2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa 2010
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Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	11 June – 11 July
Teams	32 (from 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. This decision left the Oceania Football Confederation as the only confederation yet to host the FIFA World Cup. Italy are the defending champions. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town.

Host selection

Fans celebrating the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (Camps Bay, Cape Town)

Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a policy to rotate the event among football confederations (which was later abandoned in October 2007). Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:

Egypt
Libya / Tunisia (co-hosting)
Morocco
South Africa

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]

Voting Results
Country	Votes
South Africa	14
Morocco	10
Egypt	0

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

During 2006 and 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country.^[2]^[3] 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.^[2]^[4] However, FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, stating that a contingency plan existed only to cover natural catastrophes, as had been in place at previous FIFA World Cups.^[5]

Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament. Nonetheless South Africa participated in World Cup qualifiers because the CAF qualifiers also served as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. They were the first host since 1934 to participate in preliminary qualifying. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification.
The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007.

List of qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.

AFC (4)

Australia
Japan
Korea DPR
Korea Republic

CAF (6)

Algeria
Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa (hosts)

CONCACAF (3)

Honduras
Mexico
United States

CONMEBOL (5)

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Uruguay

OFC (1)

New Zealand

UEFA (13)

Denmark
England
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland

Countries qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter World Cup Country not a FIFA member

This is the first World Cup that does not include any teams that are qualifying for the first time, although two of the qualifiers (Slovakia and Serbia) have previously appeared only as parts of former competing nations. Slovakia was previously part of Czechoslovakia, and Serbia has competed as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. In both cases FIFA considers these teams to have retained the earlier nations' records.
Controversy surrounded final qualification matches played between France and the Republic of Ireland, Costa Rica and Uruguay and Egypt and Algeria in November 2009.

In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland, French captain Thierry Henry, unseen by the referee, illegally handled the ball in the lead up to the winning goal, which saw France make the final 32 teams ahead of Ireland. The incident caused widespread debate on how matches should be refereed at the highest level. FIFA rejected a request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match,^[6] whilst a widely reported later request by Ireland to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant was later withdrawn.^[7]^[8] Costa Rica complained over Uruguay's winning goal in the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff,^[9] whilst Egypt and Algeria's final match was surrounded by reports of crowd trouble.
In response to the incidents during qualification, and to a match fixing controversy, on 2 December 2009 FIFA called for an extraordinary general meeting of their Executive Committee. After the meeting, FIFA announced that they would be setting up an inquiry into technology and extra officials in the game, but they did not announce the widely-expected move of fast-tracking the introduction of goal-line referee's assistants, already being trialled in the Europa League, and instead restated that the competition in South Africa would be officiated as before, with just one referee, two assistants, and a fourth official.^[10] On the subject of fair play, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said:

I appeal to all the players and coaches to observe this fair play. In 2010 we want to prove that football is more than just kicking a ball but has social and cultural value...So we ask the players 'please observe fair play' so they will be an example to the rest of the world.
—FIFA President Sepp Blatter, ^[11]

Venues

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In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of twelve venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to ten venues^[12] which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:

Johannesburg	Durban	Cape Town
Soccer City	Moses Mabhida Stadium^[3]	Cape Town Stadium^[4]
26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E / 26.2347972°S 27.9823528°E / -26.2347972; 27.9823528 (Soccer City)	29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E / -29.82944; 31.03028 (Moses Mabhida Stadium)	33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E / 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E / -33.9034611; 18.4111528 (Cape Town Stadium)
Capacity: 91,141	Capacity: 70,000	Capacity: 69,070

Port Elizabeth	Bloemfontein	Polokwane
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Free State Stadium	Peter Mokaba Stadium
33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E / -33.93778; 25.59889 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium)	29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E / 29.1172917°S 26.2088472°E / -29.1172917; 26.2088472 (Free State Stadium)	23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E / 23.924689°S 29.468765°E / -23.924689; 29.468765 (Peter Mokaba Stadium)
Capacity: 48,000	Capacity: 48,000	Capacity: 46,000

Johannesburg	Pretoria
Ellis Park Stadium	Loftus Versfeld Stadium
26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E / 26.1975194°S 28.0607667°E / -26.1975194; 28.0607667 (Ellis Park Stadium)	25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E / 25.75333°S 28.22278°E / -25.75333; 28.22278 (Loftus Versfeld Stadium)
Capacity: 62,567	Capacity: 51,760

Rustenburg	Nelspruit
Royal Bafokeng Stadium	Mbombela Stadium
25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E / 25.5786°S 27.1607°E / -25.5786; 27.1607 (Royal Bafokeng Stadium)	25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E / 25.46172°S 30.929689°E / -25.46172; 30.929689 (Mbombela Stadium)
Capacity: 44,530	Capacity: 43,589

