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Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth

The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a cool sports stadium located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. It's named after Nelson Mandela, who was a very important former leader of South Africa.

Hosting the FIFA World Cup

This stadium was one of the ten amazing places where the 2010 FIFA World Cup games happened. It was a big honor for the stadium to host such a huge international event.

World Cup Matches Played Here

Many exciting matches took place at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium during the 2010 World Cup. Below is a list of the games that were played here. All times are given in South African Standard time (UTC+2).

Date Time Group Team #1 Team #2
Saturday, 12 June 13:30 Group B Korea Republic Greece
Tuesday, 15 June 16:00 Group G Côte d'Ivoire Portugal
Friday, 18 June 13:30 Group D Germany Serbia
Monday, 21 June 16:00 Group H Chile Switzerland
Wednesday, 23 June 16:00 Group C Slovenia England
Saturday, 26 June 16:00 Round of 16 1A 2B
Friday, 2 July 16:00 Quarter-finals W53 W54
Saturday, 10 July 20:30 Match for third place L61 L62

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