Construction Substantial completion date December 2008
Project completion Date February 2009
Volume of material to be excavated 138 000m3
Volume of imported fill material 110 000m3
Total length of piles to be installed 21 km
Volume of concrete to be placed 31 000m3
Steel reinforcement 3 000t
Total length of pre cast seating to be installed 12,7km
Height of the structure 34m
Roof span 46m
Area membrane 20 000m2
Area metal cladding 20 000m2
Number of permanent seats 40 000
WC seating capacity 46 500
Number of jobs to be created 6 800

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very impressive...

Any pics of the interior?

I've got one...
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Any pics of the interior?

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uh, someone just posted that one mo

uh, someone just posted that one mo

mine is bigger. and the first pic didnt appear when i posted mine.

mine is bigger.

:D

well... I can't hide now, I admit yours is 4 inches bigger :P

Is there any site that delivers construction photos of NMB Stadium?

well... I can't hide now, I admit yours is 4 inches bigger :P

Is there any site that delivers construction photos of NMB Stadium?

I do. Would you like some?

I get updates which I will add to this forum. In addition to that I could forward them to you when I receive them.

I like the location and the outside of the stadium. For me the inside is a bit of a disappointment, but that is a matter of taste.

I always like stadiums were the second ring is bigger then te first ring.

The second tier is smaller because it is temporary and the stadium capacity will be reduced to 40,000 after the world cup. The interior view does not do the stadium justice, because at night the lighting and the visual effect of the stadium roof and facade will make for some dramatic images.

Wow- 40k stadium with only one tier? Then I guess it will be massive and the images don't show the scale!

well... I can't hide now, I admit yours is 4 inches bigger :P

Is there any site that delivers construction photos of NMB Stadium?

Construction site update: 13 October 2007
Tour by safety and security manager

Raker beams are going up on the far side. Pile caps are complete through most of the stadium. On the far side the third level will very soon be under construction. Pillars will start goung up on the near side within the next week and our tour guide, the safety and security man on site, was explaining how everything works on site. The actual beams for seating should also start going in within the next 2 weeks or so. The 8th tower crane's base is in place and it will probably be up by next weekend.

He also showed us some visuals of the completed structure like a cut away view similar to the one of green point and mbombela. He also told us that they are currently 30 days behind schedule but that this was busy being caught up through working at night and on weekends. At furthest they were 45 days behind schedule but a lot has been caught up already.
Luke Bentyley

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Full steam ahead for Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

By: Guy Copans
Published: 9 Nov 07 - 0:00
The construction of the Nelson Mandela Bay multipurpose stadium in Port Elizabeth for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is on schedule, and will be ready by 2009, in time for the Confederations Cup, says construction group Grinaker-LTA civil engineering operations director: civil engineering business unit Peter Meidlinger.

As the stadium will be used in the Confederations Cup in June 2009, there will be 'float' time between the official completion date, and the first time it will be used, says Meidlinger.

Grinaker-LTA has been building the stadium as a 50:50 joint venture with Dutch company Interbeton, since March 15, 2007, when the tender was awarded. The stadium will be located in the north end area of Port Elizabeth, and will consist of up to 43 000 permanent seats, and an additional 5 000 temporary seats for the World Cup. It was also awarded the contract for the construction of Soccer City in Johannesburg. Grinaker-LTA's portion of the project is split between its building company and its civil engineering company, which is overseeing the construction of the stadium.

Meidlinger is based in Johannesburg, but visits the construction site on a weekly basis, for one or two days. He says that Grinaker-LTA was awarded the contract for the construction of the stadium owing to its proven record and capability, with experience in other large-scale construction projects. It built the old FNB stadium (Soccer City), and Orlando stadium.

Meidlinger says that the Nelson Mandela Bay multipurpose stadium will have the distinction of being the fastest-constructed sports stadium ever. He adds that Grinaker-LTA's vision is not only to have the stadium completed on time, but also to meet the client's requirement for quality, and for a team safety record. To date, there have been no major hiccups, with no disabling injuries, and no strike action. The stadium will replace the Eastern Province Rugby Football Union stadium as the main sporting venue for Port Elizabeth.

Once completed, the stadium will not be the largest or the grandest, but will be equal to smaller stadiums, such as those in Durban and Cape Town, says Meidlinger. It will have state-of the-art technology and modern stadium design, with a 'sunflower' roof that wraps around the stadium, without covering the full extent of the stands. After the World Cup, he says, the stadium will be used for events besides soccer, such as conferences and training, so that the venue can still be financially viable.

