FNB Stadium Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Major tournaments== ===1996 African Cup of Nations=== FNB Stadium served as the main venue for the tournament. It hosted the opening game, 5 other group games, a quarter final, a semi final, the 3rd place play-off and the final. The games were: {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |13 January 1996||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|3β0||{{fb|CMR}} ||Group A (opening match)||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- |15 January 1996||{{fb|EGY}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β1||{{fb|ANG}} || rowspan="4" |Group A||style="text-align:center;"|6,000 |- |18 January 1996||{{fb|CMR}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β1||{{fb|EGY}} || style="text-align:center;" |4,000 |- |20 January 1996|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1β0||{{fb|ANG}} || style="text-align:center;" |30,000 |- |24 January 1996|| style="text-align:center;" |0β1||{{fb|EGY}} || style="text-align:center;" |20,000 |- |25 January 1996||{{fb|ZAI}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β0||{{fb|Liberia}} ||Group C||style="text-align:center;"|3,000 |- |27 January 1996|| rowspan="2" |{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β1||{{fb|ALG}} ||Quarter-finals||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- |31 January 1996|| style="text-align:center;" |3β0||{{fb|GHA}} ||Semi-finals||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- |3 February 1996||{{fb|GHA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β1||{{fb|ZAM}} ||Third place match||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |- bgcolor=gold |3 February 1996||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β0||{{fb|TUN}} ||'''[[1996 Africa Cup of Nations Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|80,000 |} ===2010 FIFA World Cup=== The stadium hosted the opening ceremony followed by the opening match between South Africa and Mexico, 4 other group stage matches, a Round of 16 match, a quarter-final and the final. {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Time ([[South African Standard Time|UTC+02]]) !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |11 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1β1||{{fb|MEX}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]] (opening match)||style="text-align:center;"|84,490 |- |14 June 2010||13:30||{{fb|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2β0||{{fb|DEN}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"|83,465 |- |17 June 2010||13:30||{{fb|ARG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|4β1||{{fb|KOR}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|82,174 |- |20 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|3β1||{{fb|CIV}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"|84,455 |- |23 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|GHA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β1||{{fb|GER}} ||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"|83,391 |- |27 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|3β1||{{fb|MEX}} ||[[Argentina v Mexico (2010)|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|84,377 |- |2 July 2010||20:30||{{fb|URU}}||style="text-align:center;"|1β1 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]])<br>(4β2 pen.)||{{fb|Ghana}}||[[Uruguay v Ghana (2010)|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|84,017 |- bgcolor=gold |11 July 2010||20.30||{{fb|NED}}||style="text-align:center;"|0β1 ([[overtime (sports)|a.e.t]]) ||{{fb|ESP}}||'''[[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|84,490 |} ===2013 African Cup of Nations=== FNB Stadium served as a venue for the tournament. It hosted the opening game, one group game and the final. The games were: {{clear}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;" |- !Date !Team #1 !Result !Team #2 !Round !Attendance |- |19 January 2013||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β0||{{fb|CPV}} ||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|Group A]] (opening match)||style="text-align:center;"|50,000 |- |19 January 2013||{{fb|ANG}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0β0||{{fb|MAR}} ||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|25,000 |- bgcolor=gold |10 February 2013||{{fb|NGA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1β0||{{fb|BFA}} ||'''[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|85,000 |} .<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/lions-vs-south-africa-fixtures-2021-why-tests-cape-town-johannesburg-covid-1113011 |title=Lions vs South Africa fixtures 2021: Why all three Tests will now take place in Cape Town |first=Hugh |last=Godwin |work=inews.co.uk |date=1 February 2022}}.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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