Free State Staduim - Bloemfontein

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The Free State Stadium is home to many of the South Africa's most fanatical supporters and is likely to be the centre of attention during the FIFA World Cup.

The stadium was given a brand new look for the 2009 FIFA recently Confederations Cup held in South Africa.

It hosted the semi-final match between Spain and USA where Spain secured one of the biggest surprises of the tournament by beating the European champions in front of a capacity crowd.

Bloemfontein City has large open spaces which reflect the openness of its friendly people. The city's citizens are a unique blend of rural tranquility and vibrant city life.

Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa and the provincial capital of the Free State Province.

In SeSotho Mangaung means "Place of the Cheetahs", which is one of South Africa's 11 official languages? On the other hand, Bloemfontein also means 'fountain of flowers' in Dutch.


World Cup Mangaung Free State Stadium plays host to six soccer matches in the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa football tournament. There are five group matches, starting June 14, 2010,  and a quarter-final on June 27, 2010, for which you can buy tickets.