The 2010 World Cup brings together 32 of the best soccer nations for an intense, month-long tournament. This exciting soccer competition only happens every four years, and is hosted this year by South Africa from June 11th to July 11th. The vibrant colors, splendor and rich culture of Africa are sure to entertain the billions of viewers as much as the competition itself. This will be the 19th World Cup, and the first to be hosted on the continent of Africa since the competition began in 1930.

For the past three years, 204 soccer teams from almost every nation in the world have been training hard and competing to be one of the top 32 countries to go on to participate in the competition. These national soccer teams have been broken down into eight groups, each with four teams. Every team competing will play at least three games (one against each team in their group). The two best soccer teams from each group then advance to the next 'Round of 16,' and continue on until we're left with just two teams that will go head to head during the 2010 World Cup final game on July 11th.

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World Cup Dates

The 64 matches of the World Cup are played over the course of a month. Click on any day of the calendar above for specific matches and times.

World Cup Times

All matches are held at 13:30, 16:00 or 20:30 local South African time which is GMT+2. These times are identical to Central European Time and would be, for example, 7:30 AM, 10:00 AM and 14:30 PM in the Eastern US time zone.
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Group Match Schedule

Forty-eight group matches are played in the first two weeks between Friday June 11th and Friday June 25th. The two best teams from each group advance to the next stage and all of the other teams are out of 2010 World Cup competition.

Round of 16 Match Schedule

Sixteen teams will advance to this stage of World Cup play. Each team will play one time, for a total of eight matches, in the four consecutive days between July 26th and the 29th. The eight losers of these matches are out of the competition and the eight winners will advance to the World Cup Quarter-Finals.

Quarter-Final Match Schedule

Eight teams will advance to this stage of World Cup play. Each team will play one time, for a total of four matches, to be held on July 2nd and 3rd. The four losers of these matches are out of the competition and the four winners will advance to the World Cup Semi-Finals.

Semi-Final Match Schedule

Four teams will advance to this stage of World Cup play. Each team will play one time in the two matches held on July 6th and 7th. The two losers of these matches will play against each other in the Third-Place Match. The two winners of the Semi-Final Matches will advance to the 2010 World Cup Finals.

Third Place Match Schedule

The 2010 World Cup Third-Place Match will be held on July 10th 2010.

World Cup Final Match Schedule

The 2010 World Cup Final Match will be held on July 11th 2010.