World Cup 2010
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Introduction
In 2010, the 19th FIFA World Cup will be held for the first time in Africa. This year, South Africa will be the host for the World Championships Soccer between the 11th of June and the 11th of July.
For more information have a look at:
- FIFA's official 2010 World Cup website.
- South Africa's 2010 World Cup website.
Host Cities
The following South African cities will be a host for the matches.
- Johannesburg - Soccer City Stadium, capacity 94,700, and Coca Cola Park, capacity 62,567.
- Durban - Moses Mabhida Stadium, capacity 70,000.
- Cape Town - Green Point Stadium, capacity 69,070.
- Pretoria - Loftus Versveld Stadium, capacity 51,760.
- Port Elizabeth - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, capacity 48,000.
- Bloemfontein - Free State Stadium, capacity 48,070.
- Polokwane - Peter Mokaba Stadium, capacity 46,000.
- Nelspruit - Mbombela Stadium, capacity 44,000.
- Rustenburg - Royal Bafokeng Stadium, capacity 42,000.
Getting there and around
For more information about how to get to South Africa, have a look at the country's article. From there, you will be directed to the main cities like Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Match Dates
On 4 December 2009 the draw will be held at the Cape Town Internation Conference Centre. From that day on it will be known, which countries will meet eachother in the Group Stage.
Group Stage
Last 16
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
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