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2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates11 June – 11 July
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored57 (1.97 per match)
Attendance1,417,535 (48,881 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Gonzalo Higuaín (3 goals)
2006
2014

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international association football tournament. It is being held in South Africa, beginning on 11 June and scheduled to conclude on 11 July 2010. The tournament is 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 is the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa was selected over Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. Italy is the defending champion, having won the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The draw for the finals took place on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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 short-lived policy, abandoned in 2007,[1] to rotate the event among football confederations. 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, who had narrowly failed to win the right to host the 2006 event, was awarded the rights to host the tournament over Morocco and Egypt.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[3][5] 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.[6]

Qualification

The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification.

Some controversies took place during the qualifications. In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland, French captain Thierry Henry, unseen by the referee, handled the ball in the lead up to a late goal, which enabled France to qualify ahead of Ireland, sparking widespread controversy and debate. FIFA rejected a request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match,[7] and Ireland later withdrew a request to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant.[8][9] As a result, FIFA announced a review into the use of technology or extra officials at the highest level, but decided against the widely expected fast-tracking of goal-line referee's assistants for the South African tournament.[10]

Costa Rica complained over Uruguay's winning goal in the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff,[11] while Egypt and Algeria's November 2009 matches were surrounded by reports of crowd trouble.

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.[12]

List of qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.

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.

Venues

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[13] which were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006.

It is claimed that the altitude of several venues will affect the motion of the ball[14] and impact player performance,[15] although FIFA's medical chief has denied this.[16] Six of the ten venues are over 1200m above sea level, with the two Johannesburg stadia (Soccer City and Ellis Park) the highest at approximately 1750m.[17][18] The stadia in order of altitude are: Soccer City and Ellis Park Stadium, 1753m; Royal Bafokeng Stadium, 1500m; Free State Stadium, 1400m; Peter Mokaba Stadium, 1310m; Loftus Versfeld Stadium, 1214m; Mbombela Stadium, 660m; Cape Town Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium near sea level.[17][18]

Johannesburg Durban Cape Town Johannesburg Pretoria
Soccer City Moses Mabhida Stadium1 Cape Town Stadium2 Ellis Park Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium
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) 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: 84,490[19][20] Capacity: 62,760 Capacity: 64,100 Capacity: 55,686 Capacity: 42,858
File:Inside Bowl of Soccer City Stadium.jpg File:Durban 21.08.2009 12-02-25.jpg File:CTSRW01.JPG File:View of Ellis Park.jpg
Port Elizabeth Bloemfontein Polokwane Rustenburg Nelspruit
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Free State Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium Mbombela 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) 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: 42,486 Capacity: 40,911 Capacity: 41,733 Capacity: 38,646 Capacity: 40,929
File:Nelsonmandelabaystadium2.jpg File:Free State Stadium - Bloemfontein.jpg File:Estadio Peter Mokaba.JPG File:Royal Bafokeng Arial.jpg File:Seats and field of Mbombela Stadium.jpg
  • ^1 As Durban Stadium
  • ^2 As Green Point Stadium

The following stadiums have all been upgraded to meet FIFA specification.

Preparations

File:TelkomLukasRandTower.JPG
The Lukasrand Tower in Pretoria sporting a football in anticipation of the World Cup

Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. Construction costs were expected to be R8.4bn.[26]

In addition to the stadiums built and upgraded, South Africa also improved its current public transport infrastructure within the host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and major road networks were improved.[27] In March 2009, Danny Jordaan, the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, reported that all stadiums for the tournament were on schedule to be completed within six months.[28]

The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements,[29] including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.[30]

At a ceremony to mark 100 days before the event, FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the readiness of the country for the event.[31]

Construction strike

70,000 construction workers[32] 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.[33][34][35]

Prize money

The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $420 million, a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.[36] 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:[36]

Club payments

In a first for the World Cup, FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This saw a total of €26 million paid to domestic clubs, amounting to just over €1,000 per player per day.[37]

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.[38][39][40]

Symbols

Mascot

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Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The official mascot for the 2010 World Cup is Zakumi, an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA" (the international abbreviation for South Africa) and the term kumi, which means "ten" in various African languages.[41] The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green.

Official song

The official song of the 2010 World Cup "Waka Waka" is performed by the Colombian singer Shakira and the band Freshlyground from South Africa, and is sung in both English and Spanish.[42] The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa.[43] Shakira and Freshlyground performed the song at the pre-tournament Kick-Off concert in Soweto on 10 June. It was also sung at the opening ceremony on 11 June and will be performed at the final on 11 July.

