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



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