The 2010 FIFA World Cup also known as (aka) the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international soccer football tournament, is scheduled to take place between June 11 to July 11, 2010 in South Africa, the host nation.
This is a one month long tournament. It will be the first time that the tournament will be hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving the Oceania Football Confederation as the only FIFA Confederation never to have hosted the event. Italy are the 2009 World Cup defending champions, although they do not automatically qualify for the final tournament for 2010.
2010 World Cup Final
JULY 11, 2010, 2:30 PM EDT/18:30 GMT: Spain 1 – 0 Netherlands
3rd Place
JULY 10, 2010, 2:30 PM EDT/18:30 GMT: Germany 3 – 2 Uruguay
Semifinals
Quarterfinals
- Argentina 0 – 4 Germany
- Paraguay 0 – 1 Spain
- Brazil 1 – 2 Netherlands
- Uruguay4 – 2 Ghana, Penalty ShootOut
Important links:
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LATEST World Cup 2010 Results and Scores
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LATEST and UPDATED 2010 World Cup Group Standings
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World Cup 2010 Schedules/Fixtures
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South Africa, part of the Five African nations who placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup, was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). The other 4 nations were Egypt, Libya/Tunisia (co-hosting) and Morocco.
With anticipation growing ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, the official Match Schedule has been released (see below). Games will be played in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, Polokwane, Rustenburg, Tshwane/Pretoria between 11 June and 11 July 2010.
2010 World Cup schedules and Results
note: All times local (UTC+2).
| Day | Venue & Time | Stage | Team 1 | Results | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 11 June | Johannesburg, 16:00 | Group A | South Africa  |
1:1 (0:0) | Mexico |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | Uruguay | 0:0
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France | ||
| Saturday, 12 June | Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 13:30 | Group B | Korea Republic | 2:0 (1:0)
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Greece |
| Johannesburg, 16:00 | Argentina | 1:0 (1:0)
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Nigeria | ||
| Rustenburg, 20:30 | Group C | England | 1:1 (0:0)
|
USA | |
| Sunday, 13 June | Polokwane, 13:30 | Algeria | 0:1 (0:0)
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Slovenia | |
| Tshwane / Pretoria, 16:00 | Group D | Serbia | 0:1 (0:0)
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Ghana | |
| Durban, 20:30 | Germany | 4:0 (2:0)
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Australia | ||
| Monday, 14 June | Johannesburg, 13:30 | Group E | Netherlands | 2:0 (0:0)
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Denmark |
| Mangaung / BFN, 16:00 | Japan | 1:0 (1:0) | Cameroon | ||
| Cape Town, 20:30 | Group F | Italy | 1:1 (0:1) | Paraguay | |
| Tuesday, 15 June | Rustenburg, 13:30 | New Zealand | 1:1 (0:0)
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Slovakia | |
| Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 16:00 | Group G | Côte d’Ivoire | 0:0 | Portugal | |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Brazil |
2:1 (0:0)
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Korea DPR | ||
| Wednesday, 16 June | Nelspruit, 13:30 | Group H | Honduras | 0:1 (0:1) |
Chile |
| Durban, 16:00 | Spain | 0:1 (0:0) |
Switzerland | ||
| Pretoria, 20:30 | Group A | South Africa |
0:3 (0:1) |
Uruguay | |
| Thursday, 17 June | Polokwane, 20:30 | France | 0:2 (0:0) |
Mexico | |
| Mangaung / BFN, 16:00 | Group B | Greece | 2:1 (1:1) |
Nigeria | |
| Johannesburg, 13:30 | Argentina | 4:1 (2:1) | Korea Republic | ||
| Friday, 18 June | Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 13:30 | Group D | Germany | 0:1 (0:1) |
Serbia |
| Johannesburg, 16:00 | Group C | Slovenia | 2:2 (2:0) |
USA | |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | England | 0:0 |
Algeria | ||
| Saturday, 19 June | Rustenburg, 16:00 | Group D | Ghana | 1:1 (1:1) |
Australia |
| Durban, 13:30 | Group E | Netherlands | 1:0 (0:0) |
Japan | |
| Tshwane / Pretoria, 20:30 | Cameroon | 1:2 (1:1) | Denmark | ||
| Sunday, 20 June | Mangaung / BFN, 13:30 | Group F | Slovakia | 0:2 (0:1) |
Paraguay |
| Nelspruit, 16:00 | Italy | 1:1 (1:1) |
New Zealand | ||
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Group G | Brazil | 3:1 (1:0) |
Côte d’Ivoire | |
| Monday, 21 June | Cape Town, 13:30 | Portugal | 7:0 (1:0) |
Korea DPR | |
| Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 16:00 | Group H | Chile | 1:0 (0:0) |
Switzerland | |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Spain | 2:0 (1:0) |
Honduras | ||
| Tuesday, 22 June | Mangaung / BFN, 16:00 | Group A | France | 1:2 (0:2) |
South Africa |
| Rustenburg, 16:00 | Mexico | 0:1 (0:1) |
Uruguay | ||
| Durban, 20:30 | Group B | Nigeria | 2:2 (1:1) |
Korea Republic | |
