Vodacom Park Stadium - 2010 FIFA World Cup Stadiums (sitios de interés)
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The Vodacom Park Stadium, in South Africa´s Free State heartland of Maungang (Bloemfontein) forms part of Vodacom Park a collection of international standard sports facilities including an athletics stadium, artificial turf hockey stadium, the Goodyear Park cricket ground and tennis facilities. Following major renovation ahead of the 2010 FIFA World CupTM, a second tier is being added to the western pavilion increasing the stadium´s gross capacity from approximately 38,000 to around 48 000 seats; fully lending itself to the inspirations behind South Africa´s preparations for 2010 - that being to leave a legacy for the people of the African continent.
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It´s an old hand at hosting international football, from famous European clubs like Newcastle United (England) and Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) to a group pool of Africa´s fiercest football warriors - Zambia, Algeria, Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso - during the 1996 African Cup of Nations; and it´s a venue for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, so with local teams Bloemfontein Celtic (Premier League) and Free State Stars´ (1st Division) appetites for fast-paced international football action already whet, you know the 5 first round and 1 second round matches played here will be electrifying.