The official 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Thread

The greatest show on earth will take place in South Africa from the 11th June 2010 to the 11th July 2010. The Soccer World Cup has grown from its beginning in 1930 to become one of the greatest sporting events in the world. Well over a billion people are expected to follow the month long tournament between the world's top 32 (possibly 36 in 2010) soccer playing nations.




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I hope to see many discussions here at ixgames forums about the world cup june-july later this year.

Go Germany 😁

I think with Cappello in charge, England have a great chance this time around. Up til now my fave year has to be Italia '90 but I think this will be even better. I already booked the whole touney off work, cant wait 😡

One of my favorite bets is always who will be the top goalscorer. :dance:

On May 26th, 1928 the World Cup was born.

The first world cup was the only event to not involve the modern qualifying rounds. The only European teams involved were France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, and Romania. Other European teams either wished to remain in purely Amateur events, or argued that the expected trip time was far too long. Other than Uruguay six additional south American teams participated, including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.

Two teams remained to complete the final 13 for 1930, Mexico and the United States. The U.S. was utilizing a heavily Scottish roster for the event.

In the end it was Uruguay battling Argentina for the cup. Victory and the first world cup went to Uruguay as they beat the Argentineans 4 to 2.

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Press freedom is becoming a matter of concern in South Africa ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with various media organisations, including the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef), expressing concerns and condemning attacks on press freedom.

Recent attacks on press freedom were reported by the Business Day newspaper on 9 April 2010 in which a BBC journalist, Jonah Fisher, was kicked out of a press conference by the African National Congress Youth Leag ue (ANCYL) president Julius Malema on 8 April 2010. 😔

Malema called Fisher a 'bastard', an 'agent' and telling him to take his 'white tendencies elsewhere' after Fisher pointed out that Malema lived in Sandton yet he criticised Zimbabwe's opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), for having offices there.

ITALIA SOON TO DO WHAT THEY DONE IN THE 30'S

BACK TO BACK WORLD CUP VICTORIES.....

WE ALREADY HAVE THE EASIEST DIVISON :dance:

World Cup 2010: 100,000 Tickets Sold Within 24 Hours In Over-The-Counter Sales.

The demand for tickets around the 2010 FIFA World Cup host country of South Africa continues to grow as the fifth and last sales phase enters its second day.

I cant wait 😁

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA

Groups according to the Final Draw 4th december 2009 in Cape Town..................




FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA

South African Standard Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+2). During June and July, when the 2010 tournament will be held, South African time is the same as that in continental Europe, and an hour ahead of the UK. So matches that kick off at 9pm here should be comfortable viewing for Europeans, but will be in the middle of the day in the US and early in the morning in Australia.

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The 2010 soccer World Cup is the second largest sporting event in the world. 2010 soccer accomodation, 2010 soccer stadiums are two of the major strategic functions of a soccer 2010 world cup.

Germany was the previous hosts, the numbers they had and what we have planned out should match up and be better. We going up against all first world expectations as the first African host nation for 2010 soccer world cup. Here are some statistics and facts about the up-coming soccer world cup. Use the link above to read more about 2010 South Africa.



The biggest event

The biggest sporting event in the World - unique window of opportunity for Africa, South Africa and Cape Town

Football fans. Be prepared for all round actions. South Africa, the host of FIFA World Cup 2010 marked the 50-day countdown to the tournament on 21st April,2010. The chief local organizer Danny Jordan termed the occasion as defining moment. The announcement was made in Kimberley. He was accompanied by the President Jacob Juma. Jordan remarked that South Africa gaining the right to host the Cup is one of the significant moments that will shape the country.Jordan said that South Africa is fully capable of hosting the tournament. He also added that the hosts will defy the skeptics who think that country will be unable to successfully host the tournament due to its high violent crime rate and erratic transport.

Jordan informed that all the needed infrastructure was in place and all 10 World Cup Stadiums are ready. He also said that tickets are selling like hot cakes rubbishing fears of empty stands. Celebrations have begun at the Galshewe Stadium for the tournament.
The inaugural match will be played by the hosts against Mexico on June 11, 2010 at Soweto Score City Stadium. South African President Zuma was also confident of the country staging the football’s biggest event.

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FIFA president Sepp Blatter is hoping that former South African president Nelson Mandela will be healthy enough to open the World Cup in South Africa.


“We cross fingers that Nelson Mandela … can realise this dream. And his dream would be to be at the opening of the World Cup. For the time being, he is doing well and we hope that he can do it,”

There will be a lot of tv watching 😁

With the World Cup quickly approaching, it comes as no surprise that the premiere brand in soccer games has a new title on retail shelves. EA Sports latest one, 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa may not be a completely new experience, but it does sport some new enhancements over FIFA 10. The question is, will it satisfy Footy fans and their rabid anticipation for anything World Cup-related or should it stay off the pitch until FIFA 11.

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TEAMS


Algeria
AlgeriaAlgeria

England
EnglandEngland

Korea DPR
Korea DPRKorea DPR

Serbia
SerbiaSerbia
Argentina
ArgentinaArgentina

France
FranceFrance

Korea Republic
Korea RepublicKorea Republic

Slovakia
SlovakiaSlovakia
Australia
AustraliaAustralia

Germany
GermanyGermany

Mexico
MexicoMexico

Slovenia
SloveniaSlovenia
Brazil
BrazilBrazil

Ghana
GhanaGhana

Netherlands
NetherlandsNetherlands

South Africa
South AfricaSouth Africa
Cameroon
CameroonCameroon

Greece
GreeceGreece

New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand

Spain
SpainSpain
Chile
ChileChile

Honduras
HondurasHonduras

Nigeria
NigeriaNigeria

Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire

Italy
ItalyItaly

Paraguay
ParaguayParaguay

Uruguay
UruguayUruguay
Denmark
DenmarkDenmark

Japan
JapanJapan

Portugal
PortugalPortugal

USA
USAUSA
Focus on
Algeria
Algeria
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Algeria
Algeria