The Cape Town Stadium is an association football (soccer) and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of WP Rugby and the DHL Stormers, Premier Soccer League clubs Cape Town Spurs and Cape Town City. It has also hosted the South Africa Sevens rugby tournament since 2015 and hosted the Rugby 7s World Cup in 2022.
Cape Town Stadium
The beginnings of the former Green Point Stadium during the Second Boer War
Aerial view of the old Green Point Stadium, which was partly demolished and rebuilt during 2007
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.
Spain's Joan Capdevila holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after defeating the Netherlands in the final
Supporters watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with vuvuzelas
The Brazilian and North Korean teams before their group stage match
A Spain shirt from 2014, autographed by members of the 2010 World Cup-winning squad, on display in Madrid