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Revision as of 13:21, 29 October 2009

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2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates11 June – 11 July
Teams32 (from 5 or 6 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams. As such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations.

This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa beat Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. Italy are the defending champions. The draw for the finals will take place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.

Host selection

Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a new policy to rotate the event between football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:

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 Zürich. South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament, defeating Morocco and Egypt.[1]

Voting Results
Country Votes
 South Africa 14
 Morocco 10
 Egypt 0
  •  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

Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

As the host nation, South Africa qualifies automatically for the tournament. However, South Africa did participate in World Cup qualifiers because the CAF qualifiers also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. They were the first host since 1934 to participate in preliminary qualifying. Like the previous tournament, the defending champions Italy do not qualify automatically.

The preliminary draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007. The Final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be staged in Cape Town, South Africa, on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.[2]

List of qualified teams

The following 23 teams have qualified as of 14 October 2009.

Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance
in finals 		Consecutive
Streak 		Previous best performance Current1 FIFA
Ranking [3]
 South Africa Host 0015 May 2004 3rd 1 (first since 2002) Group Stage (1998, 2002) 85
 Japan AFC Fourth Round Group A Runners-Up 016 June 2009 4th 4 Round of 16 (2002) 40
 Australia AFC Fourth Round Group A Winners 026 June 2009 3rd 2 Round of 16 (2006) 24
 South Korea AFC Fourth Round Group B Winners 036 June 2009 8th 7 Fourth Place (2002) 48
 Netherlands UEFA Group 9 Winners 046 June 2009 9th 2 Runners-Up (1974, 1978) 3
 North Korea AFC Fourth Round Group B Runners-Up 0517 June 2009 2nd 1 (first since 1966) Quarter-finals (1966) 91
 Brazil CONMEBOL Winners 065 September 2009 19th 19 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) 1
 Ghana CAF Third Round Group D Winners 076 September 2009 2nd 2 Round of 16 (2006) 38
 England UEFA Group 6 Winners 089 September 2009 13th 4 Winners (1966) 7
 Spain UEFA Group 5 Winners 099 September 2009 13th 9 Fourth Place (1950) 2
 Paraguay CONMEBOL Third Place 109 September 2009 8th 4 Round of 16 (1986, 1998, 2002) 21
 Ivory Coast CAF Third Round Group E Winners 1110 October 2009 2nd 2 Group Stage (2006) 19
 Germany UEFA Group 4 Winners 1210 October 2009 17th2 15 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990) 5
 Denmark UEFA Group 1 Winners 1310 October 2009 4th 1 (first since 2002) Quarter-finals (1998) 27
 Serbia UEFA Group 7 Winners 1410 October 2009 11th3 2 Fourth Place (19305, 1962) 20
 Italy UEFA Group 8 Winners 1510 October 2009 17th 13 Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) 4
 Chile CONMEBOL Runner-Up 1610 October 2009 8th 1 (first since 1998) Third Place (1962) 17
 Mexico CONCACAF Fourth Round Runners-Up 1710 October 2009 14th 5 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) 18
 United States CONCACAF Fourth Round Winners 1810 October 2009 9th 6 Third Place (19305) 11
  Switzerland UEFA Group 2 Winners 1914 October 2009 9th 2 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) 13
 Slovakia UEFA Group 3 Winners 2014 October 2009 9th4 1 (first since 1990) Runners-Up (1934, 1962) 33
 Argentina CONMEBOL Fourth Place 2114 October 2009 15th 10 Winners (1978, 1986) 6
 Honduras CONCACAF Fourth Round Third Place 2214 October 2009 2nd 1 (first since 1982) Group Stage (1982) 35
1.^ Standings are current as of 16 October 2009.
2.^ Competed as West Germany from 1954 to 1990; 6th appearance as Germany.
3.^ Competed as Yugoslavia from 1930 to 1998 and Serbia and Montenegro for 2006; 1st appearance as Serbia.
4.^ Competed as Czechoslovakia from 1934 to 1990; 1st appearance as Slovakia.
5.^ No official third place match took place in 1930 and no official third place was awarded at the time; both United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. However, FIFA lists the teams as third and fourth respectively. 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay ™

Mascot

File:Zakumi.jpg
Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi, a 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.[4] The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green.

