The groups were drawn as follows:

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Group A

Group A will promise to be a most fiercely contested and exciting group since host country South Africa’s Bafana Bafana will officially open the world cup with the first match in this Group against team 2 in the same group.
The opening match of group A will be played in the revamped Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg on Friday 11 June. 

2010 Match Schedule Group A

1. South Africa
2. Mexico
3. Uruguay
4. France

11 June 2010 – Soccer City Stadium
Host city: Johannesburg
South Africa – Mexico
Time: 16:00

11 June 2010 – Green Point Stadium 
Host city: Cape Town 
Team: Uruguay – France 
Time: 20:30

16 June 2010 – Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Host city: Tshwane(Pretoria) 
Team: South Africa – Uruguay
Time: 20:30

17 June 2010 - Peter Mokaba Stadium
Host City: Polokwana
Team: France – Mexico
Time: 13:30

22 June 2010 – Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Host city: Rustenburg 
Team: Mexico – Uruguay 
Time: 16:00

22 June 2010 – Free State Stadium 
Host city: Mangaung (Bloemfontein)
France – South Africa
Time: 16:00

The final results from the games in the certainly hotly contested Group A will place number 1 team from group A against the No.2 team from Group B on 26 June in Port-Elizabeth’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. 

 

Group B.

The first match of Group B will be played in the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday 12 June. 

2010 Match Schedule Group B

1. Argentina
2. Nigeria
3. Korea Republic
4. Greece

12 June 2010 – Ellis Park Stadium
Host city: Johannesburg
Team: Argentina – Nigeria
Time: 13:30

12 June 2010 – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 
Host city: Port Elizabeth
Team: Korea Republic – Greece 
Time: 16:00

17 June 2010 – Soccer City Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg
Team: Argentina – Korea Republic 
Time: 20:30

17 June 2010 – Free State Stadium
Host city: Mangaung (Bloemfontein) 
Team: Greece – Nigeria
Time: 16:00

22 June 2010 – Moses Mabhida Stadium
Host city: Durban
Team: Nigeria – Korea Republic 
Time: 20:30

22 June 2010 – Peter Mokaba Stadium 
Host city: Polokwane
Team: Greece – Argentina
Time: 20:30

The final results from all the groupmatches in Group B will place number 1 team from group B against the number 2 team from Group A on 27 June in Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. 

Group C.

The first match of Group C will be played in the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday 12 June. 

2010 Match Schedule Group C

1. England
2. USA 
3. Algeria 
4. Slovenia

12 June 2010 – Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Host city: Rustenburg
Team: England – USA
Time: 20:30

13 June 2010 – Peter Mokaba Stadium 
Host city: Polokwane
Team: Algeria – Slovenia 
Time: 13:30

18 June 2010 – Ellis Park Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg
Team: Slovenia – USA 
Time: 16:00

18 June 2010 – Green Point Stadium
Host city: Cape Town 
Team: England – Algeria
Time: 20:30

23 June 2010 – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Host city: Port Elizabeth
Team: Slovenia – England
Time: 16:00

23 June 2010 – Lotus Versfeld Stadium 
Host city: Tschwane (Pretoria)
Team: USA – Algeria
Time: 16:00

The results from all the groupmatches in Group Cwill place the number 1 team from group C against the number 2 team from Group D on 26 June in the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. 

Group D.

The first match of Group D will be played in the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday 13 June. 

2010 Match Schedule Group D

1. Germany
2. Australia
3. Serbia
4. Ghana

13 June 2010 – Moses Mabhida Stadium
Host city: Durban
Team: Germany – Australia
Time: 16:00

13 June 2010 – Lotus Versfeld Stadium 
Host city: Tschwane (Pretoria)
Team: Serbia – Ghana
Time: 20:30

18 June 2010 – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 
Host city: Port Elisabeth
Team: Gemany – Serbia
Time: 13:30

19 June 2010 – Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Host city: Rustenburg
Team: Ghana – Australia
Time: 13:30

23 June 2010 – Soccer City Stadium
Host city: Johannesburg
Team: Ghana – Germany
Time: 20:30

23 June 2010 – Mbombela Stadium 
Host city: Nelspruit
Team: Australia – Serbia
Time: 20:30

The results from all the groupmatches in Group D will place the number 1 team from group D against the number 2 team from Group C on 27 June in the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein (Mangaung). 

Group E.

The opening match of group E will be played in the revamped Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on Monday 14 June. 

