19th world cup (official name: 20 10 FIFA world cup in south Africa? The final week will be held in June 10, 20 1 1 in ten stadiums in nine cities in South Africa. This is the first World Cup held in Africa. * * * A total of 32 teams from all over the world participated in the competition, and a total of * * * 64 games were held to decide the champion team. In addition to the host country, South Africa, other teams need to compete for seats in the final week through qualifying. On February 5, 65438, the World Cup in South Africa held a group draw ceremony, and the schedule of the group stage was determined.
Activity flow
As FIFA stipulates that the World Cup will be hosted by African countries, the five countries that bid for the right to host the 20 10 World Cup are all African countries, namely, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia. On May 8, 2004, Tunisia announced that it would give up its bid for hosting the World Cup with Libya. On May 5, 2004, at the FIFA Executive Committee meeting held in Zurich, Switzerland, South Africa beat Morocco by 14 to 10, and won the right to host the 20 10 World Cup, becoming the host country of 16 World Cup, while Egypt failed to win a single vote. Because Libya only wants to co-host the World Cup with Tunisia, it will not be held separately. Libya has also indicated that Israelis are not allowed to participate in the World Cup, so it is disqualified. [ 1]
[Edit this paragraph] World Cup grouping
[2] The draw ceremony for the World Cup group match in South Africa was held at Cape Town International Convention Center, South Africa at 1: 55 on the morning of February 5th, Beijing time. The top 32 of the World Cup passed by in alphabetical order of country names. Italy, the defending champion, went out with a ranking of 3 1, and South Africa was the final winner. South Africa World Cup Group Draw Results: Group A South Africa Mexico Uruguay France
Group b Argentina Nigeria Korea Greece
Group c: Britain, United States, Algeria and Slovenia
Group d Germany Australia Serbia Ghana
Group e Netherlands Denmark Japan Cameroon
Group F Italy Paraguay New Zealand Slovakia
Group G Brazil Korea C? te d 'Ivoire Portugal
Group H Spain Switzerland Honduras Chile
[Edit this paragraph] CCTV 20 10 South Africa World Cup TV broadcast table
[2] CCTV will broadcast all 64 games live, and CCTV will broadcast them through CCTV-5, CCTV- 1, CCTV-2, CCTV HD Channel, Fengyun Football Channel and CCTV CNTV Channel. CCTV- 1 will broadcast all kick-off games live at 02: 30, a total of 33 games. The "Fan Carnival" will be launched at noon. CCTV-5 channel continuously launches live programs of the games throughout the day, replaying important games in an all-round way, so that fans who missed the live broadcast can also experience the passion on the field.
[Edit this paragraph] Timetable
group match
Group a date and time and group venue
Friday, June, at 22:00, South Africa VS Mexico Group A Johannesburg 1 1.
Saturday, June 12 02:30 Uruguay vs. Cape Town, France.
South Africa vs Uruguay Group A Pretoria
Thursday, June 6th 17, 19:30 France VS Mexico, Group A, Boguani.
Tuesday, June 22nd, 22:00 Mexico VS Uruguay Group A, rustenburg.
Tuesday, June 22nd, at 22:00, France VS South Africa Group A bloemfontein.
Group b date and time and group venue
Saturday, June 6th 12 19:30 Argentina VS Nigeria Group B Johannesburg.
June/KLOC-Saturday, 0/2, 22:00 Korea VS Greece Group B port elizabeth.
Thursday, June 17 at 22:00 Greek VS Nigerian Group B bloemfontein.
Friday, June 6th 18 02:30 Argentina VS South Korea Group B Johannesburg.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 02:30 Nigeria VS South Korea Group B Durban.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 02:30 Greece VS Argentina, Group B, Pologuani.
Group c date and time and group venue
Sunday, June 6th, 13 02:30 England vs USA, Group C, rustenburg.
June/Sunday, Kloc-0/3 19:30 Algeria VS Slovenia Group C Pologuani
June 18 Friday 22:00 Slovenia VS Johannesburg, Group C, USA.
