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FINAL TOURNAMENT		group phase	round of 16	quarterfinals	semifinals	third place and final
×	France	4th in group A

Draw places Brazil, Portugal into Group of Death
[SAT 05 DEC 2009]

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. more...

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ROSTER

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Coach: Raymond DOMENECH [FRA]
3	D	Éric ABIDAL	TUE 11 SEP 1979	Barcelona [ESP]	50	0
21	F	Nicolas ANELKA	WED 14 MAR 1979	Chelsea [ENG]	69	14
23	G	Cédric CARRASSO	WED 30 DEC 1981	Girondins de Bordeaux [FRA]	0	0
9	F	Djibril CISSÉ	WED 12 AUG 1981	Panathinaikos [GRE]	40	9
22	D	Gaël CLICHY	FRI 26 JUL 1985	Arsenal [ENG]	5	0
19	M	Abou DIABY	SUN 11 MAY 1986	Arsenal [ENG]	8	0
18	M	Alou DIARRA	WED 15 JUL 1981	Girondins de Bordeaux [FRA]	26	0
13	D	Patrice EVRA	FRI 15 MAY 1981	Manchester United [ENG]	32	0
5	D	William GALLAS	WED 17 AUG 1977	Arsenal [ENG]	84	5
11	F	André-Pierre GIGNAC	THU 05 DEC 1985	Toulouse [FRA]	16	4
8	M	Yoann GOURCUFF	FRI 11 JUL 1986	Girondins de Bordeaux [FRA]	22	1
10	F	Sidney GOVOU	FRI 27 JUL 1979	Olympique Lyonnais [FRA]	49	10
12	F	Thierry HENRY	WED 17 AUG 1977	Barcelona [ESP]	123	51
1	G	Hugo LLORIS	FRI 26 DEC 1986	Olympique Lyonnais [FRA]	14	0
15	M	Florent MALOUDA	FRI 13 JUN 1980	Chelsea [ENG]	57	4
16	G	Steve MANDANDA	THU 28 MAR 1985	Olympique de Marseille [FRA]	13	0
6	D	Marc PLANUS	SUN 07 MAR 1982	Girondins de Bordeaux [FRA]	1	0
4	D	Anthony REVÉILLÈRE	SAT 10 NOV 1979	Olympique Lyonnais [FRA]	6	0
7	F	Franck RIBÉRY	THU 07 APR 1983	Bayern München [GER]	48	7
2	D	Bakari SAGNA	MON 14 FEB 1983	Arsenal [ENG]	23	0
17	D	Sébastien SQUILLACI	MON 11 AUG 1980	Sevilla FC [ESP]	21	0
14	M	Jérémy TOULALAN	SAT 10 SEP 1983	Olympique Lyonnais [FRA]	36	0
20	F	Mathieu VALBUENA	FRI 28 SEP 1984	Olympique de Marseille [FRA]	3	1
Cap and goal totals accurate as of MON 12 JUL 2010

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
HOME		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
AWAY		2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
»	Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
HOME		1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0
AWAY		2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
×	South Africa	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
HOME		2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	1
AWAY		1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
×	France	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1
HOME		2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0
AWAY		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Group A

FRI 11 JUN 2010

Cape Town

18:30 UTC

00–00

at Uruguay

THU 17 JUN 2010

Polokwane

18:30 UTC

00–02

v Mexico

TUE 22 JUN 2010

Mangaung/Bloemfontein

14:00 UTC

01–02

v South Africa

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
2	2022	Second
¤	2018	Champion
	2014	Quarterfinals
	2010	Group phase
2	2006	Second
	2002	Group phase
¤	1998	Champion
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[did not qualify]
3	1986	Third
4	1982	Fourth
	1978	First group phase
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
	1966	Group phase
×	1962	[did not qualify]
3	1958	Third
	1954	Group phase
×	1950	[qualified, but withdrew]
	1938	Quarterfinals
	1934	Round of 16
	1930	Group phase

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