Glowing orange on the horizon, a herd of giant steel giraffes greets visitors as they enter Nelspruit - the roof support structures for this World Cup host city's new 43,500-seat stadium.

Besides hosting four first-round matches, Nelspruit is the sendoff point for Kruger National Park, South Africa's largest game reserve and one of the continent's most famous safari
destinations.

The new stadium, a 132-million-dollar (96-million-euro) monument to the region's wildlife, is the work of lead architect Mike Bell, a partner at Cape Town-based firm R & L Architects.

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