FNB Stadium (Soccer City)

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2010 FIFA World Cup stadium football stadium sports venue

FNB Stadium (Soccer City) is a large, iconic football stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for hosting major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.

Aliases (2)

FNB Stadium ×54
Soccer City ×5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	2010 FIFA World Cup stadium → football stadium → sports venue →
alsoKnownAs	FNB Stadium (Soccer City) → Soccer City →
architect	Boogertman + Partners →
capacity	about 94736 → over 90000 →
constructionCost	about 440 million US dollars (renovation) →
continent	Africa →
country	South Africa →
designInspiredBy	African calabash →
formerName	National Stadium → Soccer City →
hasScoreboard	yes →
hostedEvent	1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final → 1996 Africa Cup of Nations matches → 2010 FIFA World Cup → 2010 FIFA World Cup Final → 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A matches → 2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match → 2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony → 2010 FIFA World Cup opening concert → 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match → 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match → Nelson Mandela memorial service 2013 → major music concerts → rugby union matches →
locatedInCity	Johannesburg →
locatedInMunicipality	City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality →
locatedInProvince	Gauteng →
locatedInSuburb	Nasrec →
near	Soweto →
notableMatch	South Africa vs Mexico 2010 FIFA World Cup opening match → Spain vs Netherlands 2010 FIFA World Cup Final →
opened	1989 →
operator	Stadium Management South Africa →
owner	City of Johannesburg →
primaryUse	football matches →
ranking	one of the largest stadiums in Africa →
renovated	2006–2009 →
reopened	2009 →
seatingType	all-seater →
sponsor	First National Bank →
sponsorshipName	FNB Stadium →
sport	association football →
surface	grass →
tenant	Kaizer Chiefs F.C. → South Africa national football team →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
South Africa national football team ("FNB Stadium") → South Africa national football team ("Soccer City") → South Africa national rugby union team ("FNB Stadium") →	homeStadium
FNB Stadium ("Soccer City") → FNB Stadium →	alsoKnownAs
2010 FIFA World Cup ("Soccer City") →	finalVenue
FNB Stadium ("Soccer City") →	formerName
Soweto ("FNB Stadium") →	hasSportFacility
Johannesburg ("FNB Stadium") →	hasStadium
Populous →	notableWork
FNB Stadium ("FNB Stadium") →	sponsorshipName
Spain national football team ("Soccer City") →	worldCupFinalVenue