Saturday, June 6th 19 02:30 England VS Algeria Group C Cape Town.
Wednesday, June 23rd at 22:00 Slovenian VS England Group C port elizabeth.
At 22:00 on Wednesday, June 23rd, the United States VS Algeria Group C Pretoria.
Group d date and time and group venue
Monday, June 6th 14 02:30 Germany VS Australia Group D Durban.
Sunday, June 6th 13 10:00 Serbia VS Ghana Group D Pretoria
Fri June 18 19:30 Germany VS Serbia Group D port elizabeth.
Saturday, June 6th 19 19:30 Ghana VS Australia Group D rustenburg.
Thursday, June 24th, 02:30 Ghana VS Germany Group D Johannesburg.
Thursday, June 24th at 02:30, Australia VS Serbia Group D Nelspruit.
Group e date and time and group venue
Monday, June 6th 14 19:30: Netherlands VS Denmark Group E Johannesburg.
Monday, June 14 at 22:00, Japan VS Cameroon Group E bloemfontein.
June 19 Saturday at 22:00 Netherlands VS Japan Group E port elizabeth.
Sunday, June 20th, 02:30 Cameroon VS Denmark Group E Pretoria
Friday, June 25th, 02:30, Danish VS Japanese Group E, rustenburg.
Friday, June 25th, 02:30 Cameroon VS Netherlands Group E Cape Town.
Group f date and time and group venue
Tuesday, June 6th 15 02:30 Italy VS Paraguay Group F Cape Town
Tuesday, June 15 19:30 New Zealand VS Slovakia Group F rustenburg.
Sunday, June 20th 19:30 Slovakia VS Paraguay Group F bloemfontein.
Sunday, June 20th, 22:00 Italy VS New Zealand Group F Nelspruit.
Thursday, June 24th, 22:00 Slovakia VS Italy, Group F, Johannesburg.
Thursday, June 24th, 22:00 Paraguay VS New Zealand Group F Pologuani
Group G Date and Time and Group Site
Tuesday, June1May, at 22:00, C? te d 'Ivoire VS Portugal Group G port elizabeth.
Wednesday, June 6th 16 02:30 Brazil vs. North Korea Group G Johannesburg
Monday, June 2 1 02:30 Brazil vs Ivory Coast Group G Johannesburg.
Monday, June 2 1 19:30 Portugal VS North Korea Group G Cape Town
Friday, June 25th, 22:00 Portugal VS Brazil Group G Durban.
Friday, June 25th, 22:00 North Korea vs. Ivory Coast Group G Nelspruit.
Group h date and time and group venue
Wednesday, June 6th 16 19:30 Honduras VS Chile Group H Nelspruit.
June1June Wednesday at 22:00 Spain VS Swiss Group H port elizabeth.
June 2 1 Monday 22:00 Chile VS Swiss Group H port elizabeth.
Tuesday, June 22nd 19:30 Spain VS Honduras Group H Johannesburg.
Saturday June 26th 02:30 Chile VS Spain Group H Pretoria.
At 02:30 on Saturday, June 26th, Switzerland VS Honduras Group H bloemfontein.
Elimination stage
1/8 The final date and time do not match the venue.
22: 00 A 1VSB2 port elizabeth on June 26th.
June 27, 02: 30 C 1VSD2 rustenburg
22: 00 D 1VSC2 bloemfontein on June 27th.
June 28, 02: 30 B 1VS A2 Johannesburg
June 28th, 22: 00 E 1VSF2 Durban
June 29, 02: 30 G 1VSH2 Johannesburg
29 June, 22: 00 F 1 VS E2 Pretoria
30 June 02: 30 H 1VS G2 Cape Town
1/4 The final date and time do not match the venue.
At 22: 00 on July 2nd, the winner of E 1 and F2 versus G 1 and the winner of Elizabeth in H2 port.
At 02: 30 on July 3rd, the winner of A 1 and B2 and the winner of D2, Johannesburg.
