World Cup 2010 South Africa Guide
World Cup -
South Africa 2010
The nineteenth World Cup will be the first to take place on the continent of Africa.
The opening game is on Friday 11th June 2010 in Soccer City, Johannesburg and
the final is on Sunday 11th July 2010 at the same venue. Thirty-two teams will
take part in the finals. Hosts South Africa have qualified automatically and
they will be joined by the thirty-one successful qualifiers. The qualification
process began in August 2007 and was completed in November 2009 ahead of the
draw for the finals on the 4th/5th December 2009.
Matches will take place at ten venues around South Africa:
| Stadium |
Town |
Capacity |
| Green Point Stadium |
Cape Town |
70,000 |
| Durban Stadium |
Durban |
70,000 |
| Ellis Park Stadium |
Johannesburg |
61,000 |
| Soccer City Stadium |
Johannesburg |
94,700 |
| Free State Stadium |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
48,000 |
| Port Elizabeth Stadium |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
48,000 |
| Mbombela Stadium |
Nelspruit |
46,000 |
| Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Polokwane |
46,000 |
| Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
Rustenburg |
42,000 |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
50,000 |
The groups and fixtures for the finals are as follows:
| Group
A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| South Africa |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mexico |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Uruguay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| France |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group A Fixtures / Results
|
| 11-06-2010 16:00 |
South Africa - Mexico |
Soccer City |
| 11-06-2010 20:30 |
Uruguay - France |
Cape Town |
| 16-06-2010 20:30 |
South Africa - Uruguay |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 17-06-2010 20:30 |
France - Mexico |
Polokwane |
| 22-06-2010 16:00 |
Mexico - Uruguay |
Rustenburg |
| 22-06-2010 16:00 |
France - South Africa |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
|
Group B |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Argentina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nigeria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| South Korea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group B Fixtures / Results
|
| 12-06-2010 13:30 |
South Korea - Greece |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 12-06-2010 16:00 |
Argentina - Nigeria |
Johannesburg |
| 17-06-2010 13:30 |
Argentina - South Korea |
Soccer City |
| 17-06-2010 16:00 |
Greece - Nigeria |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 22-06-2010 20:30 |
Nigeria - South Korea |
Durban |
| 22-06-2010 20:30 |
Greece - Argentina |
Polokwane |
|
Group C |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| England |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| USA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Algeria |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Slovenia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group C Fixtures / Results
|
| 12-06-2010 20:30 |
England - USA |
Rustenburg |
| 13-06-2010 13:30 |
Algeria - Slovenia |
Polokwane |
| 18-06-2010 16:00 |
Slovenia - USA |
Johannesburg |
| 18-06-2010 20:30 |
England - Algeria |
Cape Town |
| 23-06-2010 16:00 |
Slovenia - England |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 23-06-2010 16:00 |
USA - Algeria |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
|
Group D |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Germany |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Serbia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ghana |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group D Fixtures / Results
|
| 13-06-2010 16:00 |
Serbia - Ghana |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 13-06-2010 20:30 |
Germany - Australia |
Durban |
| 18-06-2010 13:30 |
Germany - Serbia |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 19-06-2010 16:00 |
Ghana - Australia |
Rustenburg |
| 23-06-2010 20:30 |
Ghana - Germany |
Soccer City |
| 23-06-2010 20:30 |
Australia - Serbia |
Nelspruit |
|
Group E |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Holland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Denmark |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cameroon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group E Fixtures / Results
|
| 14-06-2010 13:30 |
Holland - Denmark |
Soccer City |
| 14-06-2010 16:00 |
Japan - Cameroon |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 19-06-2010 13:30 |
Holland - Japan |
Durban |
| 19-06-2010 20:30 |
Cameroon - Denmark |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 24-06-2010 20:30 |
Denmark - Japan |
Rustenburg |
| 24-06-2010 20:30 |
Cameroon - Holland |
Cape Town |
|
Group F |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Italy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Paraguay |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group F Fixtures / Results
|
| 14-06-2010 20:30 |
Italy - Paraguay |
Cape Town |
| 15-06-2010 13:30 |
New Zealand - Slovakia |
Rustenburg |
| 20-06-2010 13:30 |
Slovakia - Paraguay |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 20-06-2010 16:00 |
Italy - New Zealand |
Nelspruit |
| 24-06-2010 16:00 |
Slovakia - Italy |
Johannesburg |
| 24-06-2010 16:00 |
Paraguay - New Zealand |
Polokwane |
|
Group G |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Brazil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| North Korea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ivory Coast |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Portugal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group G Fixtures / Results
|
| 15-06-2010 16:00 |
Ivory Coast - Portugal |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 15-06-2010 20:30 |
Brazil - North Korea |
Johannesburg |
| 20-06-2010 20:30 |
Brazil - Ivory Coast |
Soccer City |
| 21-06-2010 13:30 |
Portugal - North Korea |
Cape Town |
| 25-06-2010 16:00 |
Portugal - Brazil |
Durban |
| 25-06-2010 16:00 |
North Korea - Ivory Coast |
Nelspruit |
|
Group H |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| Spain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Switzerland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Honduras |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chile |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Group H Fixtures / Results |
| 16-06-2010 13:30 |
Honduras - Chile |
Nelspruit |
| 16-06-2010 16:00 |
Spain - Switzerland |
Durban |
| 21-06-2010 16:00 |
Chile - Switzerland |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 21-06-2010 20:30 |
Spain - Honduras |
Johannesburg |
| 25-06-2010 20:30 |
Chile - Spain |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 25-06-2010 20:30 |
Switzerland - Honduras |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
Second Round
| 26-06-2010 16:00 |
1st Group A - 2nd Group B |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 26-06-2010 20:30 |
1st Group C - 2nd Group D |
Rustenburg |
| 27-06-2010 16:00 |
1st Group D - 2nd Group C |
Mangaung/Bloemfontein |
| 27-06-2010 20:30 |
1st Group B - 2nd Group A |
Soccer City |
| 28-06-2010 16:00 |
1st Group E - 2nd Group F |
Durban |
| 28-06-2010 20:30 |
1st Group G - 2nd Group H |
Johannesburg |
| 29-06-2010 16:00 |
1st Group F - 2nd Group E |
Tshwane/Pretoria |
| 29-06-2010 20:30 |
1st Group H - 2nd Group G |
Cape Town |
Quarter Finals
| 02-07-2010 16:00 |
E1/F2 - G1/H2 |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
| 02-07-2010 20:30 |
A1/B2 - C1/D2 |
Soccer City |
| 03-07-2010 16:00 |
B1/A2 - D1/C2 |
Cape Town |
| 03-07-2010 20:30 |
F1/E2 - H1/G2 |
Johannesburg |
Semi Finals
| 06-07-2010 20:30 |
A1/B2/C1/D2 - E1/F2/G1/H2 |
Cape Town |
| 07-07-2010 20:30 |
B1/A2/D1/C2 - F1/E2/H1/G2 |
Durban |
Third Place Play-off
| 10-07-2010 20:30 |
Loser SF1 - Loser SF2 |
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |
Final - Sunday 11th July 2010 20:30
| Winner SF1 |
- |
Winner SF2 |
|
Soccer City, Johannesburg |
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