World Cup 2010 - Stadiums

The 64 football matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be played in nine South African cities - Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Rustenburg and Pretoria.

The 10 stadiums will together seat more than 570 000 people during the World Cup.

Five stadiums will be built - in Cape Town (Greenpoint Stadium), Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay Multi-purpose Sports Facility), Durban (Moses Mabhida Stadium), Nelspruit (Mataffin Stadium) and Polokwane (Peter Mokaba Stadium).

Five will be upgraded - in Rustenburg (Royal Bafokeng Stadium), Bloemfontein (Vodacom Park Stadium), Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) and Johannesburg (Soccer City Stadium and Ellis Park Stadium).

Soccer City, Johannesburg

Work has already begun on the major upgrade of Soccer City, the home of South African football and the venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final.

Ellis Park, Johannesburg

The venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final, Ellis Park is to undergo a major renovation before the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium, in the heart of Johannesburg, will host five first round matches, a second round match and a quarter-final.

Greenpoint Stadium, Cape Town

The major rebuilding of Cape Town's Greenpoint Stadium began recently, with Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille and Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool turning the first sod. The stadium is to host eight 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, including a semifinal.

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Durban's 2010 FIFA World Cup Stadium will have a capacity of 70 000. It will host five first round and one second round match, as well as one of the semi-finals.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

This stadium in the Eastern Cape will host seven matches, including one of the semi-finals. It is a new stadium, being built especially for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Mataffin Stadium, Nelspruit

With a capacity of 46 000, this stadium will host four first round matches in Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga.

Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein

This stadium, in Bloemfontein at the heart of South Africa, will host five first round and one second round match. The stadium will undergo a major renovation ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium will be able to seat 48 000.

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

This stadium in Rustenburg will host five first round and one second round matches. It has a capacity of 45 000.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria, Gauteng.

Capacity: 50 000 seats

Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane, Limpopo.

Capacity: 46 000 seats