City: tshwane/Pretoria
Completion: 1906 started and upgraded in 2008.
Conditions: minor decoration.
Capacity: 50,000 people
Loftos Stadium is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. Built in 1903, it was officially completed and put into use three years later. It is called the Oriental Sports Ground for short. At that time, the stadium was extremely simple. 1923, Pretoria municipal government transformed it and added concrete structures, thus making the stadium take shape. 1928, when the powerful New Zealand rugby national team came here to play, the stadium union made huge profits by setting up dressing rooms and toilets, which also made Loftos Stadium famous. 1932 In March, robert owen Loftos, the founder of Pretoria Sports Association, died unexpectedly. Since then, the stadium has been officially named Loftos Stadium.
However, Loftos certainly never imagined that his descendants "abandoned" him several times for economic benefits. June 1998, 1 1, named by Minolta of Japan, and Loftos Stadium was immediately renamed as Minolta Loftos Stadium. It was not until February 2003 that the Japanese name was removed. However, a few days later, Loftos Stadium had a British name. On February 5th of the same year, Securicor, a famous British security company, obtained the naming right. It was not until September 1 2005 that Vodacom, a South African telecom giant, took over and redeemed the right to use the name of Loftos Stadium.
Loftos Stadium has been upgraded many times since 1906. Before the World Cup, the stadium was last renovated in 1984. It is precisely because of the continuous upgrading that Loftos Stadium has become the most worry-free one among the top ten stadiums in South Africa. In order to welcome the World Cup, Loftos Stadium only underwent simple maintenance and replaced a few facilities, mainly focusing on the renovation of floodlights, electronic scoreboards and live audio.
As one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa, Loftos Stadium has hosted 1995 Rugby World Cup, 1996 African Nations Cup and many large-scale concerts. On April 17, 2006, when UB40 and robbie williams toured here, they attracted 56,000 people. In 2008, when Canadian diva Celine Dion sang, Loftos Stadium was flooded by 80,000 people. At present, the stadium is the home of Mamrodi Sunset Club, a powerful domestic league in South Africa, and the home of Blue Cows, a top domestic football team in South Africa. Many South African fans regard Loftos Stadium as a blessing for the national team, because they once beat the European team at this stadium for the first time. 1999, the South African national team defeated the Nordic powerhouse Sweden 0-0 here.
It must be mentioned that Pretoria, where Loftos Stadium is located, is a Europeanized city with almost all white streets. The market is prosperous, the streets are clean and tidy, the scenery is beautiful and the flowers and trees are lush, so it is called "garden city". Many purple flowers are also planted on both sides of the streets of this city, so it is also named "Purple Flower City". Pretoria was founded in 1855. It was named after Martinus Prito, the first South African president and a Dutch immigrant. However, in 2005, with the unification of the South African Geographical Names Change Committee, Pretoria was renamed as "tshwane", which was the name of a black chief who first settled in the area, in order to break with the apartheid era. Perhaps, just to celebrate this move, four African teams will visit this World Cup.
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06. 13 D group Serbia VS Ghana
South Africa vs Uruguay in Group A
Group e Cameroon vs Denmark
Group 06.23 C United States vs Algeria
Group 06.25 H Chile vs Spain
06.29 1/8 finally F 1VSE2
Peter Mokaba Stadium
City: Polokwani
Completion time: 20 10 year
Status: New
Capacity: 46,000 people
Mokaba Stadium is the latest of the ten stadiums in the World Cup in South Africa. This is a professional football field, which will be completed before the World Cup. The new stadium is built near the old Petersburg stadium. The design of the stadium was inspired by the local baobab tree. The stadium is open on three sides, and the other side is supported by a "stem" made of steel structure, which is expected to accommodate 46,000 people. Mokaba Stadium is only 5 kilometers away from downtown Paolo Guani, which is very suitable for spectators to watch the game.
Peter Mokaba Stadium is named after Peter Mokaba, a famous anti-racial politician who was born in Paolo Guani. Mokaba is the most controversial figure in South Africa. He was born in 1959 on a small farm in Petersburg. His growth and schooling process is the best portrayal of the black people's resistance to the white apartheid government at that time. He made a name for himself in middle school. He was elected as the chairman of the African Youth Parliament, leading the blacks to constantly struggle with the white government. Since then, he has become a frequent visitor to the prison, escaped the danger of assassination several times and even brought trouble to his family. In a rage, she went to Mozambique and Angola for military training and vowed not to stop until she overthrew the white government. Her hatred for whites can be imagined. The slogan "One bullet, one South African farmer" is the product of this mentality, which has a far-reaching influence on 1994 South African presidential election and Mandela's ruling era.
