Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Matches and Dates:

Sun 13 June 2010 - Group C, first-round
Thurs 17 June 2010 - Group A, first-round
Tues 22 June 2010 - Group B, first-round
Thurs 24 June 2010 - Group F, first-round

About Peter Mokaba Stadium:

City: Polokwane
Capacity: 46,000

Take a virtual tour inside Polokwane's Peter Mokaba Stadium, click on Fullscreen on the top right corner to view the high resolution tour.

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is situated in Polokwane, the capital city of the Limpopo Province, in the north of South Africa.

Initial plans to upgrade the old stadium were abandoned in favour of the new Peter Mokaba stadium. This World Cup stadium is being built next to the old stadium, in the Peter Mokaba Sports Complex.

This stadium will be the first world class football venue in the soccer mad province of Limpopo. Four two tier stands bring the seating capacity to 46,000 - a massive increase on the old stadium, which comprises only a main stand and three grass banks.

Construction costs total around R1.1 billion, and the venue will be ready in plenty of time to host several first-round matches of the 2010 Football World Cup. After the World Cup, the stadium will become home to local soccer teams, and showcase a wide range of sports events including rugby.

Peter Mokaba Stadium is named after the late Peter Mokaba, a controversial anti-apartheid activist who was born in Polokwane.

Peter Mokaba Stadium will host: 4 first-round matches of the 2010 World Cup.