World Cup matches will take place in 10 stadiums throughout South Africa: Soccer City (Johannesburg); Ellis Park Stadium (Johannesburg); King's Park Stadium (Durban); Free State Stadium (Bloemfontein); Mbombela Stadium (Nelspruit); Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane); Nelson Mandela Stadium (Port Elizabeth); Loftus Versfeld (Pretoria) and Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace (Rustenburg); Green Point Stadium (Cape Town).
The Stadiums
In accordance with the terms laid out by Fifa, five of South Africa's football stadiums will undergo significant renovations for 2010, namely: Soccer City and Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Mafikeng, and Vodacom Park in Bloemfontein.
Additionally, brand new stadiums will also be built at Mbombela in Mpumalanga and in the Nelson Mandela Metro in the Eastern Cape. Planning is currently underway for the Peter Mokaba stadium in Limpopo to be rebuilt, as well as King Senzangakhona Stadium in Durban and Cape Town's Green Point stadium, which will be renamed the "African Renaissance Stadium". With it's picturesque mountain surroundings, the proposed Cape Town stadium may well be one of the most beautiful in the world.
