ESPN will be covering the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa live on TV and with that announcement, they also released the World Cup schedule. The mega event will take place between 11th June 2010 to 11th July 2010. It will be the culmination of the qualification process that started in August 2007 with 204 FIFA national teams out of a total of 208.
Lets jump right into that:
2010 World Cup Groups (team ranking as of Dec. 09)
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| 1 South Africa (85) | 1 Argentina (8) | 1 England (9) | 1 Germany (6) |
| 2 Mexico (17) | 2 Nigeria (22) | 2 USA (14) | 2 Australia (21) |
| 3 Uruguay (20) | 3 Korea Republic (52) | 3 Algeria (26) | 3 Serbia (19) |
| 4 France (7) | 4 Greece (13) | 4 Slovenia (31) | 4 Ghana (34) |
| Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H |
| 1 Netherlands (3) | 1 Italy (4) | 1 Brazil (2) | 1 Spain (1) |
| 2 Denmark (28) | 2 Paraguay (29) | 2 Korea DPR (86) | 2 Switzerland (18) |
| 3 Japan (43) | 3 New Zealand (82) | 3 Cote d’Ivoire (16) | 3 Honduras (37) |
| 4 Cameroon (11) | 4 Slovakia (33) | 4 Portugal (5) | 4 Chile (15) |
2010 World Cup Schedule
All times are Eastern and the schedule is subject to change.
Group Stage
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Match |
Group |
Site |
Match # |
| Fri 6/11 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | South Africavs. Mexico | A | Johannesburg | 1 |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Uruguayvs. France | A | Cape Town | 2 | |
| Sat 6/12 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | KoreaRepublic vs. Greece | B | Port Elizabeth | 3 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Argentinavs. Nigeria | B | Johannesburg | 4 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Englandvs. USA | C | Rustenburg | 5 | |
| Sun 6/13 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Algeriavs. Slovenia | C | Polokwane | 6 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Serbiavs. Ghana | D | Pretoria | 7 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Germanyvs. Australia | D | Durban | 8 | |
| Mon 6/14 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Netherlandsvs. Denmark | E | Johannesburg | 9 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Japanvs. Cameroon | E | Bloemfontein | 10 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Italyvs. Paraguay | F | Cape Town | 11 | |
| Tue 6/15 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | New Zealandvs. Slovakia | F | Rustenburg | 12 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Ivory Coastvs. Portugal | G | Port Elizabeth | 13 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Brazilvs. Korea DPR | G | Johannesburg | 14 | |
| Wed 6/16 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Hondurasvs. Chile | H | Nelspruit | 15 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Spainvs. Switzerland | H | Durban | 16 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | South Africavs. Uruguay | A | Pretoria | 17 | |
| Thu 6/17 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Argentinavs. Korea Rep. | B | Johannesburg | 18 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Greecevs. Nigeria | B | Bloemfontein | 19 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Francevs. Mexico | A | Polokwane | 20 | |
| Fri 6/18 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Germanyvs. Serbia | D | Port Elizabeth | 21 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Sloveniavs. USA | C | Johannesburg | 22 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Englandvs. Algeria | C | Cape Town | 23 | |
| Sat 6/19 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Netherlandsvs. Japan | E | Durban | 24 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Ghanavs. Australia | D | Rustenburg | 25 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Cameroonvs. Denmark | E | Pretoria | 26 | |
| Sun 6/20 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Slovakiavs. Paraguay | F | Bloemfontein | 27 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Italyvs. New Zealand | F | Nelspruit | 28 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Brazilvs. Ivory Coast | G | Johannesburg | 29 | |
| Mon 6/21 | 7 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Portugalvs. Korea DPR | G | Cape Town | 30 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Chilevs. Switzerland | H | Port Elizabeth | 31 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Spainvs. Honduras | H | Johannesburg | 32 | |
| Tue 6/22 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Mexicovs. Uruguay | A | Rustenburg | 33 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Francevs. South Africa | A | Bloemfontein | 34 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Nigeriavs. Korea Republic | B | Durban | 35 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Greecevs. Argentina | B | Polokwane | 36 | |
| Wed 6/23 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Sloveniavs. England | C | Port Elizabeth | 37 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | USAvs. Algeria | C | Pretoria | 38 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Ghanavs. Germany | D | Johannesburg | 39 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Australiavs. Serbia | D | Nelspruit | 40 | |
| Thu 6/24 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Slovakiavs. Italy | E | Johannesburg | 41 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Paraguayvs. New Zealand | E | Polokwane | 42 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Denmarkvs. Japan | F | Rustenburg | 43 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Cameroonvs. Netherlands | F | Cape Town | 44 | |
| Fri 6/25 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Portugalvs. Brazil | G | Durban | 45 |
| 9:30 a.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Ivory Coastvs. Korea DPR | G | Nelspruit | 46 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Chilevs. Spain | H | Pretoria | 47 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPN360.com | Switzerlandvs. Honduras | H | Bloemfontein | 48 |
Round of 16
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Sat 6/26 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st A vs. 2nd B | Port Elizabeth | 49 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | 1st C vs. 2nd D | Rustenburg | 50 | ||
| Sun 6/27 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st D vs. 2nd C | Bloemfontein | 51 | |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | 1st B vs. 2nd A | Johannesburg | 52 | ||
| Mon 6/28 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st E vs. 2nd F | Durban | 53 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st G vs. 2nd H | Johannesburg | 54 | ||
| Tue 6/29 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st F vs. 2nd E | Pretoria | 55 | |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | 1st H vs. 2nd G | Cape Town | 56 |
Quarterfinals
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Fri 7/2 | 9:30 a.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners 53 vs. 54 |
A |
Port Elizabeth | 57 |
| 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners 49 vs. 50 |
B |
Johannesburg | 58 | |
| Sat 7/3 | 9:30 a.m. | ABC | Winners 52 vs. 51 |
C |
Cape Town | 59 |
| 2 p.m. | ABC | Winners 55 vs. 56 |
D |
Johannesburg | 60 |
Semifinals
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Tue 7/6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners A vs. C | Cape Town | 61 | |
| Wed 7/7 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners B vs. D | Durban | 62 |
Third Place Match
| Sat 7/10 | 2 p.m. | ABC | Losers – 61 vs. 62 | Port Elizabeth | 63 |
Final
| Sun 7/11 | 1:30 p.m. | ABC | Winners – 61 vs. 62 | Johannesburg | 64 |
Courtesy of ESPN
|
Date |
Time (ET) |
Network |
Matchup |
|
Site |
Match # |
| Tue 7/6 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners A vs. C | Cape Town | 61 | |
| Wed 7/7 | 2 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN360.com | Winners B vs. D | Durban | 62 |
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