On June 9, 2002, Mokaba died of "breathing problems". At his funeral, President Mandela and President Mbeki all chanted Mokaba's slogan "One bullet, one South African farmer". In the end, Mandela handled it properly. Although he shouted slogans at Mokaba's funeral, he immediately made a speech calling on black South Africans to bury racist hatred with Mokaba. Soon after, Petersburg was renamed Paul Guani, which means "the city of safety".
The construction of Mokaba Stadium to host the World Cup is a great boon for local residents, because Limpopo Province ranks first in the South African Football Association in terms of the number of registered players. Hosting a top-level event like the World Cup will undoubtedly further promote the popularity of football in the local area. Another thing that Paolo Guani's people relish is that Didier Drogba, the star player of Chelsea and the Ivory Coast striker, made his international debut at the Old Mokaba Stadium. Didier Drogba made his international debut at the age of 2 1 in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, but failed to help C? te d 'Ivoire recover the defeat. The Elephant Corps finally lost with 1-2.
Drogba himself is full of affection for South Africa. He said: "In the World Cup, we not only represent C? te d 'Ivoire, but also represent Africa as a whole. "In February this year, FIFA official website announced the list of the most watched shooters in the World Cup selected by fans, and Drogba also received great support. He topped the list with 29.06% support rate, followed by Spanish striker Fernando Torres and Cameroonian striker Eto 'o. Unfortunately, however, the new Mokaba Stadium will miss the former African Footballer of the Year, and only Algeria, the weakest of the top five in Africa, will be here.
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Group C Algeria vs Slovenia
Group A France vs Mexico
06.22 B Greece vs Argentina
06.24 F Paraguay vs. New Zealand
Royal bafokeng stadium
City: rustenburg
Completed:1999,2010 upgrade.
Conditions: minor decoration.
Capacity: 42,000 people
Royal Banfuken Stadium is located in the administrative capital of Royal Banfuken State in Northwest Province, near rustenburg. The stadium was built in 1999, which is a comprehensive stadium. Besides football, rugby and other comprehensive sports can also be held here.
The stadium is named after the local Banfuken people, and now the population of this ethnic group is only about 30 thousand. From 65438 to 0999, Banfuken people obtained an agreement through law, and obtained 22% ownership of all white gold mines in this area, as well as the equity of Impala Platinum Company, the second largest platinum producer in the world. The Royal Half Fokeng Stadium is very distinctive. Seen from a distance, it looks a bit like a sailboat. In order to host the World Cup, the Royal Banfokeng Stadium was upgraded, including the expansion of the west stand, the addition of a cantilever with a value of 45 million, and a new electronic scoreboard, new seats, lighting equipment and broadcasting system. The capacity has also been expanded from 38,000 to 42,000. Even so, it is still the smallest of the ten stadiums in the World Cup in South Africa.
Interestingly, rustenburg, where the Royal Banfokeng Stadium is located, is also a small city in the North West Province. Built in 1850, near Fort Magarese. In Dutch, rustenburg means "town of rest". Just like its moral, rustenburg is like a town, extremely desolate. The Royal Banfuken Stadium is hidden behind a mountain far away from the town, which is 0/2km away from the city center/kloc-0. If the championship flag is not hung on the expressway along the way, no one may know that there is a stadium here. However, it's only a 25-minute drive from Sun City, a famous tourist attraction in South Africa, which has held five consecutive Miss World elections. There are creative and unique artificial beaches, lifelike artificial earthquake bridges, beautiful golf courses and artificial lakes, and the largest gambling city in South Africa. It's only half an hour's drive from South Africa's national park Prinsburg.
Although the football atmosphere here is not strong, it has left many classics. 200 1 World Cup qualifiers, South Africa's national team visited here and beat Burkina Faso 2-/kloc-0. At that time, rustenburg didn't even have its own football team. In the Confederations Cup in 2009, in the Group A match in which Spain beat New Zealand 5-0, Torres 1 1 minute scored a hat trick, which left the wonderful moment in Banfo Pit forever.
In this World Cup, the most important match in Group C will be arranged at the Royal Banfokeng Stadium, where England and the United States will meet. The game hasn't started yet, and the smoke of war has already begun. In this game, only 5040 tickets were allocated to England, far less than expected, which will undoubtedly make many English fans unable to get tickets. However, FIFA does not intend to change the venue. Media director Manjit patted his chest and promised: "Most seed teams play in larger stadiums, but smaller stadiums also use the right to receive seed teams."
