Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Venue guide: Port Elizabeth



Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is located in Port Elizabeth overlooking the famous scenic North End Lake. The stadium was constructed specifically to host 2010 World Cup matches and has a capacity of 50,000. It is the first World class stadium to be constructed in the Eastern Cape Province.

The eye-catching roof was specially designed to withstand Port Elizabeth's notoriously high wind speeds and is equipped with two state of the art video boards.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will host five group stages matches, one second round match, a quarterfinal and the third place playoff during South Africa 2010.

Stadium capacity: 48,000

Built: 2009

Cost: R1.1 Billion

Architect: Architectural Design Associates Ltd & Dominic Bonnesse Architects cc. Surface: Grass

South Africa 2010 Matches and Dates:

Saturday, 12 June 2010 - Group B (16:00 local)
Tuesday, 15 June 2010 - Group G (16:00 local)
Friday, 18 June 2010 - Group D (13:30 local)
Monday, 21 June 2010 - Group H (16:00 local)
Wednesday, 23 June 2010 - Group C (16:00 local)

Saturday, 26 June 2010 - Round of 16 (16:00 local)
Friday, 2 July 2010 - Quarter Final (16:00 local)
Saturday, 10 July 2010 - 3rd/4th Play-off (20:30 local)

source:wc2010

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