Venues

In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, Tshwane/Pretoria (two venues), and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues[5] which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:

Johannesburg Durban Cape Town Johannesburg Tshwane/Pretoria
Soccer City Moses Mabhida Stadium Green Point Stadium Coca-Cola Park Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Capacity: 94,700 Capacity: 70,000 Capacity: 69,070 Capacity: 62,567 Capacity: 51,760
File:Fig9-2.jpg File:Durban 21.08.2009 12-02-25.jpg File:Stadium progress - June 2009.jpg File:Ellis Park Stadium 2009.jpg
Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Mangaung/Bloemfontein Polokwane Nelspruit Rustenburg
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Free State Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium Mbombela Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 48,070 Capacity: 46,000 Capacity: 44,000 Capacity: 42,000
File:NelsonMandelaBayStadium-001.JPG File:South Africa-Bloemfontein-Free State Stadium01.jpg File:Mbombela-cut-away.jpg

Preparations

Five new stadiums are to be built for the tournament (three new match venues and two new practice grounds), and five of the existing venues are to be upgraded. Construction costs are expected to be R8.4bn.[6]

In addition to the stadiums being built and upgraded, South Africa is also planning to improve its current public transport infrastructure within the various cities, with projects such as the Gautrain and the new Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) titled Rea Vaya.[7] Danny Jordaan, the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee has said that he expects all stadiums for the tournament to be completed by October 2009.[8]

The country is also going to implement special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements.[9]

Construction strike

70,000 construction workers[10] who were supposed to be working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs on 8 July 2009. The majority of the workers receive R2500 per month (about £192, €224 or $313), but the unions allege that some workers are grossly underpaid – some receiving as little as R40 (£3.11) a week. A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the "no work no pay" strike will go on until FIFA assesses penalties on the organisers. Other unions threatened to strike into 2011. The World Cup organising committee downplayed the strike and expressed confidence that the stadiums will be ready.[11][12][13]

Relocation rumours

Fans celebrating the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (Camps Bay, Cape Town)

During 2006 to 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country.[14][15] Some people, including Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt and, reportedly, some FIFA executives, expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa’s preparations.[14][16] However, FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, and stated that the event will not be moved, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter re-iterating that "Plan A... Plan B... Plan C is that the 2010 World Cup will be staged in South Africa".[17][18] Blatter stated that there is a contingency plan to hold the World Cup elsewhere but only in the event of a natural catastrophe, and that the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany also had a similar contingency plan.[18][19][20]

Despite reassurances by FIFA that the event would only be moved in the case of natural catastrophe, rumours continued to circulate about possible relocation of the event.[21] These rumours were criticised by South Africa's Deputy Finance Minister Jabu Moleketi, saying that some have targeted the event to reflect their persistent negativity towards South Africa and Africa.[22]

Controversies

As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world,[23] the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been connected to evictions in South Africa[24] which many claim are meant to 'beautify the city', impress visiting tourists, and hide shackdwellers. On 14 May 2009, Durban-based shack-dwellers took the KwaZulu-Natal government to court over their controversial Elimination and Prevention of Re-Emergence of Slums Act, meant to eliminate slums in South Africa and put homeless shackdwellers in transit camps in time for the 2010 World Cup.[25][26] They have gained a lot of publicity for their efforts even in the international media.[27]

The most prominent controversy surrounding preparations for the World Cup is the N2 Gateway housing project in Cape Town, which plans to remove over 20,000 residents from Joe Slovo Informal Settlement along the busy N2 Freeway and build rental flats and bond houses in its place in time for the 2010 World Cup.[28] The residents would be moved to the poverty stricken Delft township on the outskirts of the city and out of sight from the N2 Freeway.[29][30][31]

In July 2009, South Africa was hit with rolling protests by poor communities who demanded access to basic services, jobs, adequate housing and the democratisation of service delivery. These protests have been linked to the World Cup as protesters complain that public funds are being diverted away from social issues to build stadiums and upgrade airports.[32]

Matches

See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup schedule

The Final draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be staged in Cape Town, South Africa, on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.[2]

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

Group stage

In the following tables:

  • Pld = total games played
  • W = total games won
  • D = total games drawn (tied)
  • L = total games lost
  • GF = total goals scored (goals for)
  • GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
  • GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
  • Pts = total points accumulated

The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16.

