ABOUT THE STADIUMS

Green Point
The new Green Point Stadium in City of Cape Town will have picturesque mountains and ocean as scenery. The Green Point Stadium in Cape Town will be transformed into a completely new 70 000 seater, all-weather, multi-purpose, environmentally sustainable, modern, technologically advanced, world class Stadium giving expression to the “African Renaissance Stadium” at the juncture between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean at the southern tip of Africa.

Key Matches and Dates:
• Friday, 11 June 2010 - Opening Match
• Thursday, 29 June 2010 - Round of 16
• Saturday, 3 July 2010 - Quarter Final
• Tuesday, 6 July 2010 - Semi Final

Durban Stadium - Moses Mabhida Stadium
The new Durban Stadium's design is characterized by two large archways which arc 100 meters above the stadium roof. Kings Park Stadium. Inauguration: Sep. 2007. Capacity: 60,000. Located in KwaZulu Natal in the beautiful City of Durban, Moses Mabhida Stadium is named after a hero of the working class. The Moses Mabhida Stadium is located adjacent the ABSA Stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct - a site located in Stamford Hill, is yet to be another world class multi-purpose stadium set to make possible successful history in the making of the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

Key Matches and Dates:
• Monday, 28 June 2010 - Round of 16
• Wednesday, 7 July 2010 - Semi Final

Ellis Park
Ellis Park, at the centre of bustling Johannesburg, was built in 1982 and has had a long and distinguished history with sport. Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg. Club: KaizerChiefs. Inauguration: June 2005. Capacity: 60,000. A major football venue in South Africa. It has been ear-marked as a semi-final venue for the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The Stadium underwent major renovations to fullfill all the FIFA™ requirements. New upper tiers were added behind each goal, adding an extra 10 000 seats and bringing the seating capacity to the required 70 000. Ellis Park now meets all requirements as a semi-final match venue.

Key Matches and Dates:
• Monday, 28 June 2010 - Round of 16
• Saturday, 3 July 2010 - Quarter Final

Soccer City
For a long time Soccer City was the only South African stadium dedicated to the beautiful game and is a fitting finals venue. Soccer City, Johannesburg. Inauguration: April 2007. Capacity: 94,700. Soccer City (also know as the FNB Stadium) is earmarked to host both the opening and final matches of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Built in 1987, Soccer City has played host to some of the most memorable matches in South Africa’s soccer history.

Free State
Free State Stadium in the golden Province of the Free State, will have a seating capacity of 48 000. Bloemfontein. Inauguration: June 2007. Capacity: 40,000
Situated only a few minutes drive from proposed FIFA™ and team hotels in Bloemfontein, the Free State Stadium is a dedicated sporting environment with ample parking and excellent corporate hospitality.

Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela Stadium
The Port Elizabeth Stadium, set on the shores of the North End Lake will be the first dedicated football stadium in the city. Port Elizabeth Stadium. Inauguration: June 2007. Capacity: 49,500. A high-tech, modern venue that meets every requirement needed to provide a world class venue for the first and second round matches of the 2010 World Cup.

Mbombela
In the Mpumalanga Province, the stadium is a welcome addition to the area and will have a seating capacity of 46,000.Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit. Inauguration: June 2007. Capacity: 40,000
The stadium has been designed to ensure it enjoys a life beyond the 2010 World Cup tournament as an adaptable sports, entertainment and exhibition venue. Mbombela Stadium has been proposed as for both the first and second round matches with a capacity of just over 40,000

Peter Mokaba
The Peter Mokaba stadium is named in honour of the anti-aparthied activist Peter Mokaba who was renowned for his fighting spirit. Club: Polokwane. Inauguration: April 2007. Capacity: 40,000. Situated in Polokwane (previously known as Pietersburg), the capital of Limpopo, South Africa. This stadium will be the first world class football venue in the soccer mad province of Limpopo. Four two tier stands bring the seating capacity to 46,000 - a massive increase on the old stadium, which comprises only a main stand and three grass banks.

Matches and Dates:
• Sunday, 13 June 2010 - Group C, first-round
• Thursday, 17 June 2010 - Group A, first-round
• Tuesday, 22 June 2010 - Group B, first-round
• Thursday, 24 June 2010 - Group F, first-round

 

Cape Town's new Green Point Stadium is scheduled to host eight games, including a semi-final. This is more than any other stadium in the country with the exception of Soccer City in Joburg, which will host opening and closing matches, and Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth), which will also host eight games. All but two of Cape Town matches take place at night (20:30 local time), meaning that local fans will not have to take time off work to watch at the stadium or one of the Fan Parks where people can gather to watch matches on large screens and enjoy large crowd atmosphere. Night-time matches will also mean that peak hour traffic out of the city on match days is unlikely to be affected. 2010 World Cup tickets went on sale in several phases in Feb 2009. Category 1-3 tickets sold locally and internationally in dollars, while Category 4 tickets only be sold to South Africans to ensure that locals are able to afford tickets. Ticket distribution system finalised closer to the time. Cheapest tickets will cost R140. Final draw – final 32 teams taking part and the groups they play in, announced and takes place in Cape Town 4 Dec 09. After this, final match schedule will be released. Opening match takes place at Soccer City at 16:00 on Fri 11 June 2010. That same evening, Cape Town will host its first match, a Group A encounter.