FIFA World Cup 2010

The world's biggest sporting event is more than a year away. This, of course, the FIFA World Cup, the prestigious football event held every four years.

Bloemfontein South Africa is the host for the 2010 World Cup, and Durban, to be held in various cities in South Africa including Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Pretoria. The tournament will start in 2010 and 11 June for the finalExactly one month later on July 11. Johannesburg, the largest city in the country, will host the championship game at the City football stadium, which is currently being renovated, new and improved in time for the World Cup.

Although the big event is still only 18 months, a long and arduous qualification process has already begun. South Africa automatically qualified for the field of 32 teams, but the other 31 points are still available. Qualifying startedAugust 2007 and will expire in November 2009. The draw for the 32 finalists in a group in December 2009.

At present, the various qualifying tournaments held around the world. World Cup aspirants are vying for 13 seats for four European nations, five points for the African teams (besides South Africa), four or five for South America, three or North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and that no spots orone for Oceania.

In Asia, Australia and the Republic of Korea are now leaders in their respective qualifying groups. In Europe, Denmark, Greece, Slovakia, Germany, Spain, England, Serbia, Italy and the Netherlands, the head of the group. Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Chile are looking good in South America. Qualifying in Africa and North / Central America and Caribbean Division has not yet started.

After the qualifying phase and finalto draw in Cape Town in December 2009, 32 World Cup will be four teams of eight groups. Each team in a group plays every other team in their group and the two teams (16 total) in view of the knockout phase, between 26 June 2009 and 29 June will take place.

Play a round robin group will be from June 11 to June 25.
In the first round of the knockout round to play the eight group winners of eight group runners-up. Fromthere, the rest of the single elimination tournament. The losers of the semifinals, however, square off in third place to 10th place in July in Port Elizabeth match.

Italy is the defending champion defeated France 5-3 on penalties in the 2006 title match. Brazil, which last won World Cups in 1994 and 2002, the world title with five. Italy has four and Germany, the 2006 is host, has three. Italy is currently third inthe FIFA rankings, while Brazil is the fifth and second in Germany. Spain is the top ranked team, while the Netherlands is the other team in the Top 5 All five countries are expected to be serious contenders in South Africa.

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