Grinaker-LTA wanted to get involved in the construction of the stadium, in order to be involved in a high-exposure project, says Meidlinger. He cites the appointment of the roof contractor and selected subcontractors as milestones thus far on the project, as all the contractors are on schedule, which has greatly lowered risks.

Grinaker-LTA's civil engineering team, with 40 staff members on site, is involved with the construction of the stadium and liaises with the design team and the Eastern Cape government on the project, in the finalisation of design and scope. Meidlinger says that Grinaker-LTA and Interbeton have worked well together on the project.

There are 700 people who are currently employed on the project, says Meidlinger. He says that at the peak of the project, in March or April 2008, that number should reach 2 000. Grinaker-LTA's contract value for the project is R1,15-billion, and R139-million has been spent to date. He admits that there are currently budget constraints, as the boom in the construction industry was not taken into consideration in the drawing up of the budget, and says that maintaining the budget is a great challenge.

Meidlinger says that all the construction sites for the World Cup have to comply with a standard that FIFA has set. The local organising committee has a technical committee that visits every six weeks and applies the guidelines set by FIFA. FIFA itself, he adds, visits the site every four months, and has so far indicated its satisfaction with the construction progress.

Subcontractors on the project include Rand Civils, with a contract worth R25,5-million for demolition, earthworks and paving; Lightning Protection Services with a R425 000 contract for lightning protection; Steeledale, with a R25,1-million contract for supply and fixing reinforcement; Service Electrical, with a R174 000 contract for the fixing of cast-in electrical conduits; and EP Scaffolding, with a R7,7-million contract for the supply and erection of false/formwork.

The shortage of resources and skills in the country still represents a substantial challenge for Grinaker-LTA on this project, as do temperamental weather conditions, with strong winds proving the greatest obstacle.

Grinaker-LTA is currently tendering on the Madupi power station in Lephalale.



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Glad to see things are moving on on one of my favourite stadiums for 2010

Thats making some good progress

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Fresh update.

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Mo, where are these photos from? I mean the source- public, or made by someone from outside the whole process?

Mo, where are these photos from? I mean the source- public, or made by someone from outside the whole process?

You may use them by crediting, Luke Bentley as the photographer.

Thanks for the updates Mo, always interesting to see a stadium rising.

I don't like the exterior of this one, interior looks ok.

You may use them by crediting, Luke Bentley as the photographer.
Great news! Thanks a lot to both you and Luke :)
btw- is there already a timeline of the 2nd tier removal?

Great news! Thanks a lot to both you and Luke :)
btw- is there already a timeline of the 2nd tier removal?

I don't think there is. It probably depends on the use for the space and if a tenant/operator is found to use this space. Only 6,5000 seats will be removed so I think its only part of the second tier.

Hi guys. my pleasure. It's been great tracking the progress of this stadium and hopefully, by the end of this year, I'll be sending in pics of a completed structure.

eh... where´s the lake/bay?

eh... where´s the lake/bay?

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sorry, I ment in the construction photos.

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Yep this one makes thinks pretty clear, thanks!

courtesy of luke.
Feb 2008: Work progressing well


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looks really delayed comparing with durban, cape town and jburg

thats extremely old pics

updates


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Ok, so for me, location is absolutely superb, but the project...ehm...I don't like it, sorry..

its cool, long as we do :D

where is porth?

This is a month old and looking good... :cheers:

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thanx to Mo Rush..

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update

Progress: Seat installation

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update

Progress: Stadium interior

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they planning a new stadium in sao paolo which looks very similar

thanx to tadpolefarm..again

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I know the big 3 always get attention, but you guys should not forget about the rest of the stadiums when updating the progress!!!

The thread in the South African forum is updated regularly. Someone just needs to update this one :P

I know lydon

^^ take on the role then mr :) or whoever posts there should post here too

Here are some latest pics that I posted on the south african forum. Taken around 19 December

Hey guys, here are some pics of the turf courtesy of the nelson mandela bay website.

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This is a link that Mo found.

Panoramic View: December 2008

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4 January 2009 update

Had to take it quickly so it did not come out quite like I planned.

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Love this pic cos the cladding looks awesome

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I took this pic to show how fast they are fitting the cladding. In Lukus previous pics they had done two trusses and now already the 3rd is on it way to completion

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Hope everyone had a good new year!

Very nice!

I do like those interior pics. Would be great to see some from Greenpoint aswell.

great shot...

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Great photos

How many suites will it have :D

2nd tier is really small. Lokks a lil bit like Schalke.

