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SOUTH AFRICA

CAF			preliminary round	first group phase	second group phase
¤		South Africa [qualify automatically: host]	[bye]	2nd in group 4 12th in runners up

CAF staged a common qualifying tournament for both the 2010 Men’s World Cup [hosted by South Africa] and the 2010 Men’s African Nations Cup [hosted by Angola]. South Africa qualified automatically for the Men’s World Cup but competed in this qualifying tournament in an attempt to qualify for the Men’s African Nations Cup.

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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FIRST GROUP PHASE

GROUP 4		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Nigeria	6	6	0	0	11	1	+10	18
HOME		3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
AWAY		3	3	0	0	3	0	+3	9
×	South Africa	6	2	1	3	5	5	0	7
HOME		3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4
AWAY		3	1	0	2	1	3	-2	3
×	Sierra Leone	6	2	1	3	4	8	-4	7
HOME		3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
AWAY		3	0	1	2	1	6	-5	1
×	Equatorial Guinea	6	1	0	5	4	10	-6	3
HOME		3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
AWAY		3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	0

RUNNERS UP		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Rwanda	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	9
HOME		2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
AWAY		2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3
»	Kenya	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	7
HOME		2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6
AWAY		2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1
»	Tunisia	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7
HOME		2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3
AWAY		2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
»	Togo	4	2	0	2	8	3	+5	6
HOME		2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6
AWAY		2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0
»	Gabon	4	2	0	2	3	3	0	6
HOME		2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	6
AWAY		2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
»	Sudan	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6
HOME		2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
AWAY		2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0
»	Malawi	4	2	0	2	3	4	-1	6
HOME		2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6
AWAY		2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
»	Mozambique	4	1	2	1	5	3	+2	5
HOME		2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	4
AWAY		2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
×	Gambia	4	1	2	1	2	2	0	5
HOME		2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
AWAY		2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
×	Angola	4	1	1	2	6	6	0	4
HOME		2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4
AWAY		2	0	0	2	3	6	-3	0
×	Cape Verde Is	4	1	0	3	3	7	-4	3
HOME		2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
AWAY		2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0
×	South Africa	4	0	1	3	0	4	-4	1
HOME		2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
AWAY		2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
results against group opponents placed 4th excluded

Group 4

SUN 01 JUN 2008

Abuja

15:00 UTC

00–02

at Nigeria

SAT 07 JUN 2008

Tshwane/Pretoria

13:00 UTC

04–01

v Eq Guinea

SAT 14 JUN 2008

Freetown

16:30 UTC

00–01

at Sierra Leone

SAT 21 JUN 2008

Tshwane/Pretoria

13:00 UTC

00–00

v Sierra Leone

SAT 06 SEP 2008

Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth

13:00 UTC

00–01

v Nigeria

SAT 11 OCT 2008

Malabo

15:00 UTC

01–00

at Eq Guinea

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

	2026	Qualified
×	2022	[did not qualify]
×	2018	[did not qualify]
×	2014	[did not qualify]
	2010	Group phase
×	2006	[did not qualify]
	2002	Group phase
	1998	Group phase
×	1994	[did not qualify]
×	1990	[banned]
×	1986	[banned]
×	1982	[banned]
×	1978	[banned]
×	1974	[banned]
×	1970	[banned]
×	1966	[disqualified]
×	1962	[did not enter]
×	1958	[did not enter]
×	1954	[did not enter]
×	1950	[did not enter]
×	1938	[did not enter]
×	1934	[did not enter]

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