STADIUMS
·  Cape Town: Green Point Stadium
·  Durban: Moses Mabhida Stadium
·  Johannesburg: Ellis Park Stadium & Soccer City Stadium
·  Mangaung/Bloemfontein: Free State Stadium
·  Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
·  Nelspruit: Mbombela Stadium
·  Polokwane: Peter Mokaba Stadium
·  Rustenburg: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
·  Tshwane/Pretoria: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Cape Town, 870 miles from Johannesburg: Greenpoint Stadium in Cape Town, Western Cape, is to be specially built for 2010 with a retractable roof and a capacity of 70,000. It will host five first-round matches, one second-round, one quarterfinal and one semifinal match. The stadium is nestled between the mountains of Cape Town and the ocean.


Durban, 350 miles from Johannesburg: The Durban Stadium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is to be specially built for 2010, with a capacity of 70,000. There will be two large archways over the stadium roof. It will host five first-round matches, one second-round, and one semifinal match. 


Johannesburg: The Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg is to undergo a major upgrade for the 2010 tournament, with a new design inspired by traditional African pottery and a revamped capacity for 94,700 football fans. The stadium will hold the final and opening matches, five first-round matches, one second-round match and one quarterfinal. Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg is to undergo minor upgrades for 2010. It has a capacity of 62,000 and will host five first-round matches, one second-round and one quarterfinal match.


Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 250 miles from Johannesburg: The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, Free State Province, is to undergo a major upgrade, with the addition of a second tier increasing its spectator capacity to 48,000. It will host five first-round matches and one in the second round.


Port Elizabeth, 660 miles from Johannesburg: Artist's impression of the 50,000-seat Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. It will be built on the North End Lake and have three-tiers of seats with two rings of skyboxes. It is to be specially built for 2010 and will host five first-round matches, one second-round match, one quarterfinal and the third-place playoff.


Nelspruit, 220 miles from Johannesburg: Artist's impression of the 46,000-seat Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Province. It will be specially built for 2010 and host four first-round matches. The rounded-rectangular shape was designed to give every seat the best angle of the playing field. The stadium will be conveniently located between the city center and the airport and close to the nearby game parks. 

Polokwane, 200 miles from Johannesburg: Artist's impression of the 45,000-seat Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. It will be specially built for 2010 and host four first-round matches. The stadium is named after the late Peter Mokaba, a political activist during apartheid. Mokaba was born and raised in Polokwane. The largest number of registered football players lives in the Limpopo Province.

Rustenburg, 100 miles from Johannesburg: The Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, North West Province, is to be upgraded, increasing its capacity to 42,000. It will host five first-round matches and one in the second round.

Tshwane/Pretoria, 40 miles from Johannesburg: Loftus Versveld Stadium in Pretoria is to undergo minor upgrades for 2010. It has a capacity of 45,000 and will host five first-round matches and one in the second round.

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