KS3 GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS’ TOOLKIT: INTO AFRICA LESSON 6: Information Sheet 8 The 2010 World Cup in South Africa ’We said we will host the most successful FIFA World Cup and we will keep that promise… Africa is ready, Africa’s time has come, Africa is calling. Come to Africa in 2010!’ (Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa). 1 Peter Mokaba Stadium 2 Royal Bafokeng Stadium BOTSWANA MOZAMBIQUE 3 Ellis Park Stadium 4 Soccer City Stadium 5 Loftus Versfeld Stadium 1 Polokwane 6 Mbombela Stadium 7 Free State Stadium 8 Durban Stadium Nelspruit Rustenburg 5 9 Green Point Stadium 6 2 Tshwane/ 10 Port Elizabeth Stadium 3 Pretoria 4 SWAZILAND NAMIBIA Johannesburg Mangaung/Bloemfontein 7 LESOTHO 8 Durban REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA N 10 Cape Town 9 Nelson Mandela Bay/ Port Elizabeth 0 200 km Estimated costs of hosting the 2010 World Cup in South Africa: The World Cup, with travel and tourism as its main thrust, • £600 million for stadiums represents an opportunity: • £250 million for other capital investment • To promote Africa as a whole in international markets • £370 million for upgrading airports • To reinforce the image of the continent as a safe and • £250 million for better roads and railways significant tourism destination by means of promotional and publicity campaigns through the media The matches will take place in ten stadiums across South • To turn football into a factor that contributes to the Africa and the final will be decided in Johannesburg’s Soccer development of closer relations among peoples for mutual City Stadium with a capacity of 95,000. understanding and respect among cultures with a view establishing lasting peace in the world • To maximise the immediate and long-term social, economic, cultural and other benefits generated by this event..