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Tourney Name:FIFA World Cup
Year:2010
Other Titles:South Africa 2010
Size:200px
Country:South Africa
Dates:11 June - 11 July
Confederations:5 or 6
Num Teams:32
Venues:10
Cities:9

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. It will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football, leaving the Oceania Football Confederation as the only FIFA Confederation never to have hosted the event.

Host selection

See main article: FIFA World Cup hosts. 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]

Results:

  1. , 14 votes
  2. , 10 votes
  3. , 0 votes

withdrew on 8 May 2004 after joint bidding was not allowed

bid was rejected: bid did not meet the list of requirements and joint bidding was not allowed

Qualification

See main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

As the host nation, South Africa qualifies automatically for the tournament. However, South Africa is the first host since 1934 to participate in World Cup qualifiers. This is because the CAF qualifiers also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, for which South Africa had to qualify separately. 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]

Qualified teams
  • CAF

    • Mascot

    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.[3]

    Venues

    In 2005, the organizers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria (two venues), and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues[4] which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:

    CityStadiumCapacity
    JohannesburgSoccer City (being upgraded)94,700
    DurbanMoses Mabhida Stadium (being constructed at site of demolished Kings Park Soccer Stadium)70,000
    Cape TownGreen Point Stadium (being constructed at site of Metropolitan Golf Course)70,000
    JohannesburgEllis Park Stadium (being upgraded)62,567
    PretoriaLoftus Versfeld Stadium50,000
    Port ElizabethNelson Mandela Bay Stadium (under construction)48,000
    BloemfonteinFree State Stadium48,000
    NelspruitMbombela Stadium (under construction)46,000
    PolokwanePeter Mokaba Stadium (being constructed adjacent to existing Peter Mokaba Stadium)46,000
    RustenburgRoyal Bafokeng Stadium (being upgraded)42,000

    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.[5] 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.[6]

    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.[7]

    Rumours of tournament being moved

    Rumours have circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country.[8] [9] Some people, including Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt and, reportedly, some FIFA executives, have expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa’s preparations.[8] [10] However, FIFA officials have repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, and have 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".[11] [12] Blatter has 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 World Cup in Germany also had a similar contingency plan.[12] [13] [14]

    Despite reassurances by FIFA that the event would only be moved in the case of natural catastrophe, rumours continue to circulate about possible relocation of the event.[15] These rumours have been 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.[16]

    Controversies

    According to an article in Le Monde diplomatique, "More than $8bn has been budgeted for the building and upgrading of infrastructure for the football World Cup in 2010, including 10 stadiums and a high-speed train... But almost none of the building or the money can be accessed by the poor who live in shantytowns without proper water, sanitation or electricity."[17]

    As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world[18], the 2010 Fifa World Cup has been connected to a number of evictions in South Africa which many claim are meant to beautify the city, impress visiting tourists and hide shackdwellers. The most prominent controversy is the N2 Gateway housing project 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. 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.[19] [20] [21]

    Matches

    All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

    Group stage

    In the following tables:

    The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16.

    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.[22]

    The ranking in each group is determined as follows:

    1. greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
    2. goal difference in all group matches;
    3. 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:

    1. greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
    2. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
    3. greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
    4. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

    Group A

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    2010-06-16
    v A3Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria
    2010-06-17
    A4 v A2Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
    2010-06-22
    A2 v A3Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
    A4 v Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

    Group B

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    B1 v B2Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
    B3 v B4Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
    2010-06-17
    B1 v B3Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
    B4 v B2Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
    2010-06-22
    B2 v B3Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
    B4 v B1Kings Park Stadium, Durban

    Group C

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    C1 v C2Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
    2010-06-13
    C3 v C4Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
    2010-06-18
    C1 v C3Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
    C4 v C2Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
    2010-06-23
    C2 v C3Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria
    C4 v C1Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

