The World Cup 2010 has brought a whole new set of fixtures to South Africa! Five brand new stadiums have been built as part of the 9 host city venues.  A Funny Old Game brings you the low down on these shiny new stadiums.

Green Point Stadium Cape Town

One of the most artistic football venues in South Africa the 70,000 capacity Green Point Stadium is one of the two semi-final venues for the FIFA World Cup.

Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban

Another semi-final host, 70,000-seater Moses Mabhida Stadium takes its design inspiration from the South African flag and comes complete with cable car which ascends 106m above the pitch to a viewing platform at the top of the expansive 350m arch for panoramic views of the shoreline and Durban city.

Port Elizabeth Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay

Newly built for the world’s greatest show on earth, the eye-catching, unique stadium roof-structure has a spectacular view, overlooking the North End Lake. Port Elizabeth stadium seats 47,000 and overlooks Nelson Mandela Bay on South Africa’s South East Coast.

Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane

With its design inspired by the locally iconic Baobab tree and with a seating capacity of 45,000, the stadium is named after Peter Mokaba who born in Polokwane and fought for emancipation from the former apartheid regime in South Africa.

Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit

Mbombela means ‘many people together in a small space’ in siSwati one of the 11 official languages in South Africa. The  stadium, with a capacity of 46,000 is located in Nelspruit City in Mpumalanga Province home to the world famous Kruger Game National Park.