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Venues
In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane/Pietersburg, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two venues), and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues[17] which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:
| Johannesburg |
Durban |
Cape Town |
Johannesburg |
Pretoria |
| Soccer City |
Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Cape Town Stadium |
Ellis Park Stadium |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| Capacity: 94,900 |
Capacity: 70,000 |
Capacity: 69,070 |
Capacity: 62,567 |
Capacity: 51,760 |
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| Port Elizabeth |
Bloemfontein |
Polokwane |
Nelspruit |
Rustenburg |
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Free State Stadium |
Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Mbombela Stadium |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
| Capacity: 48,000 |
Capacity: 48,000 |
Capacity: 46,000 |
Capacity: 43,500 |
Capacity: 42,000 |
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Jabulani, the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup |
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The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi (born 16 June 1994 (1994-06-16) (age 15)), an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair. His name comes from "ZA", the international abbreviation for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.[13] The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green.
Zakumi's birthdate coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa and their second group match. The year 1994 marks the first non-racial nationwide elections in South Africa. He will turn 16 in 2010.[14]
The Zakumi's official motto is: "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will also appear in next year's FIFA World Cup.[14] |
| Tournament details |
| Host country |
 South Africa |
| Dates |
11 June – 11 July |
| Teams |
32 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) |
10 (in 9 host cities) | |
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