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In 2005, the organizers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two), and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues (The World Cup Stadiums for 2010 can also be viewed in Google Earth which was officially announced on 17 March 2006 by FIFA: | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Johannesburg | Soccer City (to be upgraded) | 94,700 | | Durban | King Senzangakhona Stadium (to be built) | 70,000 | | Cape Town | The Greenpoint Stadium (to be built) | 68,000 | | Johannesburg | Ellis Park Stadium (to be upgraded) | 60,000 | | Pretoria | Loftus Versfeld Stadium(to be upgraded) | 52,000 | | Port Elizabeth | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (to be built) | 50,000 | | Bloemfontein | Free State Stadium (to be upgraded) | 48,000 | | Polokwane | Peter Mokaba Stadium (to be built) | 45,000 | | Nelspruit | Mbombela Stadium (to be built) | 43,000 | | Rustenburg | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | 40,000 | |