FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa

The soccer World cup tournament South Africa is the major soccer event in the world and millions of soccer and sports fans are about to travel all the way to South Africa to take part in this great event. It 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 staged at 10 venues across nine South African cities: Johannesburg (Soccer City and Ellis Park Stadium), Durban (Moses Mabhida Stadium), Cape Town (Cape Town Stadium), Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium), Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium), Polokwane (Peter Mokaba Stadium), Bloemfontein (Free State Stadium), Rustenburg (Royal Bafokeng Stadium) and Nelspruit (Mbombela Stadium). Johannesburg, South Africa’s economic capital, will be home to two World Cup stadiums, Soccer City and Ellis Park.

This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. The World Cup will kick off with a 40-minute opening ceremony at Soccer City starting at 1300 BST. After the opening ceremony first match between South Africa vs Mexico at Soccer City (Johannesburg). And the next match between Uruguay vs France at 8:30pm South Africa Time. The match between Uruguay and France will take place at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town.32 countries (Australia, Argentina, Algeria, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Cote D'lvoire, Denmark, France, England, German, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Japan, Slovenia, Korea Republic, Korea DPR, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Paraguay, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay and USA) has qualified for the 19th FIFA World Cup. These countries were divided into four urns of eight teams each. Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Group B
Argentina
Korea Republic
Uruguay
Greece

Group C
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D
German
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
Korea DPR
Cote D'lvoire
Portugal

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile



Schedule of FIFA World Cup 2010

Group A – (South Africa, Uruguay, France, Mexico)
11 June – 4.00pm Johannesburg South Africa – Mexico
11 June – 8.30pm Cape Town Uruguay – France
16 June – 8.30pm Pretoria South Africa – Uruguay
17 June – 8.30pm Polokwane France – Mexico
22 June – 4.00pm Rustenburg Mexico – Uruguay
22 June – 4.00pm Bloemfontein France – South Africa

Group B – (Argentina, Korea Republic, Greece, Nigeria)
12 June – 4.00pm Johannesburg Argentina – Nigeria
12 June – 1.30pm Port Elizabeth Korea Republic – Greece
17 June – 4.00pm Bloemfontein Greece – Nigeria
17 June – 1.30pm Johannesburg Argentina – Korea Republic
22 June – 8.30pm Durban Nigeria – Korea Republic
22 June – 8.30pm Polokwane Greece – Argentina

Group C – (England, Algeria, Slovenia, USA)
12 June – 8.30pm Rustenburg England – United States
13 June – 1.30pm Polokwane Algeria – Slovenia
18 June – 4.00pm Johannesburg Slovenia – USA
18 June – 8.30pm Cape Town England – Algeria
23 June – 4.00pm Port Elizabeth Slovenia- England
23 June – 4.00pm Pretoria USA – Algeria

Group D – (Germany, Serbia, Ghana, Australia)
13 June – 8.30pm Johannesburg Germany – Australia
13 June – 4.00pm Pretoria Serbia – Ghana
18 June – 1.30pm Port Elizabeth Germany – Serbia
19 June – 4.00pm Rustenburg Ghana – Australia
23 June – 8.30pm Johannesburg Ghana – Germany
23 June – 8.30pm Nelspruit Australia – Serbia

Group E – (Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon, Denmark)
14 June – 1.30pm Johannesburg Netherlands – Denmark
14 June – 4.00pm Bloemfontein Japan – Cameroon
19 June – 1.30pm Durban Netherlands – Japan
19 June – 8.30pm Pretoria Cameroon – Denmark
24 June – 8.30pm Rustenburg Denmark – Japan
24 June – 8.30pm Cape Town Cameroon – Netherlands

Group F – (Italy, New Zealand, Slovakia, Paraguay)
14 June – 8.30pm Cape Town Italy – Paraguay
15 June – 1.30pm Rustenburg New Zealand – Slovakia
20 June – 1.30pm Bloemfontein Slovakia – Paraguay
20 June – 4.00pm Nelspruit Italy – New Zealand
24 June – 4.00pm Johannesburg Slovakia – Italy
24 June – 4.00pm Polokwane Paraguay – New Zealand

Group G – (Ivory Coast, Brazil, Portugal, Korea DPR)
15 June – 4.00pm Port Elizabeth Ivory Coast – Portugal
15 June – 8.30pm Johannesburg Brazil – Korea DPR
20 June – 8.30pm Johannesburg Brazil – Ivory Coast
21 June – 1.30pm Cape Town Portugal – Korea DPR
25 June – 4.00pm Durban Portugal – Brazil
25 June – 4.00pm Nelspruit Korea DPR – Ivory Coast

Group H – (Honduras, Spain, Chile, Switzerland)
16 June – 1.30pm Nelspruit Honduras – Chile
16 June – 4.00pm Durban Spain – Switzerland
21 June – 4.00pm Port Elizabeth Chile – Switzerland
21 June – 8.30pm Johannesburg Spain – Honduras
25 June – 8.30pm Pretoria Chile – Spain
25 June – 8.30pm Bloemfontein Switzerland – Honduras





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