Posted on 11 April 2010 by Paul Kilfoil
For full story and photos click link above. It includes some railway interest.Paul wrote:On Saturday 10 April 2010 the third "trial run" of the newly-completed Cape Town stadium was held. This was the last trial before the stadium was handed over to FIFA for the 2010 World Cup Finals, and included the use of the floodlights and full spectator capacity (up to 68 000 people). The entire public transport system was also to be put to the test. Two matches were scheduled, both under-20 football internationals - South Africa vs Nigeria at 4:30 PM and Brazil vs Ghana at 7 PM...
After experiencing this event first-hand there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that the 2010 World Cup in SA will be a superbly-run event. I can't wait for the first match in Cape Town - I'll be there...
