Soccer City Stadium - 2010 FIFA World Cup Stadiums (sitios de interés)
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President Thabo Mkebi is quoted as saying "We want to ensure that one day, historians will reflect upon the 2010 World Cup as a moment when Africa stood tall... We want to show that Africa´s time has come." And come it has, because Soccer City Stadium at Nasrec in host city Soweto will blow your socks off! From the geometric football-shaped dome of South African Football Association (SAFA) House, and the upgrade to the existing stadium that will resemble a decorative African pot, to the mind-blowing opening ceremony, this sports complex is all about the spectacle of football South African style. And fans here are loud and proud - you´ll know our team is in the final by the thunder of banging of dustbin lids, blaring car hooters and fog-horn vuvusela (plastic trumpets) blasts that reverberate around the township until dawn.
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The stadium is being upgraded to the tune of R1.5 bn, with 94 700 seats available to football-mad supporters and it´s on track for completion in October 2009. As well as the final, capacity crowds can watch 5 first-round matches, one 2nd round match, and a quarterfinal here too; and fans at home won´t miss a second of the action thanks to the 2010 International Broadcasting Centre next door that´ll ensure billions of viewers worldwide get uninterrupted coverage of the World Cup through satellite and fibre optic transmissions. Football Matsatsantsa (smart people) know that this is the place to be in 2010 so make sure you´re here!