The FIFA 2010 World Cup brings 32 nations together and they are divided into eight groups of four nations. Europe has highest number of teams, 13, while South Africa joined by five other African nations that qualified.
The nine South Africa World Cup host cities have a total of 10 stadiums, five new ones and five others renovated, ranging in size from the colossal 95, 000 seater Soccer City in Johannesburg - the venue for both the opening ceremony and the final - to more modest 40, 000 seaters in the smaller cities.
| The Eight 2010 World Cup Group Teams |
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2010 World Cup Stadiums |
Group A
South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B
Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C
England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D
Germany, Australia, Ghana, Serbia
Group E
Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon, Denmark
Group F
Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia
Group G
Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
Group H
Spain, Honduras, Chile, Switzerland |
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| New Stadiums: |
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Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (70,000 capacity) |
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Green Point Stadium, Cape Town (68,000 capacity) |
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Nelson Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth (48,000 capacity) |
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Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit (46,000 capacity) |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (45,000 capacity) |
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| Renovated Stadiums: |
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Soccer City, Johannesburg (95,000 capacity) |
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Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (62,000 capacity) |
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Loftus Versveld, Pretoria/Tshwane (50,000 capacity) |
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Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (48,000 capacity) |
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Royal Bafokeng, Rustenburg (42,000 capacity) |
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| 2010 FIFA World Cup and South Africa Safaris |
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South Africa is honoured to host the greatest world sporting, the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup, in June and July. Travel to Africa and enjoy exclusive worldwide hospitality, the first FIFA World Cup is being held on African soil ever.
For all football fans, we have a pleasant surprise for you! We are making tailor-made adventure and photo safaris for football fans going for the 2010 FIFA World Cup final. Since every traveller has different taste and budget and cities, game parks and countries they would want to visit, we are designing every safari tour to suit the needs of every football fan. Choose any of South Africa’s 20 top tourist destinations: |
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Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (Cape Town) |
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Table Mountain (Cape Town) |
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Cape Point (Cape Town) |
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Western Cape Wine Routes (near Cape Town) |
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The Garden Route (Eastern & Western Cape) |
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens (Cape Town) |
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Ostrich Farms (Oudtshoorn) |
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Robben Island (Cape Town) |
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Pretoria sights (Gauteng) |
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Kruger National Park (Mpumalanga & Limpopo) |
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Durban beachfront (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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Cango Caves (Oudtshoorn) |
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Drakensberg Resorts (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Game Parks (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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Soweto (Johannesburg - Gauteng) |
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Gold Reef City (Johannesburg) |
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Blyde River Canyon (Mpumalanga) |
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Pilgrim's Rest (Mpumalanga) |
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Shakaland / Zulu Villages (KwaZulu-Natal) |
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Private Game Parks/ Reserves in Mpumalanga (Mpumalanga) |
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In addition to offering you safaris in South Africa during the World Cup, we’ll be offering tours to football fans to other African top tourist destinations in Victoria Falls in Zambia or Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and Malawi. The safaris can be taken before the World Cup ending up in South Africa or after the end of your World Cup. You can take an exclusive safari in South Africa or combine it with other top destinations in Africa.
Your Africa travel is not complete without touring Kenya and Tanzania for stunning African wildlife and exotic sceneries. The greatest migration of wild animals on earth, the wildebeest migration, takes place in Kenya and Tanzania from Serengeti to Masai Mara, between July and October every year, and you can’t afford to miss this rare spectacle. |
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| Kenya’s Top Tourist Destinations: |
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Top Tanzania Tourist Destinations: |
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Masai Mara National Reserve for the Big Five safaris - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo. |
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Amboseli National Reserve (formerly Amboseli National Park) |
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Hell's Gate National Park |
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Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu |
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Mount Kenya and Mt Longonot National Parks |
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Nairobi - Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe Centre, Nairobi Safari Walk and Sheldrick Farm Elephant Orphanage |
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Lake Nakuru National Park for flamingos and rhinos |
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Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserves |
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Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks |
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Serengeti National Park |
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
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Arusha |
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Mount Kilimanjaro National Park |
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Zanzibar and Pemba Islands |
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| Victoria Falls |
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The Victoria Falls are one of the greatest attractions in Southern Africa. We’ll custom design your South Africa Holidays, Tours and Safaris to include Victoria Falls in Zambia or Zimbabwe. Your South Africa safari starts from Johannesburg or Cape Town and can extend to Namibia, Mozambique, Chobe’s National Park or Okavango Delta in Botswana, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania. |
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