I’m staying with a few Aussie fans while in Durban and traveled partway to the stadium with them before getting split up at a fan shuttle at Gateway Mall, allegedly the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere.
A 20 minute ride dropped us of around 5-6 km from the stadium, though local volunteers insisted it was,”2 kilometres, 15 minutes.”
The stadium made itself seen about 10 minutes into the walk. It’s probably one of the more beautiful stadiums hosting World Cup matches in South Africa, with the illuminated arch rising up into the a night’s sky.
However, the beauty of the stadium might have been lost on some of the Aussie fans as their jubilant mood was erased as they watched their team defeated 4-0.
And I’m only now seeing that there was a worker riot at the stadium shortly after we left. I’m incredibly out of touch down here sometimes.