At 22: 00 on July 3rd, the winner of B 1 and A2 VS D 1 and the winner of C2 Cape Town.
At 02: 30 on July 4th, the winner of H 1 and G2 VS F 1 and the winner of E2 Johannesburg.
Semi-final date and time for the venue
July 7th 02: 30 1/4 Final Champion VS 1/4 Final Champion Cape Town
July 08, 02: 30 1/4 Finalist VS 1/4 Finalist Durban.
The date and time of the third place match the venue.
July 1 1 02: 30 semi-final loser VS semi-final loser port elizabeth.
The final date and time of the venue.
July 12 02: 30 semi-final champion VS semi-final champion Johannesburg
[Edit this paragraph] Competition venues
ellis park stadium
City where Ellis Park Stadium is located: Johannesburg Completion Date: 1982 Status: Slightly renovated (completed in 2009) Capacity: 6 1 0,000 Ellis Park Stadium was actually built in 1928 and has been used as a football field for more than 50 years. It was not until 1982 that the stadium was demolished and rebuilt and the history was rewritten. A Johannesburg City Councillor named JD Ellis proposed to transform the stadium into a football field, so today's Ellis Park Stadium was created. Like Free State Stadium, Ellis Park Stadium has hosted 65,438+0,995 rugby World Cup matches, and he has also hosted many football matches. In 2000, a friendly match between South Africa and the new world champion France was held in Ellis Park Stadium. Ellis Park Stadium has another identity, and it is also the home of the Orlando Pirates, the overlord of the South African Super League. 1995 After the team won the first African Club Champions Cup in the history of South African football, it held a grand carnival ceremony at Ellis Park Stadium. In addition, the Mandela Charity Championship, which attracted the attention of world peacemakers, was also held in the stadium.
Durban Stadium
City where Durban Stadium is located: Durban Completion Date: 2009 Status: Newly built (completed in 2009) Capacity: 70,000 people There is a prestigious kings park Stadium in Durban, the capital of South Africa, which can accommodate 60,000 people and has hosted many large-scale events, such as the Africa Cup of Nations (1996). In 2002, the warm-up match between South Africa and England was held here. However, due to other reasons, the South African Football Association, the World Cup Organizing Committee and the Durban Municipal Government abandoned the use of kings park Stadium and decided to build a brand-new modern stadium, namely the Durban City Stadium, which is currently under construction. The new stadium will accommodate 70,000 fans to watch the game. According to the South African Football Association, the designers are ingenious in designing the stadium. There is a viaduct above the stadium, which runs through the east and west. Judging from the photos provided by FIFA official website, the bridge looks like a bright rainbow, which adorns the stadium with colorful colors.
Football City Stadium (Football City)
City where Soccer City Stadium is located: Johannesburg Completion Date: 1987 Status: Substantial renovation (completed in 2009) Capacity: 94,700 Soccer City is the largest stadium in South Africa, which can accommodate nearly 80,000 people and is the first home of the South African national team. In the 1980s, the municipal government invested in the construction of the first modern football stadium in South Africa, namely the Soccer City Stadium with a history of 20 years. Football City Stadium is regarded as the "flagship store" among the stadiums in 10, the venue of the World Cup in South Africa, because of its large capacity and luxurious facilities, as well as holding large-scale national team competitions and other important activities and gatherings all the year round. It is precisely because of the overuse in the past 20 years that many organizational systems inside the football city stadium have been seriously damaged. For example, when Mandela was released in 1990, tens of thousands of South African nationals poured into the football city to hold a party and make a declaration, which caused some stands in the stadium to be damaged to varying degrees. After the stadium is completed, the capacity will be expanded from the current 80,000 to 94,700. Imagine what an earth-shattering spectacle it would be if nearly 65,438+10,000 people waved flags and cheered for their beloved team during the game.
