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FIFA World Cup 2010 (Full Details)
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international association football tournament. It is being held in South Africa, beginning on 11 June and scheduled to conclude on 11 July 2010. The tournament is the culmination of a qualification process that began in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams; as such, it matches the 2008 Summer Olympics as the sports event with the most competing nations.
This is the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, with South Africa selected over Morocco and Egypt following a bidding process open only to African nations. The defending champions were Italy who won the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Host selection https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Cup_Fans_2.jpg Fans celebrating the forthcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (Camps Bay, Cape Town) Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived policy, abandoned in 2007,<SUP></SUP>to rotate the event among football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup:
After one round of voting, the winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zürich. South Africa, which had narrowly failed to win the right to host the 2006 event, was awarded the rights to host the tournament over Morocco and Egypt. <TABLE style="MARGIN: 0.5em" class=wikitable><TBODY><TR><TH colSpan=2>Voting Results</TH></TR><TR><TH>Country</TH><TH>Votes</TH></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Africa.svg.png South Africa</TD><TD>14</TD></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...orocco.svg.png Morocco</TD><TD>10</TD></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Egypt.svg.png Egypt</TD><TD>0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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Qualification
Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification. <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaa 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #aaa 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f9f9f9; BORDER-TOP: #aaa 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #aaa 1px solid" class="metadata plainlinks mbox-small"><TBODY><TR><TD class=mbox-image>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...s-logo.svg.png</TD><TD class=mbox-text>Wikinews has related news: Ireland requests replay of FIFA World Cup play-off with France</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaa 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #aaa 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #f9f9f9; BORDER-TOP: #aaa 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #aaa 1px solid" class="metadata plainlinks mbox-small"><TBODY><TR><TD class=mbox-image>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...s-logo.svg.png</TD><TD class=mbox-text>Wikinews has related news: FIFA to make changes after Thierry Henry handball</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Some controversies took place during the qualifications. In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland, French captain Thierry Henry, unseen by the referee, handled the ball in the lead up to a late goal, which enabled France to qualify ahead of Ireland, sparking widespread controversy and debate. FIFA rejected a request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match,<SUP id=cite_ref-FIFA20Nov09FIFAStatementOnFAIRequest_7-0 class=reference>[8]</SUP> and Ireland later withdrew a request to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant.<SUP id=cite_ref-UKPA02Dec09BlatterApologisesOverComments_8-0 class=reference>[9]</SUP><SUP id=cite_ref-IrishTimes02Dec09FAISetsRecordStraight_9-0 class=reference>[10]</SUP> As a result, FIFA announced a review into the use of technology or extra officials at the highest level, but decided against the widely expected fast-tracking of goal-line referee's assistants for the South African tournament.<SUP id=cite_ref-UKPA02Dec09FIFARejectExtraRefs_10-0 class=reference>[</SUP> <SUP class=reference></SUP> Costa Rica complained over Uruguay's winning goal in the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff,<SUP id=cite_ref-11 class=reference>[12]</SUP> while Egypt and Algeria's November 2009 matches were surrounded by reports of crowd trouble. On the subject of fair play, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: I appeal to all the players and coaches to observe this fair play. In 2010 we want to prove that football is more than just kicking a ball but has social and cultural value ... So we ask the players 'please observe fair play' so they will be an example to the rest of the world.<SUP id=cite_ref-BBCSport02Dec09FIFAToInvestigateHenry_12-0 class=reference>[13]</SUP>List of qualified teams The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament. <TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" class=multicol cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="25%" align=left><DL><DT>AFC (4)</DT></DL>
Countries qualified for World Cup finals Country failed to qualify for finals Countries that did not enter World Cup Country does not have a FIFA member association </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>This is the first World Cup that does not include any teams that are qualifying for the first time, although two of the qualifiers (Slovakia and Serbia) have previously appeared only as parts of former competing nations. Slovakia was previously part of Czechoslovakia, and Serbia has competed as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. In both cases FIFA considers these teams to have retained the earlier nations' records. |
Venues