Tie-breaking criteria

In world football, there are various methods used to separate teams with equal points in a league. For the World Cup tournament, FIFA uses the following system.[33]

The ranking in each group is determined as follows:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee or play-off depending on time schedule.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 8 1 7 9
Uruguay Uruguay 3 2 1 0 5 4 1 6
Japan Japan 3 1 2 0 0 4 7 3
South Africa South Africa 3 0 3 0 0 2 9 0
11 June 2010
South Africa  0 v 3 Portugal Portugal Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
Uruguay Uruguay 2 v 1 Japan Japan Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
16 June 2010
South Africa  0 v 3 Uruguay Uruguay Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17 June 2010
Japan Japan 0 v 3 Portugal Portugal Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
22 June 2010
Portugal Portugal 2 v 1 Uruguay Uruguay Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Japan Japan 3 v 2  South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 June 2010
B1 v B2 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
B3 v B4 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
17 June 2010
B1 v B3 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
B4 v B2 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
22 June 2010
B4 v B1 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
B2 v B3 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 June 2010
C1 v C2 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
13 June 2010
C3 v C4 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
18 June 2010
C1 v C3 Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
C4 v C2 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
23 June 2010
C2 v C3 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
C4 v C1 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 June 2010
D1 v D2 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
D3 v D4 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
18 June 2010
D1 v D3 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19 June 2010
D4 v D2 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
23 June 2010
D2 v D3 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
D4 v D1 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 June 2010
E1 v E2 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
E3 v E4 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19 June 2010
E1 v E3 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
E4 v E2 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
24 June 2010
E2 v E3 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
E4 v E1 Green Point Stadium, Cape Town

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 June 2010
F1 v F2 Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
15 June 2010
F3 v F4 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20 June 2010
F1 v F3 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
F4 v F2 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
24 June 2010
F2 v F3 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
F4 v F1 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 June 2010
G1 v G2 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
G3 v G4 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
20 June 2010
G1 v G3 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
G4 v G2 Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
25 June 2010
G2 v G3 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
G4 v G1 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 June 2010
H1 v H2 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
H3 v H4 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
21 June 2010
H1 v H3 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
H4 v H2 Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
25 June 2010
H2 v H3 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
H4 v H1 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
26 June – Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Winners of Group A
 
2 July – Port Elizabeth
 
 Runners-up of Group B
 
 Winners of Match 49
 
26 June – Rustenburg
 
 Winners of Match 50
 
 Winners of Group C
 
6 July – Cape Town
 
 Runners-up of Group D
 
 Winners of Match 58
 
28 June – Durban
 
 Winners of Match 57
 
 Winners of Group E
 
2 July – Johannesburg
 
 Runners-up of Group F
 
 Winners of Match 53
 
28 June – Johannesburg
 
 Winners of Match 54
 
 Winners of Group G
 
11 July – Johannesburg
 
 Runners-up of Group H
 
 Winners of Match 61
 
27 June – Johannesburg
 
 Winners of Match 62
 
 Winners of Group B
 
3 July – Cape Town
 
 Runners-up of Group A
 
 Winners of Match 52
 
27 June – Bloemfontein
 
 Winners of Match 51
 
 Winners of Group D
 
7 July – Durban
 
 Runners-up of Group C
 
 Winners of Match 59
 
29 June – Pretoria
 
 Winners of Match 60Third place
 
 Winners of Group F
 
3 July – Johannesburg10 July – Port Elizabeth
 
 Runners-up of Group E
 
 Winners of Match 55 Losers of Match 61
 
29 June – Cape Town
 
 Winners of Match 56 Losers of Match 62
 
 Winners of Group H
 
 
 Runners-up of Group G
 

Round of 16

Winners of Group A Match 49 Runners-up of Group B
Winners of Group C Match 50 Runners-up of Group D
Winners of Group D Match 51 Runners-up of Group C
Winners of Group B Match 52 Runners-up of Group A
Winners of Group E Match 53 Runners-up of Group F
Winners of Group G Match 54 Runners-up of Group H
Winners of Group F Match 55 Runners-up of Group E
Winners of Group H Match 56 Runners-up of Group G

Quarter-finals

Winners of Match 53 Match 57 Winners of Match 54
Winners of Match 49 Match 58 Winners of Match 50
Winners of Match 52 Match 59 Winners of Match 51
Winners of Match 55 Match 60 Winners of Match 56

Semi-finals

Winners of Match 58 Match 61 Winners of Match 57
Winners of Match 59 Match 62 Winners of Match 60

Third place play-off

Losers of Match 61 Match 63 Losers of Match 62

Final

Winners of Match 61 Match 64 Winners of Match 62

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Cape Town to host 2010 final draw". Cape Town. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
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