2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup, also branded as South Africa 2010, was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. In 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.[6]
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 11 June – 11 July |
| Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Spain (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Netherlands |
| Third place | Germany |
| Fourth place | Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,178,856 (49,670 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Diego Forlán Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder David Villa (5 goals each)[1] |
| Best player(s) | Diego Forlán[2] |
| Best young player | Thomas Müller[3] |
| Best goalkeeper | Iker Casillas[4] |
| Fair play award | Spain[5] |
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The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country,[7] with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg.[8][9] Thirty-two teams were selected for participation[10] via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final.
In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated third-time losing finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to win their first world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. They are also the first national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa were eliminated in the group stage and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were also eliminated at the group stage. It was the first time that the hosts had been eliminated in the first stage. New Zealand, with their three draws, were the only undefeated team in the tournament, but they were also eliminated in the group stage.
Host selection
Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived rotation policy, abandoned in 2007,[11] to rotate the event among football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia.
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.
The winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zürich; in the first round of voting, South Africa received 14 votes, Morocco received 10 votes and Egypt no votes. South Africa, which had narrowly failed to win the right to host the 2006 event, was thus awarded the right to host the tournament.[12] Campaigning for South Africa to be granted host status, Nelson Mandela had previously spoken of the importance of football in his life, stating that while incarcerated in Robben Island prison playing football "made us feel alive and triumphant despite the situation we found ourselves in".[13] With South Africa winning their bid, an emotional Mandela raised the FIFA World Cup Trophy.[14]
During 2006 and 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country.[15][16] Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt, and, reportedly, some FIFA executives expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa's preparations.[15][17] FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, stating that a contingency plan existed only to cover natural catastrophes, as had been in place at previous FIFA World Cups.[18]
Bribery and corruption
On 28 May 2015, media covering the 2015 FIFA corruption case reported that high-ranking officials from the South African bid committee had secured the right to host the World Cup by paying US$10 million in bribes to then-FIFA Vice President Jack Warner and to other FIFA Executive Committee members.[19]
On 4 June 2015, FIFA executive Chuck Blazer, having co-operated with the FBI and the Swiss authorities, confirmed that he and the other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed in order to promote the South African 1998 and 2010 World Cup bids. Blazer stated, "I and others on the FIFA executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup."[20][21]
On 6 June 2015, The Daily Telegraph reported that Morocco had actually won the vote, but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead.[22]
Qualification
The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification. With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams at the time, the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event.
Some controversies arose during the qualifications. In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland, French captain Thierry Henry, unseen by the referee, handled the ball in the lead up to a late goal, which enabled France to qualify ahead of Ireland, sparking widespread comment and debate. FIFA rejected a request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match,[23] and Ireland later withdrew a request to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant.[24][25] As a result, FIFA announced a review into the use of technology or extra officials at the highest level, but decided against the widely expected fast-tracking of goal-line referee's assistants for the South African tournament.[26]
Costa Rica complained over Uruguay's winning goal in the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff,[27] while Egypt and Algeria's November 2009 matches were surrounded by reports of crowd trouble. 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.[28]
Slovakia was making its first appearance as an independent nation but had previously been represented as part of the Czechoslovakia team that had last played in the 1990 tournament; North Korea qualified for the first time since 1966; Honduras and New Zealand were both making their first appearances since 1982; Algeria were at the finals for the first time since the 1986 competition; and Greece qualified for the first time since 1994. Serbia also made its first appearance as an independent nation, having previously been present as Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1930, as SFR Yugoslavia from 1950 to 1990, as FR Yugoslavia in 1998 and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.
Teams that failed to qualify for this tournament included Saudi Arabia, which had qualified for the previous four tournaments; Tunisia and Croatia, both of whom had qualified for the previous three finals; Costa Rica, Ecuador, Poland and Sweden, who had qualified for the previous two editions; 2006 quarter-finalists Ukraine and Euro 2008 semi-finalists Russia and Turkey. The highest ranked team not to qualify was Croatia (ranked 10th), while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was North Korea (ranked 105th).
As of 2023[update], this was the last time South Africa, New Zealand, North Korea, Paraguay, Slovakia and Slovenia qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the last time Costa Rica, Iran, Belgium, and Croatia (only time) failed to qualify.
List of qualified teams
The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,[29] qualified for the final tournament.
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Preparations
Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. Construction costs were expected to be R8.4 billion (just over US$1 billion or €950 million).[30]
South Africa also improved its public transport infrastructure within the host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and major road networks were improved.[31] In March 2009, Danny Jordaan, the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, reported that all stadiums for the tournament were on schedule to be completed within six months.[32]
The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of spectators in accordance with standard FIFA requirements,[33] including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.[34]
At a ceremony to mark 100 days before the event, FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the readiness of the country for the event.[35]
Construction strike
On 8 July 2009, 70,000 construction workers[36] who were working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs.[37] The majority of the workers receive R2500 per month (about £192, €224 or US$313), but the unions alleged that some workers were grossly underpaid. A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the "no work no pay" strike would go on until FIFA assessed penalties on the organisers. Other unions threatened to strike into 2011.[38][39] The strike was swiftly resolved and workers were back at work within a week of it starting. There were no further strikes and all stadiums and construction projects were completed in time for the kick off.[40]
Prize money
The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$420 million (including payments of US$40 million to domestic clubs), a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.[41] Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants received US$1 million for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows:[41]
- US$8 million – To each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams) ($10.74 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
- US$9 million – To each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams) ($12.08 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
- US$14 million – To each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams) ($18.79 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
- US$18 million – Fourth placed team ($24.16 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
- US$20 million – Third placed team ($26.84 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
- US$24 million – Runner up ($32.21 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
- US$30 million – Winner ($40.26 million in 2023 US dollars[42])
In a first for the World Cup, FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This saw a total of US$40 million paid to domestic clubs. This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group 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 Morocco'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.[43][44][45]
Venues
In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of 13 venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to the ten venues[46] that were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006.
