Coca-Cola Park
 The stadium was first built in 1928 as a rugby union stadium. It was demolished and rebuilt in 1982, again exclusively for rugby. It was named after JD Ellis, a Johannesburg city councillor who approved the use of the land for a stadium, setting aside 13 acres.
The stadium was used for the finals of the 1995 IRB Rugby World Cup. Ellis Park has also been the stage for many unforgettable football matches. Bafana Bafana held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in 1995, and then drew 0-0 with then FIFA World Cup holders France in 2000 in international friendlies.
The Nelson Mandela African XI played the World All Stars XI in a farewell match for the outgoing president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Kalusha Bwalya, Mark Fish, Lucas Radebe and Tijani Babangida joined 'World All Stars' such as Rigoberto Song, Dunga, Luis Hernandez and Claudio Suarez in saluting a great state leader.
Coca-Cola Park will host five group games, one second round game and one quarterfinal of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for which its capacity will be increased by 5,000 seats on the northern side only, to 65,000.
Loftus Stadium
 Loftus Versfeld in the heart of Pretoria, currently has a seating capacity of 45,000. Very little upgrade is needed for the stadium to be ready for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. It is also a venue for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
The site on which Loftus Versfeld is located was first used for sport in 1903. It was named after Mr Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, who is attributed with establishing organised sport in Pretoria. It has been used for numerous sports events including the 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations. It is now used by Mamelodi Sundowns as their home ground.
Often simply referred to as Loftus, it has served as a venue for many international matches. South Africa achieved their first victory over a European opposition at Loftus Versfeld, beating Sweden 1-0.
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
 The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a rugby union, football (soccer) and athletics stadium in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa. It was originally built as a venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup and was named after the Royal Bafokeng Nation.
Although originally built as a rugby stadium, the stadium has become more of a football stadium after the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Like most football stadiums in South Africa, the ground belongs to the municipality in the area. The Bafokeng people are extremely rich because of platinum mining in the area and on their cultural land and because of this, the stadium has been kept in very good repair.
The capacity of the stadium was increased from 38,000 to 42,000 in preparation for the WC to be able to host four first and two second round matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
For 2010, the main west stand was substantially upgraded and enlarged and given a new cantilever roof at a cost of US$45million. Other improvements include the installation of new electronic scoreboards, new seats, the upgrading of the floodlights and public address system which will render the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace ready to welcome the football supporters of the world.
The Stadium upgrade was completed in March 2009 for hosting 4 matches of the 2009 FIFA Confederation Cup.
Free State Stadium
 Mangaung/Bloemfontein will be hosting teams at the Free State Stadium. The stadium derives its name from the province in which it is located.
The stadium played host to group and quarterfinal matches at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 and the IRB Rugby World Cup in 1995. It is also the alternate home ground of Premier Soccer League team, Bloemfontein Celtics.
The stadium was upgraded and has a gross seating capacity of 48,000. The stadium will be used as a venue for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
A second tier was added to the western pavilion, which has increased the stadium's gross capacity from approximately 38,000 to 45,000.
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