Police step in at fifth World Cup venue

Half the World Cup venues are now under police control after the local organising committee confirmed the force had stepped in at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg following strike action by workers for a private security firm.

Temporary contractors for Stallion Security Consortium had already withdrawn their labour at the World Cup venues in Cape Town, Durban and Ellis Park in Johannesburg and have now done so at the tournament's showpiece stadium, which staged the opening match and will host the final on July 11.