Tournament details:
Host country South Africa
Dates 11 June – 11 July
Teams 32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 10 (in 9 host cities)/
2010 FIFA World Cup being the 19 FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between June 11 and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the conclusion of a requirement development which began in August 2007 and involved 204 208 FIFA teams. So that it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as a sporting event with the competing nations.
Voting Results:
Country Votes
South Africa 14
Morocco 10
Egypt 0
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
Prize money and club payments:
* $9 million – Round of 16
* $18 million – Quarter-finals
* $20 million – Semi-finals
* $24 million – Runners up
* $30 million – Winners
Venues:
Johannesburg Durban Cape Town Pretoria PortElizabeth Bloemfontein Polokwane Nelspruit Rustenburg
Match Ball:
Groups:
A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France
B
Argentina
Nigeria
Korea Republic
Greece
C
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia
D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana
E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon
F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia
G
Brazil
Korea PRK
Côte d’Ivoire
Portugal
H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile
Matches:
11 June 2010
South Africa Match 1 Mexico Soccer City, Johannesburg
Uruguay Match 2 France Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
12 June 2010
Korea Republic Match 3 Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Argentina Match 4 Nigeria Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
England Match 5 United States Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
13 June 2010
Algeria Match 6 Slovenia Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Serbia Match 7 Ghana Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Germany Match 8 Australia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
14 June 2010
Netherlands Match 9 Denmark Soccer City, Johannesburg
Japan Match 10 Cameroon Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein
Italy Match 11 Paraguay Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15 June 2010
New Zealand Match 12 Slovakia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Côte d’Ivoire Match 13 Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Brazil Match 14 Korea DPR Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
16 June 2010
Honduras Match 15 Chile Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Spain Match 16 Switzerland Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
South Africa Match 17 Uruguay Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17 June 2010
Argentina Match 18 Korea Republic Soccer City, Johannesburg
Greece Match 19 Nigeria Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
France Match 20 Mexico Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
18 June 2010
Germany Match 21 Serbia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Slovenia Match 22 United States Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
England Match 23 Algeria Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
19 June 2010
Netherlands Match 24 Japan Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Ghana Match 25 Australia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Cameroon Match 26 Denmark Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
20 June 2010
Slovakia Match 27 Paraguay Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Italy Match 28 New Zealand Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Brazil Match 29 Côte d’Ivoire Soccer City, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
Portugal Match 30 Korea DPR Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Chile Match 31 Switzerland Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Spain Match 32 Honduras Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
22 June 2010
Mexico Match 33 Uruguay Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
France Match 34 South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Nigeria Match 35 Korea Republic Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Greece Match 36 Argentina Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
23 June 2010
Slovenia Match 37 England Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
United States Match 38 Algeria Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Ghana Match 39 Germany Soccer City, Johannesburg
Australia Match 40 Serbia Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
24 June 2010
Slovakia Match 41 Italy Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Paraguay Match 42 New Zealand Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Denmark Match 43 Japan Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Cameroon Match 44 Netherlands 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
Chile Match 47 Spain LoftusVersfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Switzerland Match 48 Honduras Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Knockout stage:
Round of 16:
26 June 2010
Winners of Group A Match 49 Runners-up of Group B Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Winners of Group C Match 50 Runners-up of Group D Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
27 June 2010
Winners of Group D Match 51 Runners-up of Group C Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Winners of Group B Match 52 Runners-up of Group A Soccer City, Johannesburg
28 June 2010
Winners of Group E Match 53 Runners-up of Group F Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Winners of Group G Match 54 Runners-up of Group H Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
29 June 2010
Winners of Group F Match 55 Runners-up of Group E Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Winners of Group H Match 56 Runners-up of Group G Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Quarter-finals:
2 July 2010
Winners of Match 53 Match 57 Winners of Match 54 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Winners of Match 49 Match 58 Winners of Match 50 Soccer City, Johannesburg
3 July 2010
Winners of Match 52 Match 59 Winners of Match 51 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Winners of Match 55 Match 60 Winners of Match 56 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Semi-finals:
6 July 2010
Winners of Match 58 Match 61 Winners of Match 57 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
7 July 2010
Winners of Match 59 Match 62 Winners of Match 60 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Third place play-off:
10 July 2010
Losers of Match 61 Match 63 Losers of Match 62 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Final:
11 July 2010
Winners of Match 61 Match 64 Winners of Match 62 Soccer City, Johannesburg