Loftus Versfeld Stadium, South Africa 2010
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria is among the best of the 10 venues hosting the 2010 World cup in South Africa. Apart from football matches, this swanky facility also hosts rugby union games and concerts. The World Cup Football Tournament evokes more interest and spectator participation than any other sporting competition in the world.
Pretoria's Loftus Versfeld Stadium
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium was named after the man responsible for founding organized sports in the city. The facilities here were already top-class and so minimal upgrades were needed for the FIFA World Cup in 2010. However, the sound system, the roof of the stadium, floodlights and the score boards have all been improved.
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium will be hosting 6 football matches of the World Cup. 5 of these matches are in the group stage and the last one is in the pre-quarter final stage. The stadium authorities and the tournament organizers are already beginning to gear up for selling football tickets for Loftus Versfeld.
Situated at Gauteng Province in South Africa, Pretoria, which was originally known as Pretoria Philadelphia is today among the biggest and the most important cities in the country. Actually there are three capitals in South Africa – Cape Town is the legislative capital, Bloemfontein is the judicial capital and Pretoria is the administrative capital. The city is also often referred to as Tshwane and this is because Pretoria is a part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality. In fact there is still a great deal of debate going on about what should be the name of the city – Pretoria or Tshwane. But no matter what the name is, the city remains among the best places to work, live and visit.
The city is also among the most popular tourist destinations in the country. There are several historic buildings here such as the Voortrekker Monument, Union Building, Mahlamba Ndlopfu, University of South Africa and the transmission tower of Pretoria. There are also several museums like the National Cultural History Museum, Pioneer Museum, Voortrekker Monument and Fort Scanskop, Melrose House Museum and more. Or if you would rather view some wildlife, you could head to the Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Groenkloof Nature Reserve, Faerie Glen Nature Reserve or the Moreletaspruit Nature Reserve.
Pretoria is also witness to a lot of sporting action. Though perhaps the most popular sport here is rugby union, the city having hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1995, but the game of football is also hugely popular here. Many top players of the South African national side have come from Pretoria/Tshwane. The city also has several teams in the Professional Soccer League, and there is also a team that has the nickname ‘the Brazilians’.
Given this huge interest in sports, the city was a natural choice when it was decided that South Africa would be hosting the 19th FIFA World Cup in 2010. The matches in Pretoria would be played at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium. It is among the bigger stadiums in the country that can seat 51,760 spectators for the world cup games. This is good news, given the fact that there will naturally be a huge demand for Loftus Versfeld football tickets.
If you are someone who loves your football, then you are sure to be thrilled with the line-up of the most talented players of our times who will showcase their talents at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in June-July 2010.
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