^1 As Durban Stadium
^2 As Green Point Stadium

Preparations

The Lukasrand Tower in Pretoria sporting a football in anticipation of the world cup

Five new stadiums have been built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues are to be upgraded. Construction costs are expected to be R8.4bn.^[13]
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.^[14] 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.^[15]
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,^[16] including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.^[17]
The readiness of this African nation to host one of the biggest events in a sports that is worshiped by millions has received positive response from FIFA. FIFA has rated the readiness of South Africa at eight on a scale of 10 ^[18] with the hope that they would be completely ready before the matches actually start.

Construction strike

70,000 construction workers^[19] 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. 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.^[20]^[21]^[22]

Transport

Major road networks have been improved to cater for the expected influx of people coming to the country who will be travelling to and from the match stadiums. The Gautrain (underground rail network) will be complete in time for the opening game, but only limited lengths of the route.
Major metros have also updated their current public bus systems to cater for visitors. Websites such as Vaya Nathi have been created for host city visitors to view bus route information in host cities.

Final draw

The FIFA Organising Committee approved the procedure for the Final Draw on 2 December 2009. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the Final Draw. The committee also approved the composition of the other pots as well as the procedure for the final draw. Pot 2 was composed of teams from Asia, Oceania, and North and Central America and the Caribbean. Pot 3 included teams from Africa and South America. Pot 4 had the remaining European teams.
Hosts South Africa were automatically positioned as A1; the other seeded teams were drawn into the other groups B–H, but were always in position 1 of their group. Groups were drawn from A to H and the positions in the group were drawn for Pots 2 to 4. Geographical criteria also were respected, meaning that no two teams from the same confederation were drawn in the same group (except European teams, where a maximum of two will be in a group); i.e., South Africa cannot play the African teams from Pot 3 and Argentina and Brazil cannot be drawn against the three remaining South American teams. The first two African teams drawn from Pot 3 are placed with Argentina and Brazil. Similarly, hosts South Africa may not be paired with any of the other African nations (also placed in Pot 3).^[23]

Pot 1 (Host & Top seven)	Pot 2 (Asia, North America & Oceania)	Pot 3 (Africa & South America)	Pot 4 (Europe)
South Africa Brazil Spain Netherlands Italy Germany Argentina England	Australia Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Honduras Mexico United States New Zealand	Algeria Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Ghana Nigeria Chile Paraguay Uruguay	Denmark France Greece Portugal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland

The group draw was staged in Cape Town, South Africa, at 19:00 (UTC+2) on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.^[24] The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.^[25] The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebreselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu.^[26]

**Final Groups**
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
South Africa	Argentina	England	Germany
Mexico	Nigeria	United States	Australia
Uruguay	Korea Republic	Algeria	Serbia
France	Greece	Slovenia	Ghana

Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
Netherlands	Italy	Brazil	Spain
Denmark	Paraguay	Korea DPR	Switzerland
Japan	New Zealand	Côte d'Ivoire	Honduras
Cameroon	Slovakia	Portugal	Chile

Referees

FIFA selected the following referees to officiate at the World Cup:^[27]

AFC: Khalil Al Ghamdi; Ravshan Irmatov; Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh; Yuichi Nishimura

CAF: Koman Coulibaly; Jerome Damon; Eddy Maillet

CONCACAF: Joel Aguilar; Benito Archundia; Carlos Batres; Marco Antonio Rodríguez

CONMEBOL: Héctor Baldassi; Jorge Larrionda; Pablo Pozo; Óscar Ruiz; Carlos Simon; Martín Vázquez

OFC: Michael Hester; Peter O'Leary

UEFA: Olegário Benquerença; Massimo Busacca; Frank De Bleeckere; Martin Hansson; Viktor Kassai; Stephane Lannoy; Roberto Rosetti; Wolfgang Stark; Alberto Undiano Mallenco; Howard Webb

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2010 FIFA World Cup squads.

