Durban: 2010 Host City
Durban, on the eastern coast of South Africa, is the country’s third-largest city, and its population will increase by at least a few more thousand or so for next year….
Polokwane: 2010 Host City
Polokwane, formerly known as Pietersburg, is the location of the Peter Mokaba Stadium, which will host four group stage matches at World Cup 2010. The town, which is the capital…
Port Elizabeth: 2010 Host City
The beautiful Eastern Cape city of Port Elizabeth is known as the ‘Friendly City’, and it will certainly be welcoming thousands of visitors with open arms in the near future….
Johannesburg: 2010 Host City
The most – and most important – action at World Cup 2010 will take place in Johannesburg, where nearly a quarter of the tournament’s 64 matches will be held. South…
Coca-Cola Park: 2010 Venue
Though the shiny new Soccer City gets the privilege to host the tournament’s two biggest matches, Johannesburg’s other World Cup 2010 venue, Coca-Cola Park, will have more than its share…
Soccer City: 2010 Venue
On July 11, 2010, nearly 95,000 spectators will be packed into Johannesburg’s Soccer City, which for at least a day will be the center of the football universe. After 63…
Cape Town Stadium: 2010 Venue
One of the stadiums that will see the most use at World Cup 2010 is the aptly named Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town. Cape Town Stadium is one of…
World Cup 2010 Stadiums
The 64 matches that will played at World Cup 2010 will take place at ten venues in nine different cities around South Africa. Though there was a lot of concern…
Free State Stadium: 2010 Venue
Playing host to five group stage matches and one round of 16 match at World Cup 2010 is Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom…
Mbombela Stadium: 2010 Venue
Mbombela Stadium is the smallest of the five new stadiums that has been built for World Cup 2010, with a capacity of 43,500. It is also one of the two…
Peter Mokaba Stadium: 2010 Venue
Another one of the five new stadiums that will comprise the ten venues for World Cup 2010 is Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Peter Mokaba Stadium is one of the…
Loftus Versfeld Stadium: 2010 Venue
Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium was one of the four venues that hosted matches in the 2009 Confederations Cup, and the stadium will host six World Cup matches, including one of…
Moses Mabhida Stadium: 2010 Venue
The largest of the five new stadiums being built for World Cup 2010 is Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium. Along with hosting one of the semifinals, Moses Mabhida Stadium will also…
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium: 2010 Venue
The first of the five new World Cup 2010 venues to both start construction and be completed is the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium…
Royal Bafokeng Stadium: 2010 Venue
The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng, near the host city of Rustenburg, earns the distinction of being the smallest venue for World Cup 2010. Small as it may be,…
