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Location:
Africa,
South Africa, Johannesburg
Location Information:
Soccer
City, formerly known as the FNB
Stadium, is a stadium located in the
Soweto area of Johannesburg, South
Africa. It is located next to the
South African Football Association
headquarters (SAFA House) where both
the FIFA offices and the Local
Organising Committee for the 2010
FIFA World Cup are housed.
A football-specific stadium, Soccer
City is currently the largest
stadium in Africa with a capacity of
94,700. Most of the largest football
events in South Africa are played at
Soccer City and the venue is better
suited to these events than the
Ellis Park Stadium, where the final
for the Rugby World Cup in 1995 was
held. Soweto and the National
Exhibition Centre in Nasrec are
nearby.
It was the site of Nelson Mandela's
first speech in Johannesburg after
his release from prison. It was also
the site of Chris Hani's funeral.
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