The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is situated in Port Elizabeth on South Africa's south-east coastline. It is earmarked to host 5 first-round matches, 1 second-round, 1 quarter-final, and the third-place playoff. The stadium has carrying capacity of 48 000 during the Fifa World Cup 2010. The final cost is estimated as R2.1bn (originally the cost was estimated to be R250m, this was increased to R1.1bn in Jun 2006 and then finally it cost R2.1bn).

A high-tech, modern venue that meets every requirement needed to provide a world class venue for the first and second round matches of the 2010 World Cup. The Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth is located two kilometres from the coast, close to the N2 highway and no more than fifteen minutes drive from Port Elizabeth hotels for the players and officials.

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