Cape Town’s World Cup facilities hit one million visitors

More than a million people are enjoying the Cape Town World Cup experience

Cape Town’s official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ facilities have collectively hosted over one million visitors since the start of the tournament on Friday, 11 June 2010. Based on the cumulative figures thus far, it is projected that approximately 1.7 million people will visit the Cape Town World Cup facilities by the end of the tournament on 11 July 2010.

This has exceeded all of the City’s expectations, as the original projected attendance figure on which planning was based was one million visitors.

The figures are based on cumulative attendance at the City’s four fan jols, the 2010 FIFA Fan Fest™ on the Grand Parade, the fan walk, as well as the Cape Town Stadium for each day since the start of the tournament. Attendance figures are determined by City staff on the ground at each of these venues throughout the day.

The one million visitor mark was reached at approximately 16:00 on 28 June 2010 when fans congregated on the Grand Parade to watch the round-of-16 match between the Netherlands and Slovakia.

A World Cup experience even without tickets

All of Cape Town’s official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ facilities have proven to be very popular. The fan walk in particular has become an integral part of the World Cup experience and more than 235 100 people have walked along the 2.4 km fan walk on the five Cape Town match days, with or without stadium tickets, just for the experience. The FIFA Fan Fest™ has been popular even on non-match days with fans congregating on the Grand Parade to watch games being played elsewhere in the country. By 16:00 on 28 June 2010, the FIFA Fan Fest™ had hosted a total of 338 117 visitors since the Wold Cup kick-off on 11 June 2010.

The four fan jols were busier on Bafana Bafana game days than on Cape Town match days, but it is anticipated that increasingly large numbers of people will visit the fan jols, as well as the FIFA Fan Fest™ as the tournament progresses towards the final knock-out stages. Approximately 109 500 people have visited the four fan jols to date.

A total of 317 798 spectators have watched the World Cup at the Cape Town Stadium.  

Capetonians and visitors who have not yet experienced one of the Cape Town’s official World Cup facilities are encouraged to do so – there are only 13 days of the tournament left. The fan jols will be open from 11:00 to 23:00 (29 June, 2, 3, 6, 7 & 11 July) and the FIFA Fan Fest™ will be open every day until the end of the tournament. Go and enjoy the rest of this once-in-a-lifetime Cape Town experience.

Still not convinced? Here’s our Top Ten Reasons to Visit the Fan Walk.