ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ URU 02   KOR 01	+ URU 01   GHA 01 F/OT; PEN: 04–02	URU 02 + NED 03	FINAL   NED 00 ¤ ESP 01 F/OT
USA 01 + GHA 02 F/OT
+ NED 02   SVK 01	+ NED 02   BRA 01
+ BRA 03   CHI 00
+ ARG 03   MEX 01	ARG 00 + GER 04	GER 00 + ESP 01
+ GER 04   ENG 01
+ PAR 00   JPN 00 F/OT; PEN: 05–03	PAR 00 + ESP 01
+ ESP 01   POR 00
			THIRD   URU 02 » GER 03

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Uruguay	0	7	+4
»		Mexico	0	4	+1
×		South Africa	0	4	-2
×		France	0	1	-3

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Argentina	0	9	+6
»		Korea Rep	0	4	-1
×		Greece	0	3	-3
×		Nigeria	0	1	-2

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		United States	0	5	+1
»		England	0	5	+1
×		Slovenia	0	4	0
×		Algeria	0	1	-2

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany	0	6	+4
»		Ghana	0	4	0
×		Australia	0	4	-3
×		Serbia	0	3	-1

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Netherlands	0	9	+4
»		Japan	0	6	+2
×		Denmark	0	3	-3
×		Cameroon	0	0	-3

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		Paraguay	0	5	+2
»		Slovakia	0	4	-1
×		New Zealand	0	3	0
×		Italy	0	2	-1

GROUP G			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	7	+3
»		Portugal	0	5	+7
×		Côte d’Ivoire	0	4	+1
×		Korea DPR	0	0	-11

GROUP H			R	Pts	GD
»		Spain	0	6	+2
»		Chile	0	6	+1
×		Switzerland	0	4	0
×		Honduras	0	1	-3

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Cape Town: Green Point Stadium
• Durban: Moses Mabhida Stadium
• Johannesburg:
  • Ellis Park
  • Soccer City
• Mangaung/​Bloemfontein: Free State Stadium
• Nelson Mandela Bay/​Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
• Nelspruit: Mbombela Stadium
• Polokwane: Peter Mokaba Stadium
• Rustenburg: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
• Tshwane/​Pretoria: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

KEY DATES

• FRI 04 DEC 2009: Draw [Cape Town]
• FRI 11 JUN 2010: Opening match [Johannesburg – Soccer City]
• FRI 25 JUN 2010: End of group phase
• SAT 26-TUE 29 JUN 2010: Round of sixteen
• FRI 02-SAT 03 JUL 2010: Quarterfinals
• TUE 06-WED 07 JUL 2010: Semifinals
• SAT 10 JUL 2010: Third place match [Nelson Mandela Bay/​Port Elizabeth]
• SUN 11 JUL 2010: Final match [Johannesburg – Soccer City]

FORMAT

• 32 teams
  • Up to 23 players per team roster, including three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced up to 24 hours before team’s first match in case of injury or illness
  • Up to three substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Eight groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout