City: Pretoria

Opened: 1906

Completion of 2010 upgrade: April 2005

Capacity: 45,000

Distance from city centre: 2km

Loftus Vesfeld was named in memory of ex-sports administrator Mr Loftus Versfeld, who suffered a heart attack in the east stand in 1938.

To qualify for selection as a first and second round venue the floodlights, sound system and scoreboard will be upgraded and designated media areas will be constructed in the lower level of the west stand.

It is the homeground of the Sundowns Football Club, one of South Africa’s premiere professional clubs. It has always been a major rugby venue, with football only being allowed to be played since the end of the apartheid era, marking a significant change in the thinking and attitudes of South Africans.

Since 1977 Loftus Versfeld has undergone many renovations and its four major stands have been completely rebuilt. Loftus boasts the country's finest corporate hospitality facilities and will only have to undergo minimal upgrades in order to meet FIFA's stringent requirements for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.