FIFA World Cup 2010 Schedule

FIFA World Cup 2010 Schedule



FIFA World Cup Football 2010Last Friday night, FIFA announced the complete schedule for FIFA World Cup 2010. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. The 2010 Footbal World Cup will be held in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, 2010. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. The Opening match will be played between host South Africa and Mexico at Johannesburg on June 11. There are 32 teams in this World Cup, which are divided into 8 groups, each group contains 4 teams. Last World Cup Football was held in Germany in 2006 in which Italy defeated France 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time had finished in a 1-1 draw.

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.

Jabulani

World Cup Ball.

The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi, 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.jpg

FIFA World Cup Football Official mascot

There will be 8 groups in FIFA World Cup 2010. The group Teams are given below ::

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France.

Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece.

Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia

Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana.

Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon.

Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia.’

Group G: Brazil North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal.

Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile.

FIFA World Cup Football 2010 Group Matches Schedule::

Group A

Jun. 11
South Africa vs. Mexico
10:00 am, Johannesburg

Jun. 11
Uruguay vs. France
2:30 pm, Cape Town

Jun. 16
South Africa vs. Uruguay
2:30 pm, Pretoria

Jun. 17
France vs. Mexico
7:30 am, Polokwane

Jun. 22
Mexico vs. Uruguay
10:00 am, Rustenburg

Jun. 22
France vs. South Africa
10:00 am, Bloemfontein

Group B

Jun 12
Argentina vs. Nigeria
7:30 am, Johannesburg

Jun. 12
South Korea vs. Greece
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth

Jun. 17
Greece vs. Nigeria
10:00 am, Bloemfontein

Jun. 17
Argentina vs. South Korea
2:30 pm, Johannesburg

Jun. 22
Nigeria vs. South Korea
2:30 pm, Durban

Jun. 22
Greece vs. Argentina
2:30 pm, Polokwane

Group C:

Jun. 12
England vs. United States
2:30 pm, Rustenburg

Jun 13
Algeria vs. Slovenia
7:30 am, Polokwane

Jun. 18
Slovenia vs. United States
10:00 am, Johannesburg

Jun. 18
England vs. Algeria
2:30 pm, Cape Town

Jun. 23
Slovenia vs. England
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth

Jun. 23
United States vs. Algeria
10:00 am, Pretoria

Group D:

Jun. 13
Germany vs. Australia
10:00 am, Durban

Jun. 13
Serbia vs. Ghana
2:30 pm, Pretoria

Jun. 18
Germany vs. Serbia
7:30 am, Port Elizabeth

Jun. 19
Ghana vs. Australia
7:30 am, Rustenburg

Jun. 23
Ghana vs. Germany
2:30 pm, Johannesburg

Jun. 23
Australia vs. Serbia
2:30 pm, Nelspruit

Group E:

Jun. 14
Netherlands vs. Denmark
7:30 am, Johannesburg

Jun. 14
Japan vs. Cameroon
10:00 am, Bloemfontein

Jun. 19
Netherlands vs. Japan
10:00 am, Durban

Jun. 19
Cameroon vs. Denmark
2:30 pm, Pretoria

Jun. 24
Denmark vs. Japan
2:30 pm, Rustenburg

Jun. 24
Cameroon vs. Netherlands
2:30 pm, Cape Town

Group F:

Jun. 14
Italy vs. Paraguay
2:30 pm, Cape Town

Jun. 15
New Zealand vs. Slovakia
7:30 am, Rustenburg

Jun. 20
Slovakia vs. Paraguay
7:30 am, Bloemfontein

Jun. 20
Italy vs. New Zealand
10:00 am, Nelspruit

Jun. 24
Slovakia vs. Italy
10:00 am, Johannesburg

Jun. 24
Paraguay vs. New Zealand
10:00 am, Polokwane

Group G:

Jun. 15
Ivory Coast vs. Portugal
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth

Jun. 15
Brazil vs. North Korea
2:30 pm, Johannesburg

Jun. 20
Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
2:30 pm, Johannesburg

Jun. 21
Portugal vs. North Korea
7:30 am, Cape Town

Jun. 25
North Korea vs. Ivory Coast
10:00 am, Nelspruit

Jun. 25
Portugal vs. Brazil
10:00 am, Durban

Group H:

Jun. 16
Honduras vs. Chile
7:30 am, Nelspruit

Jun. 16
Spain vs. Switzerland
10:00 am, Durban

Jun. 21
Chile vs. Switzerland
10:00 am, Port Elizabeth

Jun. 21
Spain vs. Honduras
2:30 pm, Johannesburg

Jun. 25
Switzerland vs. Honduras
2:30 pm, Bloemfontein

Jun. 25
Chile vs. Spain
2:30 pm, Pretoria

Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals and final

FIFA World Cup 2010 Schedule