South Africa World Cup 2010 Host Cities
South Africa frequently hosts major international sporting events, and since 1994 has successfully managed some of the biggest - including the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the 2003 Cricket World Cup, the Women’s World Cup of Golf in 2005 and 2006 and, in January 2006, the only street race in the inaugural A1 GP World Cup of Motorsport.
But the Football World Cup, the world’s biggest sporting event after the Olympic games - in terms of television audience, bigger than the Olympics - is in a class of its own. For four weeks in 2010, South Africa will be the centre of the world. The eyes of billions of television viewers, an estimated three million international visitors and the cream of the world’s sporting media will be focused on the southern tip of Africa.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa beat Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process.
Host Cities of World Cup 2010 in South Africa
Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa. The city is one of the 40 largest metropolitan areas in the world.
Durban
Durban is the second largest city in South Africa, it is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal and is famous as the busiest port in Africa. It is also a major centre of tourism due to the city’s warm subtropical climate and beaches.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. It is the provincial capital of the Western Cape as well as the legislative capital of South Africa. Cape Town is famous for its harbour as well as its natural setting in the Cape floral kingdom, including such well-known landmarks as Table Mountain and Cape Point. Cape Town is Africa’s most popular destination for tourism.
Pretoria
Pretoria is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the executive (administrative) and de facto national capital. Pretoria has rich and colourful heritage, it is reflected in the city’s myriad of museums and monuments and is punctuated by contemporary arts and craft markets, making the city alive with a unique blend of new and old.
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth is one of the most sought-after destinations in South Africa. Port Elizabeth is surrounded by immaculate beaches and is one of South Africa’s port cities. It is located in the Eastern Cape Province, which has been home to some of the country’s most iconic figures including Mandela, and former president Thabo Mbeki.
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is popularly and poetically known as “the city of roses”, owing to the abundance of these flowers and the annual rose festival held there. Bloemfontein is one of the nation’s three capitals, the judicial capital.
Polokwane
Polokwane is often described as a vibrant, busy and colourful wonderland in a sea of grasslands, surrounded by scenic mountains. It is home to many fascinating people and some remarkable cultural diversity. Polokwane is situated at the centre of the Limpopo Province and is surrounded by three of South Africa’s neighbours: Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Nelspruit
Nelspruit is the capital of Mpumalanga Province. In siSwati,(one of the official languages), Mpumalanga means a ‘place where the sun rises’. With the unending view of rolling mountains from God’s Window to the majestic scenes of the green hills contrasting with blue rivers at Blyde River Canyon, this is definitely a place the sun would not want to leave.
Rustenburg
Rustenburg is in the heart of the savannah bushveld. The city is in the North West Province, nestled at the foothills of the breathtaking Magaliesburg Mountains.Rustenburg is also 30 kilometres from the sensational Sun City. Internationally renowned as Africa ’s premier holiday resort. Sun City offers a myriad of different entertainment and relaxation opportunities, as well as enough attractions and activities to keep everyone busy.
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