2010 Host Cities - Nelspruit Soccer World Cup
Nelspruit, the capital city of the Mpumalanga province, is nestled on the Crocodile River, about 60 km west of Mozambique.
The city falls under the Mbombela Local Municipality which is home to about 560 000 people. The municipality was formed in 2000 by the merger of the Hazyview, Nelspruit and White River local councils.
Mpumalanga (which means “the place of the rising sun”) is the primary gateway to the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park, which stretches over three countries and encompasses global wilderness icons such as the 100-year old Kruger National Park. With its subtropical climate, abundant sunshine and lush covered hills and valleys, Nelspruit forms the ideal base from which to explore Mpumalanga.
The city has two airports, Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and the Nelspruit Airport and is also major stopover point for tourists traveling to the Kruger National Park and to Mozambique.
Major industries in the area include the canning of citrus fruit, paper production, furniture manufacture and timber. Fertile soils and subtropical climate provide perfect conditions for the growing of citrus and tropical fruits, mainly mango, banana, avocado and also many varieties of nuts.
It will be all game (wildlife) and games on the edge of Kruger Park during 2010
Found in the heart of the Mpumalanga Province, located in the municipality of Mbombela is where you’ll come across one of Mpumalanga’s most treasured secrets, Nelspruit.
Located on the edge of South Africa’s most famous national park, the host city will be a perfect place to watch the games during the 2010 Soccer World Cup, especially since the time of the year will be perfect for game (wildlife) viewing in Kruger Park.
The new Mbombela soccer stadium will be the first soccer stadium built of international standards for the province and the stadium will host its first big matches during the World Cup.
It will have rounded rectangular shaped seats, ensuring a good view of the games.
The soccer stadium is quite central and will be close to Kruger-Mpumalanga Airport, the city centre as well as the world renowned Kruger National Park game reserve.
It’s a fantastic environment to visit and watch the four 2010 games staged in Nelspruit.
The Nelspruit, Mbombela soccer stadium will be able to hold the capacity of 46,000 supporters and will be complete in May 2009.
Nelspruit match dates:
16 June 2010
Team: H3 – Team H4
Time: 13:30
20 June 2010
Team: F1 – Team F3
Time: 16:00
23 June 2010
Team: D2 – Team D3
Time: 20:30
25 June 2010
Team: G2 – Team G3
Time: 16:00
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