ESPN will be covering the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa live on TV and with that announcement, they also released the World Cup schedule. The mega event will take place between 11th June 2010 to 11th July 2010. It will be the culmination of the qualification process that started in August 2007 with 204 FIFA national teams out of a total of 208.
Lets jump right into that:
2010 World Cup Groups (team ranking as of Dec. 09)
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| 1 South Africa (85) | 1 Argentina (8) | 1 England (9) | 1 Germany (6) |
| 2 Mexico (17) | 2 Nigeria (22) | 2 USA (14) | 2 Australia (21) |
| 3 Uruguay (20) | 3 Korea Republic (52) | 3 Algeria (26) | 3 Serbia (19) |
| 4 France (7) | 4 Greece (13) | 4 Slovenia (31) | 4 Ghana (34) |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| 1 Netherlands (3) | 1 Italy (4) | 1 Brazil (2) | 1 Spain (1) |
| 2 Denmark (28) | 2 Paraguay (29) | 2 Korea DPR (86) | 2 Switzerland (18) |
| 3 Japan (43) | 3 New Zealand (82) | 3 Cote d’Ivoire (16) | 3 Honduras (37) |
| 4 Cameroon (11) | 4 Slovakia (33) | 4 Portugal (5) | 4 Chile (15) |
2010 World Cup Schedule
All times are Eastern and the schedule is subject to change.
Group Stage
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Match |
Group |
Site |
Match # |
| Fri 6/11 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | South Africa vs. Mexico | A | Johannesburg | 1 |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Uruguay vs. France | A | Cape Town | 2 | |
| Sat 6/12 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Korea Republic vs. Greece | B | Port Elizabeth | 3 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Argentina vs. Nigeria | B | Johannesburg | 4 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | England vs. USA | C | Rustenburg | 5 | |
| Sun 6/13 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Algeria vs. Slovenia | C | Polokwane | 6 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Serbia vs. Ghana | D | Pretoria | 7 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Germany vs. Australia | D | Durban | 8 | |
| Mon 6/14 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Netherlands vs. Denmark | E | Johannesburg | 9 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Japan vs. Cameroon | E | Bloemfontein | 10 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Italy vs. Paraguay | F | Cape Town | 11 | |
| Tue 6/15 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | New Zealand vs. Slovakia | F | Rustenburg | 12 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Ivory Coast vs. Portugal | G | Port Elizabeth | 13 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Brazil vs. Korea DPR | G | Johannesburg | 14 | |
| Wed 6/16 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Honduras vs. Chile | H | Nelspruit | 15 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Spain vs. Switzerland | H | Durban | 16 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | South Africa vs. Uruguay | A | Pretoria | 17 | |
| Thu 6/17 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Argentina vs. Korea Rep. | B | Johannesburg | 18 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Greece vs. Nigeria | B | Bloemfontein | 19 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | France vs. Mexico | A | Polokwane | 20 | |
| Fri 6/18 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Germany vs. Serbia | D | Port Elizabeth | 21 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Slovenia vs. USA | C | Johannesburg | 22 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | England vs. Algeria | C | Cape Town | 23 | |
| Sat 6/19 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Netherlands vs. Japan | E | Durban | 24 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Ghana vs. Australia | D | Rustenburg | 25 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Cameroon vs. Denmark | E | Pretoria | 26 | |
| Sun 6/20 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Slovakia vs. Paraguay | F | Bloemfontein | 27 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Italy vs. New Zealand | F | Nelspruit | 28 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Brazil vs. Ivory Coast | G | Johannesburg | 29 | |
| Mon 6/21 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Portugal vs. Korea DPR | G | Cape Town | 30 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Chile vs. Switzerland | H | Port Elizabeth | 31 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Spain vs. Honduras | H | Johannesburg | 32 | |
| Tue 6/22 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Mexico vs. Uruguay | A | Rustenburg | 33 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | France vs. South Africa | A | Bloemfontein | 34 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Nigeria vs. Korea Republic | B | Durban | 35 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Greece vs. Argentina | B | Polokwane | 36 | |
| Wed 6/23 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Slovenia vs. England | C | Port Elizabeth | 37 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | USA vs. Algeria | C | Pretoria | 38 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Ghana vs. Germany | D | Johannesburg | 39 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Australia vs. Serbia | D | Nelspruit | 40 | |
| Thu 6/24 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Slovakia vs. Italy | E | Johannesburg | 41 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Paraguay vs. New Zealand | E | Polokwane | 42 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Denmark vs. Japan | F | Rustenburg | 43 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Cameroon vs. Netherlands | F | Cape Town | 44 | |
| Fri 6/25 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Portugal vs. Brazil | G | Durban | 45 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Ivory Coast vs. Korea DPR | G | Nelspruit | 46 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Chile vs. Spain | H | Pretoria | 47 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Switzerland vs. Honduras | H | Bloemfontein | 48 |
Round of 16
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Sat 6/26 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st A vs. 2nd B | Port Elizabeth | 49 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | 1st C vs. 2nd D | Rustenburg | 50 | ||
| Sun 6/27 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st D vs. 2nd C | Bloemfontein | 51 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | 1st B vs. 2nd A | Johannesburg | 52 | ||
| Mon 6/28 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st E vs. 2nd F | Durban | 53 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st G vs. 2nd H | Johannesburg | 54 | ||
| Tue 6/29 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st F vs. 2nd E | Pretoria | 55 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st H vs. 2nd G | Cape Town | 56 |
Quarterfinals
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Fri 7/2 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners 53 vs. 54 |
A |
Port Elizabeth | 57 |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners 49 vs. 50 |
B |
Johannesburg | 58 | |
| Sat 7/3 | 9:30 a.m. | ABC | Winners 52 vs. 51 |
C |
Cape Town | 59 |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Winners 55 vs. 56 |
D |
Johannesburg | 60 |
Semifinals
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Tue 7/6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners A vs. C | Cape Town | 61 | |
| Wed 7/7 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners B vs. D | Durban | 62 |
Third Place Match
| Sat 7/10 | 2 p.m. | ABC | Losers – 61 vs. 62 | Port Elizabeth | 63 |
Final
| Sun 7/11 | 1:30 p.m. | ABC | Winners – 61 vs. 62 | Johannesburg | 64 |
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Tue 7/6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners A vs. C | Cape Town | 61 | |
| Wed 7/7 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners B vs. D | Durban | 62 |
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