World Cup 2010


The 2010 Football World Cup is being held in South Africa 11th June 2010 to 11th July 2010, with Brazil hosting the 2014 cup.

The official website is www.fifa.com/worldcup

The groups that each country are in is:

Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

Group B
Argentina
Nigeria
Korea Republic
Greece

Group C
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia

Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Group G
Brazil
Korea DPR
Côte d’Ivoire
Portugal

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

Matches will be held in

  • Cape Town
  • Durban
  • Johannesburg – JEP
  • Johannesburg – JSC
  • Mangaung / Bloemfontein
  • Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth
  • Nelspruit
  • Polokwane
  • Rustenburg
  • Tshwane/Pretoria

Match Times, shown in Australian Eastern Time

Friday, 11th June 2010

24:00 AEDT – South Africa vs Mexico

Saturday, 12th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Uruguay vs France
21:30 AEDT – South Korea vs Greece
24:00 AEDT – Argentina vs Nigeria

Sunday, 13th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – England vs United States
21:30 AEDT – Algeria vs Slovenia
24:00 AEDT – Serbia vs Ghana

Monday, 14th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Germany vs Australia
21:30 AEDT – Netherlands vs Denmark
24:00 AEDT – Japan vs Cameroon

Tuesday, 15th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Italy vs Paraguay
21:30 AEDT – New Zealand vs Slovakia
24:00 AEDT – Ivory Coast vs Portugal
Wednesday, 16th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Brazil vs North Korea
21:30 AEDT – Honduras vs Chile
24:00 AEDT – Spain vs Switzerland

Thursday, 17th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – South Africa vs Uruguay
21:30 AEDT – Argentina vs South Korea
24:00 AEDT – Greece vs Nigeria

Friday, 18th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – France vs Mexico
21:30 AEDT – Germany vs Serbia
24:00 AEDT – Slovenia vs United States

Saturday, 19th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – England vs Algeria
21:30 AEDT – Netherlands vs Japan
24:00 AEDT – Ghana vs Australia

Sunday, 20th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Cameroon vs Denmark
21:30 AEDT – Slovakia vs Paraguay
24:00 AEDT – Italy vs New Zealand

Monday, 21st June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Brazil vs Ivory Coast
21:30 AEDT – Portugal vs North Korea
24:00 AEDT – Chile vs Switzerland

Tuesday, 22th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Spain vs Honduras
24:00 AEDT – Mexico vs Uruguay
24:00 AEDT – France vs South Africa

Wednesday, 23rd June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Nigeria vs South Korea
04:30 AEDT – Greece vs Argentina
24:00 AEDT – Slovenia vs England
24:00 AEDT – United States vs Algeria

Thursday, 24th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Ghana vs Germany
04:30 AEDT – Australia vs Serbia
24:00 AEDT – Slovakia vs Italy
24:00 AEDT – Paraguay vs New Zealand

Friday, 25th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Denmark vs Japan
04:30 AEDT – Cameroon vs Netherlands
24:00 AEDT – Portugal vs Brazil
24:00 AEDT – North Korea vs Ivory Coast

Saturday, 26th June 2010

04:30 AEDT – Switzerland vs Honduras
04:30 AEDT – Chile vs Spain

Previous World Cup Hosts and Final Results:

Year Host Country Winner Score Runner Up
1930 Uruguay Uruguay 4–2 Argentina
1934 Italy Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia
1938 France Italy 4–2 Hungary
1954 Switzerland West Germany 3–2 Hungary
1958 Sweden Brazil 5–2 Sweden
1962 Chile Brazil 3–1 Czechoslovakia
1966 England England 4–2 West Germany
1970 Mexico Brazil 4–1 Italy
1974 West Germany West Germany 2–1 Netherlands
1978 Argentina Argentina 3–1 Netherlands
1982 Spain Italy 3–1 West Germany
1986 Mexico Argentina 3–2 West Germany
1990 Italy West Germany 1–0 Argentina
1994 United States Brazil 0–0 Italy
1998 France France 3–0 Brazil
2002 Korea Republic Brazil 2–0 Germany
2006 Germany Italy 1–1 France

David Beckham: My Side. ISBN: 9780007157334
David Beckham: My Side. ISBN: 9780007157334

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Fact File. ISBN: 9781847325686
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Fact File. ISBN: 9781847325686

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