Between 11 June and 11 July this year, the eyes of the world will be on South Africa and the first football World Cup ever to be held in Africa. Billions of television viewers are expected to watch the tournament and thousands of international players, supporters and journalists will travel to South Africa. This will put enormous pressure on the country’s resources, but its government also hopes it will bring huge benefits.
Every day for 4 weeks football matches will kick off in ten stadiums, spread across a country approximately ten times the size of England (see Figure 1). The weather and climate for the matches will vary due to the differing kick-off times, location and altitude of the stadiums, and their distance from the sea. South Africa has a much hotter and drier climate than the UK. June and July are good months for football matches as it is the South African winter. Nevertheless, temperatures during games could be as high as 25°C in some locations but as low as 5°C in others.
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