The 2010 World Cup promises to be the planet’s biggest sporting event ever. Well over a billion people are expected to follow the month long tournament between the world’s top 32 soccer playing nations.

The World Cup is the most important competition in international soccer and is organised by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), the sport’s governing body.

The tournament takes place every four years. The previous tournament was held in 2006 in Germany and Italy won the World Cup. 2010 will be the first time that the final tournament will be hosted by an African nation.

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For four weeks in 2010, South Africa will be the centre of the world. The Germany 2006 World Cup was the most extensively covered and viewed event in television history.

South Africa 2010, promise to draw even bigger audiences.

The eyes of billions of television viewers, an estimated three million international visitors and the cream of the world’s sporting media will be focused on the southern tip of Africa.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™

Johannesburg will play a key role in the world cup, hosting the opening ceremony and as the venue for the final. It will also serve as a venue for some of the preliminary rounds and for one of the quarter-final matches.
What is 2010?

The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ will be held in nine cities across South Africa from June 11 to July 11, 2010.   Thousands of people will visit South Africa during that month, and the matches will have an estimated cumulative worldwide audience of between 25 and 28 billion people. Enormous financial benefits in terms of tourism, marketing and other services are expected across the country, as well as a massive boost in infrastructure investment ahead of the event.

Legacy
Hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ gives the City of Cape Town a unique opportunity to improve its infrastructure and market itself to the world. By harnessing the funds made available nationally for 2010-related facilities, including a new stadium, transport and other upgrades, the City expects post-2010 Cape Town to be a more desirable destination for leisure and business travellers, investors, and of course, its residents. This will be the lasting legacy of hosting the event.

Here is the final list of venues in South Africa for the World Cup in 2010:

GREEN POINT STADIUM – CAPE TOWN
NELSON MANDELA BAY STADIUM – PORT ELIZABETH
FREE STATE STADIUM – BLOEMFONTEIN
DURBAN STADIUM – DURBAN
ELLIS PARK STADIUM – GAUTENG
SOCCER CITY / FNB STADIUM – GAUTENG
ROYAL BAFOKENG STADIUM – RUSTENBURG
LOFTUS VERSFELD STADIUM – PRETORIA
PETER MOKABA STADIUM – POLOKWANE
MBOMBELA STADIUM – NELSPRUIT

Accommodation Close to Stadiums

Green Point Stadium – Cape Town
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium – Port Elizabeth
Free State Stadium – Bloemfontein
Durban Stadium – Durban
Ellis Park Stadium – Gauteng
Soccer City / Fnb Stadium – Gauteng
Royal Bafokeng Stadium – Rustenburg
Loftus Versfeld Stadium – Pretoria
Peter Mokaba Stadium – Polokwane
Mbombela Stadium – Nelspruit