2010 Match Schedule Group E

1. Netherlands
2. Denmark
3. Japan
4. Cameroon

14 June 2010 – Soccer City Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg 
Team: Netherlands – Denmark
Time: 13:30

14 June 2010 – Free State Stadium 
Host city: Mangaung (Bloemfontein)
Team: Japan – Cameroon 
Time: 16:00

19 June 2010 – Moses Mabhida Stadium 
Host city: Durban 
Team: Netherlands – Japan 
Time: 16:00

19 June 2010 – Loftus Versfeld Stadium 
Host city: Tshwane / Pretoria 
Team: Cameroon – Denmark 
Time: 20:30

24 June 2010 – Royal Bafokeng Stadium 
Host city: Rustenburg 
Team: Denmark – Japan 
Time: 20:30

24 June 2010 – Green Point Stadium 
Host city: Cape Town 
Team: Cameroon – Netherlands
Time: 20:30

The final results from the games in the certainly hotly contested Group E will place number 1 team from group E against the No.2 team from Group F on 28 June in Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium. 

Group F.

The groups for the final round will be officially announced on 4 December 2009 in Cape Town. 

The opening match of group F will take place in the new Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Monday 14 June. 

2010 Match Schedule Group F

1. Italy
2. Paraguay
3. New Zealand
4. Slovakia

14 June 2010 – Green Point Stadium 
Host city: Cape Town 
Team: Italy – Paraguay
Time: 20:30

15 June 2010 – Royal Bafokeng Stadium 
Host city: Rustenburg 
Team: New Zealand – Slovakia 
Time: 13:30

20 June 2010 – Mbombela Stadium 
Host city: Nelspruit 
Team: Italy – Zealand 
Time: 16:00

20 June 2010 – Free State Stadium 
Host city: Bloemfontein 
Team: Slovakia – Paraguay 
Time: 13:30

24 June 2010 – Ellis Park Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg 
Team: Paraguay – New Zealand
Time: 16:00

24 June 2010 – Peter Mokaba Stadium 
Host city: Polokwane 
Team: Slovakia – Italy
Time: 16:00

The final results from the games in the certainly hotly contested Group F will place number 1 team from group F against the No.2 team from Group E on 28 June in Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld Stadium. 
 

Group G.

The opening match of group G will be played in the revamped Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday 15 June.

2010 Match Schedule Group G

1. Brazil
2. North Korea
3. Ivory Coast
4. Portugal

15 June 2010 – Ellis Park Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg 
Team: Brazil – North Korea
Time: 20:30

15 June 2010 – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 
Host city: Port Elizabeth 
Team: Ivory Coast – Portugal 
Time: 16:00

20 June 2010 – Soccer City Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg 
Team: Brazil – Ivory Coast
Time: 20:30

21 June 2010 – Green Point Stadium 
Host city: Cape Town 
Team: Portugal – Ivory Coast 
Time: 13:30

25 June 2010 – Mbombela Stadium 
Host city: Nelspruit 
Team: North Korea – Ivory Coast 
Time: 16:00

25 June 2010 – Moses Mabhida Stadium 
Host city: Durban 
Team: Portugal – Brazil
Time: 16:00

The final results from the games in the certainly hotly contested Group G will place number 1 team from group G against the No.2 team from Group H on 28 June in Johannesburg’s Ellis Park Stadium

Group H.

The first match of Group H will be played in the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Wednesday 16 June.

2010 Match Schedule Group H

1. Spain
2. Switzerland
3. Honduras
4. Chile

16 June 2010 – Moses MabhidaStadium
Host city: Durban
Team: Spain – Switzerland
Time: 16:00

16 June 2010 – Mbombela Stadium
Host city: Nelspruit
Team: Honduras – Chile 
Time: 13:30

21 June 2010 – Ellis Park Stadium 
Host city: Johannesburg
Team: Spain – Honduras
Time: 20:30

21 June 2010 – Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Host city: Port Elisabeth
Team: Chile – Honduras
Time: 16:00

25 June 2010 – Free State Stadium
Host city: Bloemfontein (Mangaung)
Team: Switzerland – Honduras
Time: 20:30

25 June 2010 – Lotus Versfeld Stadium 
Host city: Tschwane (Pretoria)
Team: Chile – Spain
Time: 20:30

The final results from all the groupmatches in Group H will place the number 1 team from group H against the number 2 team from Group G on 29 June in the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. 

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