World Cup organizers warned of a possibly severe storm on Tuesday during the evening's Round of 16 clash in Cape Town between Spain and Portugal - and also reminded fans that umbrellas were banned from the stadium for security reasons, DPA reported.
Flags more than two metres long are also banned.
Hours before the match, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. in Green Point Stadium, organizers of the tournament in South Africa said that all but about 300 admission tickets had been sold.
The stadium has a capacity of 64,100.
The match is the first-ever World Cup encounter between neighbours Spain and Portugal. The 2008 European champions, Spain came into the World Cup as joint favourites with Brazil.
Umbrellas banned for possibly stormy Spain-Portugal match
World Cup organizers warned of a possibly severe storm on Tuesday during the evening's Round of 16 clash in Cape Town between Spain and Portugal - and also reminded fans that umbrellas were banned from the stadium for security reasons.