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England vs. USA in Group C.
06. 15 F group new Zealand vs Slovakia
06. 19 D group Ghana VS Australia
Group 06.22 A Mexico vs Uruguay
Denmark vs Japan
1/8 finally C 1VSD2
ellis park stadium
City: Johannesburg
Completion: 1982 transformation, upgraded in 2009.
Conditions: slightly renovated.
Capacity: 6 1000 people
Ellis Park Stadium was the national flag stadium until the Football City Stadium was completed. It is located in the core of the sports park, adjacent to Johannesburg Stadium (track and field), Standard Chartered Bank Arena (tennis) and an Olympic swimming pool. The core position is enough to prove the extraordinary position of the stadium. On the political level, the Mandela Charity Championship, which has attracted the attention of the world's peacemakers, was held in the stadium. On the sports level, the Confederations Cup was held here last year, and the semi-finals of Brazil and South Africa and the finals of the United States and Brazil were all held here. Usually, this is the first stop of many famous teams such as Brazil, Manchester United and Arsenal.
Ellis Park Stadium was built by a man named JD at 1928. The city councilor of Ellis proposed to build it, so today's Ellis Park Stadium was built. For more than 50 years, it has been used as a football field and cricket venue.
1982, the stadium was upgraded for the first time, and the concept of hosting a football match was taken seriously. At this point, Ellis Park gave up cricket and became a special stadium for rugby and football. The reconstructed Ellis Park Stadium covers an area of 13 mu, and its capacity is expanded to 60,000 people. After the reconstruction was completed, the South African giant Orlando Pirates moved their home here. Founded in 1937, the Pirates are one of the oldest teams in South Africa and the only team in the southern hemisphere that has won the African Champions Cup. 1995 In the final of the African Champions Cup, the pirates beat the mimosa team in Abidjan with 1-0 and beat their opponents 3-2. After winning the championship, they held a grand carnival ceremony at Ellis Park Stadium. In addition, this year, Ellis Park Stadium also held a rugby World Cup.
Of course, what impressed the world here was the fan tragedy of 200 1. On April 6th, 2006, 5438+0, the organizer sold120,000 tickets for the match between Orlando Pirates and Caesars Chiefs, almost twice the designed capacity of Ellis Stadium, regardless of the capacity limit of the stadium. After the game started, the news of the home team's goal spread outside the stadium through the loudspeaker, and the home team fans crowded into the entrance like crazy. Pushed by the fans, the iron gate of the stadium was squeezed down, and the fans who rushed to the front were caught off guard, then fell on the iron gate and were trampled by a large number of fans who poured in from behind. The accident caused 47 deaths and 160 injuries. This day has also become the darkest day in the history of South African football.
Despite this black incident, Ellis Park Stadium witnessed many important moments in South Africa's sports history. In 2005, Ellis Park Stadium became the first black-owned stadium in the history of South Africa. The Golden Lion Football League won 5 1% ownership of the stadium and officially became the new owner of the stadium. Since then, including Orlando Pirate Football Club and Ellis Park Stadium (Holdings) Co., Ltd. have joined the management of the stadium. In 2008, Ellis Park Stadium sold its naming rights to Coca-Cola, a famous beverage company, for 450 million zales (US$ 58 million), and its official name was changed to Coca-Cola Park Stadium.
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Group B Argentina vs Nigeria
06. 15 G group Brazil VS Korea
Slovenia vs. America
06.2 1 H group Spain VS Honduras
06.24 F Slovakia vs Italy
06.28 1/8 final G 1VSH2
07.03 1/4 final W55VSW56
Mbobella Stadium (Mbobella Stadium)
City: Nelspruit
Completion time: June 5438, 2009+10.
Status: New
Capacity: 46,000 people
Mbobera is Swahili (one of South Africa's official languages 1 1), which means "many people gather in a small space". This description is apt. Mbobera Stadium, with a capacity of only 46,000 people, is the second smallest stadium among the top ten World Cup stadiums in South Africa. There are only four games hosted here, and they are all insignificant games. Among many strong teams, only Italy will play a game here.
