World Cup

2010 Football World Cup

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams. As such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations.

This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa beat Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. This decision left the Oceania Football Confederation as the only confederation yet to host the FIFA World Cup. Italy are the defending champions. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.

As the host nation, South Africa qualifies automatically for the tournament. However, South Africa did participate in World Cup qualifiers because the CAF qualifiers also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. They were the first host since 1934 to participate in preliminary qualifying. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification.

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The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007.

List of qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.

AFC (4)

Australia
Japan
Korea DPR
Korea Republic

CAF (5+1)

Algeria
Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa (hosts)

CONCACAF (3)

Honduras
Mexico
United States

CONMEBOL (5)

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay

OFC (1)

New Zealand

UEFA (13)

Denmark
England
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland

Venues

In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venuewhich were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:

Johannesburg	Durban	Cape Town	Johannesburg	Pretoria
Soccer City	Moses Mabhida Stm	Cape Town Stadium	Ellis Park Stadium	Loftus Versfeld Stat

Capacity: 91,141	Capacity: 70,000	Capacity: 69,070	Capacity: 62,567	Capacity: 51,760

Port Elizabeth	Bloemfontein	Polokwane	Nelspruit	Rustenburg
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Free State Stadium	Peter Mokaba Stadium	Mbombela Stadium	Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Capacity: 48,000	Capacity: 48,000	Capacity: 46,000	Capacity: 43,500	Capacity: 42,000

Durban

Final Draw

The FIFA Organising Committee approved the procedure for the Final Draw on 2 December 2009. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the Final Draw. The committee also approved the composition of the other pots as well as the procedure for the final draw. Pot 2 was composed of teams from Asia, Oceania, and North and Central America and the Caribbean. Pot 3 included teams from Africa and South America. Pot 4 had the remaining European teams.

Hosts South Africa was automatically positioned as A1; the other seeded teams were drawn into the other groups B–H, but were always in position 1 of their group. Groups were drawn from A to H and the positions in the group were drawn for Pots 2 to 4. Geographical criteria also were respected, meaning that no two teams from the same confederation were drawn in the same group (except European teams, where a maximum of two will be in a group); i.e., South Africa cannot play the African teams from Pot 3 and Argentina and Brazil cannot be drawn against the three remaining South American teams. The first two African teams drawn from Pot 3 are placed with Argentina and Brazil. Similarly, hosts South Africa may not be paired with any of the other African nations (also placed in Pot 3).

Pot 1

Pot 2

Pot 3

Pot 4

South Africa

Brazil

Spain

Netherlands

Italy

Germany

Argentina

England

Australia

Japan

Korea DPR

Korea Republic

Honduras

Mexico

United States

New Zealand

Algeria

Cameroon

Côte d’Ivoire

Ghana

Nigeria

Chile

Paraguay

Uruguay

Denmark

France

Greece

Portugal

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Switzerland

The group draw was staged in Cape Town, South Africa, at 19:00 (UTC+2) on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.^[52] The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.^[53] The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebreselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu.

Referees

FIFA selected the following referees to work the World Cup:

AFC: Khalil Al Ghamdi; Ravshan Irmatov; Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh; Yuichi Nishimura

CAF: Mohamed Benouza; Koman Coulibaly; Jerome Damon; Eddy Maillet

CONCACAF: Joel Aguilar; Benito Archundia; Carlos Batres; Marco Rodriguez

CONMEBOL: Carlos Amarilla; Hector Baldassi; Jorge Larrionda; Pablo Pozo; Oscar Ruiz; Carlos Simon

OFC: Michael Hester; Peter O’Leary

UEFA: Olegario Benquerenca; Massimo Busacca; Frank De Bleeckere; Martin Hansson; Viktor Kassai; Stephane Lannoy; Roberto Rosetti; Wolfgang Stark; Alberto Undiano Mallenco; Howard Webb

Matches

Group A

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


11 June 2010
South Africa	Match 1	Mexico	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Uruguay	Match 2	France	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
16 June 2010
South Africa	Match 17	Uruguay	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17 June 2010
France	Match 20	Mexico	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
22 June 2010
Mexico	Match 33	Uruguay	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
France	Match 34	South Africa	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Group B

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


12 June 2010
Korea Republic	Match 3	Greece	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Argentina	Match 4	Nigeria	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
17 June 2010
Argentina	Match 18	Korea Republic	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Greece	Match 19	Nigeria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
22 June 2010
Nigeria	Match 35	Korea Republic	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Greece	Match 36	Argentina	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group C

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


12 June 2010
England	Match 5	United States	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
13 June 2010
Algeria	Match 6	Slovenia	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
18 June 2010
Slovenia	Match 22	United States	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
England	Match 23	Algeria	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
23 June 2010
Slovenia	Match 37	England	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
United States	Match 38	Algeria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Group D

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


13 June 2010
Serbia	Match 7	Ghana	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Germany	Match 8	Australia	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
18 June 2010
Germany	Match 21	Serbia	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19 June 2010
Ghana	Match 25	Australia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
23 June 2010
Ghana	Match 39	Germany	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Australia	Match 40	Serbia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group E

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


14 June 2010
Netherlands	Match 9	Denmark	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Japan	Match 10	Cameroon	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19 June 2010
Netherlands	Match 24	Japan	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Cameroon	Match 26	Denmark	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
24 June 2010
Denmark	Match 43	Japan	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Cameroon	Match 44	Netherlands	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Group F

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


14 June 2010
Italy	Match 11	Paraguay	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15 June 2010
New Zealand	Match 12	Slovakia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20 June 2010
Slovakia	Match 27	Paraguay	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Italy	Match 28	New Zealand	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
24 June 2010
Slovakia	Match 41	Italy	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Paraguay	Match 42	New Zealand	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group G

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea DPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Côte d’Ivoire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


15 June 2010
Côte d’Ivoire	Match 13	Portugal	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Brazil	Match 14	Korea DPR	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
20 June 2010
Brazil	Match 29	Côte d’Ivoire	Soccer City, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
Portugal	Match 30	Korea DPR	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
25 June 2010
Korea DPR	Match 45	Côte d’Ivoire	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Portugal	Match 46	Brazil	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Group H

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Honduras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


16 June 2010
Honduras	Match 15	Chile	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Spain	Match 16	Switzerland	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
21 June 2010
Chile	Match 31	Switzerland	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Spain	Match 32	Honduras	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
25 June 2010
Chile	Match 47	Spain	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Switzerland	Match 48	Honduras	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

26 June – Port Elizabeth

Winners of Group A

2 July – Johannesburg

Runners-up of Group B

Winners of Match 49

26 June – Rustenburg

Winners of Match 50

Winners of Group C

6 July – Cape Town

Runners-up of Group D

Winners of Match 58

28 June – Durban

Winners of Match 57

Winners of Group E

2 July – Port Elizabeth

Runners-up of Group F

Winners of Match 53

28 June – Johannesburg

Winners of Match 54

Winners of Group G

11 July – Johannesburg

Runners-up of Group H

Winners of Match 61

27 June – Johannesburg

Winners of Match 62

Winners of Group B

3 July – Cape Town

Runners-up of Group A

Winners of Match 52

27 June – Bloemfontein

Winners of Match 51

Winners of Group D

7 July – Durban

Runners-up of Group C

Winners of Match 59

29 June – Pretoria

Winners of Match 60

Third place

Winners of Group F

3 July – Johannesburg

10 July – Port Elizabeth

Runners-up of Group E

Winners of Match 55

Losers of Match 61

29 June – Cape Town

Winners of Match 56

Losers of Match 62

Winners of Group H

Runners-up of Group G

Round of 16

26 June 2010