As with the 2006 tournament, each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup consists of 23 players. Each participating national association must confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams are permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.^[28]

Matches

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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 (teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss)

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

Tie-breaking criteria

For the World Cup tournament, FIFA uses the following criteria to rank teams in the Group Stage.^[29]

greatest number of points in all group matches;
goal difference in all group matches;
greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
greatest number of points in matches between tied teams;
goal difference in matches between tied teams;
greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams;
drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Group A

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


11 June 2010
South Africa	Match 1	Mexico	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Uruguay	Match 2	France	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
16 June 2010
South Africa	Match 17	Uruguay	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17 June 2010
France	Match 20	Mexico	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
22 June 2010
Mexico	Match 33	Uruguay	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
France	Match 34	South Africa	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Group B

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


12 June 2010
Korea Republic	Match 3	Greece	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Argentina	Match 4	Nigeria	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
17 June 2010
Argentina	Match 18	Korea Republic	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Greece	Match 19	Nigeria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
22 June 2010
Nigeria	Match 35	Korea Republic	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Greece	Match 36	Argentina	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group C

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


12 June 2010
England	Match 5	United States	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
13 June 2010
Algeria	Match 6	Slovenia	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
18 June 2010
Slovenia	Match 22	United States	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
England	Match 23	Algeria	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
23 June 2010
Slovenia	Match 37	England	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
United States	Match 38	Algeria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Group D

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


13 June 2010
Serbia	Match 7	Ghana	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Germany	Match 8	Australia	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
18 June 2010
Germany	Match 21	Serbia	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19 June 2010
Ghana	Match 25	Australia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
23 June 2010
Ghana	Match 39	Germany	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Australia	Match 40	Serbia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group E

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


14 June 2010
Netherlands	Match 9	Denmark	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Japan	Match 10	Cameroon	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19 June 2010
Netherlands	Match 24	Japan	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Cameroon	Match 26	Denmark	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
24 June 2010
Denmark	Match 43	Japan	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Cameroon	Match 44	Netherlands	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Group F

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paraguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


14 June 2010
Italy	Match 11	Paraguay	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15 June 2010
New Zealand	Match 12	Slovakia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20 June 2010
Slovakia	Match 27	Paraguay	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Italy	Match 28	New Zealand	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
24 June 2010
Slovakia	Match 41	Italy	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Paraguay	Match 42	New Zealand	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group G

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea DPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Côte d'Ivoire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


15 June 2010
Côte d'Ivoire	Match 13	Portugal	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Brazil	Match 14	Korea DPR	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
20 June 2010
Brazil	Match 29	Côte d'Ivoire	Soccer City, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
Portugal	Match 30	Korea DPR	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
25 June 2010
Portugal	Match 45	Brazil	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Korea DPR	Match 46	Côte d'Ivoire	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group H

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Honduras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


16 June 2010
Honduras	Match 15	Chile	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Spain	Match 16	Switzerland	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
21 June 2010
Chile	Match 31	Switzerland	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Spain	Match 32	Honduras	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
25 June 2010
Chile	Match 47	Spain	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Switzerland	Match 48	Honduras	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Knockout stage

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

At the knockout stage (including the final), if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) will be played. If the score is still level after extra time, the match will be decided on penalty kicks.^[30]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

26 June – Port Elizabeth

Winners of Group A

2 July – Johannesburg

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 – Port Elizabeth

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

Runners-up of Group G

Round of 16

26 June 2010 16:00	Winners of Group A	Match 49	Runners-up of Group B	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
				Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

26 June 2010 20:30	Winners of Group C	Match 50	Runners-up of Group D	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
				Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

27 June 2010 16:00	Winners of Group D	Match 51	Runners-up of Group C	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
				Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

27 June 2010 20:30	Winners of Group B	Match 52	Runners-up of Group A	Soccer City, Johannesburg
				Soccer City, Johannesburg

28 June 2010 16:00	Winners of Group E	Match 53	Runners-up of Group F	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
				Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

28 June 2010 20:30	Winners of Group G	Match 54	Runners-up of Group H	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
				Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

29 June 2010 16:00	Winners of Group F	Match 55	Runners-up of Group E	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
				Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

29 June 2010 20:30	Winners of Group H	Match 56	Runners-up of Group G	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
				Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Quarter-finals

2 July 2010 16:00	Winners of Match 53	Match 57	Winners of Match 54	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
				Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

2 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 49	Match 58	Winners of Match 50	Soccer City, Johannesburg
				Soccer City, Johannesburg

3 July 2010 16:00	Winners of Match 52	Match 59	Winners of Match 51	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
				Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

3 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 55	Match 60	Winners of Match 56	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
				Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Semi-finals

6 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 58	Match 61	Winners of Match 57	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
				Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

7 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 59	Match 62	Winners of Match 60	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
				Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Third place play-off

10 July 2010 20:30	Losers of Match 61	Match 63	Losers of Match 62	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
				Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Final

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final

11 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 61	Match 64	Winners of Match 62	Soccer City, Johannesburg
				Soccer City, Johannesburg

Prize money and club payments

The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $420 million, a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.^[31] Before the tournament, each participating team would receive $1 million, for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, teams exiting at the group stage would receive $8 million. Thereafter, the prize money would be distributed as follows:^[31]