It seems that the organizing committee wants to make up the numbers with Mbobera Stadium. In fact, this is also the helpless move of the organizers. Nesplit, where Mbobella Stadium is located, is a young city, which was founded in 1905. It is located in the northeastern province of PuMalanga, which is the capital of this province. Compared with Limpopo province, where football culture is developed, the development of sports in PuMalanga province is relatively backward. It is for this reason that the South African Football Association reached an agreement after some discussions with the government and decided to build a stadium in Nelspruit, the political and cultural center of PuMalanga Province. In 2009, the stadium was built in an open space in the west of Nisplit, about 6 kilometers away from the city center. The World Cup will undoubtedly leave a rich sports and cultural heritage for this city. According to the original intention of the municipal government, after hosting the World Cup, the stadium will be used for rugby and cricket matches.
Due to its proximity to Kruger National Park, the largest wildlife park in South Africa, a large number of tourists choose Nisplit as a transit point. It can be said that this city is an out-and-out post station, and it is difficult to attract tourists to stay here for a long time. Wild colors are also reflected in this city. The 18 roof truss used to support the roof of Mbobella Stadium is shaped like a giraffe, while the seats of the stadium are painted with zebra stripes. In addition, Mbobera Stadium has many thoughtful designs. The bowl-shaped structure can ensure that every audience has a good viewing effect. The translucent roof covers an area of 22,500 square meters and will cover 95% of the seats, which can not only ensure sunshine, but also ensure ventilation and avoid noise disturbing the people.
In the process of building Mbobera Stadium, another "earth-shattering" event happened. Jimmy Molala, a 44-year-old official of the Organizing Committee of the 20 10 World Cup and former president of the South African Football Association, was shot dead on October 4th, 65438 last year, which also triggered a great discussion on the security of the World Cup in South Africa in the football field. According to local media reports, Molala was shot dead at his home in Nepster. Witnesses revealed that two gunmen had been lurking in an unmarked car outside Molala's house, waiting for Molala to appear, and then robbed him several times. Molala's son was also shot by masked gunmen in this murder, but fortunately his life was not in danger. According to police investigation, one year before Molala was killed, he questioned the integrity of this project. He thought that there were great doubts in the bidding process of this project, so he launched an investigation.
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Group H Honduras vs Chile
Group 06.20 F Italy vs. New Zealand
Group 06.23 D Australia vs Serbia
Group 06.25 G North Korea vs C? te d 'Ivoire
Football City Stadium (Football City)
City: Johannesburg
Completion: 1987 started, upgraded and completed in 2009.
Status: Large-scale renovation.
Capacity: 94,700 people
Football City Stadium, also known as FNB Stadium (National Stadium), is the main stadium of the 20 10 World Cup in South Africa. It is located in Soweto District, southwest of Johannesburg, adjacent to the South African Football Association and the FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee.
Football City Stadium 1987 completed. Although it has only a history of more than 20 years, it bears the countless feelings of the South African people. After the renovation, the capacity of Football City Stadium will increase to 94,700 people. The opening and final of the World Cup in South Africa will be held in the largest stadium on the African continent. There will be four other group matches, one final 1/8 and one final 1/4.
At first glance from a distance, Football City Stadium looks like a "bird's nest". When you get closer, you can feel the shadow of Bayern Allianz Stadium, but the color of the outer layer is different. But this is not the case. The outer wall of the football field is composed of small pieces of red and yellow. This color matching is to echo the surrounding Jinshan and carefully splicing the historical fragments of the city and even the country.
The designer once said that the design of the stadium was inspired by the cookware used by African housewives to cook delicious food, and the large piece of ochre red at the bottom of the stadium was used to simulate the rising flame. At night, the lighting will give the stadium another kind of beauty. With the color extension of surface transpiration and the light beam from the small skylight, the football city will be turned into a more effective "big flame" from a distance. Designers can take African elements to the extreme.
In order to better meet the World Cup, the Football City Stadium has been upgraded from 80,000 to 94,700 in September 2006. The upgrade mainly revolves around the upper level. In addition to adding 99 executive suites, new dressing room facilities, surrounding roofs and new lighting equipment have been added, which has also made the stadium more modern and become a veritable "flagship" stadium on the African continent.
Apart from the five newly-built stadiums, Soccer City Stadium is one of the youngest stadiums in South Africa, and only Royal Banfokeng in Durban is younger than him (1999 completed). In order to build this super stadium in Africa, the South African government spent 3.3 billion rand, about 440 million US dollars, which is even comparable to Allianz Stadium, which cost 340 million euros (about 470 million US dollars at the current exchange rate).
