Matches for the 2010 World Cup will be hosted in nine South African cities:
- Johannesburg in Gauteng province is the economic powerhouse of the country.
- Cape Town on the Western Cape coast is SA's oldest and most beautiful city.
- Pretoria in Gauteng is the capital of SA.
- Durban in KwaZulu-Natal is a warm tropical city on the Indian Ocean coast.
- Bloemfontein is the capital of the Free State province.
- Port Elizabeth lies in Nelson Mandela Bay on the Eastern Cape coast.
- Rustenburg in North West province is in one of the world's most heavily mined regions, with a wealth of platinum underground.
- Polokwane in Limpopo province lies near the wildlife-rich Kruger National Park.
- Nelspruit in the fertile valley of the Crocodile River is the capital of Mpumalanga province.