Finals
64
Netherlands
Spain
0-1
63
URU
GER
2-3
Match for 3d place

Johannesburg

Province

Gauteng Province.

Population

3.2 million.

Geography

In the eastern high plateau known as the Highveld.

Altitude

1753 metres.

Climate

June and July are the coolest and driest months, with average temperatures no higher than 16C.

Pro Clubs

Premier: Kaizer Chiefs; Bidvest Wits; Moroka Swallows and Orlando Pirates. First Division: FC AK and Jomo Cosmos

Introduction

Johannesburg, known as Jozi to many of its residents, is South Africa's biggest city and economic powerhouse. Measures to reduce the high crime rate have achieved some success.

History

Hardly a dot on the map until gold was discovered there in 1886, leading to a population explosion. After the Boer wars with the British, the chief conflict in the latter part of the 20th century was over apartheid, culminating in the freedom of Nelson Mandela and his election as president. The first post-apartheid city council was created in 1995.

Local Football

The Kaizer Chiefs, based in Soweto and the biggest club in the country, are probably best-known internationally because of the indie-Britpop band, the Kaiser Chiefs, who adopted the name when a former player with the team, Lucas Radebe, became captain of Leeds United, the team supported by the band.

Things to do

- Tour of Soweto, featuring Nelson Mandela's early homes.
- Apartheid Museum, illustrating the struggle against the brutal state system of racial segregation.
- The Lion Park: see more than 100 lions and stand nose-to-nose with giraffes.
- Gold Reef City theme park, created around a 19th century gold mine.

Stadium

The newly-reconstructed Soccer City Stadium, regarded as the heart of football in South Africa, will host the first and final matches of the World Cup. The stadium's design is inspired by the traditional African cooking pot, known as the calabash. It now boasts an increased capacity of 94,000.

Soccer City Stadium

Johannesburg
Capacity: 94.000
Completion: 2009

Soccer City Stadium

Matches

11 June - 16:00
South AfricaRSA
-
MexicoMEX
14 June - 13:30
NetherlandsNED
-
DenmarkDEN
17 June - 13:30
ArgentinaARG
-
South KoreaKOR
20 June - 20:30
BrazilBRA
-
Ivory CoastCIV
23 June - 20:30
GhanaGHA
-
GermanyGER
27 June - 20:30
ArgentinaARG
-
MexicoMEX
2 July - 20:30
UruguayURU
-
GhanaGHA
11 July - 20:30
NetherlandsNED
-
SpainSPA
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Latest Results

RSA
1 - 1
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NED
2 - 0
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ARG
4 - 1
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BRA
3 - 1
CIV
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GHA
0 - 1
GER
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ARG
3 - 1
MEX
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URU
5 - 3
GHA
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NED
0 - 1
SPA
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