The altitude of several venues affected the motion of the ball[47] and player performance,[48][49] although FIFA's medical chief downplayed this consideration.[50] Six of the ten venues were over 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level, with the two Johannesburg venues—FNB Stadium (also known as Soccer City) and Ellis Park Stadium—the highest at approximately 1,750 m (5,740 ft).[51][52]
FNB Stadium, Cape Town Stadium, and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth were the most-used venues, each hosting eight matches. Ellis Park Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban hosted seven matches each, while Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg hosted six matches each. Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit hosted four matches each, but did not host any knockout-stage matches.
The following stadiums were all upgraded to meet FIFA specifications:
Team base camps
The base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament. In February 2010, FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team.[58] Fifteen teams were in Gauteng Province, while six teams were based in KwaZulu-Natal, four in the Western Cape, three in North West Province, and one each in Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape, and the Northern Cape.[59]
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Final draw
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. No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, except allowing a maximum of two European teams in a group.[60]
| Pot 1 (Host & Top seven) | Pot 2 (AFC, CONCACAF & OFC) | Pot 3 (CAF & CONMEBOL) | Pot 4 (UEFA) |
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| South Africa | Australia | Algeria | Denmark |
The group draw was staged in Cape Town, South Africa, on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.[61] The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.[62] The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebrselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu.[63]
Opening ceremony
Referees
FIFA's Referees' Committee selected 29 referees through its Refereeing Assistance Programme to officiate at the World Cup: four from the AFC, three from the CAF, six from CONMEBOL, four from CONCACAF, two from the OFC, and ten from UEFA.[64] English referee Howard Webb was chosen to referee the final, making him the first person to referee both the UEFA Champions League final and the World Cup final in the same year.[65]
Squads
As with the 2006 tournament, each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup consisted of 23 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[66]
Of the 736 players participating in the tournament, over half played their club football in five European domestic leagues; those in England (117 players), Germany (84), Italy (80), Spain (59) and France (46).[67] The English, German and Italian squads were made up of entirely home based players, while only Nigeria had no players from clubs in their own league. In all, players from 52 national leagues entered the tournament. FC Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing the most players to the tournament, with 13 players of their side travelling, 7 with the Spanish team, while another 7 clubs contributed 10 players or more.
In another first for South Africa 2010, one squad included three siblings. Jerry, Johnny, and Wilson Palacios made history thanks to their inclusion in Honduras's 23-man list.[68] Unusually, the game between Germany and Ghana had two brothers playing for opposite nations, with Jérôme Boateng and Kevin-Prince Boateng playing respectively.
Match summary
The 32 national teams involved in the tournament together played a total of 64 matches starting from the group stage matches and progressing to the knockout stage matches, with teams eliminated through the various progressive stages. Rest days were allocated during the various stages to allow players recovery during the tournament. Preliminary events were also held in celebration of the World Cup event.[69] All times listed in the table below are in South African Standard Time (UTC+02).
Group stage
All times are South Africa Standard Time (UTC+2).
The tournament match schedule was announced in November 2007.[73][74] In the first round, or group stage, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, with each team playing the other three teams in their group once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 16.
The South American teams performed strongly, with all five advancing to the round of 16 (four as group winners), and four further advancing to the quarter-finals. However, only Uruguay advanced to the semi-finals.
Of the six African teams, only Ghana advanced to the round of 16. South Africa became the first host nation in World Cup history to be eliminated in the first round, despite beating France and drawing with Mexico, while Ghana and Ivory Coast were the only other African teams to win a match. The overall performance of the African teams, in the first World Cup to be hosted on the continent, was judged as disappointing by observers such as Cameroon great Roger Milla.[75]
Only six out of the thirteen UEFA teams advanced to the round of 16, a record low since the introduction of this stage in 1986. Nonetheless, the final was contested by two European teams.[68] In another World Cup first, the two finalists from the preceding tournament, Italy and France, were eliminated at the group stage, with Italy becoming the third defending champions to be eliminated in the first round after Brazil in 1966 and France in 2002.[76] New Zealand, one of the lowest-ranked teams, surprised many by drawing all three of their group matches, ending the tournament as the only undefeated team.
