2010 FIFA World Cup, Final Draw, Groups, Qualifiers, TV Schedule, Pictures

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Final Draw

GROUP A
1. South Africa
2. Mexico
3. Uruguay
4. France

GROUP B
1. Argentina
2. Nigeria
3. Korea Republic
4. Greece

GROUP C
1. England
2. USA
3. Algeria
4. Slovenia

GROUP D
1. Germany
2. Australia
3. Serbia
4. Ghana

GROUP E
1. Netherlands
2. Denmark
3. Japan
4. Cameroon

GROUP F
1. Italy
2. Paraguay
3. New Zealand
4. Slovakia

GROUP G
1. Brazil
2. Korea DPR
3. Ivory Coast
4. Portugal

GROUP H
1. Spain
2. Switzerland
3. Honduras
4. Chile

South Africa, granted an automatic berth in the 2010 World Cup, is getting ready to kick off the 19th edition of the games set for international play from June 11 to July 11, 2010.

It will be the first time that the tournament has been held in Africa, with millions of visitors expected to travel to Johannesburg to marvel at new sports venues now being constructed for the occasion.

2010 World Cup Tickets

Fans have been lining up at ticket counters and online worldwide to apply for the 1 million tickets that went on sale following the World Cup 2010 final draw and schedule announced on December 4, 2009.

To get tickets, applications must be made by January 22, 2010, with various country associations taking part in World Cup tickets distribution. World Cup tickets to the hottest matches (the USA - England game, for example) are by tradition distributed by lottery due to the overwhelming demand.

World Cup ticket prices range from a low of $19 for group games on sale in South Africa to a high of "anything goes" internationally on the black market by unscrupulous agents and scalpers. In addition, an official FIFA.com ticket advisory also warns feverish fans to be on the lookout for unscrupulous internet sales — offering likely bogus or non-existent tickets.

The 2010 World Cup TV Schedule

Live Coverage of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be broadcast live in the UK on both BBC and ITV.

In Canada, soccer fans can tune into CBC for complete coverage. In the U.S., the World Cup will be covered in its entirety by ABC Sports & ESPN, totaling more than 65 hours of programming including a nightly 30-minute World Cup Live show airing on ESPN or ESPN2.

World Cup Bracket

A viewership totaling 25 million households will also be watching on ESPN Star Sports on the Indian Subcontinent, while rabid Australian and New Zealand footy fans are expected to be glued to SBS all month long.

2010 World Cup Schedule - Dates, Times and Venues

all times local (UTC+2)

Day	Venue & Time	Stage	Team 1	Team 2
Fri, June 11	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group A	South Africa	Mexico
Fri, June 11	Cape Town, 20:30	Group A	Uruguay	France
Sat, June 12	Johannesburg, 13:30	Group B	Argentina	Nigeria
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Group B	Korea Republic	Greece
	Rustenburg, 20:30	Group C	England	USA
Sun, June 13	Polokwane, 13:30	Group C	Algeria	Slovenia
	Durban, 16:00	Group D	Germany	Australia
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group D	Serbia	Ghana
Mon, June 14	Johannesburg, 13:30	Group E	Netherlands	Denmark
	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group E	Japan	Cameroon
	Cape Town, 20:30	Group F	Italy	Paraguay
Tues, June 15	Rustenburg, 13:30	Group F	New Zealand	Slovakia
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Group G	Ivory Coast	Portugal
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group G	Brazil	Korea DPR
Wed, June 16	Nelspruit, 13:30	Group H	Honduras	Chile
	Durban, 16:00	Group H	Spain	Switzerland
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group A	South Africa	Uruguay
Thurs, June 17	Polokwane, 13:30	Group A	France	Mexico
	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group B	Greece	Nigeria
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group B	Argentina	Korea Republic
Fri, June 18	Port Elizabeth, 13:30	Group D	Germany	Serbia
	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group C	Slovenia	USA
	Cape Town, 20:30	Group C	England	Algeria
Sat, June 19	Rustenburg, 13:30	Group D	Ghana	Australia
	Durban, 16:00	Group E	Netherlands	Japan
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group E	Cameroon	Denmark
Sun, June 20	Bloemfontein, 13:30	Group F	Slovakia	Paraguay
	Nelspruit, 16:00	Group F	Italy	New Zealand
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group G	Brazil	Ivory Coast
Mon, June 21	Cape Town, 13:30	Group G	Portugal	Korea DPR
	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group H	Chile	Switzerland
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group H	Spain	Honduras
Tues, June 22	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group A	France	South Africa
	Rustenburg, 16:00	Group A	Mexico	Uruguay
	Polokwane, 20:30	Group B	Nigeria	Korea Republic
	Durban, 20:30	Group B	Greece	Argentina
Wed, June 23	Pretoria, 16:00	Group C	USA	Algeria
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Group C	Slovenia	England
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group D	Ghana	Germany
	Nelspruit, 20:30	Group D	Australia	Serbia
Thurs, June 24	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group F	Slovakia	Italy
	Polokwane, 16:00	Group F	Paraguay	New Zealand
	Rustenburg, 20:30	Group E	Denmark	Japan
	Cape Town, 20:30	Group E	Cameroon	Netherlands
Fri, June 25	Durban, 16:00	Group G	Portugal	Brazil
	Nelspruit, 16:00	Group G	Korea DPR	Ivory Coast
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group H	Chile	Spain
	Bloemfontein, 20:30	Group H	Switzerland	Honduras
Sat, June 26	ROUND OF 16
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Match 1	1A	2B
	Rustenburg, 20:30	Match 3	1C	2D
Sun, June 27	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Match 4	1D	2C
Sun, June 27	Johannesburg, 20:30	Match 2	1B	2A
Mon, June 28	Durban, 16:00	Match 5	1E	2F
Mon, June 28	Johannesburg, 20:30	Match 7	1G	2H
Tues, June 29	Pretoria, 16:00	Match 6	1F	2E
Tues, June 29	Cape Town, 20:30	Match 8	1H	2G
Fri, July 2	QUARTER FINALS
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	C	5	7
	Johannesburg, 20:30	A	1	3
Sat, July 3	Cape Town, 16:00	B	2	4
Sat, July 3	Johannesburg, 20:30	D	6	8

Tues, July 6	Cape Town, 20:30	Semi-final I	A	C
Wed, July 7	Durban, 20:30	Semi-final II	B	D
Sat, July 10	Port Elizabeth, 20:30	Third place play-off	Loser I	Loser II
Sun, July 11	Johannesburg, 20:30	FINAL	Winner I	Winner II

World Cup 2010 On the Web

Elsewhere on the Web, keep up-to-date at top sites offering related news, travel information, and lots of related history, facts & trivia on the road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup ...

South Africa 2010 World Cup - Check out what's coming up on the road to the World Cup in Johannesburg with news & updates on new stadiums & facility upgrades, informative FAQ, online forum and feature stories.

FIFA - South Africa - The official site from FIFA with how the 2010 games are shaping up with a host country profile, inspection reports, venue guide, photo gallery.

2010 FIFA World Cup - The complete picture from Wikipedia including the complete venue & map, information on new facilities under construction, related controversies, rumors & gossip, archive of related news stories.

World Cup 2010 travel guide - More information from Wikitravel with advice on traveling to the games, how to get around and what else to see and do in South Africa, plus practical and safety tips, related links.

World Cup History Page - A Polish soccer fan with all the historical goods dating back to 1930 including Did You Know facts, player trivia, legends, statistics, records & rankings.

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