Free state stadium
City where Free State Stadium is located: bloemfontein () Completion Date: 1952 Status: Moderately renovated (completed by the end of 2008) Capacity: 48,000 Free State Stadium has a history of more than 60 years and is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. At present, the Free State Stadium can accommodate 38,000 people. The organizing committee of the World Cup in South Africa thinks that this figure seems to be difficult to satisfy the appetite of many fans. In addition, some facilities in the stadium are in disrepair. After discussion, the organizing committee and the municipal government unanimously agreed to expand the stadium to 48,000 people. By the end of 2008, the renovated Free State Stadium will be put into use again. The Free State Stadium once hosted the African Nations Cup14 Final and the Rugby World Cup 1995. In addition, the stadium is the home of South African Super League team bloemfontein Celtics. Like the nelson mandela Bay Stadium, the Free State Stadium, which was renovated in advance, will also host the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Mandela Bay Stadium (Mandela Bay Stadium)
Nelson mandela bay stadium's City: port elizabeth Completion Date: 2009 Status: Newly-built (completed in 2009) Capacity: 48,000 There is no professional football field in port elizabeth, and most of the stadiums in this city are used to hold rugby and cricket matches. So the city government began to build a new stadium a few years ago. According to the South African World Cup Organizing Committee, the nelson mandela Bay Stadium will be officially completed in the first half of 2009, and the Confederations Cup will be held in June of that year, which is a warm-up for hosting the World Cup.
Mbobella Stadium (Mbobella Stadium)
Venue: Nelspruit Completion Date: 2009 Status: Mbobera Stadium under construction (completed in 2009) Capacity: 46,000 Nelspruit is located in PuMalanga Province in the northeast of South Africa. Compared with Limpopo province, where football culture is developed, the development of sports in PuMalanga province is relatively backward. It is for this reason that the South African Football Association reached an agreement after discussion with the government and decided to build a stadium in Nelspruit, the political and cultural center of PuMalanga Province. In June, 2009, the completed Mbobera Stadium will become the only large stadium in PuMalanga Province, with an estimated capacity of 46,000 people.
Peter Mokaba Stadium
City: Polokwane Completion Date: 20 10 Status: Peter Mokaba Stadium under construction (completed on 20 10) Capacity: 46,000 people. Peter Mokaba Stadium is one of the four new stadiums in South Africa to prepare for the 20 10 World Cup, which will be held on the eve of the World Cup. The construction of Peter Mokaba Stadium to host the World Cup is a great boon to local residents. Boguani is the largest city in Limpopo province, and the number of registered football players in this province ranks first in the register of the South African Football Association. Hosting top events such as the World Cup will further promote the popularity of football in the local area.
Loftus Forsfield Stadium
City: Pretoria Loftos Stadium Completion Date: 1906 Status: Slightly renovated (completed in 2008) Capacity: 52,000 people Loftos Stadium is one of the most well-equipped stadiums in 10 South Africa World Cup. According to official website of the World Cup, Loftos Stadium only needs simple maintenance and replacement. Loftos Stadium was built in 1903, officially completed in 1906 and put into sports. Formerly known as robert owen Loftos Stadium, this name is also the name of the founder of the stadium. As one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa, Loftos Stadium has hosted 1995 Rugby World Cup and 1996 African Nations Cup. At present, it is also the home of Mamrodi Sunset Club, a strong domestic league team in South Africa. Many South African fans regard Loftos Stadium as a blessing for the national team, because they once defeated Sweden, the arch-rival from Europe, on this stadium for the first time.