Although seven years younger than his brother Ellis Park Stadium, Soccer City Stadium has established itself as a king since its opening, and it is here that Mandela 1990 delivered his first public speech after he was released from prison. 1993, chris haney, former chief of staff of the National Spear, a military organization of the ANC, was assassinated, and thousands of people mourned the former general secretary of the South African Production Party here. In addition to political activities, many large-scale sports events have been held here, such as 1995 Rugby World Cup. 1996, South Africa beat Tunisia 2-0 with two goals from former Chongqing foreign aid Mark, and was crowned the African Nations Cup here, which was the last great honor of South African football.
2010 65438+1On October 22nd, the first guests were welcomed to the Football City Stadium. Diego maradona, who was released from prison, visited here. On June 17, Argentina and South Korea will play a group match in Group B here. There are orange seats in the stadium, which is caused by the national preference implanted by the Dutch design company. On June 14, the Dutch team will definitely feel at home in the match between the Netherlands and Denmark in Group E.
Another bold design of the stadium is ten black lines dotted in the sea of orange seats. Nine of the ten rows of black seats point to the other nine host cities, and the most unique row points to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, the venue of the 2006 World Cup finals. This "line" also represents the road to the final. Hai, the organizing committee, said that after the World Cup, every goal in this stadium will be engraved on the concrete slab of the podium, so that the names of all the goal-scorers can be passed down continuously.
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06.11Group A/Opening Ceremony South Africa VS Mexico
06. 14 E group Netherlands VS Denmark
Group B Argentina vs South Africa
Group 06.20 G Brazil vs C? te d 'Ivoire
Group 06.23 D Ghana VS Germany
06.27 1/8 finally B 1VSA2
07.02 1/4 final W49VSW50
07. 1 1 finally
Free state stadium
City: bloemfontein, Feng Dan.
Completion: 1952 started, upgraded and completed at the end of 2008.
Conditions: medium decoration
Capacity: 48,000 people
Free State Stadium, located in Feng Dan, Bloom, is a comprehensive stadium. Feng Dan, blom, which means "spring of flowers" in Dutch, is the capital of Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It is also known as the "City of Roses", where the Rose Festival is held every year.
Thanks to the sponsorship of telecom giant Vodakan, Free State Stadium, also known as Vodakan Park Stadium, has a history of more than 60 years and is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. It has hosted the African Nations Cup 1/4 finals, 1995 Rugby World Cup and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. In order to welcome the 20 10 World Cup, it was upgraded in 2007, and the Free State Stadium was put into use again at the end of 2008. After the transformation, a new floor was added to the west stand of the stadium, revolving doors and electronic scoreboards were added, floodlights, closed-circuit television and media equipment were upgraded, and the sound system was also transformed according to the standards. The capacity of the stadium has also expanded from 36,538 to 48,000.
Bloom Feng Dan is a densely populated city. The local people are famous for their love of sports. Whether they are locals or not can be identified by their main sports hobbies. Universities and colleges here have trained many international athletes. With the financial support of Vodacom, the sports construction in Bloom Feng Dan is like a duck to water. In this city with a population of only 500 thousand, there are first-class stadiums, football teams and rugby teams.
Vodafone is a joint venture between Telkom, the largest fixed-line operator in South Africa, and Vodafone. It is also the first mobile phone network in South Africa. It provides GSM network services to more than 35 million users in South Africa, Tanzania, Lesotho, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Vodacom's signal even covered Kilimanjaro, which was once the highest point of GSM network coverage in the world. Vodacom spares no effort to sponsor sports. In football, in addition to the local Celtics in Bloom Feng Dan, his other two big clients are Caesar and Orlando Pirates, who won the most titles in the South African League. Among them, Bloom Feng Dan Celtics are almost copies of Su Chao Celtics, and their uniforms are also green and white. In addition, Vodafone will pay the sponsorship fee of the South African Football Association and its national teams at all levels.
In another sports rugby game that South Africans like, Vodacom also signed sponsorship contracts with three most famous teams, namely Blue Cows in Pretoria, Vodacom Western Province in Cape Town and Cheetah Rugby Team in Free State, among which the latter is Bloom Feng Dan's team. In addition, they also sponsored a rugby league named after Vodakan. The great efforts of telecom giants do not stop there. They also won the naming rights of two World Cup stadiums, Free State Stadium and Loftos Stadium. During the World Cup, Vodafone will also provide wireless signal coverage for five World Cup venues through Andrew's ION-M solution.
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06. 14 E group Japan VS Cameroon
Group b Greece vs Nigeria
Group 06.20 F Slovakia vs Paraguay
Group 06.22 A France vs. South Africa
Group 06.25 H Switzerland vs Honduras
06.27 1/8 final D 1VSC2