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.
Host selection
Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts
Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event among football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:
Egypt
Libya / Tunisia (co-hosting)
Morocco
South Africa
Following the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee not to allow co-hosted tournaments, Tunisia withdrew from the bidding process. The committee also decided not to consider Libya's solo bid as it no longer met all the stipulations laid down in the official List of Requirements.
After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zürich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.
Voting Results
Country Votes
South Africa 14
Morocco 10
Egypt 0
Tunisia withdrew on 8 May 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed
Libya bid was rejected: bid did not meet the list of requirements and joint bidding was not allowed
Qualification
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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 (6)
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
Qualified countries in green. For Key to the other areas, see here.
This is the first World Cup with no debutant associations, although two of the qualifiers (Slovakia and Serbia) have previously appeared only as parts of former competing nations. In both cases FIFA considers these teams to have retained the earlier nations' records.
Qualification controversies
Controversy surrounded several of the final qualification matches in November 2009.
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In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland French captain Thierry Henry, unseen by the referee, illegally handled the ball in the lead up to the winning goal, which saw France make the final 32 teams ahead of Ireland. The incident caused widespread debate on FIFA Fair Play, and how matches should be refereed at the highest level. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) requested a replay on grounds of fairness, but this was denied by FIFA under the Laws of the Game.A widely reported later request by Ireland to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant was later withdrawn by the FAI, and dismissed by the FAI as peripheral to their other more substantial petitions for change in world football made to FIFA.
Costa Rica also complained over Uruguay's winning goal in the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff.
There was crowd trouble around two matches between Egypt and Algeria, with the Algerian team bus stoned before the first in Cairo, and reports of Egyptian fans ambushed after the second in Khartoum, Sudan. Local media made lurid reports, and diplomatic relations between the countries nosedived.
In response to the incidents during qualification, and to a match fixing controversy, on 2 December 2009 FIFA called for an extraordinary general meeting of their Executive Committee. After the meeting, FIFA announced that they would be setting up an inquiry into technology and extra officials in the game, but they did not announce the widely-expected move of fast-tracking the introduction of goal-line referee's assistants, already being trialled in the Europa League, and instead restated that the competition in South Africa would be officiated as before, with just one referee, two assistants, and a fourth official.On the subject of fair play, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said:
I appeal to all the players and coaches to observe this fair play. In 2010 we want to prove that football is more than just kicking a ball but has social and cultural value...So we ask the players 'please observe fair play' so they will be an example to the rest of the world.
—FIFA President Sepp Blatter,
Prize money and club payments
The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $420 million, a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.Before the tournament, each participating team would receive $1 million, for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, teams exiting at the group stage would receive $8 million. Thereafter, the prize money would be distributed as follows:
$9 million - Round of 16
$18 million - Quarter-finals
$20 million - Semi-finals
$24 million - Runners up
$30 million - Winners
In a first for the World Cup, there would also be payments made by FIFA to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This would see a total of €26 million being paid to domestic clubs, amounting to just over €1,000 per player per day. [9]
This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morroco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in a friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup.
Mascot
Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi (born 16 June 1994 (age 15)), an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair. His name comes from "ZA", the international abbreviation for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green.
Zakumi's birthdate coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa and their second group match. The year 1994 marks the first non-racial nationwide elections in South Africa. He will turn 16 in 2010.
The Zakumi's official motto is: "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will also appear at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Match ball
Main article: Adidas Jabulani
Jabulani, the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be named the "Jabulani", made by Adidas, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in isiZulu. The number eleven plays a prominent role in the new technologically advanced ball: it is the eleventh World Cup match ball made by the German sports equipment maker; it features eleven colours, one for each player on the pitch; and there are eleven official languages of South Africa. Also, the event will start on the eleventh day of June and end on the eleventh day of July.
There have already been critics of the ball. FC Barcelona's goalkeeper, Víctor Valdés, said: "I'm scared about the ball, it's unpredictable".
Venues
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In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of twelve 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 venues which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:
Johannesburg Durban Cape Town Johannesburg Pretoria
Soccer City Moses Mabhida Stadium[3] Cape Town Stadium[4] Ellis Park Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium
26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E 29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E 33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E 26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E 25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E
Capacity: 94,700 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 69,070 Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 51,760
Port Elizabeth Bloemfontein Polokwane Rustenburg Nelspruit
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Free State Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium Mbombela Stadium
33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E 29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E 23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E 25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E 25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E
Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 46,000 Capacity: 44,530 Capacity: 43,589
DurbanPort ElizabethNelspruitRustenburgPretoriaBloemfonteinJohannesburgCape TownPolokwane
^1 As Durban Stadium
^2 As Green Point Stadium
Preparations
The Lukasrand Tower in Pretoria sporting a football in anticipation of the world cup
Five new stadiums have been built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues are to be upgraded. Construction costs are expected to be R8.4bn.