<TABLE style="WIDTH: 25em" id=collapsibleTable0 class="collapsible collapsed noprint infobox sisterproject"><TBODY><TR><TH style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">[show]Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing </TH></TR><TR style="DISPLAY: none"><TD>Export all coordinates as KML</TD></TR><TR style="DISPLAY: none"><TD>Export all coordinates as GeoRSS</TD></TR><TR style="DISPLAY: none"><TD>Map of all microformated coordinates</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of twelve venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to the ten venues<SUP id=cite_ref-13 class=reference>[14]</SUP> that were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006. It is claimed that the altitude of several venues will affect the motion of the ball<SUP id=cite_ref-14 class=reference>[15]</SUP> and impact player performance,<SUP id=cite_ref-15 class=reference>[16]</SUP> although FIFA's medical chief has denied this.<SUP id=cite_ref-16 class=reference>[17]</SUP> Six of the ten venues are over 1200m above sea level, with the two Johannesburg stadia (Soccer City and Ellis Park) the highest at approximately 1750m.<SUP id=cite_ref-racingpost_17-0 class=reference>[18]</SUP><SUP id=cite_ref-SoccerAmerica_18-0 class=reference>[19]</SUP> The stadia in order of altitude are: Soccer City and Ellis Park Stadium, 1753m; Royal Bafokeng Stadium, 1500m; Free State Stadium, 1400m; Peter Mokaba Stadium, 1310m; Loftus Versfeld Stadium, 1214m; Mbombela Stadium, 660m; Cape Town Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium near sea level. <SUP></SUP> <TABLE style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=wikitable><TBODY><TR><TH>Johannesburg</TH><TH>Durban</TH><TH>Cape Town</TH><TH>Johannesburg</TH><TH>Pretoria</TH></TR><TR><TD>Soccer City</TD><TD>Moses Mabhida Stadium<SUP id=ref_1 class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion">1</SUP></TD><TD>Cape Town Stadium<SUP id=ref_2 class="reference plainlinks nourlexpansion">2</SUP></TD><TD>Ellis Park Stadium</TD><TD>Loftus Versfeld Stadium</TD></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E / 26.2347972°S 27.9823528°E / -26.2347972; 27.9823528 (Soccer City)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E / -29.82944; 31.03028 (Moses Mabhida Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E / 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E / -33.9034611; 18.4111528 (Cape Town Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E / 26.1975194°S 28.0607667°E / -26.1975194; 28.0607667 (Ellis Park Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E / 25.75333°S 28.22278°E / -25.75333; 28.22278 (Loftus Versfeld Stadium)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Capacity: 88,460<SUP id=cite_ref-19 class=reference>[20]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 62,760<SUP id=cite_ref-20 class=reference>[21]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 64,100<SUP id=cite_ref-21 class=reference>[22]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 55,686<SUP id=cite_ref-22 class=reference>[23]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 42,858<SUP id=cite_ref-23 class=reference>[24]</SUP></TD></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ty_Stadium.jpg</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...9_12-02-25.jpg</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...px-CTSRW01.JPG</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Ellis_Park.jpg</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ld_Stadium.jpg</TD></TR><TR><TH>Port Elizabeth</TH><TH>Bloemfontein</TH><TH>Polokwane</TH><TH>Rustenburg</TH><TH>Nelspruit</TH></TR><TR><TD>Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium</TD><TD>Free State Stadium</TD><TD>Peter Mokaba Stadium</TD><TD>Royal Bafokeng Stadium</TD><TD>Mbombela Stadium</TD></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E / -33.93778; 25.59889 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E / 29.1172917°S 26.2088472°E / -29.1172917; 26.2088472 (Free State Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E / 23.924689°S 29.468765°E / -23.924689; 29.468765 (Peter Mokaba Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E / 25.5786°S 27.1607°E / -25.5786; 27.1607 (Royal Bafokeng Stadium)</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._world.svg.png25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E / 25.46172°S 30.929689°E / -25.46172; 30.929689 (Mbombela Stadium)</TD></TR><TR><TD>Capacity: 42,486<SUP id=cite_ref-24 class=reference>[25]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 40,911<SUP id=cite_ref-25 class=reference>[26]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 41,733<SUP id=cite_ref-26 class=reference>[27]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 38,646<SUP id=cite_ref-27 class=reference>[28]</SUP></TD><TD>Capacity: 40,929<SUP id=cite_ref-28 class=reference>[29]</SUP></TD></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...aystadium2.jpg</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...oemfontein.jpg</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ter_Mokaba.JPG</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...keng_Arial.jpg</TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...la_Stadium.jpg</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ld_Cup.svg.png Durban Port Elizabeth Nelspruit Rustenburg Pretoria Bloemfontein Johannesburg Cape Town Polokwane
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Prize money for FIFA 2010
Preparations
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...sRandTower.JPG http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.5/...gnify-clip.png The Lukasrand Tower in Pretoria sporting a football in anticipation of the World Cup Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. Construction costs were expected to be R8.4bn. (Just over $1.0bn.) <SUP></SUP> In addition to the stadiums built and upgraded, South Africa also improved its current public transport infrastructure within the host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and major road networks were improved.<SUP id=cite_ref-35 class=reference>[36]</SUP> In March 2009, Danny Jordaan, the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, reported that all stadiums for the tournament were on schedule to be completed within six months. <SUP></SUP> The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements,<SUP id=cite_ref-37 class=reference>[38]</SUP> including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums. <SUP></SUP> At a ceremony to mark 100 days before the event, FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the readiness of the country for the event. <SUP></SUP> <SUP></SUP> Construction strike 70,000 construction workers<SUP id=cite_ref-40 class=reference>[41]</SUP> that were supposed to be working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs on 8 July 2009.<SUP id=cite_ref-41 class=reference>[42]</SUP> The majority of the workers receive R2500 per month (about £192, €224 or $313), but the unions allege that some workers are grossly underpaid. A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the "no work no pay" strike will go on until FIFA assesses penalties on the organisers. Other unions threatened to strike into 2011. <SUP></SUP> The World Cup organising committee downplayed the strike and expressed confidence that the stadiums will be ready. However the strike was swiftly dealt with and workers were back at work within a week of it starting. The agreement meant that there were no further strikes and all stadiums and construction projects were completed in time for the kick off. <SUP></SUP> Prize money The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $420 million, a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.<SUP id=cite_ref-Times04Dec09RecordPrizeMoney_45-0 class=reference>[46]</SUP> Before the tournament, each participating team would receive $1 million, for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, teams exiting at the group stage would receive $8 million. Thereafter, the prize money would be distributed as follows:
