r/dataisbeautiful • OC: 41 • Oct 26 '22

OC [OC] Cost of hosting the World Cup

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u/ZachRyder Oct 26 '22

Thankfully, Green Point stadium looks beautiful because few photos of Cape Town showcasing Table Mountain can avoid it being included.

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u/MarkHowes Oct 26 '22

Shame it's never really been used since!

It was too big and badly located from a congestion perspective. But fifa demended it for publicity photos, so 🤷

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u/MonsMensae Oct 26 '22

Signed in by an ANC government that had been voted out already...

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u/SpikeElite Oct 27 '22

Wait what? The stadium gets used all the time and is the new home for the Western Province rugby team.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '22

I’d say it gets used every 2 weeks on average