The premier international football tournament, The FIFA World Cup 2010 is the 19th FIFA World Cup. The tournament which is being hosted by South Africa is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010.

There are 32 teams in this World Cup, which are categorized into 8 groups, each group contains 4 teams. The Opening match is played between host South Africa and Mexico at Johannesburg on June 11. The Final match is take place on 11th July (12 July in India) in Johannesburg.

Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Nelspruit, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Rustenburg are the stadium where the world cup matches will be played.

The official mascot for the FIFA World Cup 2010 is Zakumi. It is an anthropomorphised             leopard with green hair. The mascot’s colours reflect those of the host nation’s playing           strip –    yellow and green.

There will be 8 groups in FIFA World Cup 2010.

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France.
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece.
Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana.
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon.
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia.
Group G: Brazil North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal.
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile.

Fifa World Cup 2010 Match Schedule in Indian Time (IST)

First Round

June 11

07.30pm – South Africa Vs Mexico – Johannesburg (SC)

June 12

12.00am – Uruguay Vs France – Cape Town
05.00pm – South Korea Vs Greece – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Argentina Vs Nigeria – Port Elizabeth (Ellis)

June 13

12.00am – England Vs USA – Rustenburg
05.00pm – Algeria Vs Slovenia – Polokwane
07.30pm – Serbia Vs Ghana – Pretoria

June 14

12.00am – Germany Vs Australia – Durban
05.00pm – Netherlands Vs Denmark – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Japan Vs Cameroon – Bloemfontein

June 15

12.00am – Italy Vs Paraguay – Cape Town
05.00pm – New Zealand Vs Slovakia – Rustenburg
07.30pm – Ivory Coast Vs Portugal – Port Elizabeth

June 16

12.00am – Brazil Vs North Korea – Johannesburg (Ellis)
05.00pm – Honduras Vs Chile – Nelspruit
07.30pm – Spain Vs Switzerland – Durban

June 17

12.00am – South Africa Vs Uruguay – Pretoria
05.00pm – Argentina Vs South Korea – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Greece Vs Nigeria – Bloemfontein

June 18

12.00am – France Vs Mexico – Polokwane
05.00pm – Germany Vs Serbia – Port Elizabeth
07.30pm – Slovenia Vs USA – Johannesburg (Ellis)

June 19

12.00am – England Vs Algeria – Cape Town
05.00pm – Netherlands Vs Japan – Durban
07.30pm – Ghana Vs Australia – Rustenburg

June 20

12.00am – Cameroon Vs Denmark – Pretoria
05.00pm – Slovakia Vs Paraguay – Bloemfontein
07.30pm – Italy Vs New Zealand – Nelspruit

June 21

12.00am – Brazil Vs Ivory Coast – Johannesburg (SC)
05.00pm – Portugal Vs North Korea – Cape Town
07.30pm – Chile Vs Switzerland – Port Elizabeth

June 22

12.00am – Spain Vs Honduras – Johannesburg (Ellis)
07.30pm – Mexico Vs Uruguay – Rustenburg
07.30pm – France Vs South Africa – Bloemfontein

June 23

12.00am – Nigeria Vs South Korea – Durban
12.00am – Greece Vs Argentina – Polokwane
07.30pm – Slovenia Vs England – Port Elizabeth
07.30pm – USA Vs Algeria – Pretoria

June 24

12.00am – Ghana Vs Germany – Johannesburg (SC)
12.00am – Australia Vs Serbia – Nelspruit
07.30am – Slovakia Vs Italy – Johannesburg (Ellis)
07.30am – Paraguay Vs New Zealand – Polokwane

June 25

12.00am – Denmark Vs Japan – Rustenburg
12.00am – Cameroon Vs Netherlands – Cape Town
07.30am – Portugal Vs Brazil – Durban
07.30am – North Korea Vs Ivory Coast – Nelspruit

June 26

12.00am – Chile Vs Spain – Pretoria
12.00am – Switzerland Vs Honduras – Bloemfontein

Second Round – ROUND OF 16

June 26

07.30pm – Group A winner Vs Group B 2nd place – Port Elizabeth

June 27

12.00am – Group C winner Vs Group D 2nd place – Rustenburg
07.30pm – Group D winner Vs Group C 2nd place – Bloemfontein

June 28

12.00am – Group B winner Vs Group A 2nd place – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Group E winner Vs Group F 2nd place – Durban

June 29

12.00am – Group G winner Vs Group H 2nd place – Johannesburg (Ellis)
07.30pm – Group F winner Vs Group E 2nd place – Pretoria

June 30

12.00am – Group H winner Vs Group G 2nd place – Cape Town

Quarter-finals

July 2

7.30pm – 1st Quarter-final – Port Elizabeth

July 3

12.00am – 2nd Quarter-final – Johannesburg (SC)
7.30pm – 3rd Quarter-final – Cape Town

July 4

12.00am – 4th Quarter-final – Johannesburg (Ellis)

Semi-finals

July 7

12.00am – 1st Semi-final – Cape Town

July 8

12.00am – 2nd Semi-final – Durban

Third Place (July 11)

12.00am – Semi-final losers – Port Elizabeth

Final (July 12)

12.00am – Semi-final winners – Johannesburg (SC)

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