2010 Football World Cup

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.

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 venue which 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