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South African World Cup venues 2010

STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Johannesburg will have two stadiums used in the 2010 football World Cup
  • The opening game of the World Cup will take place on 11 June 2010
  • The draw for the World Cup takes place on 4 December in Cape Town
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  • World Cup Soccer
  • South Africa
  • FIFA
  • Soccer

(CNN) -- The blue riband event that is the football World Cup is visiting the African Continent for the very first time and starts on 11 June 2010.

South Africa have chosen 10 venues that will host group and knockout games in the tournamnet, with stadiums scattered all over the country for football fans to visit.

The draw for the World Cup will take place in Cape Town on 4 December, with 32 teams competing for a place in the final at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on 11 July.

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