$9 million - Round of 16
$18 million - Quarter-finals
$20 million - Semi-finals
$24 million - Runners up
$30 million - Winners

In a first for the World Cup, there would also be payments made by FIFA to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This would see a total of €26 million being paid to domestic clubs, amounting to just over €1,000 per player per day. ^[32]
This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morroco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in a friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup.^[33]^[34]^[35]

Mascot

Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi (born 16 June 1994 (age 15)), an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA", the international abbreviation for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.^[36] The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green.
Zakumi's birthdate coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa and their second group match. The year 1994 marks the first non-racial nationwide elections in South Africa. He will turn 16 in 2010.^[37] Andries Odendaal, from Cape Town, created the original character design.^[38]
Zakumi's official motto is: "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will also appear at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[37]
A contract for the manufacture of Zakumi figurines was awarded to a company owned Dr. Shiaan-Bin Huang^[39], who is an ANC representative member in the South African parliament^[40]. The manufacture of the figurines was outsourced to Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products in the PRC^[39]. The value of the contract was in excess of USD 112 million^{[citation needed]}. Due to concerns over the loss of jobs in the South African manufacturing sector, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has suggested that more 2010 merchandise be sourced locally.^[41] Allegation of sweatshop conditions at the Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products factory led to an audit by Global Brands Group (master licensee of the Fifa World Cup 2010 brand), which revealed a number of non-compliance issues with GBC policies^[39]. The manufacturer denied the allegations of sweatshop conditions and claimed that the working conditions at the Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products factory were "very good"^[42]

Official song

The official song of the FIFA world cup "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" is presented by the Colombian singer Shakira and the band Freshlyground from South Africa.^[43] The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa.^[44] Shakira and Freshlyground will perform the song at the pre-tournament Kick-Off concert in Soweto on 10 June. It will also be sung at the opening ceremony and at the final on 11 July.

Match ball

Main article: Adidas Jabulani

Jabulani, the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, manufactured by Adidas, will be named the Jabulani, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in isiZulu. The number eleven plays a prominent role in the new technologically advanced ball: it is the eleventh World Cup match ball made by the German sports equipment maker; it features eleven colours, one for each player on the pitch; and there are eleven official languages in South Africa. The event will also start on the eleventh day of June and end on the eleventh day of July.^[45]^[46] A special match ball with gold panels will be used at the final held in Johannesburg.
The ball was also used as the match ball of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and a special version of the ball, the Jabulani Angola, was the match ball of the 2010 African Cup of Nations. This ball is also used in the 2009/2010 season of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, as well as the country's 2010 Nedbank Cup, 2010 Clausura Tournament of Argentina as well as the 2010 MLS season in the USA in the league's colours of blue and green.
The ball is constructed using a new design, consisting of eight thermally-bonded, three-dimensional panels. These are spherically-moulded from ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). The surface of the ball is textured with grooves, a technology developed by Adidas called GripnGroove^[47] that is intended to improve the ball's aerodynamics. The design has received considerable academic input, being developed in partnership with researchers from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.^[48]
The balls are made in China, using latex bladder made in India, thermoplastic polyurethane-elastomer from Taiwan, ethylene vinyl acetate, isotropic polyester/cotton fabric, glue and ink from China.^[49]

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Legacy

The following stadiums have all been upgraded to meet FIFA specification as a lasting legacy of the World Cup.

Cecil Payne Stadium^[50]
Dobsonville Stadium^[50]
Gelvandale Stadium^[51]
Giant Stadium^[52]
HM Pitje Stadium^[52]
King Zwelithini Stadium
Olympia Park Stadium
Orlando Stadium^[50]

Princess Magogo Stadium^[53]
Rabie Ridge Stadium^[50]
Rand Stadium^[50]
Ruimsig Stadium^[50]
Seisa Ramabodu Stadium^[54]
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium^[53]
Super Stadium^[52]

Controversies

Evictions

As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world,^[55] the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been connected to evictions^[56]^[57]^[58] which many claim are meant to 'beautify the city', impress visiting tourists, and hide shackdwellers. On 14 May 2009, the Durban-based shack-dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo 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.^[59]^[60] They have gained a lot of publicity for their efforts, even in the international media.^[61]^[62]^[63]
Another 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 the 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.^[64] 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.^[65]^[66]^[67] There has been particular concern about forced removals to the Blikkiesdorp camp in Delft and that in Durban, children are being forcibly removed from the city centre.^[68]
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.^[69] ^[70] Fears have been expressed that the growing protests by shack dwellers could result in the tournament being disrupted.^[71]^[72] Some grassroots social movements have called for a boycott of the event.^[73]

Human rights

In April 2010, the Swiss Labour Assistance (SLA), launched a petition to FIFA's President Joseph Blatter.^[74] The petition asks FIFA to actively engage against exploitation and against the violation of human rights in the context of FIFA World Cups. The petition will be handed over in June 2010.