Match ball

File:Jabulani.jpg
Jabulani, the official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The match ball for the 2010 World Cup, manufactured by Adidas, is 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.[44][45] A special match ball with gold panels will be used at the final held in Johannesburg.

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[46] 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.[47] A number of players, especially goalkeepers have complained about the new ball, arguing that its movements are difficult to predict.[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]

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 geographical criteria were respected, meaning that no two teams from the same confederation were drawn in the same group, except allowing a maximum of two European teams in a group.[50]

Pot 1 (Host & Top seven) Pot 2 (Asia, North/Central America and Caribbean & Oceania) Pot 3 (Africa & South America) Pot 4 (Europe)

 South Africa
 Brazil
 Spain
 Netherlands
 Italy
 Germany
 Argentina
 England

 Australia
 Japan
 North Korea
 South Korea
 Honduras
 Mexico
 United States
 New Zealand

 Algeria
 Cameroon
 Ivory Coast
 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.[51] The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.[52] The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebrselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu.[53]

Final Groups
Group A Group B Group C Group D
 South Africa  Argentina  England  Germany
 Mexico  Nigeria  United States  Australia
 Uruguay  South Korea  Algeria  Serbia
 France  Greece  Slovenia  Ghana
Group E Group F Group G Group H
 Netherlands  Italy  Brazil  Spain
 Denmark  Paraguay  North Korea   Switzerland
 Japan  New Zealand  Ivory Coast  Honduras
 Cameroon  Slovakia  Portugal  Chile

Referees

FIFA selected the following referees to officiate at the World Cup:[54]

Squads

The Brazilian and North Korean teams in a group stage match.

As with the 2006 tournament, each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup consists of 23 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[55]

Of the 736 players participating in the tournament, over half play their club football in the five European domestic leagues of England (117 players), Germany (84), Italy (80), Spain (59) and France (45). Only the English, German and Italian squads were made up of entirely home based players. Nigeria were the only team in the tournament with no home based players in their squad. In all, players from 52 national leagues entered the tournament. FC Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing the most players to the tournament, with 13 players of their side travelling, 7 with the Spanish team, while another 7 clubs contributed 10 players or more.

Opening celebration concert

The first-ever FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert[56] took place on 10 June at Orlando Stadium in Soweto/Johannesburg. Warm-up acts including Goldfish, 340ml and Tumi Molekane performed before the internationally televised portion of the concert began at 20:00 local time.[57] The three-hour main event included performances by Alicia Keys, Amadou & Mariam, Angelique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, BLK JKS, Freshlyground, John Legend, Juanes, K'Naan, Lira, Hugh Masekela, Shakira, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Touré, and Vusi Mahlasela.[58]

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony took place on 11 June at Soccer City in Johannesburg, two hours before the opening match of the tournament.[59] It lasted 40 minutes, and included 1500 performers, including Thandiswa Mazwai, Timothy Moloi, Hugh Masekela, Khaled, Femi Kuti, Osibisa, R. Kelly, Hip Hop Pantsula and the Soweto Gospel Choir.

Although in frail health and 91 years old, former South African president Nelson Mandela was thought to be going to attend the opening cerememony, however he pulled out after the death of his great-grand-daughter who was killed in a car crash earlier in the day. Dignitaries that did attend the ceremony alongside the FIFA president Sepp Blatter and South African president Jacob Zuma, included the South African religious leader Desmond Tutu, the United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, the Mexican president Felipe Calderon, and Prince Albert of Monaco.

Matches

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

Summary

Group stage

First series of matches

In the first 16 group matches, encompassing the opening match for each team, 25 goals were scored, 10 teams won while 6 games ended in draws - two as goal-less, the other four as 1–1. Other than Germany, in a 4–0 defeat of Australia, no team scored more than two goals in any match. In addition, only two other games, Korea Republic 2–0 Greece and Netherlands 2–0 Denmark, were decided by a scoring margin of more than 1 goal. In five games, a lower ranked team managed to beat a higher ranked opponent – Korea Republic over Greece, Slovenia over Algeria, Ghana over Serbia, Japan over Cameroon and Switzerland over Spain. All of the seven top seeded teams won their first game except Italy and England who could only draw their games, and Spain, with their defeat by Switzerland. Notably, the lowest ranked team in the competition, North Korea, managed to score a goal against 5 times champions and top ranked Brazil, although they lost 2–1, while the next two lowest ranked teams by far, South Africa and New Zealand, both managed to draw their opening games 1–1 against teams far above them in the rankings. Of the African teams, only Ghana won their first game. Ivory Coast and South Africa drew their first games, while Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria all lost.

