FIFA World Cup Groups Annocced
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving the Oceania Football Confederation as the only FIFA Confederation never to have hosted the event.
Group A
FranceMexico
South Africa
Uruguay
Group A fixtures
11 June 2010
South Africa v Mexico
Uruguay v France
16 June 2010
South Africa v Uruguay
17 June 2010
France v Mexico
22 June 2010
Mexico v Uruguay
France v South Africa
Group B
ArgentinaGreece
Nigeria
South Korea
Group B fixtures
12 June 2010
Argentina v Nigeria
Korea Republic v Greece
17 June 2010
Argentina v Korea Republic
Greece v Nigeria
22 June 2010
Greece v Argentina
Nigeria v Korea Republic
Group C
AlgeriaEngland
Slovenia
USA
Group C fixtures
12 June 2010
England v United States
13 June 2010
Algeria v Slovenia
18 June 2010
England v Algeria
Slovenia v United States
23 June 2010
United States v Algeria
Slovenia v England
Group D
AustraliaGermany
Ghana
Serbia
Group D fixtures
13 June 2010
Germany v Australia
Serbia v Ghana
18 June 2010
Germany v Serbia
19 June 2010
Ghana v Australia
23 June 2010
Australia v Serbia
Ghana v Germany
Group E
CameroonDenmark
Netherlands
Japan
Group E fixtures
14 June 2010
Netherlands v Denmark
Japan v Cameroon
19 June 2010
Netherlands v Japan
Cameroon v Denmark
24 June 2010
Denmark v Japan
Cameroon v Netherlands
Group F
ItalyNew Zealand
Paraguay
Slovakia
Group F fixtures
14 June 2010
Italy v Paraguay
15 June 2010
New Zealand v Slovakia
20 June 2010
Italy v New Zealand
Slovakia v Paraguay
24 June 2010
Paraguay v New Zealand
Slovakia v Italy
Group G
BrazilCôte d'Ivoire
Korea DPR
Portugal
Group G fixtures
15 June 2010
Brazil v Korea DPR
Côte d'Ivoire v Portugal
20 June 2010
Brazil v Côte d'Ivoire
21 June 2010
Portugal v Korea DPR
25 June 2010
Korea DPR v Côte d'Ivoire
Portugal v Brazil
Group H
ChileHonduras
Spain
Switzerland
Group H fixtures
16 June 2010
Spain v Switzerland
Honduras v Chile
21 June 2010
Spain v Honduras
Chile v Switzerland
25 June 2010
Switzerland v Honduras
Chile v Spain
Host selection
FIFA World Cup hostsAfrica was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (This policy was later abandoned in October 2007). Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:
Egypt
Libya / Tunisia (co-hosting)
Morocco
South Africa
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.
After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zurich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.[1]
Results:
South Africa, 14 votes
Morocco, 10 votes
Egypt, 0 votes
Tunisia withdrew on 8 May 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed
Libya bid was rejected: bid did not meet the list of requirements and joint bidding was not allowed
Venues
In 2005, the organizers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two), and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues which were officially announced on 17 March 2006 by FIFA:City Stadium Capacity
Johannesburg Soccer City (being upgraded) 104,000
Cape Town Green Point Stadium (being constructed at site of Metropolitan Golf Course) 70,000
Durban Moses Mabidha Stadium (being constructed at site of demolished Kings Park Soccer Stadium) 70,000
Johannesburg Ellis Park Stadium (being upgraded) 65,000
Pretoria Loftus Versfeld Stadium (being upgraded) 50,000
Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (under construction) 48,000
Bloemfontein Free State Stadium (being upgraded) 48,000
Nelspruit Mbombela Stadium (under construction) 46,000
Polokwane Peter Mokaba Stadium (being constructed adjacent to existing Peter Mokaba Stadium) 45,000
Rustenburg Royal Bafokeng Stadium (being upgraded) 42,000
Zakumi
Zakumi (b. June 16, 1994) is the Official Mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He is a leopard with green hair, presented September 22, 2008. His name comes from "ZA", the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means ten in various African languages.Zakumi's birthdate coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa and their second group match. The year 1994 marks the birth of democracy in South Africa, meaning that he joins the ranks of South Africa's born-free generation. He will turn 16 in 2010.
The green and yellow (gold) colours of the character match the colours used in South African sport uniforms and can also be seen in the South Africa national football team's kit.
Andries Odendaal, from Cape Town, created the original character design. Cora costumes from Boksburg, South Africa produced the costume.
Already, the mascot has drawn criticism and courted controversy, with several commentators labeling Zakumi, "creepy" and someone, "you wouldn't really want to leave your kids alone with on a Friday night
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