Photo: Soccer City Coming Along Nicely in Johannesburg
I know everyone’s a little worried about stadia not being completed on time in South Africa, but this recent photo (top) of the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg is nice and reassuring. Definitely more reassuring than the older photo (bottom).
Soccer City is being massively upgraded, with an exterior “designed to resemble an African pot” (see above, definitely not hating it) and a capacity of 94,700.
It’s the centrepiece of World Cup 2010, and will host five group games at World Cup 2010 (including the opener), one second round game, one quarter-final and the World Cup 2010 Final itself.
And it’s looking pretty good if you ask me.
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By Mike | May 26th, 2009 at 3:24 pm 
Not gonna lie, this african pot thing looks like garbage.
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By Marlon | May 26th, 2009 at 3:33 pm By Ian | May 26th, 2009 at 3:53 pm I think it looks cool, and will look quite a bit better when its not surrounded by a dirt lot.
By Mike | May 26th, 2009 at 4:06 pm Hm, that would not be racist.
Any stadium that looks like any sort of pottery and is that color is ugly to me. Not to mention as Ian said it’s surrounded by dirt (and blends into that color.)
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By elle | May 26th, 2009 at 4:31 pm err yea…from what I hear a bunch of the stadiums they have built/ are building are literally in the middle of nowhere.
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By Marlon | May 26th, 2009 at 4:36 pm I’m just kidding. Thus the gif as opposed to long offended rant.
By gaston | May 26th, 2009 at 5:47 pm mike then u can never comprehend african beauty my friend 
, i sometimes beauty can be found dirty things, not saying that is at least from me
not to go outside more
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By Johnny | May 26th, 2009 at 7:26 pm Mmmmmmmmmm, giant donut with sprinkles.
By OhYes | May 26th, 2009 at 7:28 pm It looks really nice. I like it.
By Lissette Blue | May 26th, 2009 at 8:32 pm LOL Johnny “Mmmmmmmmmm, giant donut with sprinkles.” Only Homer Simpon will say that.
It looks Good It reminds me of the Barca one with chocolate, do people get free chocolate once their in. Let that be true.
By Seth | May 26th, 2009 at 9:13 pm Aside from the all the surrounding dirt (I mean plant a tree for pete’s sake!) it looks uniquely good.
By Jan | May 26th, 2009 at 10:39 pm reminds me of ayers rock in australia
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By Nick | May 29th, 2009 at 12:00 am Exactly, it looks like a piece of ****. It’s already halfway into 2009, shouldn’t;t these venues be at a more advanced stage? Since they are in the middle of nowhere what about transportation? Taking a taxi through Joburg sounds like an invitation to be carjacked (best case scenario.)
By maetsi | June 30th, 2009 at 8:01 am its a beauty
By Obie | July 2nd, 2009 at 7:36 am You guys a clueless, who said the stadiums are in the middle of nowhere. Your knowledge about the country is still from the 80’s.
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By johann | July 6th, 2009 at 4:29 am ignorance is bliss. yeah, we decided to put allllll the staduims in the middle of the great south african safari plains…dont worry about carjackings, you will have to run from lions to get to the staduims…have anyone of you ever been on a construction site or do you sit on your couches all day?…..at least pretend not to be so damn clueless….obie the german knows more than all you mops together.
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