Johannesburg - Soccer City

Soccer City can quite rightfully call itself the home of football in South Africa. In the mid 1980s, football officials came together to build the first international football stadium in the country and the construction was funded from the football fraternity's coffers.

Soccer City hosted the first mass rally of Nelson Mandela after his release in 1990. Thousands of mourners lamented Chris Hani's assassination at the stadium in 1993. It was also the venue for the 1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals, with South Africa eventually triumphing.

It is also a neighbour to the home of the South African Football Association and its new headquarters, the SAFA House. The Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, as well as the FIFA offices, are currently being housed in SAFA House.

Soccer City will be the flagship stadium for the first FIFA World Cup™ in Africa. The design is unique and unusual as the outer part of the stadium is designed to resemble an African pot. About 40 percent of Joburg's population live in Soweto, in close proximity to Soccer City. This will make the stadium a hub of activity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

It currently seats 80,000 people, but after its planned upgrade should seat 94,700.

Durban Stadium - Durban

Durban has had a long footballing history. The first league was started in the KwaZulu-Natal Province.

The biggest match the city has hosted was when South Africa played a full strength England national team in 2002. Durban was also the venue for South Africa's first post-apartheid game when they played Cameroon, winning1-0 at King's Park. The city also hosted group, quarter and semi-final matches during the 1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations. Tunisia secured their place in the final when they beat Zambia 4-2.

The new Durban stadium will pick up where King's Park left off and provide a world-class venue for football games. It will be have a gross seating capacity of 70,000, and the design of the stadium will be characterized by two large archways which arc 100 meters above the stadium roof.

The new three-tiered stadium will be part of the Durban's King Park sporting precinct. The sporting precinct will also include a variety of different sporting disciplines including athletics, rugby, golf and swimming.

Individual Match Tickets prices

Prices in US Dollars (US $)

Matches	Teams	Cat. 1	Cat. 2	Cat. 3	Wheelchair
Group	Germany - Australia	160	120	80	20
Group	Spain - Switzerland	160	120	80	20
Group	Netherlands - Japan	160	120	80	20
Group	Nigeria - Korea Republic	160	120	80	20
Group	Portugal - Brazil	160	120	80	20
Round of 16	1E vs 2F	200	150	100	50
Semi-final	W59 vs W60	600	400	250	100

Prices in South African Rand (ZAR)

Matches	Teams	Cat. 1	Cat. 2	Cat. 3	Cat.4	Wheelchair
Group	Germany - Australia	1,120	840	560	140	140
Group	Spain - Switzerland	1,120	840	560	140	140
Group	Netherlands - Japan	1,120	840	560	140	140
Group	Nigeria - Korea Republic	1,120	840	560	140	140
Group	Portugal - Brazil	1,120	840	560	140	140
Round of 16	1E vs 2F	1,400	1,050	700	350	350
Semi-final	W59 vs W60	4,200	2,800	1,750	700	700