| Polokwane, 20:30 | Greece | 0:2 (0:0) |
Argentina | ||
| Wednesday, 23 June | Tshwane / Pretoria, 16:00 | Group C | USA | 1:0 (0:0) |
Algeria |
| Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 16:00 | Slovenia | 0:1 (0:1) |
England | ||
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Group D | Ghana | 0:1 (0:0) |
Germany | |
| Nelspruit, 20:30 | Australia | 2:1 (0:0) |
Serbia | ||
| Thursday, 24 June | Johannesburg, 16:00 | Group F | Slovakia | 3:2 (1:0) |
Italy |
| Polokwane, 16:00 | Paraguay | 0:0 |
New Zealand | ||
| Rustenburg, 20:30 | Group E | Denmark | 1:3 (0:2) |
Japan | |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | Cameroon | 1:2 (0:1) |
Netherlands | ||
| Friday, 25 June | Durban, 16:00 | Group G | Portugal | 0:0 |
Brazil |
| Nelspruit, 16:00 | Korea DPR | 0:3 (0:2) |
Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Tshwane / Pretoria, 20:30 | Group H | Chile | 1:2 (0:2) |
Spain | |
| Mangaung / BFN, 20:30 | Switzerland | 0:0 |
Honduras | ||
| Saturday, 26 June | Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 1 | Uruguay | 2:1 (1:0) |
South Korea (Korea Republic) |
| Rustenburg, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 2 | USA | 1:2 (1:1, 0:1) |
Ghana | |
| Sunday, 27 June | Mangaung / BFN, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 3 | Germany | 4:1 (2:1) |
England |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 4 | Argentina | 3:1 (2:0) |
Mexico | |
| Monday, 28 June | Durban, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 5 | Netherlands | 2:1 (1:0) |
Slovakia |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 6 | Brazil | 3:0 (2:0) |
Chile | |
| Tuesday, 29 June | Tshwane / Pretoria, 16:00 | Round of 16 – Match 7 | Paraguay | 0:0 (5-3 Penalty Shootout) |
Japan |
| Cape Town, 20:30 | Round of 16 – Match 8 | Spain | 1:0 (0:0) |
Portugal | |
| Wednesday, 30 June | Rest days | ||||
| Thursday, 01 July | |||||
| Friday, 02 July | Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 16:00 | Quarter-final C | Netherlands | 2:1 (0:1) |
Brazil |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Quarter-final A | Uruguay | 1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 0:1) 4:2 PSO | Ghana | |
| Saturday, 03 July | Cape Town, 16:00 | Quarter-final B | Argentina | 0:4 (0:1) |
Germany |
| Johannesburg, 20:30 | Quarter-final D | Paraguay | 0:1 (0:0) |
Spain | |
| Sunday, 04 July | Rest days | ||||
| Monday, 05 July | |||||
| Tuesday, 06 July | Cape Town, 20:30 | Semi-final I | Uruguay | 2:3 (1:1) |
Netherlands |
| Wednesday, 07 July | Durban, 20:30 | Semi-final II | Germany | 0:1 (0:0) |
Spain |
| Thursday, 08 July | Rest days | ||||
| Friday, 09 July | |||||
| Saturday, 10 July | Nelson Mandela Bay / PLZ, 20:30 | Third place play-off | Uruguay | 2:3 (1:1) |
Germany |
| Sunday, 11 July | Johannesburg, 20:30 | FINAL | Netherlands | 0:1 (0:0) |
Spain |
You can also download the original PDF of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Match Schedule at the link provided.
FIFA World Cup Latest News
Complete List of Qualified Teams
The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament, the 2010 FIFA World Cup:
| Team | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
Host | 15 May 2004 |
 Japan |
AFC Fourth Round Group A Runner-up | 6 June 2009 |
 Australia |
AFC Fourth Round Group A Winner | 6 June 2009 |
 Korea Republic |
AFC Fourth Round Group B Winner | 6 June 2009 |
 Netherlands |
UEFA Group 9 Winner | 6 June 2009 |
 Korea DPR |
AFC Fourth Round Group B Runner-up | 17 June 2009 |
 Brazil |
CONMEBOL Top 4 finish | 5 September 2009 |
 Ghana |
CAF Third Round Group D Winners | 6 September 2009 |
 England |
UEFA Group 6 Winners | 9 September 2009 |
 Spain |
UEFA Group 5 Winners | 9 September 2009 |
 Paraguay |
CONMEBOL Top 4 finish | 9 September 2009 |
 Côte d’Ivoire |
CAF Third Round Group E Winners | 10 October 2009 |
 Germany |
UEFA Group 4 Winners | 10 October 2009 |
 Denmark |
UEFA Group 1 Winners | 10 October 2009 |
 Serbia |
UEFA Group 7 Winners | 10 October 2009 |
 Italy |
UEFA Group 8 Winners | 10 October 2009 |
 Chile |
CONMEBOL Top 4 finish | 10 October 2009 |
 Mexico |
CONCACAF Fourth Round Top 3 finish | 10 October 2009 |
 United States |
CONCACAF Fourth Round Top 3 finish | 10 October 2009 |
 Switzerland |
UEFA Group 2 Winners | 14 October 2009 |
 Slovakia |
UEFA Group 3 Winners | 14 October 2009 |
 Argentina |
CONMEBOL Fourth
Place |
14 October 2009 |
 Honduras |
CONCACAF Fourth Round Third Place | 14 October 2009 |
 New Zealand |
OFC v AFC Play-off Winners | 14 November 2009 |
 Nigeria |
CAF Third Round Group B Winners | 14 November 2009 |
 Cameroon |
CAF Third Round Group A Winners | 14 November 2009 |
 Algeria |
CAF Third Round Group C Winners | 18 November 2009 |
 Greece |
UEFA Play-off Winners | 18 November 2009 |
 Slovenia |
UEFA Play-off Winners | 18 November 2009 |
 Portugal |
UEFA Play-off Winners | 18 November 2009 |
 France |
UEFA Play-off Winners | 18 November 2009 |
 Uruguay |
CONMEBOL v CONCACAF Play-off Winners | 18 November 2009 |
References:
Wikipedia – 2010 FIFA World Cup
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