The FIFA World Cup 2010 - South Africa

Official logo of The FIFA World Cup 2010

It's down to single digits in the countdown! 9 DAYS to the biggest event on Earth. Men go GAGA for one month. Women for once sit beside men to watch 22 men tussling for a ball. You can call it stupid, but we call it, THE BEAUTIFUL GAME...

Zakumi, the mascot

Jabulani, the official match ball

Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix) by K'naan is the official theme song for this event. Click here to get the lyrics!

This time football's biggest stage is held at South Africa - a first in an Africa continent. 32 teams ( 4 from Asia, 3 North America, 6 from Africa, 5 from South America, 1 from Oceanic, and 13 from Europe) from all over the world battled through the qualifying stage before they can get into this big event.

Which team are you be supporting? Or do YOU know which team has qualified??? Here they are in their respective group stage. To progress to the knockout stage, each country must have a TOP TWO position in their respective groups after playing their opponents in their respective groups.

Group A- South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B- Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C- England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D- Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
Group E- Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F- Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G- Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
Group H- Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

* Remember, top two position to progress to next round, which is the round of 16...

History

It was called the Jules Rimet Trophy before changing to the current trophy. The trophy was given to Brazil for winning it the 3rd time but it was stolen and melted... =(

The Jules Rimet Trophy

The current trophy of men's most coveted prize

THE BEST OF THE BEST

There are some players, who have etched their name in World Cup history. As heroes of their nation, and as a legend in football history... Introducing...

ALL TIME TOP SCORER...