World Cup venues - where the All Whites will play

All you need to know about the grounds where the All Whites will play their World Cup matches, plus the semis and final venues.

GREEN POINT STADIUM - CAPE TOWN
* Location: Situated in one of the much sought-after areas in the city of Cape Town
* Capacity: 66,005
* Construction and completion:LOFTUS Newly built, completed in 2009
* Key matches: One of the two semi-final venues
* Interesting fact: The exterior is covered in noise reducing cladding

SOCCER CITY - JOHANNESBURG
* Location: Located a short distance from Soweto in Johannesburg's southwest
* Capacity: 88,460 (with upper tier 94,700)
* Construction and completion: First built in 1987 and with significant upgrades completed in 2009
* Key matches: This is the venue of the FIFA World Cup Final as well as hosting one of the quarter finals
* Interesting fact: In 1990 Soccer City hosted the first mass rally after the release of Nelson Mandela

PETER MOKABA STADIUM - POLOKWANE
* Location: Polokwane is in the northern Province of Limpopo, the stadium is situated approximately 5km from the city centre
* Capacity: 45,264
* Construction and completion: Newly built, completed in 2010
* Key matches: All Whites v Paraguay Thursday 24th June
* Interesting fact: The Peter Mokaba stadium is named after one of the renowned sons of the emancipation of South Africa against the apartheid regime

LOFTUS VERSFELD STADIUM - TSHWANE/PRETORIA
* Location: In the city centre of Tshwane/Pretoria
* Capacity: 49,365
* Construction and completion: First built in 1906, with significant upgrades completed in 2008
* Interesting fact: Loftus Versfeld Stadium is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa, its first structure having a capacity of only 2,000

ROYAL BAFOKENG STADIUM - RUSTENBURG
* Location: Situated 12km from the city centre and about a half hour drive to both Sun City and Pilansberg
* Capacity: 44,530
* Construction and completion: First built in 1999 with some minor pre-World Cup upgrades completed in 2010
* Key matches: All Whites v Slovakia Monday 14th June
* Interesting fact: Royal Bafokeng Stadium is named after the Royal Bafokeng Nation, a community of approximately 300,000 people lead by Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi

MBOMBELA STADIUM - NELSPRUIT
* Location: Located approximately 7km from the city centre and 12km from the Kruger-Mpumalanga Airport
* Capacity: 43,589
* Construction and completion: Newly built and completed in 2009
* Key matches: All Whites v Italy Sunday 20th June
* Interesting fact: The seating at Mbombela Stadium is patterned with zebra stripes - a symbol of the close proximity of the Stadium to the Kruger National Park

ELLIS PARK STADIUM - JOHANNESBURG
* Location: Ellis Park is located in the centre of Johannesburg
* Capacity: 61,639
* Construction and completion: Built in 1982 with minor upgrades completed in 2009
* Key matches: One of the quarter-final venues
* Interesting fact: Ellis Park Stadium was first built in 1928 but was demolished and rebuilt in 1982. It is the stadium where South Africa beat New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup finals in 1995

FREE STATE STADIUM - MANGAUNG/BLOEMFONTEIN
* Location: Situated a short distance to the proposed FIFA and team hotels in Bloemfontein
* Capacity: 45,058
* Construction and completion: Built in 1952 with upgrades completed in 2008
* Interesting fact: The stadium is home to the country's most fanatical supporters

MOSES MABHIDA STADIUM - DURBAN
* Location: The stadium is located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct which also hosts other sports arenas and facilities as well as restaurants and shops. It is linked by a walkway to the beach
* Capacity: 69,957
* Construction and completion: Newly built in 2009
* Key matches: One of the two semi-final venues
* Interesting fact: The Stadium has a cable car to take spectators to a viewing platform at the top of the 350m arch, 160m above the pitch.

PORT ELIZABETH STADIUM - NELSON MANDELA BAY
* Location: Situated on the shores of the North End lake in Port Elizabeth
* Capacity: 46,082
* Construction and completion: Newly built in 2009
* Key matches: The Stadium with host the match for third place as well as one of the quarter-final matches
* Interesting fact: The Stadium's roof was designed to be constructed from "petal" like structures which make the stadium look like a flower - for this reason the stadium is sometimes nick-named The Sunflower

Sources: fifa.com sa-venues.com and Wikipedia.org