Soccer City Stadium is situated in Diepkloof near Nasrec, Johannesburg, some 10 kilometres to the south-west of the city centre (and close to the old west reef gold mines.)
The stadium is the flagship venue for the Soccer World Cup 2010, and it hosts both the opening match and the final. Soccer City Stadium is the largest in Africa.
The stadium is also known as FNB Stadium (First National Bank stadium). It is situated close to Ellis Park Stadium. The stadium was built in 1987 and in 2007 it was upgraded for the FIFA Soccer World Cup.
The upper tier was extended around the stadium and 99 corporate boxes added, to increase the capacity to 94,700. An encircling roof was added, looking like a giant calabash shell (the calabash is a hollowed out plant which was commonly used to brew beer in). New floodlights were installed and new changing rooms developed.
The stadium provides 80,000 plastic bucket seats, and has a 2 metre "moat" to protect the players from the fans.
