FNB Stadium

==Stadium design==
[[File:Mandela-Memorial-FNB- 2013-12-10-2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Inside the FNB stadium]]

The outside of the stadium is designed to have the appearance of an African pot; the cladding on the outside is a mosaic of fire and earthen colours with a ring of lights running around the bottom of the structure, simulating fire underneath the pot. No spectator is seated more than 100&nbsp;metres (330&nbsp;ft) from the field, and there are no restricted views in the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8092181.stm|title=World Cup: One year to go |date=2009-06-11|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2009-06-18}}</ref>

The stands in the FNB Stadium are articulated by ten black vertical lines; nine are aligned geographically with the nine other stadiums involved in the 2010 World Cup. Because nine is considered to be an unlucky number in South African traditional culture,{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} a tenth line was added. This 10th line is aimed at Berlin's [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympic Stadium]], which hosted the previous World Cup final in 2006. This represents the road to the final and it is hoped that after the World Cup, each goal scored at the stadium will be placed in pre-cast concrete panels on a podium so that the full history of the tournament's scores can be seen for years to come.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/10/21/take-a-seat-at-soccer-city.aspx|title=Take a seat at Soccer City|access-date=23 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419225333/http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/10/21/take-a-seat-at-soccer-city.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>