FIFA World Cup 2010

The FIFA World Cup 2010 will took place between June 11 and July 11, 2010 in South Africa. It was the 19th World Cup tournament and the first time the tournament was hosted by a nation within the Confederation of African Football. South Africa was chosen to host the event ahead of Morocco and Egypt.

The final game was between the Netherlands and Spain. Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup with a score of 2-1.

Venues

There will be a total of 10 stadiums to host the World Cup. 5 new stadiums are under construction, 3 of them to hold matches and 2 of them for practice, and an existing 5 stadiums currently being upgraded for the event.

Soccer City Johannesburg
Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg
Green Point Stadium in Cape Town
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria
Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg
Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein
Moses Mabidha Stadium in Durban
Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane
Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruithttp://www.fifa.com/worldcup

2010 World Cup Groups

World Cup Group A

South Africa World Cup Team (lost with 4 points)
Mexico World Cup Team (went through with 4 points)
Uruguay World Cup Team (went through with 7 points)
France World Cup Team (lost with 1 point)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/a/

World Cup Group B

Argentina World Cup Team (went through with 9 points)
Nigeria World Cup Team (lost with 1 point)
South Korea World Cup Team (went through with 4 points)
Greece World Cup Team (lost with 3 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/b/

World Cup Group C

England World Cup Team (went through with 5 points)
United States World Cup Team (went through with 5 points)
Algeria World Cup Team (lost with 1 point)
Slovenia World Cup Team (lost with 4 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/b/

World Cup Group D

Germany World Cup Team (went through with 6 points)
Australia World Cup Team (lost with 4 points)
Ghana World Cup Team (went through with 4 points)
Serbia World Cup Team (lost with 3 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/d/

World Cup Group E

Netherlands World Cup Team (went through with 9 points)
Japan World Cup Team (went through with 6 points)
Cameroon World Cup Team (lost with 0 points)
Denmark World Cup Team (lost with 3 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/e/

World Cup Group F

Italy World Cup Team (lost with 2 points)
Paraguay World Cup Team (went through with 5 points)
Slovakia World Cup Team (went through with 4 points)
New Zealand World Cup Team (lost with 3 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/f/

World Cup Group G

Ivory Coast World Cup Team (lost with 4 points)
Brazil World Cup Team (went through with 7 points)
North Korea World Cup Team (lost with 0 points)
Portugal World Cup Team (went through with 5 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/g/

World Cup Group H

Honduras World Cup Team (lost with 1 points)
Chile World Cup Team (went through with 6 points)
Spain World Cup Team (went through with 6 points)
Switzerland World Cup Team (lost with 4 points)http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/groups/h/

Quarterfinal

Friday July 2, 2010

Netherlands (W) vs Brazil (L): 2-1
Uruguay (W) vs Ghana (L): 1-1, resulted in 4-2 Penalty Kicks

Saturday July 3, 2010

Argentina (L) vs Germany (W): 0-4
Paraguay (L) vs Spain (W): 0-1http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/knock-out/

Semifinal

Tuesday July 6, 2010

Uruguay (L) vs Netherlands (W): 2-3

Wednesday July 7, 2010

Germany (L) vs Spain (W): 0-1http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/knock-out/

Third Place Game

Saturday July 10, 2010

Uruguay (L) vs Germany (W): 2-3http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/knock-out/

Final

Sunday July 11, 2010

Netherlands (L) vs Spain (W): 1-2
Spain wins the FIFA World Cup 2010http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/knock-out/

Round of 16

Saturday June 26, 2010

Uruguay (W) vs South Korea (L): 2-1
United States (L) vs Ghana (W): 1-2

Sunday June 27, 2010

Germany (W) vs England (L): 4-1
Argentina (W) vs Mexico (L): 3-1

Monday June 28, 2010

Netherlands (W) vs Slovakia (L): 2-1
Brazil (W) vs Chile (L): 3-0

Tuesday June 29, 2010

Paraguay (W) vs Japan (L): 5-3 in Penalty Kicks
Spain (W) vs Portugal (L): 1-0http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/knock-out/