2010 FIFA World Cup | South Africa 2010 |
 2010 FIFA World Cup official logo |
| Tournament details |
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 11 June – 11 July |
| Teams | 32 (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.
[edit] Host selection
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]
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
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 | 03 3rd | 012002 1 (first since 2002) | 15 Group Stage (1998, 2002) | 85 |
Japan | AFC Fourth Round Group A Runners-Up | 016 June 2009 | 04 4th | 042006 4 | 14 Round of 16 (2002) | 40 |
Australia | AFC Fourth Round Group A Winners | 026 June 2009 | 03 3rd | 022006 2 | 14 Round of 16 (2006) | 24 |
Korea Republic | AFC Fourth Round Group B Winners | 036 June 2009 | 08 8th | 072006 7 | 09 Fourth Place (2002) | 48 |
Netherlands | UEFA Group 9 Winners | 046 June 2009 | 09 9th | 022006 2 | 06 Runners-Up (1974, 1978) | 3 |
Korea DPR | AFC Fourth Round Group B Runners-Up | 0517 June 2009 | 02 2nd | 011966 1 (first since 1966) | 12 Quarter-finals (1966) | 91 |
Brazil | CONMEBOL Winners | 065 September 2009 | 19 19th | 192006 19 | 01 Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) | 1 |
Ghana | CAF Third Round Group D Winners | 076 September 2009 | 02 2nd | 022006 2 | 14 Round of 16 (2006) | 38 |
England | UEFA Group 6 Winners | 089 September 2009 | 13 13th | 042006 4 | 05 Winners (1966) | 7 |
Spain | UEFA Group 5 Winners | 099 September 2009 | 13 13th | 092006 9 | 09 Fourth Place (1950) | 2 |
Paraguay | CONMEBOL Third Place | 109 September 2009 | 08 8th | 042006 4 | 13 Round of 16 (1986, 1998, 2002) | 21 |
Côte d'Ivoire | CAF Third Round Group E Winners | 1110 October 2009 | 02 2nd | 022006 2 | 16 Group Stage (2006) | 19 |
Germany | UEFA Group 4 Winners | 1210 October 2009 | 17 17th2 | 152006 15 | 03 Winners (1954, 1974, 1990) | 5 |
Denmark | UEFA Group 1 Winners | 1310 October 2009 | 04 4th | 012002 1 (first since 2002) | 12 Quarter-finals (1998) | 27 |
Serbia | UEFA Group 7 Winners | 1410 October 2009 | 11 11th3 | 022006 2 | 08 Fourth Place (19305, 1962) | 20 |
Italy | UEFA Group 8 Winners | 1510 October 2009 | 17 17th | 132006 13 | 02 Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) | 4 |
Chile | CONMEBOL Runner-Up | 1610 October 2009 | 08 8th | 011998 1 (first since 1998) | 07 Third Place (1962) | 17 |
Mexico | CONCACAF Fourth Round Runners-Up | 1710 October 2009 | 14 14th | 052006 5 | 11 Quarter-finals (1970, 1986) | 18 |
United States | CONCACAF Fourth Round Winners | 1810 October 2009 | 09 9th | 061990 6 | 07 Third Place (19305) | 11 |
Switzerland | UEFA Group 2 Winners | 1914 October 2009 | 09 9th | 022006 2 | 10 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954) | 13 |
Slovakia | UEFA Group 3 Winners | 2014 October 2009 | 09 9th4 | 011990 1 (first since 1990) | 06 Runners-Up (1934, 1962) | 33 |
Argentina | CONMEBOL Fourth Place | 2114 October 2009 | 15 15th | 101974 10 | 04 Winners (1978, 1986) | 6 |
Honduras | CONCACAF Fourth Round Third Place | 2214 October 2009 | 02 2nd | 011982 1 (first since 1982) | 16 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
[edit] Mascot
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.
[edit] 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 | Cape Town Stadium | Coca-Cola Park | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| Capacity: 89,000 | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 69,070 | Capacity: 62,567 | Capacity: 51,760 |
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| 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 |
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] Relocation rumours
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]
[edit] 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] [33]
[edit] Matches
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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[34]
The ranking in each group is determined as follows:
- greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- 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:
- greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
- drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee or play-off depending on time schedule.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
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[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 60 | | | Third place |
| Winners of Group F | |
| 3 July – Johannesburg | | 10 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 | |
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| Runners-up of Group G | | |
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[edit] Round of 16
[edit] Quarter-finals
[edit] Semi-finals
[edit] Third place play-off
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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