Whow. This is a beauty, very harmonic from the inside ans a marvellous roof. One of my favourites.

great looking stadium, i have only one question, how are people going to access the 2 nd. tier, i only see some stairs in the corners, but seem to small for all the fans. and there are no visible corridors so that people can go from the corner stairs, to their seats in the middle...... thanks

Who will play in this stadium once it's completed? Will it be used mainly for Rugby or Football? Great lookin stadium by the way!

Who will play in this stadium once it's completed? Will it be used mainly for Rugby or Football? Great lookin stadium by the way!

The stadium will be able to host rugby and football. The home side for football would be Bay United and rugby not quite sure yet.

A new rugby franchise will also use the stadium.

A new rugby franchise will also use the stadium.

A super14 franchise? PE doesn't have one yet right?

A super14 franchise? PE doesn't have one yet right?

it will join the super 14 in a few years.

Found more pics from the NMBS site and put them all together as there where to many to post individually. Hope they come out okay:)

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Its looking good!

genius stadium, but I think they should have put those seats after the roof is completed (btw roof is:nuts:)

go RSA, go BAFANA BAFANA:banana:

but I think they should have put those seats after the roof is completed

Why so?

Saving my comments till I see the overall effect!

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Halfway with the roof trusses! 18 more till complete.

The stadium goes super rapidly, it will be prompt ready. I liked the design

great looking stadium, i have only one question, how are people going to access the 2 nd. tier, i only see some stairs in the corners, but seem to small for all the fans. and there are no visible corridors so that people can go from the corner stairs, to their seats in the middle...... thanks

It looks as the corridors are behind the last row. Have a look at these pics, the stairs besides the corners seem to be far wider than the other stairs in the middle of the stands.
So, the fans firstly go up, follow the walkway behind the last row to their block, and then descent again.

Not a bad solution, because you never have the arriving and leaving fans in your view.
And if you see how small the upper tier is in general, those 8 exits should be sufficient, too.

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Saving my comments till I see the overall effect!

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Halfway with the roof trusses! 18 more till complete.

Is Port Elizabeth often hit by typhoons? If so, I think you'd better take some lessons from Jeju WC Stadium's case and make sure that will not happen again in your country. Jeju WC Stadium had been severely hit by a typhoon with a maximum wind speed of 56m/sec in 2002 and almost 2/3 of its roof was blown off :ohno: Of course the roof was restored in 2004. If you look closely at the roof after the restoration, you'd realize that it look quite different from what it did before the hit

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South Africa rarely suffers from severe weather conditions (tornados, hurricanes etc). Kwazulu Natal has recently been hit by some strong storms but certainly not typhoons.

I'd say the most common disaster would be flooding.

Saving my comments till I see the overall effect!

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Halfway with the roof trusses! 18 more till complete.

Anyway this lovely stadium is a lot associated with Jeju WC Stadium in many ways, besides one thing that it directly faces the ocean.

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South Africa rarely suffers from severe weather conditions (tornados, hurricanes etc). Kwazulu Natal has recently been hit by some strong storms but certainly not typhoons.

I'd say the most common disaster would be flooding.

That's a relief :) Here in South Korea, natural disaster is represented by typhoons, and then, floodings. In fact, typhoons(In Northeast Asia including Korean Peninsula, we call it typhoon instead hurricane or cyclone) accout for most of the worst disaster ever recorded in South Korea. But instead, earthquakes are quite rare.

Update

There's are Pic taken by LUKUS over the weekend. They are posted on his blog which is awesome by the way. The pics show the membrane fully installed and looking good. I am actually shocked at how it turned out. Thanks Lukus for the awesome pics.

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Wow, it's really going up!

Update

pictures courtesy of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium website.

Taken on the 23 January

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Update

Hey guys
Hope you all are having a good weekend. Took some more pics of the cladding and membrane. It really is looking good. I think you guys are going to like the pics and the overall effect of the roof.

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The roof and the stadium look great, I'm just not a fan of the seating. I'd prefer it was a bit steeper so that fans would be closer to the action.

From the Nelson Mandela Bay website

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Fantastic!!!

Aerial shots
Aerial photos of the stadium at 23 January.

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From NMM site

Any updates on this stadium?

I heard on a tv show that this stadium was behind the others in getting to completion, just how far is it behind where it should be?

It'll be the first of the new stadiums to be finished. It is a few weeks behind schedule I think but that won't affect much at all.

And, after Durban stadium, is my favourite :)

Ready June 2009

UPDATE

Love these pics. I am sure you guys will too:)

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Lights, camera, action...

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Beautiful roof!

The roof is very "Calatravian" hehe ;) but magnificent imo.

beautiful stadium :master:

Update

Found these pics on the NMMU site.
Can't believe how quick they are moving now. The grass looks so amazing.

