2010 World Cup
The 2010 World Cup was the biggest sporting event in the world in 2010 and took place from June 11th through to July 11th, 2010 in South Africa. The 2010 World Cup was the 19th time the premier soccer tournament was held and the event itself is held every four years.
Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 to win the 2010 World Cup for the first time.
Below you will find Group & Finals results for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
GROUP A
Group A consisted of host nation South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay and France.
South Africa - Carlos Alberto Parreira (Mgr) - Best: Rd One 1998, 2002 - (Ranking: 86) Mexico - Javier Aguirre (Mgr) - Quarter-final 1970, 1986 - (15) Uruguay - Oscar Tabarez (Mgr) - Winners 1930, 1950 - (19) France - Raymond Domenech
(Mgr) - Winners 1998 - (7)
Date Match
Team 1
Team 2 Venue Time
Jun 12th
1
South Africa
vs.
Mexico
Johannesburg
12:00am
Jun 12th
2
Uruguay
vs.
France
Cape Town
4:30am
Jun 17th
17
South Africa
vs.
Uruguay
Pretoria
4:30am
Jun 18th
18
France
vs.
Mexico
Polokwane
4:30am
Jun 23rd
33
Mexico
vs.
Uruguay
Rustenburg
12:00am
Jun 23rd
34
France
vs.
South Africa
Bloemfontein
12:00am
Group A
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1
Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 7
2
Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4
3
South Africa
3
1
1
1
3
5
-2
4
4
France
3
0
1
2
1
4
-3
1
South Africa 1-1 Mexico
Uruguay 0–0 France
South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
France 0–2 Mexico
Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
France 1–2 South Africa
GROUP B
Group B consisted of Argentina, Nigeria, Greece and South Korea
Argentina - Diego Maradona (Mgr) - Winners 1978, 1986 (8) Nigeria - Shaibu Amodu (Mgr) - Rd Two 1994, 1998 (22) South Korea - Huh Jung-Moo (Mgr) - Fourth 2002 (52) Greece - Otto Rehhagel (Mgr) - Rd One 1994 (12)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 12th
3
Argentina
vs.
Nigeria
Johannesburg
9:30pm
Jun 13th
4
South Korea
vs.
Greece
Mandela Bay
12:00am
Jun 18th
19
Greece
vs.
Nigeria
Bloemfontein
12:00am
Jun 17th
20
Argentina
vs.
South Korea
Johannesburg
9:30pm
Jun 23rd
35
Nigeria
vs.
South Korea
Durban
4:30am
Jun 23rd
36
Greece
vs.
Argentina
Polokwane
4:30am
Group B
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1
Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9
2
South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
3
Greece
3
1
0
2
2
5
-3
3
4
Nigeria
3
0
1
2
3
5
-2
1
Korea Republic 2–0 Greece
Argentina 1–0 Nigeria
Argentina 4–1 Korea Republic
Greece 2–1 Nigeria
Nigeria 2–2 Korea Republic
Greece 0–2 Argentina
GROUP C
Group C contained England, USA, Algeria and Slovenia.
England - Fabio Capello (Mgr) - Winners 1966 (9) United States - Bob Bradley (Mgr) - Third 1930 (14) Algeria - Rabah Saadane (Mgr) - Rd One 1986, 1982 (28) Slovenia - Matjaz Kek (Mgr) - Rd One 2002 (33)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 13th
5
England
vs.
United States
Rustenburg
4:30am
Jun 13th
6
Algeria
vs.
Slovenia
Polokwane
9:30pm
Jun 19th
22
Slovenia
vs.
United States
Johannesburg
12:00am
Jun 19th
23
England
vs.
Algeria
Cape Town
4:30am
Jun 24th
37
Slovenia
vs.
England
Mandela Bay
12:00am
Jun 24th
38
United States
vs.
