Host nation South Africa is gearing up for the FIFA World Cup 2010. The event will be for about a month from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010.
The host is looking forward to take the sport to further heights especially in their country. There will be 10 grounds for hosting the actual World Cup matches and these are spread over the 10 cities in the nation.
Johannesburg, the financial capital of South Africa has 2 grounds that will be venues for world cup matches:
Soccer City has a crowd holding capacity of 94,900
Ellis Park can hold 62,000 members
Durban, the port city of South Africa has Durban Stadium which will be the venue for semi finals. The stadium has a seating capacity of 70,000.
Cape Town has Green Point Stadium which will be hosting one semi finals. The ground has a capacity to hold about 69,000 soccer fans.
Pretoria, has the nation?s oldest stadium the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, which is a chosen venue for rugby as well as football matches. The ground can hold 50,000 spectators.
Port Elizabeth has Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium which is indeed a newly built one and dedicated to soccer matches. The ground can hold about 48,000 spectators.
Bloemfontein has the Free State Stadium which will hold World Cup finals match. The match will be a feast to the local diehard soccer fans. The stadium can hold 45,000 people.
Polokwane: is another city that hosts world cup matches in the Peter Mokaba Stadium which has a capacity of holding 46,000 spectators.
Nelspruit with its Mbombela Stadium, a newly built one will host some of the FIFA World Cup 2010 matches. The ground has a capacity of about 44,000 people.
Rustenburg with the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is another city that hosts world cup matches. The stadium has a capacity of around 42,000.
