10 South African stadiums in nine cities, for the 2010 World Cup matches
BLOEMFONTEIN
Name: Free State Stadium
Capacity: 48 000 people
Completed: Construction for the 1952 World Cup: medium repairs (upgrades medium)
User: team Free State Cheetahs (rugby) and Bloemfontein Celtic (football)
World Cup matches being held: five group matches, one second round match
CAPE TOWN
Name: Cape Town Stadium
Capacity: 70,000 people
Completed: 2009
Construction: New
User: none
World Cup matches being held: five group matches, one match the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals
DURBAN
Name: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Capacity: 70,000 people
Completed: 2009
Construction: New
User: AmaZulu team (football)
World Cup matches being held: five group matches, one second round match, the semi-finals
Special features: Cable car that can ride the curve to a height of 106 meters above the ground.
Note: Mabhida is a former chief of the African National Congress armed wing and also the general secretary of Communist Party of South Africa who died in 1986.
JOHANNESBURG
Name: Ellis Park Stadium
Capacity: 61 000 people
Completed: 1982
Construction: small repairs (minor upgrade)
User: Orlando Pirates (football) and the Golden Lions (rugby team)
Match World Cup being held: five first-round matches, one second round match, the quarter-finals
Name: Soccer City Stadium
Capacity: 94 700
Completed: 1987
Construction: major repairs (major upgrade)
User: none
World Cup matches being held: five first-round matches, one second round match, the quarter-finals, finals.
Note: World Cup opening match on June 11th and final match on July 11 also will be held in this stadium.
NELSPRUIT
Name: Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 46 000 people
Completed: 2009
Construction: New
User: none
World Cup matches held: four first round matches
PRETORIA
Name: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Completion: 1906 Construction: repairs
User: Kaizer Chiefs teams, Mamelodi Sundowns and Supersport Utd (football) and the Blue Bulls (rugby team)
World Cup matches being held: five first-round matches, one second round match
POLOKWANE
Name: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Capacity: 46 000 people
Completed: 2010
Construction: New
User: none
World Cup matches held: four first round matches
PORT ELIZABETH
Name: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Capacity: 48 000 people
Completed: 2009
Construction: New
User: none
World Cup matches being held: five first-round matches, one second round match, the quarter-finals, third place play-off.
RUSTENBURG
Name: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 42 000 people
Completed: 1999
Construction: small fixes
User: Platinum Stars team (football) and the Platinum Leopards (rugby team)
World Cup matches being held: five first-round matches, one second round match