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, kicked off the 19th edition of the games beginning June 11 leading up to the exciting July 11, 2010 final won by victorious Spain over their fierce Dutch rivals.

It was the first time that the tournament was held in Africa, with millions of visitors making their first ever trip to Johannesburg for the occasion.

2010 World Cup Tickets

Fans had 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 have been 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) were by tradition distributed by lottery due to the overwhelming demand.

2010 World Cup Bracket

World Cup ticket prices ranged 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 warned 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 was broadcast live in the UK on both BBC and ITV.

In Canada, soccer fans tuned into CBC for complete coverage. In the U.S., the World Cup wascovered 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.

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

2010 World Cup Schedule - Dates, Times, Matchups, Venues & Scores

all times local (UTC+2)

US Time Key :

13:30 UTC - 7:30 AM ET

16:00 UTC - 10:00 AM ET

20:30 UTC - 2:30 PM ET

Day	Venue & Time	Stage	Team 1	Team 2
Fri, June 11	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group A	South Africa 1	Mexico 1
Fri, June 11	Cape Town, 20:30	Group A	Uruguay 0	France 0
Sat, June 12	Port Elizabeth, 13:30	Group B	South Korea 2	Greece 0
	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group B	Argentina 1	Nigeria 0
	Rustenburg, 20:30	Group C	England 1	USA 1
Sun, June 13	Polokwane, 13:30	Group C	Algeria 0	Slovenia 1
	Pretoria, 16:00	Group D	Serbia 0	Ghana 1
	Durban, 20:30	Group D	Germany 4	Australia 0
Mon, June 14	Johannesburg, 13:30	Group E	Netherlands 2	Denmark 0
	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group E	Japan 1	Cameroon 0
	Cape Town, 20:30	Group F	Italy 1	Paraguay 1
Tues, June 15	Rustenburg, 13:30	Group F	New Zealand 1	Slovakia 1
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Group G	Ivory Coast 0	Portugal 0
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group G	Brazil 2	Korea DPR 1
Wed, June 16	Nelspruit, 13:30	Group H	Honduras 0	Chile 1
	Durban, 16:00	Group H	Spain 0	Switzerland 1
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group A	South Africa 0	Uruguay 3
Thurs, June 17	Johannesburg, 13:30	Group A	Argentina 4	South Korea 1
	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group B	Greece 2	Nigeria 1
	Polokwane, 20:30	Group B	France 0	Mexico 2
Fri, June 18	Port Elizabeth, 13:30	Group D	Germany 0	Serbia 1
	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group C	Slovenia 2	USA 2
	Cape Town, 20:30	Group C	England 0	Algeria 0
Sat, June 19	Durban, 13:30	Group D	Netherlands 1	Japan 0
	Rustenburg, 16:00	Group E	Ghana 1	Australia 1
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group E	Cameroon 1	Denmark 2
Sun, June 20	Bloemfontein, 13:30	Group F	Slovakia 0	Paraguay 2
	Nelspruit, 16:00	Group F	Italy 1	New Zealand 1
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group G	Brazil 3	Ivory Coast 1
Mon, June 21	Cape Town, 13:30	Group G	Portugal 7	Korea DPR 0
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Group H	Chile 1	Switzerland 0
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group H	Spain 2	Honduras 0
Tues, June 22	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Group A	France 1	South Africa 2
	Rustenburg, 16:00	Group A	Mexico 0	Uruguay 1
	Polokwane, 20:30	Group B	Nigeria 2	South Korea 2
	Durban, 20:30	Group B	Greece 0	Argentina 2
Wed, June 23	Pretoria, 16:00	Group C	USA 1	Algeria 0
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Group C	Slovenia 0	England 1
	Johannesburg, 20:30	Group D	Ghana 0	Germany 1
	Nelspruit, 20:30	Group D	Australia 2	Serbia 1
Thurs, June 24	Johannesburg, 16:00	Group F	Slovakia 3	Italy 2
	Polokwane, 16:00	Group F	Paraguay 0	New Zealand 0
	Rustenburg, 20:30	Group E	Denmark 1	Japan 3
	Cape Town, 20:30	Group E	Cameroon 1	Netherlands 2
Fri, June 25	Durban, 16:00	Group G	Portugal 0	Brazil 0
	Nelspruit, 16:00	Group G	Korea DPR 0	Ivory Coast 3
	Pretoria, 20:30	Group H	Chile 1	Spain 2
	Bloemfontein, 20:30	Group H	Switzerland 0	Honduras 0
Sat, June 26	ROUND OF 16
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	Match 1	Uruguay 2	South Korea 1
	Rustenburg, 20:30	Match 3	USA 1	Ghana 2
Sun, June 27	Bloemfontein, 16:00	Match 4	Germany 4	England 1
Sun, June 27	Johannesburg, 20:30	Match 2	Argentina 3	Mexico 1
Mon, June 28	Durban, 16:00	Match 5	Netherlands 2	Slovakia 1
Mon, June 28	Johannesburg, 20:30	Match 7	Brazil 3	Chile 0
Tues, June 29	Pretoria, 16:00	Match 6	Paraguay 0	Japan 0
Tues, June 29	Cape Town, 20:30	Match 8	Spain 1	Portugal 0
Fri, July 2	QUARTER FINALS
	Port Elizabeth, 16:00	C	Netherlands 2	Brazil 1
	Johannesburg, 20:30	A	Uruguay 1	Ghana 1
Sat, July 3	Cape Town, 16:00	B	Argentina 0	Germany 4
Sat, July 3	Johannesburg, 20:30	D	Paraguay 0	Spain 1

Tues, July 6	Cape Town, 20:30	Semi-final I	Uruguay 2	Netherlands 3
Wed, July 7	Durban, 20:30	Semi-final II	Germany 0	Spain 1
Sat, July 10	Port Elizabeth, 20:30	Third place play-off	Uruguay 2	Germany 3
Sun, July 11	Johannesburg, 20:30	FINAL	FINAL Netherlands 0	Spain 1

World Cup 2010 On the Web

Elsewhere on the Web, get more information on this year's championship including lots of related history, facts & trivia wrapping up the best of the 2010 FIFA World Cup ...

South Africa 2010 World Cup - Check out the World Cup in Johannesburg with news & updates, an informative FAQ, online forum and feature stories.

FIFA - South Africa - The official site from FIFA with the 2010 schedule, host country profile, venue guide, photo gallery.

2010 FIFA World Cup - The complete picture from Wikipedia including the complete venue & map, information, 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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