Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg: World Cup 2010 stadium guide
Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg: A guide to Soccer City Stadium for the Fifa World Cup 2010 in South Africa, from June 11, 2010.
Soccer City Stadium - Johannesburg Photo: REUTERS
Awarded the honour of staging both the opening and the final match of the Fifa World Cup 2010, Soccer City in Johannesburg is Africa's biggest football stadium with a capacity of 94,700.
Built in 1987, the stadium is near to the Soweto township, where 40 per cent of Johannesburg's population live. The stadium is being reconstructed for the World Cup, with a new design based upon traditional African pottery.
The shell of the stadium is designed to have the appearance of an African pot, known as a 'calabash', which sits on the top of a 'pit of fire'.
The outside of the building is a mosaic of fire and earth illuminated from below by a ring of lights representing the fire under the pot.
Soccer City also hosted the first mass rally of Nelson Mandela after his release from prison in 1990. Thousands of mourners lamented Chris Hani's assassination at the stadium in 1993.
Built: 1987.
Capacity: 94,700.
Also known as: FNB Stadium.
Famous moment in sporting history: South Africa's victory in 1996 Africa Cup of Nations.
Home of: South African national football team.
World Cup 2010 games: five group games, one second-round game, one quarter-final, final.
The outside of the building is a mosaic of fire and earth illuminated from below by a ring of lights representing the fire under the pot.
Soccer City also hosted the first mass rally of Nelson Mandela after his release from prison in 1990. Thousands of mourners lamented Chris Hani's assassination at the stadium in 1993.
Built: 1987.
Capacity: 94,700.
Also known as: FNB Stadium.
Famous moment in sporting history: South Africa's victory in 1996 Africa Cup of Nations.
Home of: South African national football team.
World Cup 2010 games: five group games, one second-round game, one quarter-final, final.
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