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World Cup 2010 Stadiums: Royal Bafokeng Stadium (Rustenburg)

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Royal Bafokeng Stadium was originally built as a venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup but has established itself predominately as a football ground since that tournament.

The stadium hosted South Africa's World Cup qualifying game against Bakino Faso in 2001 and has stage many Premier Soccer League games, despite Rustenburg not having a football club of its own. In addition, four matches of the 2009 Confederation Cup were selected to be played at the stadium, further enhancing its football reputation.

In the run up to the World Cup, the Royal Bafokeng's capacity has increased from 38,000 to 42,000 as part of a $45m refurbishment. The stadium's main stand has been enlarged, with a new cantilever roof built and improved seating installed. New floodlights and scoreboards have also been fitted along with a hi-tech public address system for the multi-purpose venue.

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Supporters will be set a way back from the action at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. This is because the running track which was originally built at the ground in the 1990's has been maintained for the World Cup.

A total of five World Cup matches are scheduled for the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, four at the group stage and one match in the second round.

Stadium Access

Park & Ride areas for football supporters will be in operation during the World Cup situated off main roads leading into Rustenburg . One will be at the Kloof Holiday Resort, 500m from the Kloof Interchange of the N4. Another site will be between the city centre and the stadium on the old N4 and a final site will be located on the R565, just outside the city centre.

Significant improvements have been made to the Rustenburg traffic infrastructure for the tournament. In addition to the Park & Ride schemes, link roads to the stadium have been re-built, ring-roads have been constructed and the one of the main roads in Rustenburg (Fatima Bhayat Street) has been pedestrianised. Extra shuttle buses will run between the city and stadium on match days.

Rustenburg does not have its own airport, the nearest being in Sun City, 50km away. It is not uncommon for people to travel to Rustenburg from Johannesburg or Pretoria - both cities are less than a 90 minute drive away.

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See an access map to the stadium

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