FIFA World Cup 2010 Opening ceremony
The Opening Ceremony of the Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010,Watch this celebration live from Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 july from 12:00 until 14:00 (GMT time).Watch live video from World Cup 2010 Live on This Site
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For This World cup South Africa is to provide two venues – Ellis Park and Soccer City .
Ellis Park
For decades Ellis Park was known as one of the world’s most recognisable rugby stadiums and the venue for well-known clashes among the South African Springboks, the All Blacks of New Zealand and the British Lions.
Now it’s ready to host the “gorgeous game”.It was formerly built in 1927-28, and June 1928 saw the first test played at the stadium beside the All Blacks.
The revamped Ellis Park Stadium
The old stadium was demolished in March 1979 to make way for a bigger, more modern capacity.
On 24 June 1995 it hosted the Rugby World Cup Final, and then President Nelson Mandela came out of the subway wearing the Number 6 jersey. South Africa won the Cup against New Zealand and Ellis Park became a symbol of a united South Africa.
Today Ellis Park is the residence ground of both Orlando Pirates Football Club and the Golden Lions Rugby franchise.
Soccer City
This fantastic venue, with its unique African calabash design, will host both the opening ceremony and the final match.
It is the 11th biggest stadium in the world with a seating capability of more than 90 000.
Also known as FNB Stadium, Soccer City was built in 1987 and had individual blue and white plastic bucket seats for 80 000 people. A two-metre wide “moat” ran around the entire field to protect players from pitch invasions by viewers.
The first football game to be played here was, appropriately