No other prize is greater than that of The World Cup when it comes to soccer. For the winner, the bragging rights of the World’s Best Team come into play and the loser will forever wish it had made the grade. This is the most coveted honor that can be bestowed upon a soccer team and the players will do their best to try and win it all for their country.

The hunt for the World Cup is a long and hard fought battle, which will have many winners and losers among the field of 32 teams. The World Cup tournament is the ultimate test of soccer skill as the teams vie to make it all the way.

The way in which soccer does this final show down is somewhat unique in the world of sports and that is why it is so popular to this day. While other sports use the ranking system to determine the teams that will move on, in soccer it is all about the winners and losers respectively. Nothing else matters at the end of the day. That is why soccer is considered to be one of the last true pure sports in the entire world.

For fans of soccer, the World Cup tournament is a time of great celebration and also some disappointment. There is nothing greater then seeing the team that you love so much advancing, and nothing more disappointing then seeing them lose it all at the drop of a hat. It is no secret that the teams need to be in top form when playing for the cup. Only those that have what it takes and use it will advance and the rest will simply go home, for there is no prize for second place.

In the end, there is no greater challenge for all of the soccer teams in the world then to make it all the way to the top of the heap. To win the soccer World Cup is to be known as the best in the world and that is a feeling that can never be replaced. This may be hard to understand for those that have never watched the sport, but just tune in and see. There is something special about soccer that makes it one of the most grueling and exciting professional sports the world over. Only time will tell which team gets to hoist the trophy and be known as the best in the world.

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• FIFA World Cup Memories

World Cup 2010 Schedule and Results

FIFA World Cup 2010 Group B  -  South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, and France.
FIFA World Cup 2010 Group B  -  Argentina, Nigeria, Kore Republic, and Greece.
FIFA World Cup 2010 Group C  -  England, United States, Algeria, and Slovenia
FIFA World Cup 2010 Group D  -  Germany, Australia, Serbia, and Ghana.
FIFA World Cup 2010 Group E  -  Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon.
FIFA World Cup 2010 Group F  -  Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia.
FIFA World Cup 2010 Group G -  Brazil, Portugual, Ivory Cost and North Korea.
FIFA World Cup Group H  -  Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile.



11 June 2010

Match 1: South Africa 1 vs Mexico 1 at Soccer City, Johannesburg -  Group A

- Siphiwe Tshabalala (55') (for South Africa)
- Rafael Márquez (79') (For Mexico)

Match 2: Uruguay 0 vs France 0 at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town -  Group A

- no goals!


12 June 2010

Match 3: Korea Republic 2 vs Greece 0 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth - Group B

- Lee Jung-Soo (7') (Korea Rupublic)
- Park Ji-Sung (51') (Korea Rupublic)

Match 4: Argentina 1 vs Nigeria 0 at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg - Group B

- Gabriel Heinze (5') (Argentina)

Match 5: England 1 vs United States 1 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

- Steven Gerrard (3') (England)
- Clint Dempsey (39') (USA)


13 June 2010

Match 6: Algeria 0 vs Slovenia 1 at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

- Robert Koren (78') (For Slovenia)

Match 7: Serbia 0 vs Ghana 1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

- Asamoah Gyan (pen) (83')

Match 8: Germany 4 vs Australia 0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

- Lukas Podolski (7') (For Germany)
- Miroslav Klose (25') (For Germany)
- Thomas Müller (67') (For Germany)
- Cacau (69') (For Germany)

14 June 2010

Match 9: Netherlands vs Denmark at Soccer City, Johannesburg

Match 10: Japan vs Cameroon at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Match 11: Italy vs Paraguay at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town


15 June 2010

Match 12: New Zealand vs Slovakia at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Match 13: Côte d’Ivoire vs Portugal at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Match 14: Brasil vs Korea DPR at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg


16 June 2010

Match 17: South Africa vs Uruguay at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria


17 June 2010

Match 18: Argentina vs Korea Republic at Soccer City, Johannesburg

Match 19: Greece vs Nigeria at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Match 20: France vs Mexico at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane


18 June 2010

Match 21: Germany vs Serbia at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Match 22: Slovenia vs United States at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Match 23: England vs Algeria at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town


19 June 2010

Match 24: Netherlands vs Japan at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Match 25: Ghana vs Australia at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Match 26: Cameroon vs Denmark at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria


20 June 2010

Match 27: Slovakia vs Paraguay at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Match 28: Italy vs New Zealand at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Match 29: Brasil vs Côte d’Ivoire at Soccer City, Johannesburg


21 June 2010

Match 30: Portugal vs Korea DPR at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Match 31: Chile vs Switzerland at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Match 32: Spain vs Honduras at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

22 June 2010

Match 33: Mexico vs Uruguay at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Match 34: France vs South Africa at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

22 June 2010

Match 35: Nigeria vs Korea Republic at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Match 36: Greece vs Argentina at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane


23 June 2010

Match 37: Slovenia vs England at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Match 38: United States vs Algeria at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Match 39: Ghana vs Germany at Soccer City, Johannesburg

Match 40: Australia vs Serbia at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit


24 June 2010

Match 41: Slovakia vs Italy at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Match 42: Paraguay vs New Zealand at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Match 43: Denmark vs Japan at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Match 44: Cameroon vs Netherlands at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town


25 June 2010

Match 45: Portugal vs Brasil at Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Match 46: Korea DPR vs Côte d’Ivoire at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Match 47: Chile vs Spain at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Match 48: Switzerland vs Honduras at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

World Cup Group stage Group A

World Cup Group stage Group B

World Cup Group stage Group C

World Cup Group stage Group D

World Cup Group stage Group E

World Cup Group stage Group F

World Cup Group stage Group G

World Cup Group stage Group H