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 1–1 | Mexico |
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| South Africa | 0–3 | Uruguay |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
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| South Korea | 2–0 | Greece |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| England | 1–1 | United States |
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| Slovenia | 2–2 | United States |
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| United States | 1–0 | Algeria |
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Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Denmark |
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| Netherlands | 1–0 | Japan |
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Vier Afrika se mensdom Afrikaans Isikhathi Gubha Ubuntu Base Afrika Zulu Lixesha Ukubhiyozela Ubuntu baseAfrika Xhosa Inguva Kupemberera hupenyu hweAfrica Shona Ke nako Keteka Batho ba Afrika Southern Sotho Tournament detailsHost countrySouth AfricaDates11 June 11 JulyTeams32 from 6 confederations Venue s 10 in 9 host cities Final positionsChampions Spain 1st title Runners up NetherlandsThird place GermanyFourth place UruguayTournament statisticsMatches played64Goals scored145 2 27 per match Attendance3 178 856 49 670 per match Top scorer s Diego Forlan Thomas Muller Wesley Sneijder David Villa 5 goals each 1 Best player s Diego Forlan 2 Best young playerThomas Muller 3 Best goalkeeperIker Casillas 4 Fair play award Spain 5 20062014 Spain s Joan Capdevila holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy after defeating the Netherlands in the finalThe matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine host cities around the country 7 with the opening and final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa s largest city Johannesburg 8 9 Thirty two teams were selected for participation 10 via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007 In the first round of the tournament finals the teams competed in round robin groups of four teams for points with the top two teams in each group proceeding These 16 teams advanced to the knockout stage where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final In the final Spain the European champions defeated third time losing finalists the Netherlands 1 0 after extra time to win their first world title Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations They are also the first national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage As a result of their win Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Host nation South Africa were eliminated in the group stage and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were also eliminated at the group stage It was the first time that the hosts had been eliminated in the first stage New Zealand with their three draws were the only undefeated team in the tournament but they were also eliminated in the group stage Contents 1 Host selection 1 1 Bribery and corruption 2 Qualification 2 1 List of qualified teams 3 Preparations 3 1 Construction strike 4 Prize money 5 Venues 5 1 Team base camps 6 Final draw 7 Opening ceremony 8 Referees 9 Squads 10 Match summary 11 Group stage 11 1 Group A 11 2 Group B 11 3 Group C 11 4 Group D 11 5 Group E 11 6 Group F 11 7 Group G 11 8 Group H 12 Knockout stage 12 1 Bracket 12 2 Round of 16 12 3 Quarter finals 12 4 Semi finals 12 5 Third place play off 12 6 Final 13 Statistics 13 1 Goalscorers 13 2 Discipline 13 3 Final standings 14 Awards 14 1 Main awards 14 2 All Star Team 14 3 Dream Team 15 Marketing 15 1 Sponsorship 15 2 Vuvuzelas 16 Symbols 16 1 Mascot 16 2 Match ball 16 3 Music 17 Event effects 17 1 Social 17 1 1 Resettlement and eviction 17 2 Economy 17 3 Quality 18 Media 18 1 Broadcasting 18 2 Filming 18 3 Video games 18 4 FIFA Fan Fest 19 See also 20 References 21 External linksHost selectionMain article FIFA World Cup hosts 2010 FIFA World Cup Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short lived rotation policy abandoned in 2007 11 to rotate the event among football confederations Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup Egypt Morocco South Africa and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia 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 The winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zurich in the first round of voting South Africa received 14 votes Morocco received 10 votes and Egypt no votes South Africa which had narrowly failed to win the right to host the 2006 event was thus awarded the right to host the tournament 12 Campaigning for South Africa to be granted host status Nelson Mandela had previously spoken of the importance of football in his life stating that while incarcerated in Robben Island prison playing football made us feel alive and triumphant despite the situation we found ourselves in 13 With South Africa winning their bid an emotional Mandela raised the FIFA World Cup Trophy 14 During 2006 and 2007 rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country 15 16 Franz Beckenbauer Horst R Schmidt and reportedly some FIFA executives expressed concern over the planning organisation and pace of South Africa s preparations 15 17 FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host stating that a contingency plan existed only to cover natural catastrophes as had been in place at previous FIFA World Cups 18 Bribery and corruption On 28 May 2015 media covering the 2015 FIFA corruption case reported that high ranking officials from the South African bid committee had secured the