By Anna
Italia
Covering the 2010 World Cup South Africa from an Italian Perspective
It's time to cheer for your favorite teams. The 2010 World Cup South Africa Draw took place on December 4, 2009. The 32 nations drawn into eight groups of four countries with the top two in each group advancing to the Round of 16. FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke announcing that the winner of the 2010 World Cup will win 31 million dollars (20.5 million euros) Click here to buy your World Cup 2010 tickets.
The nine chosen South African cities to host the matches next summer are Johannesburg, which will have two venues, along with Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Nelspruit, Polokwane and Rustenburg. The World Cup begins on Friday, June 11, 2010 ending on July 11, 2010.
I am including the 2010 World Cup South Africa Schedule, fixtures, and World Cup tickets links for each game. I will also cover the games having players from the Italian Serie A. Here are the 32 nations list participating in the FIFA 2010 World Cup
| 32 Nations in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010  Click here to buy FIFA World Cup 2010 Group Matches tickets
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| Algeria | Argentina | Australia | Brazil |
| Cameroon | Chile | Cote d'Ivoire
| Denmark |
| England | France | Germany | Ghana |
| Greece | Honduras | Italy | Japan |
| Korea Republic
| Korea DPR
| Mexico | Netherlands
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| New Zealand
| Nigeria | Paraguay | Portugal |
| Serbia | Slovenia | Slovakia | Spain
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| South Africa
| Switzerland
| United States
| Uruguay |
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Jabulani, Adidas World Cup 2010 Official Soccer Match Ball
There are the 4 Pots with 8 countries each.
2010 FIFA World Cup • Pot 1: South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England, Netherlands
2010 FIFA World Cup Pot 2: Japan, S Korea, N Korea, Australia, New Zealand, United States, Mexico, Honduras
2010 FIFA World Cup • Pot 3: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay
2010 FIFA World Cup • Pot 4: France, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia, Denmark, Slovakia
Italy in Group F, among the celebrities helping with the draw was LA Galaxy / AC Milan midfielder David Beckham.
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| 1 | 11 June | Johannesburg |  | South Africa | - | Mexico |  | South Africa vs. Mexico tickets, June 11, 2010
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| 2 | 11 June | Cape Town |  | Uruguay | - | France |  | Uruguay vs. France tickets, June 11, 2010 |
| 17 | 16 June | Tshwane/Pretoria | | South Africa | - | Uruguay | |
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| 18 | 17 June | Polokwane | | France | - | Mexico | | France vs. Mexico tickets, June 17, 2010 |
| 33 | 22 June | Rustenburg | | Mexico | - | Uruguay | | Mexico v. Uruguay tickets, June 22, 2010 |
| 34 | 22 June | Mangaung/Bloemfontein | | France | - | South Africa | | France v. South Africa tickets, June 22, 2010 |
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| 3 | 12 June | Johannesburg |  | Argentina | - | Nigeria |  | Argentina v Nigeria Tickets tickets, June 12, 2010 |
| 4 | 12 June | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |  | Korea Republic | - | Greece |  | South Korea - Greece Tickets, June 12, 2010 |
| 19 | 17 June | Mangaung/Bloemfontein | | Greece | - | Nigeria | | Greece v. Nigeria Tickets, June 17, 2010 |
| 20 | 17 June | Johannesburg | | Argentina | - | Korea Republic | | Argentina v. South Korea Tickets, June 17, 2010 |
| 35 | 22 June | Durban | | Nigeria | - | Korea Republic | | Nigeria v. South Korea Tickets, June 22, 2010 |