Blikkiesdorp

Blikkiesdorp has become well-known for its high crime rate, its substandard living conditions, and its extremely hot or cold, windy and sandy living environment.^[75]^[76]^[77]^[78] NGOs, international human rights organisations, and the Anti-Eviction Campaign have publicly criticised the conditions in Blikkiesdorp and how they say it is used to reinforce the eviction of poor families especially to make way for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[78]^[79]^[80] Residents have also threatened to burn down Blikkiesdorp before the World Cup begins because of the bad conditions in the settlement.^[81]

Crime and security

Tournament organiser Danny Jordaan dismissed concerns that the terrorist attack on the Togo national team which took place in Angola in January 2010, had any relevance to the security arrangements for the World Cup.^[82]
South Africa and others have expressed concerns that the World Cup will stimulate and be a boon to the illicit sex trade.^[83]^[84]

Non-FIFA events

In November 2009 it was reported that a rugby Test match between the Springboks and France scheduled to take place in Cape Town on 12 June 2010 would be moved to Europe due to FIFA regulations banning other sport events in host cities during the time of the World Cup.^[85] After negotiations between the South African Rugby Union and members of the local organising committee, it was announced that the Test will be allowed to take place in Cape Town on the originally scheduled date because no World Cup match is to be played in Cape Town on that day, and the Test will be played at Newlands, which is not a World Cup venue.^[86]^[87]

FIFA trademarks

The South African low-fare airline Kulula.com were ordered by FIFA to withdraw an advertisement that it claimed infringed their trademarks.^[88] The advert, titled "The unofficial carrier of the you-know-what", features soccer balls, vuvuzelas and the National Flag of South Africa which FIFA claims when used in conjunction with each other constitutes an infringement (of its trademarks).^[89] Kulula.com disputed FIFA's claim,^[88] but later announced that they would withdraw the specific advert whilst continuing with the advertisement campaign.^[90]

Broadcast rights fees issue in Singapore

In Singapore, FIFA's broadcast rights fees for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals tournament have been described as "exorbitant"^[91], with the organization having changed prices according to what it perceived the country's TV operators were willing to pay.^[92] When Singapore TV operators SingTel and Starhub joined together to bid for the broadcast rights in late 2009, they were reportedly charged an initial SGD$40 million (about USD$30 million).^[93] When the Singapore TV operators refused to pay the initial sum quoted by FIFA, and as time passed, Singapore was faced with the prospect of being one of the few countries not to get match broadcasts from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was ironic since the former Prime Minister of Singapore wanted the country to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.^[94]^[95]
With only about a month left before the tournament, FIFA finally relented and reportedly reduced the fee to SGD$21 million (USD$15 million), which was then accepted by the Singapore TV operators. This reduced fee was still significantly higher than the fee that FIFA charged Starhub for the exclusive rights to broadcast the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals tournament in Germany which was reported to be SGD$15 million (US$11 million).
This increased fee for the 2010 World Cup tournament broadcast rights resulted in the Singapore TV operators passing on the cost to their subscribers who were then charged a special fee of SGD$94 (US$68) in addition to existing contracts, to watch the tournament's games. This high additional fee was the most expensive in the region and angered Singapore football fans^[96] who felt it was unfair when compared to countries in the region that will either be broadcasting the matches free of charge as in the case of Indonesia and Thailand; or at significantly lower viewing fees at US$21 as in Malaysia and US$38 in Hong Kong.^[97] This fee is also almost four times the SGD$25 (USD$18) special fee that Starhub charged its subscribers for viewing the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals matches in Germany.^[98] As a result, many fans decided to protest against the increased fees with a mass boycott of the 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcast service by both operators.^[99]

Filming

Sony technology will be used to film the tournament. According to FIFA up to 25 of the matches will be captured using 3D cameras.^[100] Footage will be captured in 3D through Sony's proprietary multi-image MPE-200 processors, which will be housed in specially designed 3D outside broadcast trucks.^[101] It will be supplying its flagship HDC-1500 cameras as well as its new HDC-P1 unit, a compact, point-of-view (POV)-type camera with a 2/3-inch lens. The 3D games will be produced for FIFA by Host Broadcast Services.^[102]

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^ World Cup games to be filmed in 3D
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