Ellis Park Stadium - 2010 FIFA World Cup Stadiums (sitios de interés)
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Around since 1927, host stadium Ellis Park is a grand old lady with a brand new image. Rebuilt in the early 1980´s its due for a R2-billion rand face-lift , including increased seating capacity to around 61 000 , and improvements to disabled, VIP, player and spectator facilities; security and parking when it plays host to 5 first-round matches , a 2nd round match and one of the quarter-finals in 2010 . It´s a sports headline grabbing venue - think nail-biting 1995 Rugby World Cup Final - a famous win that our national football team Bafana Bafana (The Boys) are itching to imitate.
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Located in cosmopolitan New Doornfontein it´s the home ground of Premier Soccer League teams Moroka Swallows and Kaizer Chiefs , along with the Golden Lions Rugby Union; and international teams Brazil, Manchester United and Arsenal have thrilled football fans here too. With refurbishments mirroring its sister stadium, Soccer City , football lovers can look forward to railway access between Doornfontein and Ellis Park , and a new 20 metre-wide subway at the Ellis Park Station at a cost of over R26-million; so sports lovers should expect a world-class event, and a whole lot of downtown Johannesburg charm - this area of the city, also due for an upgrade, boasts Victorian mansions from the early Gold Rush days and some of the best Portuguese restaurants in town; and close by is chic Eastgate shopping centre, and funky Bruma flea-market , so come early- there´s plenty of great stuff to keep sports fans busy before and after the game.