Free State Stadium

Bloemfontein


Bloemfontein Free State Stadium Capacity: 48,000
Altitude: 1400m
Province: Free State (Population: 400 000)
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

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Greenpoint Stadium

Cape Town


Greenpoint Stadium Capacity: 70,000
Altitude: 0m
Province: Western Cape (Population: 1,3 million)
Facts: It will host six first round matches, one second round, one quarter-final and one semi-final
Distance from Cape Town: 0 km

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Moses Mabhida Stadium

Durban


Moses Mabhida Stadium Capacity: 70,000
Altitude: 0m
Province: KwaZulu-Natal (Population: 3 million)
Facts: The stadium will probably be host to a semi-final match
Distance from Cape Town: 1606 km

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Ellis Park Stadium

Johannesburg


Ellis Park Stadium Capacity: 74,000
Altitude: 1753 m
Province: Gauteng Province (Population: 3,2 millio)n
Facts: Ellis Park Stadium will host one of the semi-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup,
Distance from Cape Town: 1393 km

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Soccer City

Johannesburg


Soccer City Capacity: 104,000
Altitude: 1753 m
Province: Gauteng Province (Population: 3,2 million)
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

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Mbombela Stadium

Nelspruit


Mbombela Stadium Capacity: 46,000
Altitude: 1741 m
Province: Mpumalanga (Population: 21,541)
Facts: The roof supports have been designed to resemble a giraffe.
Distance from Cape Town: 1393 km

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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Port Elizabeth


Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Capacity: 50,000
Altitude: 0 m
Province: Eastern Cape Province (Population: 1,005 million)
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

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Peter Mokaba Stadium

Polokwane


Peter Mokaba Stadium Capacity: 46,000
Altitude: 1312 m
Province: Limpopo Province (Population: 832,000)
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

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Loftus Verfeld

Pretoria


Lofthus Verfeld Capacity: 50,000
Altitude: 1370 m
Province: Gauteng (Population: 1,9 million)
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

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Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace

Rustenburg


Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace Capacity: 42,000
Altitude: 1500 m
Province: North West (Population: 395,000)
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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2010 World Cup News

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Sabella names foreign-based squad for Ecuador

19 May 2012 at 4:13am
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella has named an 18-man squad of foreign-based players for his team's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Ecuador and friendly with Brazil.


Farina?s PNG aiming to defy odds

17 May 2012 at 7:04pm
Papua New Guinea may be inexperienced at international level heading into next month's Brazil 2014 qualifiers following years of inactivity, however, the future is looking bright on the back Frank Farina's appointment as coach.


Cahill returns to Australia squad

15 May 2012 at 3:17am

Tim Cahill was today named in the Australia squad for the first time in nine months but Brett Emerton will not feature in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers against Oman and Japan.

 




Strong All Whites squad for Brazil 2014 campaign

14 May 2012 at 8:53pm
South Africa 2010 surprise packets New Zealand will begin their tilt for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ next month, with a strong and experienced squad named by coach Rick Herbert.


Works hitting the heights in Brazil

11 May 2012 at 12:37pm

Construction work on the FIFA Confederations Cup venues has reached the stadiums’ higher levels, with workers busy installing roofing and upper rows of seating. 




Yingli brings solar power to the Maracana

11 May 2012 at 7:55am
Yingli Solar has taken a significant step in the drive to make the 2014 FIFA World Cup the most environmentally friendly of all time, with today’s announcement that the iconic Maracana football stadium will be powered by solar energy for the 2014 event.


Abramov: We can reach Brazil

10 May 2012 at 11:35pm
Uzbekistan have been a constant in the final stage of recent Asian FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaigns, but this time coach Vadim Abramov believes his side have the talent to go a step further and reach Brazil 2014.


Redemption time for Solomon Islands

10 May 2012 at 5:39am
After treading new ground in their 2006 FIFA World Cup™ campaign, Solomon Islands are aiming to put recent disappointment aside when the football-obsessed Oceania nation hosts the continent’s Brazil 2014 qualifiers next month.


Bani Yaseen: Jordan full of determination

10 May 2012 at 1:40am
As Jordan prepare to make their debut appearance in the fourth round of Asian qualifiers for Brazil 2014, FIFA.com spoke to their captain, Bashar Bani Yaseen.


Tejada: Panama primed for history

9 May 2012 at 9:21am
Seasoned Panama forward Luis Tejada spoke to FIFA.com about the challenge of attempting to reach the FIFA World Cup™ finals for the first time in his country’s history.