Green Point Stadium, also known as Cape Town Stadium, is a new South African soccer stadium which will be a prominent venue in the upcoming 2010 World Cup. It will host eight games in all, including five group-stage contests: Uruguay versus France on June 11; Italy facing off with Paraguay on June 14; England versus Algeria on June 18; Portugal versus North Korea on June 21; and, finally, Cameroon versus the Netherlands on June 25. The three knockout-stage matches culminate with one of the semifinal matches on July 6.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/fixtures?cc=3888&ver=global

Green Point Stadium opened in 2009, and was built specifically for the World Cup, as were several of the venues to be used in the event. It cost $600 million, which makes it the most expensive of the ten stadiums in the World Cup. It's also considered among the most advanced stadiums on the globe, which explains why it is to be used so extensively in the event. Some 68,000 fans can fit in Green Point Stadium. Thus far, the stadium doesn’t have a permanent occupant, but a soccer or rugby team is expected to install itself as the home team in the future.

The venue, as its alternate name suggests, is located in the southern metropolis of Cape Town, which is the second largest city in South Africa. The stadium stands right along the southern end of the Atlantic Ocean. Even when the World Cup is not being played in South Africa, Cape Town is among the most popular tourist sites in all of Africa, thanks to its sunny weather, sandy beaches, and fresh seafood.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/columns/story?id=696783&cc=3888&ver=global