Algeria
Pretoria
12:00am
Group C
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1 United States 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 5
2 England 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 5
3
Slovenia
3
1
1
1
3
3
0
4
4
Algeria
3
0
1
2
0
2
-2
1
England 1–1 United States
Algeria 0–1 Slovenia
Slovenia 2–2 United States
England 0–0 Algeria
Slovenia 0–1 England
United States 1–0 Algeria
GROUP D
Group D consisted of Germany, Australia, Serbia and Ghana.
Germany - Joachim Loew (Mgr) - Winners 1954, 1974, 1990 (6) Australia - Pim Verbeek (Mgr) - Rd Two 2006 (21) Serbia - Radomir Antic (Mgr) - Fourth 1930, 1962 as Yugoslavia (20) Ghana - Milovan Rajevac (Mgr) - Rd Three 2006 (37)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 14th
7
Germany
vs.
Australia
Durban
4:30am
Jun 14th
8
Serbia
vs.
Ghana
Pretoria
12:00am
Jun 18th
21
Germany
vs.
Serbia
Mandela Bay
9:30pm
Jun 20th
24
Ghana
vs.
Australia
Rustenburg
12:00am
Jun 24th
39
Ghana
vs.
Germany
Johannesburg
4:30am
Jun 24th
40
Australia
vs.
Serbia
Nelspruit
4:30am
Group D
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1 Germany 3 2 0 1 5 1 4 6
2 Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3
Australia
3
1
1
1
3
6
-3
4
4
Serbia
3
1
0
2
2
3
-1
3
Serbia 0–1 Ghana
Germany 4–0 Australia
Germany 0–1 Serbia
Ghana 1–1 Australia
Ghana 0–1 Germany
Australia 2–1 Serbia
GROUP E
Group E consists of the Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon.
Netherlands - Bert van Marwijk (Mgr) - Runners-up 1974, 1978 (3) Denmark - Morten Olsen (Mgr) - Quarter-finals 1998 (26) Japan - Takeshi Okada (Mgr) - Rd Two 2002 (43) Cameroon - Paul Le Guen (Mgr) - Quarter-finals 1990 (11)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 14th
9
Netherlands
vs.
Denmark
Johannesburg
9:30pm
Jun 15th
10
Japan
vs.
Cameroon
Bloemfontein
12:00am
Jun 19th
25
Netherlands
vs.
Japan
Durban
9:30pm
Jun 20th
26
Cameroon
vs.
Denmark
Pretoria
4:30am
Jun 25th
43
Denmark
vs.
Japan
Rustenburg
4:30am
Jun 25th
44
Cameroon
vs.
Netherlands
Cape Town
4:30am
Group E
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1 Netherlands 3 3 0 0 5 1 4 9
2 Japan 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 6
3
Denmark
3
1
0
2
3
6
-3
3
4
Cameroon
3
0
0
3
2
5
-3
0
Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
Japan 1–0 Cameroon
Netherlands 1–0 Japan
Cameroon 1–2 Denmark
Denmark 1–3 Japan
Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands
GROUP F
Group F consists of Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia.
Italy - Marcelo Lippi (Mgr) - Winners 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 (4) Paraguay - Gerardo Martino (Mgr) - Rd Two 1986, 1998, 2002 (30) New Zealand - Ricki Herbert (Mgr) - Rd One 1982 (77) Slovakia - Vladimir Weiss (Mgr) - No previous appearances (34)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 15th
11
Italy
vs.
Paraguay
Cape Town
4:30am
Jun 15th
12
New Zealand
vs.
Slovakia
Rustenburg
9:30pm
Jun 20th
27
Slovakia
vs.
Paraguay
Bloemfontein
9:30pm
Jun 21st
28
Italy
vs.
New Zealand
Nelspruit
12:00am
Jun 25th
41
Slovakia
vs.
Italy
Johannesburg
12:00am
Jun 25th
42
Paraguay
vs.
