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2010 Soccer World Cup Venues
Football Match Venue City Maps Accommodation Near The Stadium
Soccer City Stadium Johannesburg Map World Cup Accommodation in Jo'burg
Green Point Stadium Cape Town Map World Cup Accommodation in Cape Town
Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg Map World Cup Accommodation Jo'burg
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg Map World Cup Accommodation in Rustenburg
Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Map World Cup Accommodation in PE
Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban Map World Cup Accommodation in Durban
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria Map World Cup Accommodation in Pretoria
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein Map World Cup Accommodation in Bloemfontein
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane Map World Cup Accommodation in Polokwane
Mbombela Stadium

Nelspruit Map

 World Cup Accommodation in Nelspruit

The 10 stadiums above will host the 2010 World Cup Tournament in South Africa.
To find nearby attractions, click on the City Map links in the above table.
To find nearby accommodation, click on the World Cup Accommodation links.
To see the location of the stadiums click on Google Map of 2010 World Cup Stadiums
South African Tourist Regions
Durban Beachfront
Kwazulu Natal North Coast
Kwazulu Natal South Coast
Zululand / Maputoland &
St Lucia Wetlands
Drakensberg Mountains
Natal Midlands Battlefields
Cape Town V&A Waterfront
and Table Mountain
The Garden Route &
Tsitsikamma National Park
Port Elizabeth Tourist Attractions
& Addo Elephant Park
East London Tourist Attractions
Kruger National Park &
Blyde River Canyon

List of 2010 World Cup Football Teams

The following 32 countries have qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Africa.
FIFA
Rank		 Country Code Flag Team Nick Name
1 Spain ESP La Furia Roja (The Red Fury)
2 Brazil BRA Canarinho (Little Canary)
3 Netherlands NED The Flying Dutchmen
4 Italy ITA Azzurri
5 Portugal POR Seleccao das Quinas
6 Germany GER Die Mannschaft (The Team)
7 France FRA Les Bleus (The Blues)
8 Argentina ARG Albicelestes
9 England ENG The Three Lions
11 Cameroon CMR Lions Indomptables
12 Greece GRE
14 United States USA The Yanks
15 Mexico MEX El Tri
16 Ivory Coast CIV Les Éléphants
17 Chile CHI La Roja (The Red One)
18 Switzerland SUI Schweizer Nati
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FIFA
Rank		 Country Code Flag Team Nick Name
19 Uruguay URU Charrúas
20 Serbia SRB Beli Orlovi (White Eagles)
21 Australia AUS Socceroos
22 Nigeria NGA Super Eagles
27 Denmark DEN Danish Dynamite
28 Algeria ALG Les Fennecs
30 Paraguay PAR Guaranies
33 Slovenia SVN
34 Slovakia SVK Repre
35 Honduras HON Los Catrachos
38 Ghana GHA The Black Stars
43 Japan JPN Samurai Blue
83 New Zealand NZL All Whites
84 North Korea PRK Chollima
84 South Korea KOR Tigers of Asia
85 South Africa RSA Bafana Bafana
 

How Does The World Cup Tournament Work?
In Round One, each team will play 3 matches - one game with each other team in their group.
A team must win at least 2 of the 3 games in "Round One" to move on to the "Round of 16".

Example - South Africa: RSA will play the following 3 games in Round One:
Game 1:  Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg on 11 June at 4 pm
Game 2: Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 16 June at 8:30 pm
Game 3:  Free State Stadium  in Bloemfontein  on 22 June at 4 pm
 

2010 FIFA World Cup Match Schedule
Round 1 - Game 1   (11 June - 16 June)
Group Match
Dates		 Game
Times		 T1 T2 Winner   Soccer Stadium Host Town Match
Group A 11 June 16:00 RSA A2   Soccer City Johannesburg Round One
11 June 20:30 A3 A4   Green Point Cape Town Round One
Group B 12 June 13:30 B1 B2   Ellis Park Johannesburg Round One
12 June 16:00 B3 B4   Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Round One
Group C 12 June 20:30 C1 C2   Royal Bafokeng Rustenburg Round One
13 June 13:30 C3 C4   Peter Mokaba Polokwane Round One
Group D 13 June 16:00 D1 D2   Durban Durban Round One
13 June 20:30 D3 D4   Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Round One
Group E 14 June 13:30 E1 E2   Soccer City Johannesburg Round One
14 June 16:00 E3 E4   Free State Bloemfontein Round One
Group F 14 June 20:30 F1 F2   Green Point Cape Town Round One
15 June 13:30 F3 F4   Royal Bafokeng Rustenburg Round One
Group G 15 June 20:30 G1 G2   Ellis Park Johannesburg Round One
15 June 16:00 G3 G4   Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Round One
Group H 16 June 13:30 H3 H4   Mbombela Nelspruit Round One
16 June 16:00 H1 H2   Durban Durban Round One
 

