Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

South Africa's judicial capital, seat of the country's highest court and capital of Free State -- a staunchly Afrikaans province -- it has many stately old buildings.

Bloemfontein, which means "Fountain of Flowers" in Dutch, is in the very centre of the country, near mountainous Lesotho. As one of the highest venues, at nearly 1,400 metres, it is likely to be cold, especially at night.

Mangaung, the new name for the municipality, means "Place of the Cheetahs" in the Sesotho language.

Free State stadium is one of the smaller venues, being upgraded to a capacity of 45,000 and until recently better known for its Cheetahs rugby team.

Fans of the Bloemfontein Celtics soccer club, who play here and wear a similar strip to their Scottish namesakes, are known as some of the country's most enthusiastic and noisy supporters.

Six matches to be played here.