The beautiful game
It was probably 2 am in the morning I along with my brother were glued to the TV, It was the conclusion of the biggest sports extravaganza in the world where France (my favorite team in that world cup) was playing Italy and it was that very moment when we saw the most heartbreaking incidence in the football history if not the sports history when French player Zinedine zidane (My all time favorite football player) head butt the Italian Player Materazzi as a result Zidane had to leave the ground and later Italy won the match in the penalty shootout 5-3 after ending the normal playing time and extra time with 1-1 score line.
Now the countdown has begun to face the same tension and to watch the biggest sporting event in the world where 32 teams will be playing for the glory, pride and most importantly FIFA World cup 2010 which is scheduled to be held in South Africa, the country which will make history by hosting the event for the first time in African Continent.
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 1 | 11/06 16:00 | Johannesburg – JSC | South Africa | - | Mexico | ||
| 2 | 11/06 20:30 | Cape Town | Uruguay | - | France | ||
| 17 | 16/06 20:30 | Tshwane/Pretoria | South Africa | - | Uruguay | ||
| 18 | 17/06 20:30 | Polokwane | France | - | Mexico | ||
| 33 | 22/06 16:00 | Rustenburg | Mexico | - | Uruguay | ||
| 34 | 22/06 16:00 | Mangaung / Bloemfontein | France | - | South Africa |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 3 | 12/06 16:00 | Johannesburg – JEP | Argentina | - | Nigeria | ||
| 4 | 12/06 13:30 | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | Korea Republic | - | Greece | ||
| 19 | 17/06 16:00 | Mangaung / Bloemfontein | Greece | - | Nigeria | ||
| 20 | 17/06 13:30 | Johannesburg – JSC | Argentina | - | Korea Republic | ||
| 35 | 22/06 20:30 | Durban | Nigeria | - | Korea Republic | ||
| 36 | 22/06 20:30 | Polokwane | Greece | - | Argentina |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 5 | 12/06 20:30 | Rustenburg | England | - | USA | ||
| 6 | 13/06 13:30 | Polokwane | Algeria | - | Slovenia | ||
| 22 | 18/06 16:00 | Johannesburg – JEP | Slovenia | - | USA | ||
| 23 | 18/06 20:30 | Cape Town | England | - | Algeria | ||
| 37 | 23/06 16:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | Slovenia | - | England | ||
| 38 | 23/06 16:00 | Tshwane/Pretoria | USA | - | Algeria |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 7 | 13/06 20:30 | Durban | Germany | - | Australia | ||
| 8 | 13/06 16:00 | Tshwane/Pretoria | Serbia | - | Ghana | ||
| 21 | 18/06 13:30 | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | Germany | - | Serbia | ||
| 24 | 19/06 16:00 | Rustenburg | Ghana | - | Australia | ||
| 39 | 23/06 20:30 | Johannesburg – JSC | Ghana | - | Germany | ||
| 40 | 23/06 20:30 | Nelspruit | Australia | - | Serbia |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 9 | 14/06 13:30 | Johannesburg – JSC | Netherlands | - | Denmark | ||
| 10 | 14/06 16:00 | Mangaung / Bloemfontein | Japan | - | Cameroon | ||
| 25 | 19/06 13:30 | Durban | Netherlands | - | Japan | ||
| 26 | 19/06 20:30 | Tshwane/Pretoria | Cameroon | - | Denmark | ||
| 43 | 24/06 20:30 | Rustenburg | Denmark | - | Japan | ||
| 44 | 24/06 20:30 | Cape Town | Cameroon | - | Netherlands |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 11 | 14/06 20:30 | Cape Town | Italy | - | Paraguay | ||
| 12 | 15/06 13:30 | Rustenburg | New Zealand | - | Slovakia | ||
| 27 | 20/06 13:30 | Mangaung / Bloemfontein | Slovakia | - | Paraguay | ||
| 28 | 20/06 16:00 | Nelspruit | Italy | - | New Zealand | ||
| 41 | 24/06 16:00 | Johannesburg – JEP | Slovakia | - | Italy | ||
| 42 | 24/06 16:00 | Polokwane | Paraguay | - | New Zealand |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 13 | 15/06 16:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | Côte d’Ivoire | - | Portugal | ||
| 14 | 15/06 20:30 | Johannesburg – JEP | Brazil | - | Korea DPR | ||
| 29 | 20/06 20:30 | Johannesburg – JSC | Brazil | - | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| 30 | 21/06 13:30 | Cape Town | Portugal | - | Korea DPR | ||
| 45 | 25/06 16:00 | Durban | Portugal | - | Brazil | ||
| 46 | 25/06 16:00 | Nelspruit | Korea DPR | - | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Match | Date – Time | Venue | Results | ||||
| 15 | 16/06 13:30 | Nelspruit | Honduras | - | Chile | ||
| 16 | 16/06 16:00 | Durban | Spain | - | Switzerland | ||
| 31 | 21/06 16:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | Chile | - | Switzerland | ||
| 32 | 21/06 20:30 | Johannesburg – JEP | Spain | - | Honduras | ||
| 47 | 25/06 20:30 | Tshwane/Pretoria | Chile | - | Spain | ||
| 48 | 25/06 20:30 | Mangaung / Bloemfontein | Switzerland | - | Honduras |
This is the schedule of the first round of the world cup. I will be posting all the world cup related stuff in the days to come, so prepare yourself for the biggest sporing event in the world. FIFA world cup 2010
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