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its really happening!!!!!:banana: awesome stuff!!!

Update 16 March 2009

Took these today. The stadium is looking good.

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It's gonna be a beautiful stadium

it will be one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world, for sure. Great stadium for memory on great man, Nelson Mandela :)

My favourite! Small-ish but a bit of quirkyness in the two top tiers and roof. Quite intimate as well..

lake view
My new desktop wallpaper :)

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Hi guys!

Thought this pic would make your day! The roof is looking amazing.

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lovely Stadium, thanks for the post buddy.

Mo Rush, do you confirm the end of works for next month?

They have a British Lions Match to host so end May should be a target to ensure the venue is operationally ready

Tienen fotos actuales de la construccion ?

They have a British Lions Match to host so end May should be a target to ensure the venue is operationally ready

Thx. Mo Rush, after Durban is my fav. one.

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Very nice.
It looks like it has 2 complete rings of vip boxes and 1 tier of business seats which is quite a lot for a 46k stadium.

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Originally posted by percy07

Are those bits of the roof that are open actually open (a la Allianz Arena to get sun on the pitch) or has the cladding just not been finished yet?

Not yet finished.

Get photos and amazing stadium

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Those pics with the lights. They are not courtesy of NMMU but some random guy at some random forum.

as u can see I quoted yours and referenced my pics to the NMMU site. Hope it clears the matter up.

as u can see I quoted yours and referenced my pics to the NMMU site. Hope it clears the matter up.

ok cool. I prob misread.

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GORGEOUS

I tend to think this is the best stadium of the World Cup.

Nice size, great design and fully football orientated.

gorgeous!!

I believe it was opened this weekend, so the thread can be moved to completed stadiums.

Yip.

very nice stadium ;)

For some reason this stadium looks as though it would feel more at home in Dubai or Abu Dhabi :D

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That's just stunning.

Stadium looks great but the distance between the pitch and the stands seem overly excessive.

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better than the render

Are the Mighty Elephants going to play their Currie Cup games here, or why have the Rugby goals been installed? Port Elizabeth won't get their super 14 team untill another few years right?

better than the render

Yes, very nice and original stadium.

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The pitch is enormous. Why make it so big?

FIFA wants at least 20m behind the goals and 10m on the sides:cheers:

FIFA wants at least 20m behind the goals and 10m on the sides:cheers:
Incorrect.

The field is larger to accommodate rugby.

This is Mbombela Stadium to be used for the 2010 WC.

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The Port Elizabeth Stadium is an all-seater stadium, so its actual capacity is 48,459.

from where do you have the number?

luv it

Quite simply an amazing stadium.
Fitting architecture to hold the 3rd/4th playoffs.

from where do you have the number?

Wikipedia, unfortunately.

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South Africa-Japan

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This one should be seen on YouTube, since it's in HD
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A piece of art..the most inspiring design of 2010 WC

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This is where Cote d Ivoire will open against portugal..i see drogba dropping 2 goals on the portugese defense and ronaldo managing one goal. Final score 2-1.

^^ that's gonna be an interesting game, I will be shouting for the KING Didier Drogba.

ya man!

ivory coast will destroy portugal. in the last couple of years, they were way better. in fact, i do believe they will manage to get a draw with brazil.

i believe so too dude.

ivory coast will destroy portugal. in the last couple of years, they were way better. in fact, i do believe they will manage to get a draw with brazil.

NOT.

Love the seats colour!! It´s a beautiful stadium. Looking forward to watch Portugal´s game there :)

I tip Ivory Coast and Brazil to advance to the second round.

Amazing photos

In this stadium! Chile 2 Suiza 0!! Humberto Suazo the best striker!

This is where Cote d Ivoire will open against portugal..i see drogba dropping 2 goals on the portugese defense and ronaldo managing one goal. Final score 2-1.


Oops.

This stadium is amazing !

Korea Republic 2-0 Greece

Attendance: 31,513

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^^ Korea 2 - 0 Greece

The pitch is cutting up so much!

teerrrrrible pitch

The pitch is cutting up so much!

OMG what do you mean ? is it splitting up !! ? 0_o ! why ?

Côte d'Ivoire 0-0 Portugal

Attendance: 37,034

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OMG what do you mean ? is it splitting up !! ? 0_o ! why ?

^^ WTF? :bash:

teerrrrrible pitch

is that a "moan"? ;)

Just after some plays some parts of the pitch were just awful :(

is that a "moan"? ;)

ahh man i have to moan abou the pitch. ellis park was atleast better

The final training of Germany's team cannot take place in Port Elizabeth. It was cancelled because of the bad condition of the pitch :no::ohno:

Plenty of other venues for them to choose from. No biggie.

