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IOL: 2010 World Cup
  • Hiddink contract wrangle for Ivory Coast job
    Guus Hiddink hopes to break his contract with the Russian Football Union to coach Ivory Caost at the World Cup before taking up the Turkey job.
  • Bafana to play extra match in Brazil
    Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has added another match to the side's preparation in Brazil with hope that match practice gets the side into shape.
  • PIC: Madiba soccer statue in Gugulethu
    A Cape Town man has built a steel statue of Nelson Mandela with his own hands for the World Cup.
  • Finally, a home for Bafana
    Safa admit embarrassment and shame over their previous failure to secure a training ground for Bafana Bafana, but with only 91 days before taking on Mexico in the tournament opener, the team finally has a home base.

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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

This stadium will have a capacity of 49,500, be a high-tech, modern venue and will meet every requirement needed to provide a world class venue for the first and second round matches of the 2010 World Cup. The Port Elizabeth Stadium will be located two kilometres from the coast, close to the N2 highway and no more than fifteen minutes' drive from the city's main hotel sector.