Soccer City Stadium - Johannesburg

Soccer City Stadium is situated in Diepkloof near Nasrec, Johannesburg, some 10 kilometres to the south-west of the city centre (and close to the old west reef gold mines.). The stadium is the flagship venue for the Soccer World Cup 2010, and it will be hosting both the opening match and the final. Soccer City Stadium is the largest in Africa. The stadium is also known as FNB Stadium (First National Bank stadium). It is situated close to Ellis Park Stadium.

These are the Fifa World Cup matches being played at Soccer City Stadium:

11 Jun 16h00	14 Jun 13h30	17 Jun 20h30	20 Jun 20h30	23 Jun 20h30	27 Jun 20h30	2 Jul, 20h30	11 Jul, 20h30
SA 1 v Mexico 1	Holland v Denmark	Argentina v Korea R	Brazil v Ivory Coast	Ghana v Germany	Winners (B) v Runners up (A)	Quarterfinal	FINAL

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The Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg underwent a major upgrade for the 2010 tournament, with a new design inspired by the shape of an African Pot. The South African main contrctor GLTA, part of the Aveng Group in a joint venture with the Dutch company BAMwho had a 25% stake constructed the upgrade, which was designed by the South African architects Boogertman + Partners who brought Populous on board the design team once construction had started on site in February 2007. The upgrade included: an extended upper tier around the stadium to increase the capacity to 88958, an additional 2 executive suites, an encircling roof, new changing room facilities and new floodlights. The number of suites in the stadium was increased to 195. Grinaker-LTA won the R1.5 billion tender to upgrade the stadium. The construction was completed on Wednesday, 21 October 2009, and was marked by a huge celebration at the stadium. (Wikipedia)