Ellis Park Stadium is a major football venue in South Africa. Ellis Park Stadium has been ear-marked as a semi-final venue for the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The Stadium underwent major renovations to fullfill all the FIFA™ requirements. New upper tiers were added behind each goal, adding an extra 10 000 seats and bringing the seating capacity to the required 70 000. Ellis Park now meets all requirements as a semi-final match venue.
KEY MATCHES AND DATES:
• Monday, 28 June 2010 - Round of 16
• Saturday, 3 July 2010 - Quarter Final
FIRST ROUND MATCHES AT ELLIS PARK STADIUM:
• Saturday 12 June 2010 - Argentina vs Nigeria
• Tuesday 15 June 2010 - Brazil vs Korea DPR
• Friday 18 June 2010 - Slovenia vs USA
• Monday 21 June 2010 - Spain vs Honduras
• Thursday 24 June 2010 - Slovakia vs Italy
Ellis Park stadium has a special place in South Africans' hearts after the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, when South Africa beat New Zealand during extra time in what was one of the most thrilling rugby matches ever!