right to host the World Cup by paying US 10 million in bribes to then FIFA Vice President Jack Warner and to other FIFA Executive Committee members 19 On 4 June 2015 FIFA executive Chuck Blazer having co operated with the FBI and the Swiss authorities confirmed that he and the other members of FIFA s executive committee were bribed in order to promote the South African 1998 and 2010 World Cup bids Blazer stated I and others on the FIFA executive committee agreed to accept bribes in conjunction with the selection of South Africa as the host nation for the 2010 World Cup 20 21 On 6 June 2015 The Daily Telegraph reported that Morocco had actually won the vote but South Africa was awarded the tournament instead 22 QualificationMain article 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban on 25 November 2007 As the host nation South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament As happened in the previous tournament the defending champions were not given an automatic berth and Italy had to participate in qualification With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams at the time the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event Some controversies arose during the qualifications In the second leg of the play off between France and the Republic of Ireland French captain Thierry Henry unseen by the referee handled the ball in the lead up to a late goal which enabled France to qualify ahead of Ireland sparking widespread comment and debate FIFA rejected a request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match 23 and Ireland later withdrew a request to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant 24 25 As a result FIFA announced a review into the use of technology or extra officials at the highest level but decided against the widely expected fast tracking of goal line referee s assistants for the South African tournament 26 nbsp Supporters watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa with vuvuzelasCosta Rica complained over Uruguay s winning goal in the CONMEBOL CONCACAF playoff 27 while Egypt and Algeria s November 2009 matches were surrounded by reports of crowd trouble 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 28 Slovakia was making its first appearance as an independent nation but had previously been represented as part of the Czechoslovakia team that had last played in the 1990 tournament North Korea qualified for the first time since 1966 Honduras and New Zealand were both making their first appearances since 1982 Algeria were at the finals for the first time since the 1986 competition and Greece qualified for the first time since 1994 Serbia also made its first appearance as an independent nation having previously been present as Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1930 as SFR Yugoslavia from 1950 to 1990 as FR Yugoslavia in 1998 and as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006 Teams that failed to qualify for this tournament included Saudi Arabia which had qualified for the previous four tournaments Tunisia and Croatia both of whom had qualified for the previous three finals Costa Rica Ecuador Poland and Sweden who had qualified for the previous two editions 2006 quarter finalists Ukraine and Euro 2008 semi finalists Russia and Turkey The highest ranked team not to qualify was Croatia ranked 10th while the lowest ranked team that did qualify was North Korea ranked 105th As of 2023 update this was the last time South Africa New Zealand North Korea Paraguay Slovakia and Slovenia qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals and the last time Costa Rica Iran Belgium and Croatia only time failed to qualify List of qualified teams The following 32 teams shown with final pre tournament rankings 29 qualified for the final tournament AFC 4 nbsp Australia 20 nbsp Japan 45 nbsp North Korea 105 nbsp South Korea 47 CAF 6 nbsp Algeria 30 nbsp Cameroon 19 nbsp Ghana 32 nbsp Ivory Coast 27 nbsp Nigeria 21 nbsp South Africa 83 hosts CONCACAF 3 nbsp Honduras 38 nbsp Mexico 17 nbsp United States 14 CONMEBOL 5 nbsp Argentina 7 nbsp Brazil 1 nbsp Chile 18 nbsp Paraguay 31 nbsp Uruguay 16 OFC 1 nbsp New Zealand 78 UEFA 13 nbsp Denmark 36 nbsp England 8 nbsp France 9 nbsp Germany 6 nbsp Greece 13 nbsp Italy 5 nbsp Netherlands 4 nbsp Portugal 3 nbsp Serbia 15 nbsp Slovakia 34 nbsp Slovenia 25 nbsp Spain 2 nbsp Switzerland 24 nbsp Qualified countries Countries that did not qualify Countries that did not enter Country not a FIFA memberPreparationsFive new stadiums were built for the tournament and five of the existing venues were upgraded Construction costs were expected to be R8 4 billion just over US 1 billion or 950 million 30 South Africa also improved its public transport infrastructure within the host cities including Johannesburg s Gautrain and other metro systems and major road networks were improved 31 In March 2009 Danny Jordaan the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee reported that all stadiums for the tournament were on schedule to be completed within six months 32 The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of spectators in accordance with standard FIFA requirements 33 including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums 34 At a ceremony to mark 100 days before the event FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the readiness of the country for the event 35 Construction strike On 8 July 2009 70 000 construction workers 36 who were working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs 37 The majority of the workers receive R2500 per month about 