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Confederations Cup Match Schedule for Bloemfontein
All the 2009 Confederations Cup games to be played at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein
The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein is one of the four host cities for the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa, and will host four matches in the tournament.
Below you will find details of all the Confederations Cup matches at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein.
You can also download and print your very own copy of our free 2009 Confederations Cup Match Schedule.
The 2009 Confederations Cup games at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein are as follows:
Match 3: Monday 15 June 2009, 16h00
Brazil vs Egypt
Match 5: Wednesday 17 June 2009, 16h00
Spain vs Iraq
Match 10: Saturday 20 June 2009, 20h30
South Africa vs Spain
Semi-final 1: Wednesday 24 June 2009, 20h30
1st in Group A vs 2nd in Group B
Mangaung/Bloemfontein's open spaces reflect the openness of its people – friendly, warm and quietly dignified. The city's citizens are a unique blend of rural tranquillity and vibrant city life.
Located in the central interior of South Africa, Mangaung/Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa and the provincial capital of the Free State Province.
Football in Bloemfontein was first played in 1891, when the territory was an independent Boer republic, known as the 'Oranje Vrij Staat'.
Famous clubs like Aberdeen, Dundee United (both Scotland), Newcastle United (England), Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany) played tour matches in the territory. Bloemfontein City played briefly as the first professional club of the city.
The Free State Stadium was the setting for most of Group B's games during the 1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted by South Africa.
Find the Free State Stadium and all the other 2009 Confederations Cup stadiums on our automatically-updated 2010 Google Earth Map.
The 2009 Confederations Cup will serve as a benchmark tournament for South Africa, ahead of the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup South Africa.
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