Football World Cup 2010 South Africa Draw
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Final 32 teams drawn in eight groups for football’s greatest prize.
Today millions of football fans tuned in to watch the draw for the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Two hundred nations have battled for over two years to make the cut to the last 32, today the fate of those last 32 was decided as the final groups were set in Cape Town for the first ever World Cup to be hosted in Africa.
The eight groups are represented by the eight seeded teams:
Group A: South Africa’s Group
South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina’s Group
Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C: England’s Group
England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany’s Group
Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
Group E: Holland’s Group
Holland, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy’s Group
Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil’s Group
Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
Group H: Spain’s Group
Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
Hollywood honey and South African starlet Charlize Theron made an arduous 90 minutes of drawing balls pass much quicker, as she co-hosted the event live alongside FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela said in a video message: “In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. We feel privileged and humbled that South Africa has been given the singular honour of being the host country.”
The inevitable “Group of Death” for this World Cup is surely Group G, with Brazil drawing Portugal, Ivory Coast and North Korea. Brazil, the favourites to win the competition will play arguably the strongest African nation participating, and the best unseeded team, Portugal.
England got a relatively kind draw, with USA providing the only real concern. Algeria and Slovenia should be comfortable victories for Fabio Capello’s team.
The first match will kick off at Johannesburg at the monstrous 94,700 capacity stadium at Soccer City. The first match on Friday 11 June 2010 will be between South Africa and Mexico.
England always play better against tough opposition. I hope we draw Portugal in our group, at least then they can’t knock us out in the quarter final.
Host nations always do well in the World Cup (see S. Korea in 2002). I expect South Africa to at least make it to the quarter finals.
England’s Group of Death:
England, France, Australia, Ivory Coast
South Africa, Slovenia, Algeria, New Zealand.
Good luck England, South Africa, Ghana, Slovenia, Portugal, and Australia.
England only have to worry about the US, the others should be a push over. Phew.
Please South Africa destroy France, the cheating bastards.
32 qualifying nations = 32 cultures = how many cheats?
At the 1986 World Cup it was Maradona with the “Hand of God” and in the run up to the 2010 World Cup it was Thierry Henry’s ‘Hand of Gaul’ or ‘Hand of Frog’.
Unfortunately for some cultures cheating is not such a big deal.
PS. FIFA should have more balls!
Why did the Irish not ask to replay the game against Gerogia having cheated them shamefully?
Ireland – country of elegance and fair play (oops, I forgot the intelligence… ).
The strongest group here is the group with Brazil, Ivory Coast, Portugal and North Korea, but I will like Ivory Coast and Brazil to qualify in that group. Another dangerous group is Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea and Greece, but am wishing my country Nigeria and Argentina to qualify but it’s not easy in that team sure.
I agree with you that Group G is very strong. I predict that Ivory Coast and Brazil will move on to Eight-Finals, but I would love it if Portugal moved on with Brazil.
Good luck to all teams though! It should be interesting to see who wins this 19th World Cup.
Am wishing African team to play semi finals. I believe Ivory Coast can make us proud because they’ve the best team in African now, with the likes of Touré, Drogba, Keïta, etc.
Steven Pienaar is sweet, nice and quick and crosses well.
I think S.A. looked fine in the warm-up matches and held their own against Brazil for long periods of time and had some good scoring chances. Let’s see the Va Va Vooms… Voom off early!
Come on England and S.A.!
Firespin
USA is gonna knock out England in the group stages!!!
And France sucks a fat chode.
You win, guy above me.
All of you bunch of fools. The winner will be the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!
Alexis Sánchez, Jorge Valdivia, Orellana!!
These guys are the best!
But Spain is the favorite of our group. We’ll see if they have the balls in the World Cup! I respect Suisse! Honduras could be the surprise!
Germany are the favourites to lift the World Cup under the determined captain Michael Ballack.
Of course Italy won.
What’re you guys talking about?
It’s clear that Spain is going to lift the World Cup.
Argentina gonna win!
Mexico is gonna take this shit, and yeah like people are saying France sucks!!! Viva Mexico!!!
but this time I do know that Spain will cruise through World Cup 2010.
Brasil vs. Argentina in the final.
Brasil will champion again.
Ivory Coast will beat super countries in soccer I see and reach the final.
Either Nigeria or South Africa should win the tournament and be the first African nation to win the World Cup. This should be a must.
Yeebo!!!
Guys, I am a woman I think Ghana and Ivory Coast will go to the finals.
I wish Bafana Bafana to reach quarter finals at least.
Make Southern Africa proud,
from a Botswana Fan