192 224 or US 313 but the unions alleged that some workers were grossly underpaid A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the no work no pay strike would go on until FIFA assessed penalties on the organisers Other unions threatened to strike into 2011 38 39 The strike was swiftly resolved and workers were back at work within a week of it starting There were no further strikes and all stadiums and construction projects were completed in time for the kick off 40 Prize moneyThe total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US 420 million including payments of US 40 million to domestic clubs a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament 41 Before the tournament each of the 32 entrants received US 1 million for preparation costs Once at the tournament the prize money was distributed as follows 41 US 8 million To each team eliminated at the group stage 16 teams 10 74 million in 2023 US dollars 42 US 9 million To each team eliminated in the round of 16 8 teams 12 08 million in 2023 US dollars 42 US 14 million To each team eliminated in the quarter finals 4 teams 18 79 million in 2023 US dollars 42 US 18 million Fourth placed team 24 16 million in 2023 US dollars 42 US 20 million Third placed team 26 84 million in 2023 US dollars 42 US 24 million Runner up 32 21 million in 2023 US dollars 42 US 30 million Winner 40 26 million in 2023 US dollars 42 In a first for the World Cup FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament This saw a total of US 40 million paid to domestic clubs This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G 14 group 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 Morocco 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 43 44 45 VenuesMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates In 2005 the organisers released a provisional list of 13 venues to be used for the World Cup Bloemfontein Cape Town Durban Johannesburg two venues Kimberley Klerksdorp Nelspruit Orkney Polokwane Port Elizabeth Pretoria and Rustenburg This was narrowed down to the ten venues 46 that were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006 The altitude of several venues affected the motion of the ball 47 and player performance 48 49 although FIFA s medical chief downplayed this consideration 50 Six of the ten venues were over 1 200 m 3 900 ft above sea level with the two Johannesburg venues FNB Stadium also known as Soccer City and Ellis Park Stadium the highest at approximately 1 750 m 5 740 ft 51 52 FNB Stadium Cape Town Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth were the most used venues each hosting eight matches Ellis Park Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban hosted seven matches each while Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg hosted six matches each Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit hosted four matches each but did not host any knockout stage matches nbsp South AfricaJohannesburg Cape Town DurbanFNB Stadium 53 Soccer City Ellis Park Stadium Cape Town Stadium Green Point Stadium Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban Stadium 26 14 5 27 S 27 58 56 47 E 26 2347972 S 27 9823528 E 26 2347972 27 9823528 Soccer City 26 11 51 07 S 28 3 38 76 E 26 1975194 S 28 0607667 E 26 1975194 28 0607667 Ellis Park Stadium 33 54 12 46 S 18 24 40 15 E 33 9034611 S 18 4111528 E 33 9034611 18 4111528 Cape Town Stadium 29 49 46 S 31 01 49 E 29 82944 S 31 03028 E 29 82944 31 03028 Moses Mabhida Stadium Capacity 84 490 Capacity 55 686 Capacity 64 100 Capacity 62 760 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Pretoria nbsp nbsp Johannesburg nbsp Durban nbsp Cape Town nbsp Pretoria nbsp Port Elizabeth nbsp Bloemfontein nbsp Polokwane nbsp Rustenburg nbsp Nelspruit2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium25 45 12 S 28 13 22 E 25 75333 S 28 22278 E 25 75333 28 22278 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Capacity 42 858 nbsp Port Elizabeth Stadiums in Johannesburg nbsp nbsp Soccer City nbsp Ellis ParkNelson Mandela Bay Stadium33 56 16 S 25 35 56 E 33 93778 S 25 59889 E 33 93778 25 59889 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Capacity 42 486 nbsp Rustenburg Polokwane Nelspruit Bloemfontein25 34 43 S 27 09 39 E 25 5786 S 27 1607 E 25 5786 27 1607 Royal Bafokeng Stadium 23 55 29 S 29 28 08 E 23 924689 S 29 468765 E 23 924689 29 468765 Peter Mokaba Stadium 25 27 42 S 30 55 47 E 25 46172 S 30 929689 E 25 46172 30 929689 Mbombela Stadium 29 07 02 25 S 26 12 31 85 E 29 1172917 S 26 2088472 E 29 1172917 26 2088472 Free State Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium Mbombela Stadium Free State StadiumCapacity 42 000 Capacity 41 733 Capacity 40 929 Capacity 40 911 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp The following stadiums were all upgraded to meet FIFA specifications Cecil Payne Stadium 54 Dobsonville Stadium 54 Gelvandale Stadium 55 Giant Stadium 56 HM Pitje Stadium 56 King Zwelithini Stadium Olympia Park Stadium Orlando Stadium 54 Princess Magogo Stadium Rabie Ridge Stadium 54 Rand Stadium 54 Ruimsig Stadium 54 Seisa Ramabodu Stadium 57 Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Super Stadium 56 Team base camps The base camps were used by the 32 national squads to stay and train before and during the World Cup tournament In February 2010 FIFA announced the base camps for each participating team 58 Fifteen teams were in Gauteng Province while six teams were based in KwaZulu Natal four in the Western Cape three in North West Province and one each in Mpumalanga the Eastern Cape and the Northern Cape 59 Team