2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Venues – Polokwane

January 22, 2011

The countdown to the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa began in earnest in the first floor and fell into the offices of football fans around the world, check these goals are at the point where their favorite teams begin the adventure, hoping to bring all the football final City, Johannesburg on July 11.

Polokwane, which is formerly known as Pietersburg, with a population of over half a million, the capital of the Limpopo Province and is bordered by three of Southneighbors Africa: Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Situated on a plateau at 1,300 Polokwane sea level has a pleasant climate and the world cup would be in daily temperatures of 20-25 ° C. The area is surrounded by granite hills above scenic pastures. Fans take time out of football may be the lake and its Mystic Fundudzi Thathe Vonda forest, sacred to Venda. The city has a historic Irish house, the Museum is home to Polokwaneand then there's the fun Merope and casino complex with its slot machines and table games.

The newly built Peter Mokaba Stadium, located 5 km from the city center, playing with a capacity of 45,000 to host four group games from June 13 to June 24. In the first place in Algeria on 13 June in Slovenia to play a game of Group C, in time for the kick-off at 13.30 clock. On the evening of June 17, the group sees a conflict between France and Mexico at 20.30 clock. Greece and Argentina with a pairGroup B game clock at 20.30 on June 22. The final will be between Paraguay and New Zealand on 24 June at 16.00 clock F Interest Group moved into the round of 16, kick-off June 26 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Polokwane International Airport is Polokwane (PTG) served. South African Airways, Airlink operated by, with links to Johannesburg is the only major airline.

The distance from Polokwane to other World Cup 2010Places as follows:
331 km Johannesburg, Nelspruit 320 km, 376 km Rustenburg, Bloemfontein, 750 km, 1,736 km Cape Town, Port Elizabeth 1393 km, 273 km Pretoria, Durban 929 km.