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FINAL TOURNAMENT		group phase	elimination phase
FINAL TOURNAMENT		group phase	round of 16	quarterfinals	semifinals	third place and final
×	Nigeria	4th in group B

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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Coach: Lars LAGERBÄCK [SWE]
22	D	Dele ADELEYE	SUN 25 DEC 1988	Sparta Rotterdam [NED]	6	0
5	D	Rabiu AFOLABI	FRI 18 APR 1980	Red Bull Salzburg [AUT]	18	0
8	F	Yakubu AIYEGBENI	MON 22 NOV 1982	Everton [ENG]	53	21
23	G	Dele AIYENUGBA	SUN 20 NOV 1983	Bnei Yehuda [ISR]	8	0
13	M	Yussuf AYILA	SUN 04 NOV 1984	Dynamo Kyiv [UKR]	28	2
21	D	Uwa ECHIÉJILÉ	WED 20 JAN 1988	Rennes [FRA]	14	0
16	G	Austin EJIDE	SUN 08 APR 1984	Hapoel Petah Tikva [ISR]	19	0
1	G	Vincent ENYEAMA	SUN 29 AUG 1982	Hapoel Tel-Aviv [ISR]	58	0
20	M	Dickson ETUHU	TUE 08 JUN 1982	Fulham [ENG]	17	0
15	M	Lukman HARUNA	TUE 04 DEC 1990	Monaco [FRA]	7	1
10	F	Brown IDEYE	MON 10 OCT 1988	Sochaux [FRA]	0	0
injury replacement for John Obi MIKEL
14	M	Sani KAITA	FRI 02 MAY 1986	Alania Vladikavkaz [RUS]	24	0
4	M	Nwankwo KANU	SUN 01 AUG 1976	Portsmouth [ENG]	86	13
9	F	Obafemi MARTINS	SUN 28 OCT 1984	VfL Wolfsburg [GER]	36	17
18	F	Victor OBINNA	WED 25 MAR 1987	Málaga [ESP]	35	9
11	F	Peter ODEMWINGIE	WED 15 JUL 1981	Lokomotiv Moscow [RUS]	51	8
17	D	Chidi ODIAH	SAT 17 DEC 1983	CSKA Moscow [RUS]	29	1
19	F	Chinedu OGBUKE OBASI	SUN 01 JUN 1986	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim [GER]	16	1
6	D	Danny SHITTU	TUE 02 SEP 1980	Bolton Wanderers [ENG]	30	0
3	D	Taye TAIWO	TUE 16 APR 1985	Olympique de Marseille [FRA]	44	4
12	M	Kalu UCHE	MON 15 NOV 1982	UD Almería [ESP]	26	4
7	F	John UTAKA	FRI 08 JAN 1982	Portsmouth [ENG]	44	5
2	D	Joseph YOBO	SAT 06 SEP 1980	Everton [ENG]	70	3
Cap and goal totals accurate as of MON 12 JUL 2010

GROUP PHASE

GROUP B		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
»	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9
HOME		2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
AWAY		1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
»	Korea Rep	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1	4
HOME		1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3
AWAY		2	0	1	1	3	6	-3	1
×	Greece	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
HOME		2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3
AWAY		1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0
×	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	1
HOME		1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
AWAY		2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0

Group B

SAT 12 JUN 2010

Johannesburg [Ellis Park]

14:00 UTC

00–01

at Argentina

THU 17 JUN 2010

Mangaung/Bloemfontein

14:00 UTC

01–02

at Greece

TUE 22 JUN 2010

Durban

18:30 UTC

02–02

v Korea Rep

MEN’S WORLD CUP HISTORY

×	2026	[did not qualify]
×	2022	[did not qualify]
	2018	Group phase
	2014	Round of 16
	2010	Group phase
×	2006	[did not qualify]
	2002	Group phase
	1998	Round of 16
	1994	Round of 16
×	1990	[did not qualify]
×	1986	[did not qualify]
×	1982	[did not qualify]
×	1978	[did not qualify]
×	1974	[did not qualify]
×	1970	[did not qualify]
×	1966	[withdrew]
×	1962	[did not qualify]

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