Overview and dates of the different host cities and the number of games played in the different cities
There will be thirty-two national football teams from the six FIFA Confederations represented in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
A total of sixty-four World Cup matches will be played over a period of twenty-five match days from 11 June to 11 July 2010 in the nine South African 2010 Host Cities.
Johannesburg will host 15 matches in 2010: Soccer City Stadium will host the opening match and the final as well as four other first rounds matches, a second round match and a quarter-final. Ellis park stadium hosts five first round matches, a second round match and a quarter-final.
Cape Town will host 9 World Cup matches: Six 1st round matches, one second round, one quarter final and a semi final at the 2010 World Cup.
Port-Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay) will host 8 games in 2010 : 5 x 1st round matches, 1 x 2nd round, 1 x quarter-final and the 3rd place play off.
Durban will host 8 World Cup matches: 6 x 1st round matches, 1 x 2nd round and a semi-final.
Bloemfontein will host 6 games in 2010: 5 first round matches and one second round encounter.
Pretoria will host 5 football matches: 4 first round matches and one second round matches at the World Cup 2010.
Nelspruit will host 4 first round matches in 2010.
Rustenburg will host 5 matches: Four first round matches and one second round encounter at World Cup 2010.
Polokwane will host 4 first round matches.
The Group stage of FIFA 2010 will consist of 32 soccer teams over 8 groups, after which the following stages will be knockout games. There will be 48 first round matches, eight matches in the round of 16, four quarter finals, two semi finals, a third place match and a final.
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