Second series

In the second round of 16 group stage matches, the final standings in Groups A to D, and F, remained undecided until at least the third and final group game. In Group E, Cameroon became the first team to be unable to qualify for the knockout stage after defeats against Japan and Denmark, and in the same group, the Netherlands became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages after two wins against the same teams earlier. In Group G, Brazil became the next team to qualify after just two games, after wins over North Korea and Ivory Coast. Top ranked teams in their groups, France (0-2 against Mexico), England (0-0 against Algeria), Germany (0-1 against Serbia), and Italy (1-1 against New Zealand), all failed to win, while other wins by a margin of two or more were earned by Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, against Korea Republic, Slovakia and Ivory Coast respectively. An incident in the match between USA and Slovenia, when an apparent goal in favour of USA was not allowed for a reason that was not apparent on television replays, lead to the referee being asked to explain himself to the competition organisers; the match finished as a 2-2 draw.

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 three points for a win, one 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.[60]

  1. greatest number of points in all group matches;
  2. goal difference in all group matches;
  3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. greatest number of points in matches between tied teams;
  5. goal difference in matches between tied teams;
  6. greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams;
  7. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.
Key to colours in group tables
Countries that advance to the Round of 16
Countries eliminated in this round

Group A

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group A

11 June 2010
South Africa  1–1  Mexico Soccer City, Johannesburg
Uruguay  0–0  France Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
16 June 2010
South Africa  0–3  Uruguay Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17 June 2010
France  0–2  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

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group B

12 June 2010
South Korea  2–0  Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Argentina  1–0  Nigeria Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
17 June 2010
Argentina  4–1  South Korea Soccer City, Johannesburg
Greece  2–1  Nigeria Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
22 June 2010
Nigeria  Match 35  South Korea Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Greece  Match 36  Argentina Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group C

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group C

12 June 2010
England  1–1  United States Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
13 June 2010
Algeria  0–1  Slovenia Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
18 June 2010
Slovenia  2–2  United States Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
England  0–0  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

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group D

13 June 2010
Serbia  0–1  Ghana Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Germany  4–0  Australia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
18 June 2010
Germany  0–1  Serbia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19 June 2010
Ghana  1–1  Australia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
23 June 2010
Ghana  Match 39  Germany Soccer City, Johannesburg
Australia  Match 40  Serbia Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group E

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group E

14 June 2010
Netherlands  2–0  Denmark Soccer City, Johannesburg
Japan  1–0  Cameroon Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19 June 2010
Netherlands  1–0  Japan Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Cameroon  1–2  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

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

14 June 2010
Italy  1–1  Paraguay Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15 June 2010
New Zealand  1–1  Slovakia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20 June 2010
Slovakia  0–2  Paraguay Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Italy  1–1  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

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group G

15 June 2010
Ivory Coast  0–0  Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Brazil  2–1  North Korea Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
20 June 2010
Brazil  3–1  Ivory Coast Soccer City, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
Portugal  Match 30  North Korea Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
25 June 2010
Portugal  Match 45  Brazil Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
North Korea  Match 46  Ivory Coast Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group H

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup Group H

16 June 2010
Honduras  0–1  Chile Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Spain  0–1   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

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 by a penalty shootout.[61]

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
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 60Third place
 
Winners of Group F
 
3 July – Johannesburg10 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

Winners of Group A Match 49 Runners-up of Group B

Winners of Group C Match 50 Runners-up of Group D

Winners of Group D Match 51 Runners-up of Group C

Winners of Group B Match 52 Runners-up of Group A

Winners of Group E Match 53 Runners-up of Group F

Winners of Group G Match 54 Runners-up of Group H

Winners of Group F Match 55 Runners-up of Group E

Winners of Group H Match 56 Runners-up of Group G

Quarter-finals

Winners of Match 53 Match 57 Winners of Match 54

Winners of Match 49 Match 58 Winners of Match 50

Winners of Match 52 Match 59 Winners of Match 51

Winners of Match 55 Match 60 Winners of Match 56

Semi-finals

Winners of Match 58 Match 61 Winners of Match 57

Winners of Match 59 Match 62 Winners of Match 60

Bronze Medal Match

Losers of Match 61 Match 63 Losers of Match 62

Final

Winners of Match 61 Match 64 Winners of Match 62

Statistics

Goalscorers

South African winger Siphiwe Tshabalala was the first player to score a goal in the competition, in their 1–1 draw against Mexico, the opening game of the tournament. Danish defender Daniel Agger was credited with the first own goal of the tournament, in his side's 2–0 loss to the Netherlands in Denmark's first game of the tournament. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín was the first player to score a hat-trick in the tournament, in their 4–1 win over South Korea, in Argentina's second game of the tournament. It was the 49th World Cup hat-trick in the history of the tournament.