Round 1 - Game 2   (16 June - 21 June)
  Match
Dates		 Game
Times		 T1 T2 Winner   Soccer Stadium Host Town Match
Group A 16 June 20:30 RSA A3   Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Round One
17 June 13:30 A4 A2   Soccer City Johannesburg Round One
Group B 17 June 20:30 B1 B3   Soccer City Johannesburg Round One
17 June 16:00 B4 B2   Free State Bloemfontein Round One
Group C 18 June 16:00 C4 C2   Ellis Park Johannesburg Round One
18 June 20:30 C1 C3   Green Point Cape Town Round One
Group D 18 June 13:30 D1 D3   Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Round One
19 June 13:30 D4 D2   Royal Bafokeng Rustenburg Round One
Group F 19 June 16:00 E1 E3   Durban Durban Round One
19 June 20:30 E4 E2   Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Round One
Group F 20 June 16:00 F1 F3   Mbombela Nelspruit Round One
20 June 13:30 F4 F2   Free State Bloemfontein Round One
Group G 20 June 20:30 G1 G3   Soccer City Johannesburg Round One
21 June 13:30 G4 G2   Green Point Cape Town Round One
Group H 21 June 20:30 H1 H3   Ellis Park Johannesburg Round One
21 June 16:00 H4 H2   Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Round One
 
Round 1 - Game 3    (22 June - 25 June)
  Match
Dates		 Game
Times		 T1 T2 Winner   Soccer Stadium Host Town Match
Group A 22 June 16:00 A2 A3   Royal Bafokeng Rustenburg Round One
22 June 16:00 A4 RSA   Free State Bloemfontein Round One
Group B 22 June 20:30 B2 B3   Durban Durban Round One
22 June 20:30 B4 B1   Peter Mokaba Polokwane Round One
Group C 23 June 16:00 C4 C1   Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Round One
23 June 16:00 C2 C3   Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Round One
Group D 23 June 20:30 D4 D1   Soccer City Johannesburg Round One
23 June 20:30 D2 D3   Mbombela Nelspruit Round One
Group E 24 June 20:30 E2 E3   Royal Bafokeng Rustenburg Round One
24 June 20:30 E4 E1   Green Point Cape Town Round One
Group F 24 June 16:00 F4 F1   Ellis Park Johannesburg Round One
24 June 16:00 F2 F3   Peter Mokaba Polokwane Round One
Group G 25 June 16:00 G2 G3   Mbombela Nelspruit Round One
25 June 16:00 G4 G1   Durban Durban Round One
Group H 25 June 20:30 H2 H3   Free State Bloemfontein Round One
25 June 20:30 H4 H1   Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Round One

Round Of Sixteen
Groups Match
Dates		 Game
Times		 T1 T2 Winner Next
Round		 Soccer Stadium Host Town Match
A and B
Winners		 26 June 16:00 1A 2B   1 Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Round of 16
27 June 20:30 1B 2A   2 Soccer City Staium Johannesburg Round of 16
C and D
Winners		 26 June 20:30 1C 2D   3 Royal Bafokeng Rustenburg Round of 16
27 June 16:00 1D 2C   4 Free State Stadium Bloemfontein Round of 16
E and F
Winners		 28 June 16:00 1E 2F   5 Durban Stadium Durban Round of 16
29 June 16:00 1F 2E   6 Loftus Versfeld Pretoria Round of 16
G and H
Winners		 28 June 20:30 1G 2H   7 Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg Round of 16
29 June 20:30 1H 2G   8 Green Point Cape Town Round of 16

Quarter Finals
Groups Match
Dates		 Game
Times		 T1 T2 Winner Next
Round		 Soccer Stadium Host Town Match
Round 16
Winners
(A - D)		 02 July 20:30 1 3   A Soccer City Stadiulm Johannesburg Quarter Final
03 July 16:00 2 4   B Green Point Stadium Cape Town Quarter Final
Round 16
Winners
(E - H)		 02 July 16:00 5 7   C Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth Quarter Final
03 July 20:30 6 8   D Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg Quarter Final

Semi Finals
1/4  Final
Winners		 07 July 20:30 B D   I Durban Stadium Durban Semi Final
06 July 20:30 A C   II Green Point Stadium Cape Town Semi Final

Finals
Semi Final
Losers		 10 July 20:30 Loser I Loser II   Nelson Mandela Bay Port Elizabeth 3rd Place
Semi Final
Winners		 11 July 20:30 Winner I Winner II     Soccer City Stadium Johannesburg Final

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