Lvdian stadium
Green penalty spot in the city: Cape Down Completion Date: 1906 Status: Small-scale renovation (completed in 2008) Capacity: 70,000 people Cape Town is the third most populous city in South Africa and a part of Cape Town metropolitan area. Cape Town is the capital of West Cape Province and the legislative capital of South Africa, because the South African Parliament and many government departments are also located in the city. Cape Town is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and docks. Famous landmarks include Table Mountain called "God's Table" and the Cape of Good Hope where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean. Because of its beautiful natural and geographical environment, Cape Town is marked as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, so it has become one of the must-see places for tourists to visit South Africa. As for sports, the main sports in Cape Town are rugby, hockey and football. Although football is not the most popular sport, its position in this city is increasing day by day, because most of the stars have left Cape Town in recent years. Cape Town has two teams belonging to the South African Super League, namely Santos and Ajax, which were formed by the merger of Seven Stars and Cape Town Spurs at 1999. The club also plays the role of satellite club of European league giant Ajax in South Africa. In recent years, many South African stars who landed in European leagues, such as benny mccarthy, Mokona and steven pienaar, made their mark in Ajax, and then used Ajax as a springboard to enter the five major European leagues. Green Point Stadium is a multi-functional stadium under construction and will be completed in 2009 as planned. When completed, the stadium will accommodate 70,000 people, second only to Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg (90,000 people).
[Edit this paragraph] World Cup qualifiers
quota allocation
Oceania * * * has 1 1 teams participating in the qualifiers * * * with 0.5 qualifying places. The preliminaries are divided into three stages: the first stage: 10 teams except New Zealand participate in the first stage, and the football match of 10 teams in the South Pacific Games is the first stage. The top three teams will enter the second stage. The second stage: the three teams that pass the first stage will participate in the second stage competition with New Zealand, and the four teams will play the home and away double round robin, and the top two will enter the third stage; The third stage: the two teams in the second stage will play home and away games, and the winner will play home and away games with the fifth place in Asia, and the winner will win the World Cup. There are 35 teams in Central, North America and the Caribbean * * There are still 3.5 qualifying places * * * The preliminaries will be divided into four stages: the first stage: 23 teams ranked by FIFA 65,438+03-35 will participate in the first stage, among which Saint Vincent and the Grenadines will directly enter the second stage, and the remaining 22 teams will play home and away games, and the winner will be 65,438+0655. The second stage: the 12 team that did not participate in the first stage will play the home and away elimination match with the 12 team that passed the first stage, and the winning 12 team will enter the third stage; The third stage: 12 teams are divided into three groups, with four teams in each group playing the home and away double-cycle knockout, and the top two teams in each group enter the fourth stage; The fourth stage: 6 teams play the home and away double round robin. The top three teams will get the World Cup places directly, the fourth team will play home and away games with the fifth team in South America, and the winner will get the World Cup places.
[Edit this paragraph] The right to live television.
In 2004, FIFA began to invite TV stations from all over the world to bid for the broadcasting rights of the 20 10 and 20 14 World Cups. However, FIFA stipulated in the tender that if the pay TV channel wins the right to broadcast the World Cup, it must broadcast 22 of them (including the opening match, 14 group match, 16 strong match, 8 strong matches, 4 strong matches and championship match) on the free TV channel. However, the pay TV channel can still decide the number of group matches, 16 and 8 matches broadcast live by the free TV channel.
[Edit this paragraph] Theme slogan
South Africa is the host of the 20th10/9 World Cup. South African President Mbeki said: "South Africa's hosting of the 20 10 World Cup is a tribute to Africa, which shows that the slogan of the 20 10 World Cup in South Africa is" Africa wins in Africa ".
[Edit this paragraph] World Cup theme song
With the start of the World Cup classification, FIFA also announced the theme song of the World Cup in South Africa. A song named "Flying Flag" was selected as the official theme song of the World Cup in South Africa after several rounds of evaluation. The singer of the theme song is K 'naan, a 3 1 year-old singer. He was born in an art house in Somalia. Due to the turbulent domestic situation, he moved to Canada with his family at the age of 13, but he still cares about Somalia, and many of his songs are related to the situation in Somalia. The theme song singer Nantes "Flying Flag" is a song in his album "Bard" released at the end of February this year. This song has a strong African flavor, which expresses his persistent love for this land full of war, poverty and backwardness. In the World Cup theme song collection held by FIFA in September this year, Kennan gave his own songs to FIFA, which finally recognized him and became waka waka. It is reported that Kennan has teamed up with Spanish singer David Bisbal to re-produce a remixed version of "Flying Flag" to promote the World Cup, and both versions will be included in the album of South African World Cup songs. 20 10 on April 29th, waka waka was officially designated as the only theme song in the world by the World Cup in South Africa-Wakewake. The famous Latin singer Shakira wrote lyrics and participated in the production of songs. German, English and Spanish versions of this song were released on the 28th. Sharach will be the most important performer at the opening concert of the World Cup in South Africa on June, 2065438 10. The music video of the theme song of the World Cup will be launched in mid-May, and will be released in normal and 3D versions for global broadcast.
