Soccer City Ready for World Cup Final

“ Webcam view from Johannesburg and the Soccer City Stadium in South Africa, as Spain play The Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final ”

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(eTravelWire.Org) – The opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup seems like a lifetime ago, but it was only a single month, since which we have witnessed a veritable feast of football, with colourful scenes, memorable goals and one of the best attended and friendly, trouble-free World Cup tournaments in memory. Plus of course the unmistakable sound of the vuvuzela!

Attention now turns to the showpiece final, and whatever happens there will be a new name on the winners' roll as both Spain and Holland look to win the Jules Rimet Trophy for the very first time in their history.

One of the most popular webcams featured by My World Webcams throughout June and July has been the view of the Johannesburg, and the night of the final should prove no exception:

http://myworldwebcams.com/africa/south_africa/johannesburg_webcam.html

Location background:

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.