Discipline

The following players were suspended for one or more games as a result of red cards or yellow card accumulation:

In bold - active suspensions.

Player Offence(s) Suspension(s) Notes
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group A vs France Group A vs South Africa
Algeria Abdelkader Ghezzal Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group C vs Slovenia Group C vs England
Serbia Aleksandar Luković Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group D vs Ghana Group D vs Germany
Australia Tim Cahill Red card in Group D vs Germany Group D vs Ghana
South Africa Kagisho Dikgacoi Yellow card in Group A vs Mexico
Yellow card in Group A vs Uruguay
Group A vs France
South Africa Itumeleng Khune Red card in Group A vs Uruguay Group A vs France
Argentina Jonás Gutiérrez Yellow card in Group B vs Nigeria
Yellow card in Group B vs Korea Republic
Group B vs Greece
Nigeria Sani Kaita Red card in Group B vs Greece Group B vs Korea Republic
France Jérémy Toulalan Yellow card in Group A vs Uruguay
Yellow card in Group A vs Mexico
Group A vs South Africa
Mexico Efraín Juárez Yellow card in Group A vs South Africa
Yellow card in Group A vs France
Group A vs Uruguay
Germany Miroslav Klose Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group D vs Serbia Group D vs Ghana
United States Robbie Findley Yellow card in Group C vs England
Yellow card in Group C vs Slovenia
Group C vs Algeria
England Jamie Carragher Yellow card in Group C vs United States
Yellow card in Group C vs Algeria
Group C vs Slovenia
Australia Harry Kewell Red card in Group D vs Ghana Group D vs Serbia
Australia Craig Moore Yellow card in Group D vs Germany
Yellow card in Group D vs Ghana
Group D vs Serbia
Denmark Simon Kjær Yellow card in Group E vs Netherlands
Yellow card in Group E vs Cameroon
Group E vs Japan
Brazil Kaká Yellow card Yellow-red card in Group G vs Côte d'Ivoire Group G vs Portugal

Event effects

Social effects

Security

Tournament organiser Danny Jordaan dismissed concerns that the 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.[62] There have been claims that the police have implemented a de facto state of emergency by banning protests during the event.[63]

Major General Qassim al-Moussawi of Iraq's security services said the arrest of Abdullah Azzam Saleh al-Qahtani, allegedly a former Saudi army lieutenant, yielded information that "He was planning a terrorist act in South Africa during the World Cup based on plans issued by the central al Qaeda terrorist organisation in coordination with Osama bin Laden's first assistant, Ayman al-Zawahri."[64]

There were also reports of thefts against visitors to the country for the World Cup. Tourists from China, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Japan and Colombia had become victim to crimes.[65] Three members of the Greek national team reported that £1,300 had been stolen from their rooms.[66] These reports came after the British media cautioned visitors about such security threats.[67]

In Iraq, the improved security situation has allowed people to watch matches in public places. This is in contrast to 2006 when violence prevented people from gathering publicly.[68] Radical militant groups in Somalia have banned the watching of televised World Cup matches, and had initially threatened to punish with public floggings,[69] declaring the World Cup a waste of time and resources and un-Islamic.[70] There were reports that groups had arrested people for watching the World Cup.[69] The group denied reports of arresting people, but said that they were chasing people out of video halls.[68]

On 19 June after the match between England and Algeria a fan was able to break through the FIFA-appointed security staff at Green Point stadium and gain access to the England team dressing room. The breach took place shortly after Prince William and Prince Harry had left the room. The trespasser was then released before he could be handed over to the Police. The English FA lodged a formal complaint with FIFA and demanded that security is increased.[71]

