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

The program was part of the trip prepared by the Federation Internationals de Football Association (FIFA or the International Football Association), soccer’s leading body, to take the award around 86 countries to give football fans a chance to see the World Cup trophy. The tour began its flight from FIFA head office in Zurich 21 September 2009 and ends in South Africa, May 4, 2010. This was the first time that FIFA World Cup trophy was brought to the country to Kolkata. The three West Bengal filing cabinet ministers purportedly breached FIFA rules on Friday, when the trophy was unveiled in the City of Joy.

Matthäus, the first footballer to receive the FIFA Player of the Year Award in 1991, led Germany to a historic 1990 World Cup win against Maradona’s Argentina, but Matthäus Maradona hailed as the maximum footballer in his time. Matthäus said: “(Diego) Maradona was in his time the best player, particularly in World Cup 1986th I think without Maradona, Argentina may never win the World Cup. In 1990, Italy was a modest different because Maradona not play at the maximum level in 1986. “”So it was easier for us to win the final against Argentina, I played dedicated football in 1979 and 2000, and in these 21 years, I could not see an improved player than Maradona,” he added.

All India Football Federation (AIFF) may be subject to penalties for violations, said sources. All AIFF vice-president Subrata Dutta and AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco was also present at the function.

The valid trophy made of 18 carat gold was exposed in a five star hotel in the presence of former Indian football greats and a wide range of leading soccer trip to the country. Trophy – 36.8 inches high and weighs 6175 grams – has a base with two layers of semi-precious malachite while the foundation carries imprinted year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since 1974. The three-day musical will enjoy a select arrangement of the FIFA World Cup Trophy in the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.