pics from the 2010 World Cup

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A little over 3 months away and I can't fuckin' wait. Pics of venues, games, scantilly-clad women-folk, whatever...

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Soccer City

Name Soccer City Stadium (FNB Stadium)
Year completed 1989
Cost US$310,000,000
Capacity 94,700
Home to Kaizer Chiefs (football)
The outside of the stadium is designed to have the appearance of a calabash, an African pot

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Free State

Name Free State Stadium
Year completed 1952
Cost US$33,000,000 (upgrade)
Capacity 45,000
Home to Central Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs (rugby), Bloemfontein Celtic (football)
Building work was dogged by a series of strikes, the longest of which lasted a fortnight. It is also known as Vodacom Park

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Green Point

Name Cape Town Stadium
Year completed 2009
Cost US$330,000,000
Capacity 68,000 (13,000 temporary)
Home to To be confirmed
During the planning stage, it was referred to by some as the African Renaissance Stadium and was then called the Green Point Stadium. The 37,000 sq m roof weighs 4,500 tons

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Moses Mabhida

Name Moses Mabhida Stadium
Year completed 2009
Cost US$200,000,000
Capacity 70,000 (54,000 post-tournament)
Home to To be confirmed
The stadium is built on the site of the old Kings Park Soccer Stadium, which was demolished in 2006 using 126kg of explosives. The multi-purpose venue includes an indoor arena, football museum, sports institute and a transport hub

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Ellis Park

Name Ellis Park (Coca-Cola Park)
Year completed 1928 (rebuilt in 1982)
Cost US$63,000,000 (renovations)
Capacity 62,567
Home to Orlando Pirates (football), Lions (rugby)
In 1955, over 100,000 watched the rugby match between South Africa and British Lions and, in 2005, it became the first black-owned stadium in the country

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Mbombela

Name Mbombela Stadium
Year completed 2009
Cost US$145,000,000
Capacity 46,000
Home to To be confirmed
Work was delayed on the project as the land used was occupied by a school that had to be relocated first. The stadium has 1,030 toilets. Spectators at the front of the stands will be closer to the pitch than anywhere else at the tournament

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Peter Mokaba

Name Peter Mokaba Stadium
Year completed 2010
Cost US$154,000,000
Capacity 46,000
Home to None designated
The design is inspired by the iconic Baobab tree. The stadium will house 5,000 VIPs

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Nelson Mandela Bay

Name Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Year completed 2009
Cost US$150,000,000
Capacity 48,000
Home to Bay United, Southern Kings (to be confirmed)
The capacity will reduce to 44,000 after the tournament when temporary seating is removed. The first international game staged at the ground was a rugby match between Southern Kings and the British & Irish Lions in June 2009

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Loftus Versfeld

Name Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Year completed 1906 (renovated 2008-09)
Cost US$12,000,000 (estimated)
Capacity 50,000
Home to Blue Bulls (rugby), Mamelodi Sundowns, SuperSport United (football)
The stadium hosted matches during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The first stand, accommodating 2,000 spectators, was erected in 1923