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 |
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