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)

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 tickets
Algeria	Argentina	Australia	Brazil
Cameroon	Chile	Cote d'Ivoire	Denmark
England	France	Germany	Ghana
Greece	Honduras	Italy	Japan
Korea Republic	Korea DPR	Mexico	Netherlands
New Zealand	Nigeria	Paraguay	Portugal
Serbia	Slovenia	Slovakia	Spain
South Africa	Switzerland	United States	Uruguay

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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. 

2010 FIFA Group A South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, and France

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
1	11 June	Johannesburg		South Africa	-	Mexico		South Africa vs. Mexico tickets, June 11, 2010
2	11 June	Cape Town		Uruguay	-	France		Uruguay vs. France tickets, June 11, 2010
17	16 June	Tshwane/Pretoria		South Africa	-	Uruguay
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic and Greece

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group C: England, USA, Algeria, and Slovenia

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group D: Germany, Australia, Serbia, and Ghana

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, and Cameroon

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
9	14 June	Johannesburg		Netherlands	-	Denmark		Netherlands vs Denmark tickets, June 14, 2010
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, and Slovakia

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group G: Brazil, Cote D'Ivoire, Portugal, and Korea DPR

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
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

2010 FIFA World Cup Group H: Honduras, Chile, Spain, and Switzerland

Match	Date	Venue			Results			FIFA World Cup 2010 Tickets
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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Here are the 32 nations competing to win the FIFA 2010 World Cup.  World Cup teams, World Cup tickets South Africa

No.	Country	Qualified as	Qualification date	CurrentFIFA Ranking
1	South Africa	Host	0015 May 2004	85
2	Japan	AFC Fourth Round Group A Runners-Up	026 June 2009	40
3	Australia	AFC Fourth Round Group A Winners	016 June 2009	24
4	Korea Republic	AFC Fourth Round Group B Winners	036 June 2009	48
5	Netherlands	UEFA Group 9 Winners	046 June 2009	3
6	Korea DPR	AFC Fourth Round Group B Runners-Up	0517 June 2009	91
7	Brazil	CONMEBOL Winners	065 September 2009	1
8	Ghana	CAF Third Round Group D Winners	076 September 2009	38
9	England	UEFA Group 6 Winners	089 September 2009	7
10	Spain	UEFA Group 5 Winners	099 September 2009	2
11	Paraguay	CONMEBOL Third Place	109 September 2009	21
12	Côte d'Ivoire	CAF Third Round Group E Winners	1110 October 2009	19
13	Germany	UEFA Group 4 Winners	1210 October 2009	5
14	Denmark	UEFA Group 1 Winners	1310 October 2009	27
15	Serbia	UEFA Group 7 Winners	1410 October 2009	20
16	Italy	UEFA Group 8 Winners	1510 October 2009	4
17	Chile	CONMEBOL Runner-Up	1610 October 2009	17
18	Mexico	CONCACAF Fourth Round Runners-Up	1710 October 2009	18
19	United States	CONCACAF Fourth Round Winners	1810 October 2009	11
20	Switzerland	UEFA Group 2 Winners	1914 October 2009	13
21	Slovakia	UEFA Group 3 Winners	2014 October 2009	33
22	Argentina	CONMEBOL Fourth Place	2114 October 2009	6
23	Honduras	CONCACAF Fourth Round Third Place	2214 October 2009	35
24	New Zealand	AFC v OFC Play-off Winner	2314 November 2009	83
25	Nigeria	CAF Third Round Group B Winners	2414 November 2009	32
26	Cameroon	CAF Third Round Group A Winners	2514 November 2009	14
27	Algeria	CAF Third Round Group C Winners	2618 November 2009	29
28	Greece	UEFA Play-off Winner	2718 November 2009	16
29	Slovenia	UEFA Play-off Winner	2818 November 2009	49
30	Portugal	UEFA Play-off Winner	2918 November 2009	10
31	France	UEFA Play-off Winner	3018 November 2009	9
32	Uruguay	CONCACAF v CONMEBOL Play-off Winner	3118 November 2009

                      The stage is set for all 32 qualified nations for the 2010 World Cup, buy your gear now and
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