The final training of Germany's team cannot take place in Port Elizabeth. It was cancelled because of the bad condition of the pitch :no::ohno:

I dont know which news source (probably biased) that you have. Nobody was allowed on the pitched because of the heavy rains in the area over the past few days. Not just Germany, no one was allowed on....

Germany 0-1 Serbia :)

Attendance: 38,294

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I hope the people (and police) of Port Elizabeth are prepared for England's last game. Our fans aren't very good losers... :ohno:

I hope the people (and police) of Port Elizabeth are prepared for England's last game. Our fans aren't very good losers... :ohno:

:lol:

I hope the people (and police) of Port Elizabeth are prepared for England's last game. Our fans aren't very good losers... :ohno:


On the other side,Germans are exelent losers. :) :cheers:

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Chile 1-0 Switzerland

Attendance: 34,872

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Slovenia 0-1 England

Attendance: 36,893

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Uruguay 2-1 Korea Republic

Attendance: 30,597

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16,000 empty seat :ohno:

sad isnt it, and they have more games than the the bigger venues which would sell out

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16,000 empty seat :ohno:

not a sell out, but for this 46,000 seat stadium, but for the world cup, the max cap is around 38,000 ( i know, FIFA doesn't make sense)

Still you figure 5,000-6,000 empty seats at the World Cup, that shouldn't happen.

Still you figure 5,000-6,000 empty seats at the World Cup, that shouldn't happen.

FIFA released 5000 tickets a day or so before the game.

I saw some footage of the pitch which is totally demolished after the Uruguay-South Korea match. Holland-Brasil can''t be played in this way.

A Dutch company is trying to repair the pitch

Netherlands 2-1 Brazil :)

Attendance: 40,186

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I saw some footage of the pitch which is totally demolished after the Uruguay-South Korea match. Holland-Brasil can''t be played in this way.

A Dutch company is trying to repair the pitch

They didn't succeed!:lol:

No, it looked like Heinz field in December (mud and divits painted green), still a fun game to watch though.

They didn't succeed!

The pitch was a disgrace for such an important game. New stadiums and pitches are always a bad combination. The Dutch company who tried to repair the pitch could not do anything in such short notice, normally they replace the bigger pieces of the grass but this was n't allowed by the Fifa.

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16,000 empty seat :ohno:

they went to the fan park instead...democracy RSA style....

The pitch was a disgrace for such an important game. New stadiums and pitches are always a bad combination. The Dutch company who tried to repair the pitch could not do anything in such short notice, normally they replace the bigger pieces of the grass but this was n't allowed by the Fifa.

still waiting to hear from the first player that they found any RSA pitch dodgy...i repeat...players play on the pitch...spectators in the stands.:cheers::)

Match for third place
Uruguay 2-3 Germany

Attendance: 36,254

Match for third place
Uruguay 2-3 Germany

Attendance: 36,254

i love uruguay

Before the World Cup, this stadium was one of my favorites, but during the tournament I was dissapointed that important matches had a very low attendance, like the Uruguay vs South Korea round of 16 match, and the third place match.

architecturally speaking I still think that is a great venue. But still find it hard to belive that a city the size of Port Elizabeth had low attendance figures, plus I have heard that is in route to become a white elephant (A shame considering the quality of this venue).

Still congratulations South Africa.

Before the World Cup, this stadium was one of my favorites, but during the tournament I was dissapointed that important matches had a very low attendance, like the Uruguay vs South Korea round of 16 match, and the third place match.

architecturally speaking I still think that is a great venue. But still find it hard to belive that a city the size of Port Elizabeth had low attendance figures, plus I have heard that is in route to become a white elephant (A shame considering the quality of this venue).

Still congratulations South Africa.

Port Elizabeth is in the Eastern Cape the poorest province in South Africa.

Before the World Cup, this stadium was one of my favorites, but during the tournament I was dissapointed that important matches had a very low attendance, like the Uruguay vs South Korea round of 16 match, and the third place match.

architecturally speaking I still think that is a great venue. But still find it hard to belive that a city the size of Port Elizabeth had low attendance figures, plus I have heard that is in route to become a white elephant (A shame considering the quality of this venue).

Still congratulations South Africa.


The Eastern Province Rugby Union have moved all future matches to the stadium. Eastern Province's Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup matches will be played at the stadium.

Update:

* The stadium is used for both football and rugby.
* Today it hosts South Africa v England (rugby). Match sold out two days ago.