2010 Host Cities - Tshwane (Pretoria) Soccer World Cup
Pretoria is a progressive city whose charm lies in its harmonious blend of African roots and European traditions. It is a city where history meets 21st century style and development, where vibrant township scenes complement modern shopping centres.
Pretoria is an important industrial centre, with heavy industries including iron and steel casting as well as automobile, railroad and machinery manufacture.
The city has the second largest number of embassies in the world after Washington, D.C. It serves as the executive (administrative) capital city of the country.
Pretoria falls under the City of Tshwane metropolitan area and lies in Gauteng province. It incorporates 13 former local authorities: Pretoria, Centurion, Akasia and Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveld, Hammanskraal, Temba, Pienaarsrivier, Crocodile River and Mamelodi.
The City of Tshwane metro area covers 3 200 km2 and is home to about 2.2 million people.
The city of Tshwane (Pretoria) found in the Gauteng Province, is an exciting blend of cultures where the old and new is mixed in such a way to create its own unique culture.
The Loftus Versfeld soccer stadium will be used for the event.
This is the fantastic home of Mamelodi Sundowns, one of South Africa’s premier professional soccer teams.
The stadium will need only slight alterations to be ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
It will hold 50,000 supporters once completed in December 2008.
The World Cup will see six games being played in Tshwane during 2010, five group matches and one of the games in the knock out stages of the final sixteen.
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium will also host matches in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Match dates in Tshwane (Pretoria):
13 June 2010
Team: D3 – Team D4
Time: 20:30
16 June 2010
South Africa – Team A3
Time: 20:30
19 June 2010
Team: E4 – Team E2
Time: 20:30
23 June 2010
Team: C2 – Team C3
Time: 16:00
25 June 2010
Team: H4 – Team H1
Time: 20:30
29 June 2010 – Preliminary Round
Team: IF - 2E
Time: 16:00
Determined by results of group stages
Confederations Cup Match Schedule for Pretoria All the 2009 Confederations Cup matches to be played at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria is one of the four host cities for the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa, and will host three matches in the tournament.
Below you will find details of all the Confederations Cup matches at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.
The 2009 Confederations Cup match schedule has been announced and the Confederations Cup games at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria are as follows:
Match 4: Monday 15 June 2009, 20h30
USA vs Italy
Match 7: Thursday 18 June 2009, 16h00
USA vs Brazil
Match 11: Sunday 21 June 2009, 20h30
Italy vs Brazil
Tshwane/Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, and many foreign embassies call this city their home.
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