base campsEastern Cape 1 nbsp GhanaGauteng 15 nbsp Argentina nbsp Australia nbsp Germany nbsp Honduras nbsp Italy nbsp Mexico nbsp Netherlands nbsp New Zealand nbsp North Korea nbsp Serbia nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovenia nbsp South Africa nbsp Switzerland nbsp United States KwaZulu Natal 7 nbsp Algeria nbsp Cameroon nbsp Greece nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp Nigeria nbsp Paraguay nbsp PortugalMpumalanga 1 nbsp ChileNorth West Province 3 nbsp England nbsp South Korea nbsp Spain Northern Cape 1 nbsp UruguayWestern Cape 4 nbsp Brazil nbsp Denmark nbsp France nbsp JapanFinal drawSee 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 No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group except allowing a maximum of two European teams in a group 60 Pot 1 Host amp Top seven Pot 2 AFC CONCACAF amp OFC Pot 3 CAF amp CONMEBOL Pot 4 UEFA nbsp South Africa nbsp Brazil nbsp Spain nbsp Netherlands nbsp Italy nbsp Germany nbsp Argentina nbsp England nbsp Australia nbsp Japan nbsp North Korea nbsp South Korea nbsp Honduras nbsp Mexico nbsp United States nbsp New Zealand nbsp Algeria nbsp Cameroon nbsp Ghana nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp Nigeria nbsp Chile nbsp Paraguay nbsp Uruguay nbsp Denmark nbsp France nbsp Greece nbsp Portugal nbsp Serbia nbsp Slovakia nbsp Slovenia nbsp SwitzerlandThe group draw was staged in Cape Town South Africa on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre 61 The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke 62 The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebrselassie John Smit Makhaya Ntini Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu 63 Opening ceremonyMain article 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremonyRefereesMain articles 2010 FIFA World Cup officials and 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies Refereeing FIFA s Referees Committee selected 29 referees through its Refereeing Assistance Programme to officiate at the World Cup four from the AFC three from the CAF six from CONMEBOL four from CONCACAF two from the OFC and ten from UEFA 64 English referee Howard Webb was chosen to referee the final making him the first person to referee both the UEFA Champions League final and the World Cup final in the same year 65 Squads nbsp The Brazilian and North Korean teams before their group stage matchFurther information 2010 FIFA World Cup squads As with the 2006 tournament each team s squad for the 2010 World Cup consisted of 23 players Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23 player squad by 1 June 2010 Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury at any time up to 24 hours before their first game 66 Of the 736 players participating in the tournament over half played their club football in five European domestic leagues those in England 117 players Germany 84 Italy 80 Spain 59 and France 46 67 The English German and Italian squads were made up of entirely home based players while only Nigeria had no players from clubs in their own league In all players from 52 national leagues entered the tournament FC Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing the most players to the tournament with 13 players of their side travelling 7 with the Spanish team while another 7 clubs contributed 10 players or more In another first for South Africa 2010 one squad included three siblings Jerry Johnny and Wilson Palacios made history thanks to their inclusion in Honduras s 23 man list 68 Unusually the game between Germany and Ghana had two brothers playing for opposite nations with Jerome Boateng and Kevin Prince Boateng playing respectively Match summaryThe 32 national teams involved in the tournament together played a total of 64 matches starting from the group stage matches and progressing to the knockout stage matches with teams eliminated through the various progressive stages Rest days were allocated during the various stages to allow players recovery during the tournament Preliminary events were also held in celebration of the World Cup event 69 All times listed in the table below are in South African Standard Time UTC 02 Day Time Venue Stage Team 1 Result Team 2Thursday10 June Preliminary events20 00 Soweto FIFA Kick off Celebration Concert 70 Friday11 June 14 00 Johannesburg SC Opening ceremony 71 First round of group stage matches16 00 Johannesburg SC Group A South Africa nbsp 1 1 nbsp Mexico20 30 Cape Town Uruguay nbsp 0 0 nbsp FranceSaturday12 June 13 30 Port Elizabeth Group B South Korea nbsp 2 0 nbsp Greece16 00 Johannesburg EP Argentina nbsp 1 0 nbsp Nigeria20 30 Rustenburg Group C England nbsp 1 1 nbsp United StatesSunday13 June 13 30 Polokwane Algeria nbsp 0 1 nbsp Slovenia16 00 Pretoria Group D Serbia nbsp 0 1 nbsp Ghana20 30 Durban Germany nbsp 4 0 nbsp AustraliaMonday14 June 13 30 Johannesburg SC Group E Netherlands nbsp 2 0 nbsp Denmark16 00 Bloemfontein Japan nbsp 1 0 nbsp Cameroon20 30 Cape Town Group F Italy nbsp 1 1 nbsp ParaguayTuesday15 June 13 30 Rustenburg New Zealand nbsp 1 1 nbsp Slovakia16 00 Port Elizabeth Group G Ivory Coast nbsp 0 0 nbsp Portugal20 30 Johannesburg EP Brazil nbsp 2 1 nbsp North KoreaWednesday16 June 13 30 Nelspruit Group H Honduras nbsp 0 1 nbsp Chile16 00 Durban Spain nbsp 0 1 nbsp SwitzerlandSecond round of group stage matches20 30 Pretoria Group A South Africa nbsp 0 3 nbsp UruguayThursday17 June 13 30 Johannesburg SC Group B Argentina nbsp 4 1 nbsp South Korea16 00 Bloemfontein Greece nbsp 2 1 nbsp Nigeria20 30 Polokwane Group A France nbsp 0 2 nbsp MexicoFriday18 June 13 30 Port Elizabeth