behind it. The stadium will have an
all-weather
retractable dome roof and a capacity of 70 000. It will host six
first-round
matches, one second-round, one quarter-final and one semifinal match.
 
King
Senzangakhona Stadium (Durban) - The stunning King Senzangakhona
Stadium is
to be specially built, with a walkway connecting it to the Durban
beachfront.
With a capacity of 80 000, it will host six first-round matches, one
second-round, and one semifinal match.
 
Nelson
Mandela Stadium (Port Elizabeth) - Also to be specially built for
2010, the
Nelson Mandela Stadium will have a capacity of 50 000. It will host five
first-round matches, one second-round, one quarter-final, and the
third-place
playoff.
 
Loftus
Versveld (Pretoria) - Loftus Versveld stadium is to undergo minor
upgrades
for 2010, and has a capacity of 45 000. It will host four first-round
matches
and one second-round.
Free
State Stadium (Bloemfontein) - Currently known as Vodacom Park, the
Free
State Stadium is to have a major upgrade, with a third tier added,
increasing
its capacity to 45 000. It will host five first-round matches and one
second-round.
Royal
Bafokeng Stadium (Rustenburg) - Built by the platinum-rich Bafokeng
community, the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is to undergo a minor upgrade,
increasing
its capacity to 45 000. It will host four first-round matches and one
second-round.
Peter
Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane) - The stadium is to undergo a major
upgrade,
increasing its capacity to 40 000. It will host four first-round
matches.
Mbombela
Stadium (Nelspruit) - To be specially built for 2010, the stadium
has a
capacity of 30 000 and will host four first-round matches.
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