The FNB Stadium, widely known as Soccer City, is a stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, built in the late 1980s on the edge of Soweto. It was substantially rebuilt for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first in Africa, when it received a new design inspired by an African clay pot, or calabash, and was enlarged to become the biggest stadium in the country. It hosted the opening match and the final of the tournament. The stadium has also been the site of major events in South African history, including the memorial service for Nelson Mandela in December 2013. It is the home ground of Kaizer Chiefs.
Before and after
- 7 December 19881988 Spitak earthquake
- 14 December 1988Birth of Vanessa Hudgens
- 21 December 1988First flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya
- 21 December 1988Pan Am Flight 103
- 1989Construction of FNB Stadium
- 1989Founding of State University of Minas Gerais
- 1989Founding of Arab Maghreb Union
- 1989Publication of Oxford English Dictionary
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
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