Group D Germany nbsp 0 1 nbsp Serbia16 00 Johannesburg EP Group C Slovenia nbsp 2 2 nbsp United States20 30 Cape Town England nbsp 0 0 nbsp AlgeriaSaturday19 June 13 30 Durban Group E Netherlands nbsp 1 0 nbsp Japan16 00 Rustenburg Group D Ghana nbsp 1 1 nbsp Australia20 30 Pretoria Group E Cameroon nbsp 1 2 nbsp DenmarkSunday20 June 13 30 Bloemfontein Group F Slovakia nbsp 0 2 nbsp Paraguay16 00 Nelspruit Italy nbsp 1 1 nbsp New Zealand20 30 Johannesburg SC Group G Brazil nbsp 3 1 nbsp Ivory CoastMonday21 June 13 30 Cape Town Portugal nbsp 7 0 nbsp North Korea16 00 Port Elizabeth Group H Chile nbsp 1 0 nbsp Switzerland20 30 Johannesburg EP Spain nbsp 2 0 nbsp HondurasTuesday22 June Third round of group stage matches16 00 Rustenburg Group A Mexico nbsp 0 1 nbsp UruguayBloemfontein France nbsp 1 2 nbsp South Africa20 30 Durban Group B Nigeria nbsp 2 2 nbsp South KoreaPolokwane Greece nbsp 0 2 nbsp ArgentinaWednesday23 June 16 00 Port Elizabeth Group C Slovenia nbsp 0 1 nbsp EnglandPretoria United States nbsp 1 0 nbsp Algeria20 30 Johannesburg SC Group D Ghana nbsp 0 1 nbsp GermanyNelspruit Australia nbsp 2 1 nbsp SerbiaThursday24 June 16 00 Johannesburg EP Group F Slovakia nbsp 3 2 nbsp ItalyPolokwane Paraguay nbsp 0 0 nbsp New Zealand20 30 Rustenburg Group E Denmark nbsp 1 3 nbsp JapanCape Town Cameroon nbsp 1 2 nbsp NetherlandsFriday25 June 16 00 Durban Group G Portugal nbsp 0 0 nbsp BrazilNelspruit North Korea nbsp 0 3 nbsp Ivory Coast20 30 Pretoria Group H Chile nbsp 1 2 nbsp SpainBloemfontein Switzerland nbsp 0 0 nbsp HondurasSaturday26 June Knockout stage matches16 00 Port Elizabeth Round of 16 Uruguay nbsp 2 1 nbsp South Korea20 30 Rustenburg United States nbsp 1 2 a e t nbsp GhanaSunday27 June 16 00 Bloemfontein Germany nbsp 4 1 nbsp England20 30 Johannesburg SC Argentina nbsp 3 1 nbsp MexicoMonday28 June 16 00 Durban Netherlands nbsp 2 1 nbsp Slovakia20 30 Johannesburg EP Brazil nbsp 3 0 nbsp ChileTuesday29 June 16 00 Pretoria Paraguay nbsp 0 0 a e t 5 3 p nbsp Japan20 30 Cape Town Spain nbsp 1 0 nbsp PortugalWednesday30 June Rest daysThursday1 JulyFriday2 July 16 00 Port Elizabeth Quarter finals Netherlands nbsp 2 1 nbsp Brazil20 30 Johannesburg SC Uruguay nbsp 1 1 a e t 4 2 p nbsp GhanaSaturday3 July 16 00 Cape Town Argentina nbsp 0 4 nbsp Germany20 30 Johannesburg EP Paraguay nbsp 0 1 nbsp SpainSunday4 July Rest daysMonday5 JulyTuesday6 July 20 30 Cape Town Semi finals Uruguay nbsp 2 3 nbsp NetherlandsWednesday7 July Durban Germany nbsp 0 1 nbsp SpainThursday8 July Rest daysFriday9 JulySaturday10 July 20 30 Port Elizabeth Third placematch Uruguay nbsp 2 3 nbsp GermanySunday11 July 18 30 Johannesburg SC Closing ceremony 72 20 30 Final Netherlands nbsp 0 1 a e t nbsp SpainGroup stageAll times are South Africa Standard Time UTC 2 The tournament match schedule was announced in November 2007 73 74 In the first round or group stage the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four with each team playing the other three teams in their group once Teams were awarded three points for a win one point for a draw and none for a defeat The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 16 The South American teams performed strongly with all five advancing to the round of 16 four as group winners and four further advancing to the quarter finals However only Uruguay advanced to the semi finals Of the six African teams only Ghana advanced to the round of 16 South Africa became the first host nation in World Cup history to be eliminated in the first round despite beating France and drawing with Mexico while Ghana and Ivory Coast were the only other African teams to win a match The overall performance of the African teams in the first World Cup to be hosted on the continent was judged as disappointing by observers such as Cameroon great Roger Milla 75 Only six out of the thirteen UEFA teams advanced to the round of 16 a record low since the introduction of this stage in 1986 Nonetheless the final was contested by two European teams 68 In another World Cup first the two finalists from the preceding tournament Italy and France were eliminated at the group stage with Italy becoming the third defending champions to be eliminated in the first round after Brazil in 1966 and France in 2002 76 New Zealand one of the lowest ranked teams surprised many by drawing all three of their group matches ending the tournament as the only undefeated team Tie breaking criteria for group playTeams were ranked on the following criteria 77 1 Greater number of points in all group matches 2 Goal difference in all group matches 3 Greater number of goals scored in all group matches 4 Greatest number of points in matches between tied teams 5 Goal difference in matches between tied teams 6 Greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams 7 Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising CommitteeGroup A Main article 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 7 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 43 nbsp South Africa H 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 44 nbsp France 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria H Hosts 11 June 201016 00South Africa nbsp 1 1 nbsp MexicoTshabalala nbsp 55 Report Marquez nbsp 79 Soccer City JohannesburgAttendance 84 490Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 78 11 June 201020 30Uruguay nbsp 0 0 nbsp FranceReportCape Town Stadium Cape TownAttendance 64 100Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 78 16 June 201020 30South Africa nbsp 0 3 nbsp UruguayReport Forlan nbsp 24 80 pen A Pereira nbsp 90 5 Loftus