| 36 | 22 June | Polokwane | | Greece | - | Argentina | | Greece v. Argentina Tickets, June 22, 2010 |
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| 5 | 12 June | Rustenburg |  | England | - | USA |  | England - USA Tickets Tickets, June 12, 2010 |
| 6 | 13 June | Polokwane |  | Algeria | - | Slovenia |  | Algeria v. Slovenia Tickets, June 13, 2010 |
| 22 | 18 June | Johannesburg | | Slovenia | - | USA | | Slovenia - USA Tickets, June 18, 2010 |
| 23 | 18 June | Cape Town | | England | - | Algeria | | England - Algeria Tickets, June 18, 2010 |
| 37 | 23 June | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | | Slovenia | - | England | | Slovenia - England Tickets, June 23, 2010 |
| 38 | 23 June | Tshwane/Pretoria | | USA | - | Algeria | | USA - Algeria Tickets, June 23, 2010 |
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| 7 | 13 June | Durban |  | Germany | - | Australia |  | Germany - Australia Tickets, June 13, 2010 |
| 8 | 13 June | Tshwane/Pretoria |  | Serbia | - | Ghana |  | Serbia - Ghana Tickets, June 13, 2010 |
| 21 | 18 June | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | | Germany | - | Serbia | | Germany - Serbia Tickets, June 18, 2010 |
| 24 | 19 June | Rustenburg | | Ghana | - | Australia | | Ghana - Australia Tickets, June 19, 2010 |
| 39 | 23 June | Johannesburg | | Ghana | - | Germany | | Ghana - Germany Tickets, June 23, 2010 |
| 40 | 23 June | Nelspruit | | Australia | - | Serbia | | Australia - Serbia Tickets, June 23, 2010 |
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| 9 | 14 June | Johannesburg |  | Netherlands | - | Denmark |  | Netherlands vs Denmark tickets, June 14, 2010
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| 10 | 14 June | Mangaung/Bloemfontein |  | Japan | - | Cameroon |  | Japan - Cameroon Tickets, June 14, 2010 |
| 25 | 19 June | Durban | | Netherlands | - | Japan | | Netherlands - Japan Tickets, June 19, 2010 |
| 26 | 19 June | Tshwane/Pretoria | | Cameroon | - | Denmark | | Cameroon - Denmark Tickets, June 19, 2010 |
| 43 | 24 June | Rustenburg | | Denmark | - | Japan | | Denmark - Japan Tickets, June 24, 2010 |
| 44 | 24 June | Cape Town | | Cameroon | - | Netherlands | |
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| 11 | 14 June | Cape Town |  | Italy | - | Paraguay |  | Italy - Paraguay tickets, June 14, 2010 |
| 12 | 15 June | Rustenburg |  | New Zealand | - | Slovakia |  | New Zealand - Slovakia Tickets, June 15, 2010 |
| 27 | 20 June | Mangaung/Bloemfontein | | Slovakia | - | Paraguay | | Slovakia - Paraguay Tickets, June 20, 2010 |
| 28 | 20 June | Nelspruit | | Italy | - | New Zealand | | Italy vs New Zealand tickets, June 20, 2010 |
| 41 | 24 June | Johannesburg | | Slovakia | - | Italy | | Slovakia - Italy Tickets, June 24, 2010 |
| 42 | 24 June | Polokwane | | Paraguay | - | New Zealand | | Paraguay - New Zealand Tickets, June 24, 2010 |
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| 13 | 15 June | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth |  | Côte d'Ivoire | - | Portugal |  | |
| 14 | 15 June | Johannesburg |  | Brazil | - | Korea DPR |  | |
| 29 | 20 June | Johannesburg | | Brazil | - | Côte d'Ivoire | | |
| 30 | 21 June | Cape Town | | Portugal | - | Korea DPR | | |
| 45 | 25 June | Durban | | Portugal | - | Brazil | | |
| 46 | 25 June | Nelspruit | | Korea DPR | - | Côte d'Ivoire | |
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| 15 | 16 June | Nelspruit |  | Honduras | - | Chile |  | |
| 16 | 16 June | Durban |  | Spain | - | Switzerland |  | |
| 31 | 21 June | Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth | | Chile | - | Switzerland | | |
| 32 | 21 June | Johannesburg | | Spain | - | Honduras | | |
| 47 | 25 June | Tshwane/Pretoria | | Chile | - | Spain | | |
| 48 | 25 June | Mangaung/Bloemfontein | | Switzerland | - | Honduras | |
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