YOUR GUIDE TO 2010 WORLD CUP

Overview and dates of the different host cities and the number of games played in the different cities

There will be thirty-two national football teams from the six FIFA Confederations represented in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

A total of sixty-four World Cup matches will be played over a period of twenty-five match days from 11 June to 11 July 2010 in the nine South African 2010 Host Cities.

Johannesburg will host 15 matches in 2010: Soccer City Stadium will host the opening match and the final as well as four other first rounds matches, a second round match and a quarter-final. Ellis park stadium hosts five first round matches, a second round match and a quarter-final.

Cape Town will host 9 World Cup matches: Six 1st round matches, one second round, one quarter final and a semi final at the 2010 World Cup.

Port-Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay) will host 8 games in 2010 : 5 x 1st round matches, 1 x 2nd round, 1 x quarter-final and the 3rd place play off.

Durban will host 8 World Cup matches: 6 x 1st round matches, 1 x 2nd round and a semi-final.

Bloemfontein will host 6 games in 2010: 5 first round matches and one second round encounter.

Pretoria will host 5 football matches: 4 first round matches and one second round matches at the World Cup 2010.

Nelspruit will host 4 first round matches in 2010.

Rustenburg will host 5 matches: Four first round matches and one second round encounter at World Cup 2010.

Polokwane will host 4 first round matches.

The Group stage of FIFA 2010 will consist of 32 soccer teams over 8 groups, after which the following stages will be knockout games. There will be 48 first round matches, eight matches in the round of 16, four quarter finals, two semi finals, a third place match and a final.

2010 ACTION, AS IT HAPPENS...

The group Teams are as following:

Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France.

Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece.

Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia

Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana.

Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon.

Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia.'

Group G: Brazil North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal.

Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile.

Here is the complete fixture and schedule for FIFA World Cup 2010.

Friday 11 June

Match 1 South Africa versus Mexico at Soccer City at 4pm

Match 2 Uruguay versus France at Cape Town at 8:30pm

Saturday 12 June

Match 3 Argentina versus Nigeria at Ellis Park at 1:30pm

Match 4 Korea Republic versus Greece at Nelson Mandela Bay at 4pm

Match 5 England versus USA at Royal Bafokeng at 8:30pm

Sunday 13 June

Match 6 Algeria versus Slovenia at Peter Mokaba Stadium 1:30pm

Match 7 Germany versus Australia at Moses Mabhida Stadium 4pm

Match 8 Serbia versus Ghana at Loftus Stadium at 8:30pm

Monday 14 June

Match 9 Netherlands versus Denmark at Soccer City at 1:30pm

Match 10 Japan versus Cameroon at Mangaung at 4pm

Match 11 Italy versus Paraguay at Cape Town at 8:30pm

Tuesday 15 June

Match 12 New Zealand versus Slovakia at Royal Bafokeng at 1:30pm

Match 13 Cote d'Ivoire versus Portugal at Nelson Mandela Bay at 4pm

Match 14 Brazil versus Korea DPR at Ellis Park at 8:30pm

Wednesday 16 June

Match 15 Honduras versus Chile at Nelspruit at 1:30pm

Match 16 Spain versus Switzerland at Moses Mabhida Stadium at 4pm

Match 17 South Africa versus Uruguay at Loftus Stadium at 8:30pm

Thursday 17 June

Match 18 France versus Mexico at Peter Mokaba Stadium at 1:30pm

Match 19 Greece versus Nigeria at Mangaung at 4pm

Match 20 Argentina versus Korea Republic at Soccer City at 8:30pm

Friday 18 June

Match 21 Germany versus Serbia at Nelson Mandela Bay 1:30pm

Match 22 Slovenia versus USA at Ellis Park 4pm

Match 23 England versus Algeria at Cape Town at 8:30pm

Saturday 19 June

Match 24 Ghana versus Australia at Royal Bafokeng at 1:30pm

Match 25 Netherlands versus Japan at Moses Mabhida Stadium at 4pm

Match 26 Cameroon versus Denmark at Loftus Stadium at 8:30pm

Sunday 20 June

Match 27 Slovakia versus Paraguay at Mangaung at 1:30pm

Match 28 Italy versus New Zealand at Nelspruit at 4pm

Match 29 Brazil versus Cote D'Ivoire at Soccer City at 8:30pm

Monday 21 June

Match 30 Portugal versus Korea DPR at Cape Town at 13:30pm

Match 31Chile versus Switzerland at Nelson Mandela Bay at 4pm

Match 32 Spain versus Honduras at Ellis Park at 8:30pm

Tuesday 22 June

Match 33 Mexico versus Uruguay at Royal Bafokeng 4pm

Match 34 France versus South Africa Mangaung at 4pm

Match 35 Nigeria versus Korea Republic at Moses Mabhida Stadium at 8:30pm

Match 36 Greece versus Argentina at Peter Mokaba Stadium 8:30pm

Wednesday 23 June

Match 37 Slovenia versus England at Nelson Mandela bay at 4pm

Match 38 USA versus Algeria at Loftus Stadium at 4pm

Match 39 Ghana versus Germany at Soccer City at 8:30pm

Match 40 Australia versus Serbia at Nelspruit at 8:30pm

Thursday 24 June

Match 41 Slovakia versus Italy at Soccer City at 4pm

Match 42 Paraguay versus New Zealand at Peter Mokaba Stadium at 4pm

Match 43 Denmark versus Japan at Royal Bafokeng at 8:30pm

Match 44 Cameroon versus Netherlands at Cape Town at 8:30pm

Friday 25 June

Match 45 Portugal versus Brazil at Moses Mabhida Stadium 4pm

Match 46 Korea DPR versus Cote d'Voire at Nelspruit at 4pm

Match 47 Chile versus Spain at Loftus Stadium at 8:30pm

Match 48 Switzerland versus Honduras at Mangaung at 8:30pm

Saturday 26 June

Match 49 Winner Group A versus Runner Up Group B at Nelson Mandela Bay at 4pm

Match 50 Winner Group C versus Runner Up Group D at Royal Bafokeng at 8:30pm

Sunday 17 June

Match 51 Winner Group D versus Runner Up Group C at Mangaung at 4pm

Match 52 Winner Group B versus Runner Up Group A at Soccer City at 8:30pm

Monday 28 June

Match 53 Winner Group E versus Runner Up Group F at Moses Mabhida Stadium at 4pm

Match 54 Winner Group G versus Runner Up Group H at Ellis Park at 8:30pm

Tuesday 29 June

Match 55 Winner Group F versus Runner Up Group E at Loftus Stadium at 4pm

Match 56 Winner Group H versus Runner Up Group G at Cape Town at 8:30pm