In addition to the stadiums being built and upgraded, South Africa is also planning to improve its current public transport infrastructure within the various cities, with projects such as the Gautrain and the new Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) titled Rea Vaya. Danny Jordaan, the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, has said that he expects all stadiums for the tournament to be completed by October 2009.
The country is also going to implement special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements, including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.
The readiness of this African nation to host one of the biggest events in a sports that is worshiped by millions has received positive response from FIFA. FIFA has rated the readiness of South Africa at eight on a scale of 10 with the hope that they would be completely ready before the matches actually start.
Construction strike
70,000 construction workerswho were supposed to be working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs on 8 July 2009. The majority of the workers receive R2500 per month (about £192, €224 or $313), but the unions allege that some workers are grossly underpaid – some receiving as little as R40 (£3.11) a week. A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the "no work no pay" strike will go on until FIFA assesses penalties on the organisers. Other unions threatened to strike into 2011. The World Cup organising committee downplayed the strike and expressed confidence that the stadiums will be ready.
Transportation
Major road networks have been improved to cater for the expected influx of people coming to the country who will be traveling to and from the match stadiums. The Gautrain(underground rail network) will be complete in time for the opening game, but only limited lengths of the route.
Major metros have also updated their current public bus systems to cater for visitors. Websites such as Vaya Nathi have been created for host city visitors to view bus route information in host cities.
Legacy
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The following stadiums have all been upgraded to meet FIFA specification as a lasting legacy of the World Cup.
Cecil Payne Stadium
Dobsonville Stadium
Gelvandale Stadium
Giant Stadium
HM Pitje Stadium
King Zwelithini Stadium
Olympia Park Stadium
Orlando Stadium
Princess Magogo Stadium
Rabie Ridge Stadium
Rand Stadium
Ruimsig Stadium
Seisa Ramabodu Stadium
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
Super Stadium
Relocation rumours
Fans celebrating the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (Camps Bay, Cape Town)
During 2006 to 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country. Some people, including Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt and, reportedly, some FIFA executives, expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa's preparations. However, FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, and stated that the event will not be moved, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter re-iterating that "Plan A... Plan B... Plan C is that the 2010 World Cup will be staged in South Africa". Blatter stated that there is a contingency plan to hold the World Cup elsewhere but only in the event of a natural catastrophe, and that the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany also had a similar contingency plan.
Despite reassurances by FIFA that the event would only be moved in the case of natural catastrophe, rumours continued to circulate about possible relocation of the event. These rumours were criticised by South Africa's Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi, saying that some have targeted the event to reflect their persistent negativity towards South Africa and Africa.
Controversies
Evictions
As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world, the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been connected to evictions which many claim are meant to 'beautify the city', impress visiting tourists, and hide shackdwellers. On 14 May 2009, Durban-based shack-dwellers took the KwaZulu-Natal government to court over their controversial Elimination and Prevention of Re-Emergence of Slums Act, meant to eliminate slums in South Africa and put homeless shackdwellers in transit camps in time for the 2010 World Cup. They have gained a lot of publicity for their efforts even in the international media.
Another prominent controversy surrounding preparations for the World Cup is the N2 Gateway housing project in Cape Town, which plans to remove over 20,000 residents from Joe Slovo Informal Settlement along the busy N2 Freeway and build rental flats and bond houses in its place in time for the 2010 World Cup. The residents would be moved to the poverty stricken Delft township on the outskirts of the city and out of sight from the N2 Freeway. There has been particular concern about forced removals to the Blikkiesdorp camp in Delft and that, in Durban, children are being forcibly removed from the city centre.
In July 2009, South Africa was hit with rolling protests by poor communities who demanded access to basic services, jobs, adequate housing and the democratisation of service delivery. These protests have been linked to the World Cup as protesters complain that public funds are being diverted away from social issues to build stadiums and upgrade airports. Fears have been expressed that the growing protests by shack dwellers could result in the tournament being disrupted. Some grassroots social movements have called for a boycott of the event.
Human rights
In April 2010, the Swiss Labour Assistance SLA launched a petition to FIFA's President Joseph Blatter. The petition asks FIFA to actively engage against exploitation and against the violation of human rights in the context of FIFA World Cups. The petition will be handed over in June 2010.
Blikkiesdorp
See also: Blikkiesdorp
Blikkiesdorp has become well-known for its high crime rate, its substandard living conditions, and its extremely hot or cold, windy and sandy living environment. NGOs, international human rights organisations, and the Anti-Eviction Campaign have publicly criticised the conditions in Blikkiesdorp and how they say it is used to reinforce the eviction of poor families especially to make way for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Residents have also threatened to burn down Blikkiesdorp before the World Cup begins because of the bad conditions in the settlement.
