The 2010 world cup stadiums


Free State Stadium

Bloemfontein

Bloemfontein Free State Stadium
Capacity: 48,000
Province: Free State
Population: 400 000
Altitude: 1400m
Facts: The stadium will hold the final and opening matches, five first-round matches, one second-round match and one quarter-final.
Distance from Cape Town: 997 km



Greenpoint Stadium

Cape Town

Greenpoint Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Province: Western Cape
Population: 1,3 million
Altitude: 0m
Facts: It will host six first round matches, one second round, one quarter-final and one semi-final
Distance from Cape Town: 0 km



Moses Mabhida Stadium

Durban

Moses Mabhida Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Population: 3 million
Altitude: 0m
Facts: The stadium will probably be host to a semi-final match
Distance from Cape Town: 1606 km




Ellis Park Stadium

Johannesburg

Ellis Park Stadium
Capacity: 74,000
Province: Gauteng Province
Population: 3,2 million
Altitude: 1753 m
Facts: Ellis Park Stadium will host one of the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup,
Distance from Cape Town: 1393 km



Soccer City

Johannesburg

Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 104,000
Province: Gauteng Province
Population: 3,2 million
Altitude: 1753 m
Facts: The stadium will hold the final and opening matches, five first-round matches, one second-round match and one quarter-final.
Distance from Cape Town: 1393 km



Mbombela Stadium

Nelspruit

Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Province: Mpumalanga
Population: 21,541
Altitude: 1741 m
Facts: The roof supports have been designed to resemble a giraffe.
Distance from Cape Town: 1393 km




Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Province: Eastern Cape Province
Population: 1,005 million
Altitude: 0 m
Facts: The stadium boasts 150 VIP suites, 60 business suites, 500 parking bays and is scheduled for completion in December 2008.
Distance from Cape Town: 765 km



Peter Mokaba Stadium

Polokwane

Peter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Province: Limpopo Province
Population: 832,000
Altitude: 1312 m
Facts: Initial plans to upgrade the current Peter Mokaba Stadium were abandoned in favor of the estimated R1.1 bn (ZAR) new Peter Mokaba stadium.
Distance from Cape Town: 765 km


Lofthus Verfeld

Pretoria

Lofthus Verfeld
Capacity: 50,000
Province: Gauteng
Population: 1,9 million
Altitude: 1370 m
Facts: South Africa achieved their first victory over a European opposition at Loftus Versfeld, beating Sweden 1-0.
Distance from Cape Town: 1,464 km



Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace

Rustenburg

Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Capacity: 42,000
Province: North West
Population: 395,000
Altitude: 1500 m
Facts: The stadium is only a 25 minute drive to Sun City and 30 minutes to the Pilansberg.
Distance from Cape Town: 1,464 km



The 2010 World Cup Groups



GROUP A                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
south africa 2 0 6 1 3 2 86 377
Mexico 13 0 45 11 12 22 15 931
Uruguay 10 2 40 15 10 15 19 901
France 12 1 51 25 10 16 7 1122
                 
GROUP B                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
Argentina 14 2 65 33 13 19 8 1085
Nigeria 3 0 11 4 1 6 22 848
Korea Republic 7 0 24 4 7 13 52 625
Greece 1 0 3 0 0 3 12 1028
                 
GROUP C                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
England 12 1 55 25 17 13 9 1063
USA 8 0 25 6 3 16 14 980
Algeria 2 0 6 2 1 3 28 823
Slovenia 1 0 3 0 0 3 33 756
                 
GROUP D                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
Germany 6 3 30 19 5 6 6 1170
Australia 2 0 7 1 2 4 21 863
Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 900
Ghana 1 0 4 2 0 2 37 739
                 
GROUP E                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
Netherlands 8 0 36 16 10 10 3 1279
Denmark 3 0 13 7 2 4 26 835
Japan 3 0 10 2 2 6 43 709
Cameroon 5 0 17 4 7 6 11 1035
                 
GROUP F                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
Italy 16 4 77 44 19 14 4 1215
Paraguay 7 0 22 6 7 9 30 816
New Zealand 1 0 3 0 0 3 77 433
Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 755
                 
GROUP G                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
Brazil 18 5 92 64 14 14 2 1592
Korea DPR 1 0 4 1 1 2 84 399
Côte d'Ivoire 1 0 3 1 0 2 16 927
Portugal 4 0 19 11 1 7 5 1181
                 
GROUP H                
Country Appearances Victories MP W D L RANK points
Spain 12 0 49 22 12 15 1 1622
Switzerland 8 0 26 8 5 13 18 924
Honduras 1 0 3 0 2 1 38 738
Chile 7 0 25 7 6 12 17 926