New Zealand
Polokwane
12:00am
Group F
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 5
2 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 -1 4
3
New Zealand
3
0
3
0
2
2
0
3
4
Italy
3
0
2
1
4
5
-1
2
Italy 1–1 Paraguay
New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay
Italy 1–1 New Zealand
Slovakia 3–2 Italy
Paraguay 0–0 New Zealand
GROUP G
Group G consists of Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast and Portugal.
Brazil - Dunga (Mgr) - Winners 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 (2) North Korea - Kim-Jong Hun (Mgr) - Quarter-final 1966 (84) Ivory Coast - Sven-Goran Eriksson (Mgr) - Rd One 2006 (16) Portugal - Carlos Queiroz (Mgr) - Fourth 2006 (5)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 16th
13
Ivory Coast
vs.
Portugal
Mandela Bay
12:00am
Jun 16th
14
Brazil
vs.
North Korea
Johannesburg
4:30am
Jun 21st
29
Brazil
vs.
Ivory Coast
Johannesburg
4:30am
Jun 21st
30
Portugal
vs.
North Korea
Cape Town
9:30pm
Jun 26th
45
Portugal
vs.
Brazil
Durban
12:00am
Jun 26th
46
North Korea
vs.
Ivory Coast
Nelspruit
12:00am
Group G
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
D
P
1 Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7
2 Portugal 3 1 2 0 7 0 7 5
3
Ivory Coast
3
1
1
1
4
3
1
4
4
North Korea
3
0
0
3
1
12
-11
0
Ivory Coast 0–0 Portugal
Brazil 2–1 North Korea
Brazil 3–1 Ivory Coast
Portugal 7–0 North Korea
Portugal 0–0 Brazil
North Korea 0–3 Ivory Coast
GROUP H
Group H consists of Spain, Switzerland, Honduras and Chile.
Spain - Vicente del Bosque (Mgr) - Fourth 1950 (1) Switzerland - Ottmar Hitzfeld (Mgr) - Quarter-final 1934, 1938, 1954 (18) Honduras - Reinaldo Rueda (Mgr) - Rd One 1982 (38) Chile - Marcelo Biesla (Mgr) - Third 1962 (17)
Date
Match
Team 1
Team 2
Venue
Time
Jun 16th
15
Honduras
vs.
Chile
Nelspruit
9:30am
Jun 17th
16
Spain
vs.
Switzerland
Durban
12:00am
Jun 22nd
31
Chile
vs.
Switzerland
Mandela Bay
12:00am
Jun 22nd
32
Spain
vs.
Honduras
Johannesburg
04:30am
Jun 26th
47
Chile
vs.
Spain
Pretoria
04:30am
Jun 26th
48
Switzerland
vs.
Honduras
Bloemfontein
04:30am
Group H
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 6
2
Chile 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 6
3
Switzerland
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
4
4
Honduras
3
0
1
2
0
3
-3 1
Honduras 0–1 Chile
Spain 0–1 Switzerland
Chile 1–0 Switzerland
Spain 2–0 Honduras
Chile 1–2 Spain
Switzerland 0–0 Honduras
2010 WORLD CUP FINALS
Round of 16
Uruguay 2
Korea Republic 1
Quarter Final
Uruguay (pen) 1 (4)
Ghana 1 (2)
United States 1
Ghana (a.e.t.) 2
Semi-Final 1
Uruguay 2
Netherlands 3
Netherlands 2
Slovakia 1
Netherlands 2
WORLD CUP FINAL
Brazil 1
Netherlands 0
Brazil 3
Spain 1
Chile 0
(E.T.)
CHAMPIONS
SPAIN
Argentina 3
Mexico 1
Argentina 0
THIRD PLACE
Germany 4
Germany 3
Germany 4
Uruguay 2
England 1
Semi-Final 2
Spain 1
Paraguay (pen.) 0 (5)
Germany 0
Japan 0 (3)
Paraguay 0
Spain 1
Spain 1
Portugal 0
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