Versfeld Stadium PretoriaAttendance 42 658Referee Massimo Busacca Switzerland 78 17 June 201020 30France nbsp 0 2 nbsp MexicoReport Hernandez nbsp 64 Blanco nbsp 79 pen Peter Mokaba Stadium PolokwaneAttendance 35 370Referee Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia 78 22 June 201016 00Mexico nbsp 0 1 nbsp UruguayReport Suarez nbsp 43 Royal Bafokeng Stadium RustenburgAttendance 33 425Referee Viktor Kassai Hungary 78 22 June 201016 00France nbsp 1 2 nbsp South AfricaMalouda nbsp 70 Report Khumalo nbsp 20 Mphela nbsp 37 Free State Stadium BloemfonteinAttendance 39 415Referee oscar Ruiz Colombia 78 Group B Main article 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 1 43 nbsp Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 3 34 nbsp Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 12 June 201013 30South Korea nbsp 2 0 nbsp GreeceLee Jung soo nbsp 7 Park Ji sung nbsp 52 ReportNelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port ElizabethAttendance 31 513Referee Michael Hester New Zealand 79 12 June 201016 00Argentina nbsp 1 0 nbsp NigeriaHeinze nbsp 6 ReportEllis Park Stadium JohannesburgAttendance 55 686Referee Wolfgang Stark Germany 79 17 June 201013 30Argentina nbsp 4 1 nbsp South KoreaPark Chu young nbsp 17 o g Higuain nbsp 33 76 80 Report Lee Chung yong nbsp 45 1 Soccer City JohannesburgAttendance 82 174Referee Frank De Bleeckere Belgium 80 17 June 201016 00Greece nbsp 2 1 nbsp NigeriaSalpingidis nbsp 44 Torosidis nbsp 71 Report Uche nbsp 16 Free State Stadium BloemfonteinAttendance 31 593Referee oscar Ruiz Colombia 80 22 June 201020 30Nigeria nbsp 2 2 nbsp South KoreaUche nbsp 12 Yakubu nbsp 69 pen Report Lee Jung soo nbsp 38 Park Chu young nbsp 49 Moses Mabhida Stadium DurbanAttendance 61 874Referee Olegario Benquerenca Portugal 22 June 201020 30Greece nbsp 0 2 nbsp ArgentinaReport Demichelis nbsp 77 Palermo nbsp 89 Peter Mokaba Stadium PolokwaneAttendance 38 891Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan Group C Main article 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp United States 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp England 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 53 nbsp Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 44 nbsp Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 12 June 201020 30England nbsp 1 1 nbsp United StatesGerrard nbsp 4 Report Dempsey nbsp 40 Royal Bafokeng Stadium RustenburgAttendance 38 646Referee Carlos Simon Brazil 79 13 June 201013 30Algeria nbsp 0 1 nbsp SloveniaReport Koren nbsp 79 Peter Mokaba Stadium PolokwaneAttendance 30 325Referee Carlos Batres Guatemala 81 18 June 201016 00Slovenia nbsp 2 2 nbsp United StatesBirsa nbsp 13 Ljubijankic nbsp 42 Report Donovan nbsp 48 Bradley nbsp 82 Ellis Park Stadium JohannesburgAttendance 45 573Referee Koman Coulibaly Mali 80 18 June 201020 30England nbsp 0 0 nbsp AlgeriaReportCape Town Stadium Cape TownAttendance 64 100Referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbekistan 80 23 June 201016 00Slovenia nbsp 0 1 nbsp EnglandReport Defoe nbsp 23 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port ElizabethAttendance 36 893Referee Wolfgang Stark Germany 23 June 201016 00United States nbsp 1 0 nbsp AlgeriaDonovan nbsp 90 1 ReportLoftus Versfeld Stadium PretoriaAttendance 35 827Referee Frank De Bleeckere Belgium Group D Main article 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Germany 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 6 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 43 nbsp Australia 3 1 1 1 3 6 3 44 nbsp Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 3Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 13 June 201016 00Serbia nbsp 0 1 nbsp GhanaReport Gyan nbsp 85 pen Loftus Versfeld Stadium PretoriaAttendance 38 833Referee Hector Baldassi Argentina 79 13 June 201020 30Germany nbsp 4 0 nbsp AustraliaPodolski nbsp 8 Klose nbsp 26 Muller nbsp 68 Cacau nbsp 70 ReportMoses Mabhida Stadium DurbanAttendance 62 660Referee Marco Rodriguez Mexico 79 18 June 201013 30Germany nbsp 0 1 nbsp SerbiaReport Jovanovic nbsp 38 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Port ElizabethAttendance 38 294Referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco Spain 80 19 June 201016 00Ghana nbsp 1 1 nbsp AustraliaGyan nbsp 25 pen Report Holman nbsp 11 Royal Bafokeng Stadium RustenburgAttendance 34 812Referee Roberto Rosetti Italy 80 23 June 201020 30Ghana nbsp 0 1 nbsp GermanyReport Ozil nbsp 60 Soccer City JohannesburgAttendance 83 391Referee Carlos Simon Brazil 23 June 201020 30Australia nbsp 2 1 nbsp SerbiaCahill nbsp 69 Holman nbsp 73 Report Pantelic nbsp 84 Mbombela Stadium NelspruitAttendance 37 836Referee Jorge Larrionda Uruguay Group E Main article 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 9 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 63 nbsp Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 34 nbsp Cameroon 3 0 0 3 2 5 3 0Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria 14 June 201013 30Netherlands nbsp 2 0 nbsp DenmarkAgger nbsp 46 o g Kuyt nbsp 85 ReportSoccer City JohannesburgAttendance 83 465Referee Stephane Lannoy France 79 14 June 201016 00Japan nbsp 1 0 nbsp CameroonHonda nbsp 39 ReportFree State Stadium BloemfonteinAttendance 30 620Referee Olegario Benquerenca Portugal 79 19 June 201013 30Netherlands nbsp 1 0 nbsp JapanSneijder nbsp 53 ReportMoses Mabhida Stadium DurbanAttendance 62 010Referee Hector Baldassi Argentina 19 June 201020 30Cameroon nbsp 1 2 spa, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |
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