- Address: 47 North Park Lane, Johannesburg
- Country: South Africa
- Capacity: 62,000
- Opened: 1928
- Main use: Rugby union
- Tenants: Lions (rugby union)
Extra stadium info – Emirates Airline Park
The Emirates Airline Park, also known as the Ellis Park Stadium, was a venue for cricket matches. The stadium was known as the Coca-Cola Park. It hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, which was won by the national rugby union team of South Africa. They defeated New Zealand, also known as the All Blacks, 15-12 in the final. 59,000 people attended the game. In 2001, a disaster occured at the stadium during a football match. The stampede led to 43 deaths.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup
The Argentine Republic, Brazil, Chile, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Honduras, the Italian Republic, Nigeria, Paraguay, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain and the United States played 2010 FIFA World Cup games at the Emirates Airline Park. On 12 June 2010, the first-ever FIFA World Cup match took place at the stadium. The national football team of the Argentine Republic defeated Nigeria 1-0 in front of 55,000 spectators. Gabriel Iván Heinze scored the only goal of the match.
