SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Port Elizabeth and Cape Town's new stadiums will host World Cup team in the South

Record ID: 452677

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL / SOCCER - Port Elizabeth and Cape Town's new stadiums will host World Cup team in the South
  • Date: 18th May 2010
  • Summary: NELSON MANDELA STADIUM PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA (RECENT MAY 2010) (REUTERS) (VIDEO IS 4:3 CONVERTED) VIEW OF STADIUM FROM ACROSS NORTH END LAKE/CLOSE UP OF STADIUM ROOF FEATURES FROM EXTERIOR INTERIOR VIEWS OF SEATING, PITCH AND ROOFING/PEOPLE CLEANING SEATING AREA/WATER JETS IRRIGATING PITCH/WORKER/VARIOUS VIEWS OF SEATING, ROOF AND PITCH, RED SEATING GREEN POINT STADIUM CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (RECENT MAY 2010) (REUTERS) (VIDEO IS 4:3 CONVERTED) INTERIOR VIEW OF GREEN POINT STADIUM WITH WHITE SEATING VARIOUS VIEWS OF PITCH, SEATING AND IRRIGATION NIGHT TIME VIEW OF STADIUM EXTERIOR REFLECTED IN WATER CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (RECENT MAY 2010) (REUTERS) (VIDEO IS 16:9) TWO VIEWS OF GREEN POINT STADIUM LIT UP AT NIGHT
  • Embargoed: 2nd June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVAAWS417G2KRFDF1GBT50BG0N4T
  • Story Text: World Cup teams will be visiting two stadiums in towns in the south of South Africa: Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
    The Nelson Mandela stadium on the shore of North End Lake in Port Elizabeth and was purpose-built for the stadium.
    As well as group stage matches and a round of 16 match, it will host a quarter-final and a play-off for third place in the tournament. The stadium seats 50,000 people who can see the Korea Republic/Greece, Ivory Coast/Portugal, Germany/Serbia, Chile/Switzerland and Slovenia/England matches in the group stage.
    Cape Town's Green Point stadium is also newly-built with a distinctive "saddle" shape. It seats 68,000 spectators close to the ocean. The stadium looks solid in daylight but at night-time when lit up it becomes translucent, bathed in light.
    Besides a round of 16, quarter-final and semi-final match, the stadium will host the Uruguay/France, Italy/Paraguay, England/Algeria, Portugal/Korea DPR and Cameroon/Netherlands matches.
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