Construction of the flagship soccer stadium for the 2010 FIFA World CupTM in the style of a calabash, or African pot, that would automatically be associated with the African continent. It has a seating capacity of 89 000 and is the biggest seated soccer stadium to ever host a World Cup final. Building the stadium required 90 000m³ of concrete, about 10 000 tons of reinforcement steel, 9 million bricks and 13 000 tons of structural steel. The structure has a double layer of fabric roof and required 32 400 fibre cement panels to complete the calabash-inspired design of the façade. It has taken some 9 980 000 hours to complete the construction of FNB Stadium.