Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Provincial premier Helen Zille feared that future generations would never forgive her if this locally resisted stadium spoiled the view of Table Mountain. Fortunately it’s a world class masterpiece, wrapped in noise-reducing cladding that blends exquisitely into its surroundings

Construction new
Capacity 66,005
First match 11 June, Group A, Uruguay v France
Still to do Local transport is still being finalised
