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2010 Fever hits Cape Town
2010 World Cup fever is spreading across South Africa as the country gets ready to host the biggest sporting event the African continent has ever seen. No where is that more evident than in Cape Town. The world is coming to us and the excitement in Cape Town is electric.
INTERESTING FACTS
THE NEW CAPE TOWN STADIUM
Cape Town's Stadium facts.
Cape Town's stadium is called Green Point Stadium, named after the suburb it's in, and has a capacity of 70,000.
The stadium was built for the World Cup and you can see how they did it along with a history of soccer in the region,
at the Green Point Stadium Visitors Center. 9 matches of the 2010 World Cup will be played in the Green Point stadium including a semi-final.
Who Will Play
11 June 2010 -- Matches: Uruguay – France -- Time: 20:30
14 June 2010 -- Matches: Italy – Paraguay -- Time: 20:30
18 June 2010 -- Matches: England – Algeria -- Time: 20:30
21 June 2010 -- Matches: Portugal – Korea DPR -- Time: 13:30
24 June 2010 -- Matches: Cameroon – Netherlands -- Time: 20:30
29 June 2010 -- Matches: Team 1H - Team 2G -- Time: 20:30
03 July 2010 -- Matches: Team 2 - Team 4 (QF) -- Time: 16:00
06 July 2010 -- Matches: Team A - Team C (SF) -- Time: 20:30
Cape Town’s brand new stadium
Construction of the breathtaking new Cape Town Stadium, located on the Green Point Common between the twin South African icons of Table
Mountain and Robben Island, began in March 2007.In just 33 months, joint contractors Murray & Roberts and WBHO completed the massive project at a cost of R4,4-billion – or approximately US$600-million. GMP Architects of Germany and two local firms, Louis Karol and Associates and Point Architects, joined forces to design the stadium.All systems of the 68 000-seater have been tested and the brand new stadium is now ready to welcome the world to “the greatest show on earth”.
About the stadium
The design. The sweeping silhouette of Cape Town Stadium has forever changed the face of the surrounding Green Point Common. Enveloped by a façade of woven fibreglass coated with Teflon, it will resemble a rose-coloured bowl floating on a base when lit up at night. The architects have dubbed the stadium “the diva of Cape Town”, due to its ability to reflect the constantly changing moods of the city in varying weather conditions. The roof. The design and construction of the roof is unique. Its original basic structure resembled a bicycle wheel, open in the middle. Some 72 cables linking the outer and inner rings of the circle were slowly tightened to raise the roof from ground level to its present height. In another first, the roof has 16mm-thick panels of glass to cover and protect spectators from strong winds and rain. This will let in the light, while the ceiling panels underneath – made of woven PVC fabric – will soften the noise from within. The stadium bowl. For the eight World Cup matches to be played at the venue, the stadium will have a seating capacity of 68 000, including 13 000 temporary seats that will be removed after the competition. The stadium is designed so that all spectators are close to the game, and it can be evacuated in 15 minutes. Safety. Spectators will be protected by a state-of-the-art camera surveillance system, monitored by police in the Venue Operations Centre inside the stadium. Pitch invasions are discouraged by a wide moat around the circumference. There is also a police station inside the building to deal with hooligans and other criminals.
Set in an 85ha urban sports park that caters for seven different sports codes and includes a golf
course and a public recreation precinct, the new stadium lies virtually at the foot of majestic Table Mountain,
and is only a few hundred metres from the famous Sea Point seafront promenade. This world-class venue
has been designed to not only offer football fans an unforgettable experience, but also with a view towards
giving the people of Cape Town a beautiful, versatile venue for decades after the final whistle has been
blown in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. There is no doubt that this new stadium is also set to become the
premier destination in South Africa for sports, cultural, music, entertainment and community events,
with the potential to attract millions of international and domestic visitors to Cape Town for
decades to come. (All info care of Cape Town Tourism)
THE VUVUZELA From Wikipedia, A vuvuzela, sometimes called a "lepatata" (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at
football matches in South Africa. It is also used in other countries such as Mexico, Brazil, or Israel. The origin of the name is disputed. It may originate from the Zulu for "making noise," from the "vuvu" sound it makes, or from township slang related to the word for "shower. Originally made out of tin, the vuvuzela became popular in South Africa in the 1990s. In 2001, South Africa-based company Masincedane Sport began to mass-produce a plastic version. They require some lip and lung strength to blow and emit a monotonous noise like a deep foghorn or an elephant. The vuvuzela is a feature of matches between big South African soccer teams Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Chiefs supporters have yellow vuvuzelas, while Pirates have black-and-white vuvuzelas.
Vuvuzelas have been controversial and have sometimes been banned from stadiums. Critics point out that the instrument is blown haphazardly, which can be distracting to players and coaches who are trying to pay attention to the game.
Vuvuzelas have been said to be rooted in African history, but this is disputed. People would blow on a kudu horn to call villagers to a meeting. Adding to the appeal is African folklore that "A baboon is killed by a lot of noise." During the last quarter of a match, supporters blow vuvuzelas frantically in an attempt to "kill off" their opponents. While such folklore has been attached to this instrument, the fact that it only truly became widely used after Neil van Schalkwyk, the co-owner of Masincedane Sport won the SAB KickStart Award in 2001, could indicate that this link has been contrived.
HOW TO BLOW A VUVUZELA?
put your lips inside the mouth piece and almost make a ‘flatuating’ sound. Relaxing your cheeks and let your lips vibrate inside the mouth piece. As soon as you get that trumpeting sound, try blowing harder and harder until you reach a ridiculously loud BLAST. Simple as that! (Thanks to boogieblast)
SEE YOU AT THE CAPE TOWN STADIUM SOON
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