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Draw places Brazil, Portugal into Group of Death: The draw for the final tournament of the 2010 Men’s World Cup was kind to the defending finalists, but not the losing semifinalists. 2006 champions Italy face Paraguay, New Zealand, and first time qualifiers Slovakia in Group F, whilst France, who fell to the Azzurri in the 2006 final, were drawn against hosts South Africa, Mexico, and Uruguay in Group A. The Group of Death is widely considered to be Group G, which contains Brazil, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, and Portugal. The tournament’s opening match will be South Africa-Mexico at Johannesburg’s new Soccer City stadium on FRI 11 JUN 2010.
» Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
» Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Rep, 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, Korea DPR, Côte d’Ivoire, Portugal
» Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
[posted SAT 05 DEC 2009 – 00:58:11 UTC]

Pots decided for South Africa 2010 draw: FIFA have settled on the pots, seedings, and draw procedure for the 2010 Men’s World Cup final tournament. The top seeds include hosts South Africa and the top seven teams in the FIFA world rankings of OCT 2009, who occupy Pot 1. Pot 2 contains the teams from the AFC, CONCACAF, and the OFC. Pot 3 holds the remaining teams from CAF and CONMEBOL, whilst Pot 4 contains the remaining UEFA teams. Each group will receive one team from each pot, and no group may contain more than two UEFA teams or more than one team from any other confederation. The draw begins at 17:00 UTC on FRI 04 DEC 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
» Pot 1: South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England
» Pot 2: Australia, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Rep, Mexico, New Zealand, United States
» Pot 3: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Uruguay
» Pot 4: Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland
[posted THU 03 DEC 2009 – 02:54:28 UTC]

Zakumi the Leopard meets press as 2010 mascot: Zakumi, a green haired leopard, was introduced to the world on MON 22 SEP 2008 as the mascot for the 2010 Men’s World Cup. Zakumi performed a dance number and kicked about with former South Africa player Mark Fish on a live South African football programme. Designed by Cape Town’s Andries Odendaal, his name is comprised of “za”, South Africa’s top level domain name, and “kumi”, meaning ten in a number of African languages.
[posted WED 24 SEP 2008 – 00:32:33 UTC]

CAF matchday 5 recap: A quick summary of action around the CAF second round on the weekend of FRI 13-SUN 15 JUN 2008.
» Malawi 01-00 Egypt: In what may well be remembered as the Flames’ biggest win to date, Chiukepo MSOWOYA scored in stoppage time, putting Malawi atop a very competitive Group 12 on goal difference.
» Uganda 03-01 Angola: The Cranes ran out winners against Germany 2006 qualifiers Angola, but they are still third in Group 3 on goal difference.
» Rwanda 03-01 Morocco: The battle for first place in Group 8 went to the Wasps, who went ahead in the last ten minutes on goals from Labama BOKOTA and Olivier KAREKEZI.
» Gabon 02-00 Ghana: Rogur MEYE and Stephan N’GUEMA scored as Gabon upset the Black Stars. They are third in Group 5, but with a match in hand.
» Sierra Leone 01-00 South Africa: A penalty by Mohammed KALLON earned the Leone Stars a win over South Africa. The two are now tied with Equatorial Guinea for second place in Group 4.
» Liberia 02-02 Senegal: It was goalless at halftime and 2-0 for the visitors with fifteen minutes left, but the Lone Star bounced back. Dioh WILLIAMS and Olivier MAKOR were able to salvage the late draw and keep Liberia three points back of Senegal, the Group 6 leaders.
[posted MON 16 JUN 2008 – 02:41:44 UTC]

Qualifying draw raises excitement: The draw for the 2010 Men’s World Cup qualifiers took place in Durban, South Africa on SUN 25 NOV 2007. Here are some of the highlights:
» UEFA group phase: Croatia must face England again, as well as the Ukraine, in Group 6. Other groups that look to be contentious include Group 2 [Greece, Israel, and Switzerland] and Group 5 [Spain, Turkey, and Belgium].
» CAF second round: Even though South Africa are only competing for a place at the 2010 African Nations Cup, they can still dent Nigeria’s chances in Group 4. Egypt, Congo DR, and Malawi square off in Group 12.
» CONCACAF first round: El Salvador could crash Panama’s party in Group 3C, but otherwise the seeded teams expect little trouble.
» AFC third round: Without a doubt, the AFC’s Group of Death is Group 1, in which Australia face China PR and defending Asian champions Iraq. Also intriguing is Group 3, which sees Korea Rep face Korea DPR.
[posted MON 26 NOV 2007 – 03:11:21 UTC]

Qualifying draw to reveal all: The footballing world is descending upon Durban, South Africa for the draw for the 2010 Men’s World Cup qualifiers. Five Asian, twelve North American, nine European, and twelve African groups will be drawn in the festivities, which start at 15:00 UTC on SUN 25 NOV 2007. The CONMEBOL group phase and OFC final round are already underway and do not require draws. Below are listed the top seeded teams in each of the other confederations.
» AFC third round: Australia, Korea Rep, Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia
» CONCACAF first round: Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Canada, Guyana
» UEFA group phase: Italy, Spain, Germany, Czech Rep, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Croatia, Greece
» CAF second round: Cameroon, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Ghana, Tunisia, Egypt, Guinea, Senegal, Mali, Angola, Togo
[posted SAT 24 NOV 2007 – 19:45:26 UTC]

CAF’s lowest ten drawn in first round: The pairings for the first round of CAF qualifying for the 2010 Men’s World Cup have been drawn, and new FIFA members Comoros will play their first qualifiers against Indian Ocean neighbours Madagascar. The five winners will progress to the CAF second round, where the 43 other CAF members await. The tournament also serves as qualifiers for the 2010 African Nations Cup; therefore, South Africa, hosts and automatic qualifiers, are participating. Should Bafana Bafana win a third round group, another team, using criteria still to be decided, will take the last World Cup place.
» Series 1: Seychelles-Djibouti
» Series 2: Sierra Leone-Guinea-Bissau
» Series 3: Central African Rep-São Tomé-Príncipe
» Series 4: Somalia-Swaziland
» Series 5: Madagascar-Comoros
[posted SAT 25 AUG 2007 – 00:57:40 UTC]

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