The FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup turned the world’s attention to South Africa’s ability to successfully complete major construction projects. With global construction projects generally late and over …

Nov 21, 2022 · Expensive and under-utilised stadiums and public transport systems, and the collapse of the country’s power stations and national grid: these are all the legacies – to a large or lesser extent …

Aug 7, 2024 · However, by 2010, the estimated total cost had skyrocketed to R39.3 billion—an astonishing 1709% increase from the original estimate. The cost of building the stadiums alone …

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010.

Nov 25, 2012 · In the “2010 FIFA World Cup Country Report,” released nearly 2½ years after the event, South Africa’s government said it spent $1.1 billion on building and upgrading stadiums alone.

The award of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to South Africa resulted in ten stadia to be either upgraded or newly constructed for the event in South Africa. Even though all the stadia were ready for the …

Oct 22, 2025 · In this video, we take a deep look at what really happened to those billion-dollar stadiums: ⚽ The rise and legacy of Soccer City and Cape Town Stadium 💸 The struggles of …

Johannesburg - The nine South African cities hosting 2010 World Cup matches will bear the brunt of a 3.2-billion-rand (315 million dollars) cost overrun in the construction and upgrading of stadiums for …

In this article we examine the expected benefits arising from the construc-tion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums in South Africa and contrast these expectations with the actual...

Case studies, such as South Africa’s 2010 World Cup and Brazil’s 2014 tournament, reveal the lasting scars of “white elephant” stadiums—structures that become underutilized symbols of wasted …