Crime and Security
Tournament organiser Danny Jordaan dismissed concerns that the terrorist attack on the Togo national team which took place in Angola in January 2010, had any relevance to the security arrangements for the World Cup.
South Africa and others have expressed concerns that the World Cup will stimulate and be a boon to the illicit sex trade.
Non-FIFA events
In November 2009 it was reported that a rugby Test match between the Springboks and France scheduled to take place in Cape Town on the 12th June 2010 would be moved to Europe due to FIFA regulations banning other sport events in host cities during the time of the World Cup.[74] After negotiations between the South African Rugby Union and members of the local organising committee, it was announced that the Test will be allowed to take place in Cape Town on the originally scheduled date because no World Cup match is to be played in Cape Town on that day, and the Test will be played at Newlands, which is not a World Cup venue.
FIFA Trademarks
Kulula.com were ordered by FIFA it to withdraw an advertisement that it claimed infringed on their trademarks.The advert, titled "The unofficial carrier of the you-know-what", features soccer balls, vuvuzelas and the National Flag of South Africa which FIFA claims when used in conjunction with each other constitutes a infringement of its trademarks.Kulula.com disputed FIFA's claim,but later announced that they would withdraw the specific advert whilst continuing with the advertisement campaign.
Filming
Sony technology will be used to film the games. According to FIFA up to 25 of the games will be captured using 3D cameras.It will be supplying its flagship HDC-1500 cameras as well as its new HDC-P1 unit, a compact, point-of-view (POV)-type camera with a 2/3-inch lens. The 3D games will be produced for FIFA by Host Broadcast Services.
Final Draw
See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup seeding
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 (Host & Top seven) Pot 2 (Asia, North America & Oceania) Pot 3 (Africa & South America) Pot 4 (Europe)
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.[84] The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.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:[87]
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 Antonio Rodríguez
CONMEBOL
Carlos Amarilla
Héctor Baldassi
Jorge Larrionda
Pablo Pozo
Óscar Ruiz
Carlos Simon
OFC
Michael Hester
Peter O'Leary
UEFA
Olegário Benquerença
Massimo Busacca
Frank De Bleeckere
Martin Hansson
Viktor Kassai
Stephane Lannoy
Roberto Rosetti
Wolfgang Stark
Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Howard Webb
Matches
See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup schedule
All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2)
Group stage
In the following tables:
Pld = total games played
W = total games won
D = total games drawn (tied)
L = total games lost
GF = total goals scored (goals for)
GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
Pts = total points accumulated
The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16.
Tie-breaking criteria
For the World Cup tournament, FIFA uses the following criteria to rank teams in the Group Stage.[88]
greatest number of points in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.
greatest number of points in matches between tied teams;
goal difference in matches between tied teams;
greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
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
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
At the knockout stage (including the final), if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) will be played. If the score is still level after extra time, the match will be decided on penalty kicks.
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
16:00
Winners of Group A Match 49 Runners-up of Group B Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
26 June 2010
20:30
Winners of Group C Match 50 Runners-up of Group D Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
27 June 2010
16:00
Winners of Group D Match 51 Runners-up of Group C Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
27 June 2010
20:30
Winners of Group B Match 52 Runners-up of Group A Soccer City, Johannesburg
28 June 2010
16:00
Winners of Group E Match 53 Runners-up of Group F Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
28 June 2010
20:30
Winners of Group G Match 54 Runners-up of Group H Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
29 June 2010
16:00
Winners of Group F Match 55 Runners-up of Group E Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
29 June 2010
20:30
Winners of Group H Match 56 Runners-up of Group G Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Quarter-finals
2 July 2010
16:00
Winners of Match 53 Match 57 Winners of Match 54 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2 July 2010
20:30
Winners of Match 49 Match 58 Winners of Match 50 Soccer City, Johannesburg
3 July 2010
16:00
Winners of Match 52 Match 59 Winners of Match 51 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
3 July 2010
20:30
Winners of Match 55 Match 60 Winners of Match 56 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Semi-finals
6 July 2010
20:30
Winners of Match 58 Match 61 Winners of Match 57 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
7 July 2010
20:30
Winners of Match 59 Match 62 Winners of Match 60 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Third place play-off
10 July 2010
20:30
Losers of Match 61 Match 63 Losers of Match 62 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Final
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
11 July 2010
20:30
Winners of Match 61 Match 64 Winners of Match 62 Soccer City, Johannesburg
In video games
In PlayStation Home, Sony has released a virtual space based on the FIFA 2010 World Cup in the Japanese version of Home on December 3, 2009. This virtual space is called the "FevaArena Lounge" and features an area for events, and area for presentations, a shop, a cafe-like area on the second floor and a quiz of FIFA.
On 26 January 2010, EA Sports announced that they were making the official 2010 World Cup video game.
2010 Fifa world cup schedule
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