Six people were injured in a crowd crush at Cape Town’s main World Cup fan zone on Thursday when thousands of fans attempted to get into the venue, a city spokesman said.
"People were anxious to get in and just surged ahead. Fortunately it was a contained incident and calm was restored quickly,” city spokesman Pieter Cronje said.
All the injured were South African and officals have prevented people from entering the fan zone at Cape Town’s historic Grand Parade where Nelson Mandela delivered his first speech as a free man after his release from prison in 1990.
At least 15 people were injured last Sunday when fans tried to force their way into a match between Nigeria and North Korea.
Excitement among South Africans is reaching fever pitch with less than 24 hours to the host nation’s opening game and tournament kick-off against Mexico in Johannesburg.
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