Evictions
Police patrol Blikkiesdorp, a settlement for the evicted

As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world,[72] the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been connected to evictions,[73][74][75][76][77] 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.[78][79] They have gained a lot of publicity for their efforts, even in the international media.[80][81][82] Abahlali baseMjondolo have threatened to build shacks outside of the Cape Town stadium to draw attention to their situation.[83][84]

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.[85] 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.[86][87][88] 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.[89][90]

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.[91][92] Fears have been expressed that the growing protests by shack dwellers could result in the tournament being disrupted.[93][94] Some grassroots social movements have called for a boycott of the event.[95]

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.[96][97][98][99] 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 World Cup.[77][99][100][101] Residents also threatened to burn down Blikkiesdorp before the World Cup begins because of the bad conditions in the settlement.[102]

HIV/AIDS

South Africans and others have expressed concern that the World Cup will stimulate the illicit sex trade.[103][104] Football fans are being warned that South Africa has one of the worst HIV infection rates in the world[105] with up to half the country's sex workers HIV positive[106] and the British government has given £1 million to buy 42 million condoms.[105] However, AIDS campaigners have accused FIFA of blocking the distribution of condoms at football grounds.[107]

Economic effects

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.[108] 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.[109][110]

FIFA trademarks

The South African low-fare airline Kulula.com were ordered by FIFA to withdraw an advertisement that it claimed infringed their trademarks.[111] The advert, titled "The unofficial carrier of the you-know-what", features soccer balls, vuvuzelas and the flag of South Africa which FIFA claims when used in conjunction with each other constitutes an infringement (of its trademarks).[112] Kulula.com disputed FIFA's claim,[111] but later announced that they would withdraw the specific advert whilst continuing with the advertisement campaign.[113]

Broadcast rights and fees

In Singapore, FIFA's broadcast rights fees for the 2010 World Cup finals have been described as "exorbitant",[114] with the organisation having changed prices according to what it perceived the country's TV operators were willing to pay.[115] 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).[116] 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 World Cup.[117][118]

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 World Cup 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.[119] Singapore was more expensive 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 in Malaysia and US$38 in Hong Kong.[120] This fee is also almost four times the SGD$25 (USD$18) special fee that Starhub charged its subscribers for viewing the 2006 World Cup finals matches in Germany.[121] As a result, many fans decided to protest against the increased fees with a mass boycott of the 2010 World Cup broadcast service by both operators.[122]

Match effects

Vuvuzelas

A vuvuzela being played

During the World Cup events many competitors have criticised and complained about the noise caused by the vuvuzela horns, including France's Patrice Evra who blamed the horns for the team's poor performance.[123] He also claimed that the sound of the vuvuzelas away from the stadiums hampered the ability of the players to get their rest.[124] Other critics include Lionel Messi who complained that the sound of the vuvuzelas hampered communication among players on the pitch,[125] and broadcasting companies, who complained that commentators' voices were being drowned out by the sound.[124] Cristiano Ronaldo went on record to state that the sound of the vuvuzelas disturbed the teams' concentration.[126]

Others watching on television have complained that the ambient audio feed from the stadium only contains the sounds of the vuvuzelas and the natural sounds of people in the stands are drowned out.[127] A spokesperson for the ESPN network said it was taking steps to minimize the noise of the crowd on its broadcasts.[128] Portuguese telecommunications company, Portugal Telecom, announced on 16 June an offer an alternative audio feed, which the vuvuzela sound is edited out, to the customers of its Pay-TV service called MEO.

When asked a few days into the tournament whether consideration would be given to banning vuvuzelas during matches, South African organising chief Danny Jordaan replied, "if there are grounds to do so, yes" and that "if any land on the pitch in anger we will take action."[123]

Ticketing and attendance

As some first round games suffered from large blocks of unoccupied stands, including one match with nearly 11,000 empty seats, FIFA reported that this was due to sold but unused group ticket purchases, and that current attendance levels were in fact second only to the 1994 event during the early round period.[129]

Media

Main article 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights.

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.[130] 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.[131] 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.[132]

Video games

In PlayStation Home, Sony Group has released a virtual space based on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the Japanese version of Home on 3 December 2009. This virtual space is called the "FevaArena" and is a virtual stadium of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, featuring different areas for events, a FIFA mini-game, and a shop with FIFA related content.[133]

On 27 April 2010, EA Sports released the official 2010 World Cup video game.[134]

FIFA Fan Fest

FIFA has expanded the FIFA Fan Fest, with cities all around the world hosting it. These include Sydney, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, and Mexico City, as well as several venues around South Africa.[135]

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