Monday, June 14, 2010

10 South African Stadiums for 2010 Soccer World Cup

The final 10 stadiums to be utilized for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa are:

Five of South Africa's football stadiums have undergone major renovations for 2010:

[1] Soccer City Stadium (足球城球場) in Johannesburg
Capacity: 95 000

[2] Ellis Park Stadium(埃利斯公園球場) in Johannesburg
Capacity: 60 000
[3] Loftus Versfeld Stadium (洛夫托斯球場) in Pretoria
Capacity: 45 000
[4] Royal Bafokeng Stadium (皇家巴佛肯球場) in Rustenburg
Capacity: 40 000

[5] Free State Stadium (自由邦球場) in Bloemfontein
Capacity: 40 000

Two new stadiums have been built or another three rebuilt:

[6] Mbombela Stadium in Mpumalanga (newly built)
Capacity: 40 000
[7] Nelson Mandela Stadium (曼德拉灣球場) (newly built) at Port Elizabeth
Capacity: 50 000

[8] Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane (rebuilt)
Capacity: 40 000
[9] Moses Mabhida Stadium (德班市球場) in Durban (rebuilt)
Capacity: 70 000

[10] Green Point Stadium (綠點球場) in Cape Town (rebuilt with a retractable dome)
Capacity: 68 000

These ten stadiums were introduced on a very large screen in the Opening Ceremony (June 11) in Soccer City Stadium and the directions of these stadiums were indicated by ten lines of colourfully-dressed performers in the centre of the field.

1 comment:

Ho Keung and Yin Ping said...

Great effort by South Africa to build or upgrade the stadiums.
So many happy colours marking the opening of the great event, but it is sad to see Nelson Mandela lose his beloved great grand-daughter.