<SUP></SUP> This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morocco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in a friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup. <SUP></SUP> |
Final draw
See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup seeding The FIFA Organising Committee approved the procedure for the Final Draw on 2 December 2009. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the Final Draw. No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, except allowing a maximum of two European teams in a group. <SUP></SUP> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 98%" class=wikitable><TBODY><TR><TH width="25%">Pot 1 (Host & Top seven)</TH><TH width="25%">Pot 2 (Asia, North/Central America and Caribbean & Oceania)</TH><TH width="25%">Pot 3 (Africa & South America)</TH><TH width="25%">Pot 4 (Europe)</TH></TR><TR><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Africa.svg.png South Africa https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Brazil.svg.png Brazil https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Spain.svg.png Spain https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...rlands.svg.png Netherlands https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Italy.svg.png Italy https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ermany.svg.png Germany https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...entina.svg.png Argentina https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ngland.svg.png England </TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...tralia.svg.png Australia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Japan.svg.png Japan https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Korea.svg.png Korea DPR https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Korea.svg.png Korea Republic https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...nduras.svg.png Honduras https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Mexico.svg.png Mexico https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...States.svg.png United States https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ealand.svg.png New Zealand </TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...lgeria.svg.png Algeria https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...meroon.svg.png Cameroon https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Ivoire.svg.png Côte d'Ivoire https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Ghana.svg.png Ghana https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...igeria.svg.png Nigeria https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Chile.svg.png Chile https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...raguay.svg.png Paraguay https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ruguay.svg.png Uruguay </TD><TD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...enmark.svg.png Denmark https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...France.svg.png France https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Greece.svg.png Greece https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...rtugal.svg.png Portugal https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Serbia.svg.png Serbia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ovakia.svg.png Slovakia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ovenia.svg.png Slovenia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...erland.svg.png Switzerland </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> The group draw was staged in Cape Town, South Africa, at 19:00 (UTC+02) on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.<SUP id=cite_ref-60 class=reference>[61]</SUP> The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.<SUP id=cite_ref-61 class=reference>[62]</SUP> The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebrselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu. <SUP></SUP> <SUP></SUP> Referees Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup officials FIFA selected the following referees to officiate at the World Cup:<SUP id=cite_ref-63 class=reference>[64]</SUP> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 100%; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" class=multicol cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="50%" align=left><DL><DT>AFC</DT><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Arabia.svg.png Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...kistan.svg.png Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...laysia.svg.png Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Japan.svg.png Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)</DD></DL><DL><DT>CAF</DT><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...f_Mali.svg.png Koman Coulibaly (Mali)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Africa.svg.png Jerome Damon (South Africa)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...helles.svg.png Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)</DD></DL><DL><DT>CONCACAF</DT><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...lvador.svg.png Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Mexico.svg.png Benito Archundia (Mexico)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...temala.svg.png Carlos Batres (Guatemala)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Mexico.svg.png Marco Antonio Rodríguez (Mexico)</DD></DL><DL><DT>CONMEBOL</DT><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...entina.svg.png Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ruguay.svg.png Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped..._Chile.svg.png Pablo Pozo (Chile)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...lombia.svg.png Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Brazil.svg.png Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)</DD><DD>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ruguay.svg.png Martín Vázquez (Uruguay)</DD></DL></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> |
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