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The World Cup
2010 - South Africa


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Three Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Top Two In Each Group advance to the Round of 16
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Uruguay
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 0
 +4
 7
Mexico
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 4
South Africa
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 5
 -2
 4
France
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 4
 -3
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 11
 South Africa
 1-1
 Mexico
June 11
 Uruguay
 0-0
 France
June 16
 South Africa
 0-3
 Uruguay
June 17
 France
 0-2
 Mexico
June 22
 Mexico
 0-1
 Uruguay
June 22
 France
 1-2
 South Africa

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Argentina
 3
 3
 0
 0
 7
 1
 +6
 9
South Korea
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 6
 -1
 4
Greece
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 5
 -3
 3
Nigeria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 3
 5
 -2
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 South Korea
 2-0
 Greece
June 12
 Argentina
 1-0
 Nigeria
June 17
 Argentina
 4-1
 South Korea
June 17
 Greece
 2-1
 Nigeria
June 22
 Nigeria
 2-2
 South Korea
June 22
 Greece
 0-2
 Argentina

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
United States
 3
 1
 2
 0
 4
 3
 +1
 5
England
 3
 1
 2
 0
 2
 1
 +1
 5
Slovenia
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 3
 0
 4
Algeria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 0
 2
 -2
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 England
 1-1
 United States
June 13
 Algeria
 0-1
 Slovenia
June 18
 Slovenia
 2-2
 United States
June 18
 England
 0-0
 Algeria
June 23
 Slovenia
 0-1
 England
June 23
 United States
 1-0
 Algeria

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Germany
 3
 2
 0
 1
 5
 1
 +4
 6
Ghana
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 4
Australia
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 6
 -3
 4
Serbia
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 3
 -1
 3

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 13
 Serbia
 0-1
 Ghana
June 13
 Germany
 4-0
 Australia
June 18
 Germany
 0-1
 Serbia
June 19
 Ghana
 1-1
 Australia
June 23
 Ghana
 0-1
 Germany
June 23
 Australia
 2-1
 Serbia

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
 3
 3
 0
 0
 5
 1
 +4
 9
Japan
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 2
 +2
 6
Denmark
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 6
 -3
 3
Cameroon
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 5
 -3
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Netherlands
 2-0
 Denmark
June 14
 Japan
 1-0
 Cameroon
June 19
 Netherlands
 1-0
 Japan
June 19
 Cameroon
 1-2
 Denmark
June 24
 Denmark
 1-3
 Japan
June 24
 Cameroon
 1-2
 Netherlands

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Paraguay
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 5
Slovakia
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 5
 -1
 4
New Zealand
 3
 0
 3
 0
 2
 2
 0
 3
Italy
 3
 0
 2
 1
 4
 5
 -1
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Italy
 1-1
 Paraguay
June 15
 New Zealand
 1-1
 Slovakia
June 20
 Slovakia
 0-2
 Paraguay
June 20
 Italy
 1-1
 New Zealand
June 24
 Slovakia
 3-2
 Italy
June 24
 Paraguay
 0-0
 New Zealand

GROUP G
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 7
Portugal
 3
 1
 2
 0
 7
 0
 +7
 5
Ivory Coast
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 3
 +1
 4
North Korea
 3
 0
 0
 3
 1
 12
 -11
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 15
 Ivory Coast
 0-0
 Portugal
June 15
 Brazil
 2-1
 North Korea
June 20
 Brazil
 3-1
 Ivory Coast
June 21
 Portugal
 7-0
 North Korea
June 25
 Portugal
 0-0
 Brazil
June 25
 North Korea
 0-3
 Ivory Coast

GROUP H
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 2
 +2
 6
Chile
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
 6
Switzerland
 3
 1
 1
 1
 1
 1
 0
 4
Honduras
 3
 0
 1
 2
 0
 3
 -3
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 16
 Honduras
 0-1
 Chile
June 16
 Spain
 0-1
 Switzerland
June 21
 Chile
 1-0
 Switzerland
June 21
 Spain
 2-0
 Honduras
June 25
 Chile
 1-2
 Spain
June 25
 Switzerland
 0-0
 Honduras

ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Germany
4
England
1





Germany
4
Argentina
0



Argentina
3
Mexico
1






Germany
0
Spain
1


Paraguay
0(5)
Japan
0(3)





Paraguay
0
Spain
1



Spain
1
Portugal
0







Spain
1aet
Netherlands
0
SPAIN
Uruguay
2
South Korea
1





Uruguay
1(4)
Ghana
1(2)

Third Place Match
Germany
3
Uruguay
2
Germany
United States
1
Ghana
2aet






Uruguay
2
Netherlands
3


Netherlands
2
Slovakia
1





Netherlands
2
Brazil
1



Brazil
3
Chile
0