    Group D

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    D1 v D2Kings Park Stadium, Durban
    D3 v D4Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria
    2010-06-18
    D1 v D3Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
    2010-06-19
    D4 v D2Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
    2010-06-23
    D2 v D3Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
    D4 v D1Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg

    Group E

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    2010-06-14
    E1 v E2Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
    E3 v E4Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
    2010-06-19
    E1 v E3Kings Park Stadium, Durban
    E4 v E2Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria
    2010-06-24
    E2 v E3Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
    E4 v E1Green Point Stadium, Cape Town

    Group F

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    F1 v F2Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
    2010-06-15
    F3 v F4Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
    2010-06-20
    F1 v F3Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
    F4 v F2Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
    2010-06-24
    F2 v F3Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
    F4 v F1Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

    Group G

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    G1 v G2Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
    G3 v G4Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
    2010-06-20
    G1 v G3Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
    2010-06-21
    G4 v G2Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
    2010-06-25
    G2 v G3Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
    G4 v G1Kings Park Stadium, Durban

    Group H

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    2010-06-16
    H1 v H2Kings Park Stadium, Durban
    H3 v H4Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
    2010-06-21
    H1 v H3Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
    H4 v H2Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
    2010-06-25
    H2 v H3Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
    H4 v H1Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria

    Knockout stage

    Round of 16

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    Quarter-finals

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    Semi-finals

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    Final

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup - South Africa. 2004-05-15. FIFA. 2006-01-08.
    2. Web site: Cape Town to host 2010 final draw. 2009-02-06. 2008-05-29. Cape Town.
    3. News: Leopard takes World Cup spotlight. BBC Sport. 2008-09-22. 2008-09-23.
    4. Web site: locations 2010 in Google Earth. 2007-07-11.
    5. News: SA faces R8.4bn stadium bill. 2006-10-01. News24. 2006-10-13.
    6. News: Joburg pursues bus rapid transit system in bid to ease gridlock by 2010. Engineering News. Creamer Media. 2007-11-02. 2008-11-02.
    7. News: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Special Measures Act, 2006. Republic of South Africa, Minister of Sport and Recreation - Online Government Gazette No. 28593. 2006-03-10. PDF. 2006-10-13.
    8. News: Luke Harding. Doubt over South Africa 2010. 2006-06-12. The Guardian. 2006-08-29.
    9. News: Jermaine Craig. Fifa denies SA may lose 2010 World Cup. 2006-07-03. The Star. 2006-08-30.
    10. News: Beckenbauer issues 2010 warning. 2006-09-20. BBC Sport. 2006-10-19.
    11. News: Sivuyile Mangxamba et. al. SA will host 2010 World Cup, says Blatter. 2006-10-26. Pretoria News. 2006-10-30.
    12. News: Sean Yoong. FIFA says South Africa 'definitely' will host 2010 World Cup. 2007-05-08. Associated Press. 2007-05-15.
    13. News: FIFA confirm World Cup back-up plan for 2010. 2007-04-30. ESPNsoccernet. 2007-04-30.
    14. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=554459&cc=5901 ESPNsoccernet - World - FIFA exploring 3 alternate 2010 World Cup hosts
    15. News: Fifa makes 2010 Cup back-up plan. 2007-04-30. BBC Sport. 2007-04-30.
    16. News: SAPA. World Cup: 'Pessimists to eat their words'. 2007-05-15. IOL Online. 2007-05-15.
    17. http://mondediplo.com/2008/05/13southafrica Le Monde Diplomatique
    18. News: Hallmark Events and Evictions. Worldpress.
    19. News: From Crossroads to Gateways.
    20. News: Exchange of letters re Joe Slovo with Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. 22 August 2008.
    21. News: Local Professionals describe N2 Gateway as expensive Joke. 11 November 2005.
    22. Web site: Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010 Regulations - Article 17.6. PDF. 2007-07. FIFA.
    23. Web site: Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010 Regulations - Article 39.2. PDF. 2007-07. FIFA.

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