Colourful Soccer City to open and close Word Cup
Soccer city, the stadium that will host the opening and closeing games of the world’s biggest football tournament, encapsulates South Africa’s Word Cup colorful, traditional and hope for abrighter future.
Situated on the outskirts of Soweto, the huge township in southwest Johannesburg that mirrors South Africa’s emergence from the grim past of apartheid, the breathtaking stadium has risen against a background of the gigantic mine dumps created by the gold digs that brought the city its wealth.
With 94,000 seats, the two-tiered bowl has the biggest capacity in Africa, But soccer city will be restricted to 87,000 for the world cup because of the need to keep rival fans apart.
The stadium will host five group matches, including the june 11 opening game between south Africa and mexico, one second round match, one quarterfinal match and the final. Other scheduled games are the Netherlands vs. Denmark on june 14 Argentina Vs. South Korea on june 17; Brazil Vs. Ivory cost on june 20 and Ghana vs Germany on june 23.
Manu Mabaso, construction worker who helprd build the stadium, has a ticked to the opening game.
“Every day when i woke up I had to pinch myself that it was really happening, “ the or lando pirates fan said. “it was almost a dream but,when I got to the stadium I could see it for real.
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