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The Fifa World Cup is the premier and most prestigious football tournament in the world. The World Cup which is held every four years in different countries around the world.
The international body that governs football is called the International Federation of Association Football or FIFA, which is an acronym for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The World Cup, or FIFA World Cup, had its first competition from 13 July to 30 July in 1930 in Uruguay.
The times given are South African time (GMT + 2hrs)
Below are the 2010 FIFA World Cup match schedules and results:
Spain are the 2010 FIFA World Cup Champions after they beat Holland (The Netherlands) with a single goal scored by Andres Iniesta in the 116th minute (26th minute of extra time)
| Final | |||
| 11 July 20:30 | Holland | Spain | 0 - 1 |
| Match for third place | |||
| 10 July 20:30 | Uruguay | Germany | 2 - 3 |
| Semi Final | |||
| 06 July 20:30 | Holland | Uruguay | 3 - 2 |
| 07 July 20:30 | Germany | Spain | 0 - 1 |
| Quarter Finals | |||
| 02 July 16:00 | Holland | Brazil | 2 - 1 |
| 02 July 20:30 | Uruguay | Ghana | 4 - 2 |
| 03 July 16:00 | Argentina | Germany | 0 - 4 |
| 03 July 20:30 | Paraguay | Spain | 0 - 1 |
| Round of 16 | |||
| 26 June 16:00 | Uruguay | Korea Republic | 2 - 1 |
| 26 June 20:30 | USA | Ghana | 1 - 2 |
| 27 June 16:00 | Germany | England | 4 - 1 |
| 27 June 20:30 | Argentina | Mexico | 3 - 1 |
| 28 June 16:00 | Holland | Slovakia | 2 - 1 |
| 28 June 20:30 | Brazil | Chile | 3 - 0 |
| 29 June 16:00 | Paraguay | Japan | 5 - 3 |
| 29 June 20:30 | Spain | Portugal | 1 - 0 |
| Group A | South Africa; Uruguay; Mexico;France |
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| 11 June 16:00 | South Africa | Mexico | 1 - 1 |
| 11 June 20:30 | Uruguay | France | 0 - 0 |
| 16 June 20:30 | South Africa | Uruguay | 0 - 3 |
| 17 June 20:30 | France | Mexico | 0 - 2 |
| 22 June 16:00 | Mexico | Uruguay | 0 - 1 |
| 22 June 16:00 | France | South Africa | 1 - 2 |
| Group B | Argentina; South Korea; Nigeria; Greece |
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| 12 June 13:30 | South Korea | Greece | 2 - 0 |
| 12 June 16:00 | Argentina | Nigeria | 1 - 0 |
| 17 June 13:30 |
Argentina | South Korea | 4 - 1 |
| 17 June 16:00 | Greece | Nigeria | 2 - 1 |
| 22 June 20:30 | Nigeria | South Korea | 2 - 2 |
| 22 June 20:30 | Greece | Argentina | 0 - 2 |
| Group C | England; Algeria; USA; Slovenia | ||
| 12 June 20:30 |
England |
USA | 1 - 1 |
| 13 June 13:30 | Algeria | Slovenia | 0 - 1 |
| 18 June 16:00 | Slovenia | USA | 2 - 2 |
| 18 June 20:30 | England |
Algeria |
0 - 0 |
| 23 June 16:00 | Slovenia | England | 0 - 1 |
| 23 June 16:00 | USA | Algeria | 1 - 0 |
| Group D | Germany; Sebia; Australia; Ghana | ||
| 13 June 16:00 | Serbia | Ghana | 0 - 1 |
| 13 June 20:30 | Germany | Australia | 4 - 0 |
| 18 June 13:30 | Germany | Serbia | 0 - 1 |
| 19 June 16:00 | Ghana | Australia | 1 - 1 |
| 23 June 20:30 | Ghana | Germany | 0 - 1 |
| 23 June 20:30 | Australia | Serbia | 2 - 1 |
| Group E | Holland; Japan; Denmark; Cameroon | ||
| 14 June 13:30 | Holland | Denmark | 2 - 0 |
| 14 June 16:00 | Japan | Cameroon | 1 - 0 |
| 19 June 13:30 | Holland | Japan | 1 - 0 |
| 19 June 20:30 | Cameroon | Denmark | 1 - 2 |
| 24 June 20:30 | Denmark | Japan | 1 - 3 |
| 24 June 20:30 | Cameroon | Holland | 0 - 0 |
| Group F | Italy; New Zealand; Paraguay; Slovakia | ||
| 14 June 20:30 | Italy | Paraguay | 1 - 1 |
| 15 June 13:30 | New Zealand | Slovakia | 1 - 1 |
| 20 June 13:30 | Slovakia | Paraguay |
0 - 2 |
| 20 June 16:00 |
Italy |
New Zealand |
1 - 1 |
| 24 June 16:00 |
Slovakia |
Italy |
3 - 2 |
| 24 June 16:00 |
Paraguay |
New Zealand |
0 - 0 |
| Group G | Brasil; Ivory Coast; North Korea; Portugal | ||
| 15 June 16:00 | Ivory Coast | Portugal | 0 - 0 |
| 15 June 20:30 | Brasil | North Korea | 2 - 1 |
| 20 June 20:30 | Brasil | Ivory Coast | 3 - 1 |
| 21 June 13:30 | Portugal | North Korea | 7 - 0 |
| 25 June 16:00 | Portugal | Brasil | 0 - 0 |
| 25 June 16:00 | North Korea | Ivory Coast | 0 - 3 |
| Group H | Spain; Honduras; Switzerland; Chile | ||
| 16 June 13:30 | Honduras | Chile | 0 - 1 |
| 16 June 16:00 | Spain | Switzerland | 0 - 1 |
| 21 June 16:00 |
Chile | Switzerland | 1 - 0 |
| 21 June 20:30 | Spain | Honduras | 2 - 0 |
| 25 June 20:30 | Chile | Spain | 1 - 2 |
| 25 June 20:30 | Switzerland | Honduras | 0 - 0 |