[Edit this paragraph] Mascot
South Africa World Cup Mascot "Zakumi" A cute leopard with green African curly hair was used as the mascot of the 20 10 South Africa World Cup soccer final. According to a report by the BBC on the 23rd, the organizing committee not only named the little leopard "Zakumi", but also produced a resume for it. According to the resume of Zakumi, he was born in1994+June 2006. This is the day when the apartheid policy in South Africa came to an end. This day is also South Africa's "Youth Day", commemorating the anti-apartheid protests of South African youth under white rule in 1976. In the appearance of the World Cup mascot broadcast by South African national television on the 22nd, an actor dressed in "Zakumi" and the country's star Mark Fisher showed their skills, who led South Africa to win the African Cup of Nations with 1996. The first two letters ZA in the name "Zakumi" are the abbreviations of South Africa, the most important language in South Africa 1 1. The latter letter Miku means "10" in many African languages, which means the year of the World Cup in South Africa. Moddis, spokesman of the South African World Cup Organizing Committee, said that in some languages in southern Africa, "Zakumi" also means "welcome". FIFA Secretary-General Walker said that Zakumi represents the people, geography and spirit of South Africa. He believes that Zakumi will bring joy to people before and during the World Confederations Cup and the World Cup in South Africa. FIFA introduced the mascot for the first time in the 1966 World Cup in England. The mascot at that time was an English lion wearing a herringbone flag.
[Edit this paragraph] Match ball: Celebrate the whole world.
Celebrate the whole world "Celebrate the whole world", the official ball of the World Cup in South Africa, originated from the Zulu language in Africa, meaning "Celebrate the whole world". The new game ball has made a historic breakthrough in technology, and the design incorporates South African elements. This game ball was developed and founded by Adidas. On February 4th, 2009, 65438, Adidas and FIFA jointly released the official match ball "Celebrate the Whole World" for the 20 10 South Africa World Cup in Cape Town. "Universal Celebration" adopts the newly developed "Grip'n'Groove" spherical surface of Adidas, which enables the ball to maintain a stable flight trajectory in any weather conditions, thus greatly improving the player's control over football. "Celebrating the whole world" consists of only eight skins. For the first time, Adidas adopted the method of spherical molding to make each skin realize a three-dimensional structure, and then spliced by thermal bonding technology, thus making the new ball more rounded and more accurate than before.
name
"Celebrate the whole world" comes from Zulu language of Bantu language family. As one of the official languages of South Africa 1 1, it is the mother tongue of about 25% South Africans. The literal translation of "universal celebration" is "celebration". Football represents a passion that can integrate the whole world. As the name of the ball used in the new World Cup, "Celebrate the Whole World" well explains this passion and invites fans from all over the world to enjoy this football feast to be held in South Africa next summer.
design
As Adidas' 65438th+065438th+0 World Cup ball, "Celebrate the Whole World" adopts different colors of 1 1 in its design. The color 1 1 also means that each football team consists of 1 1 players, and that South Africa has 1 1 tribes and1official languages. South Africa is one of the countries with the largest ethnic groups on the African continent, and its colorful colors explain its diverse and harmonious ethnic characteristics. The four triangular patterns on the white sphere give the celebration a unique appearance full of African spirit, while some personalized designs, such as the pattern on the sphere similar to the shape of Johannesburg Football City Stadium, highlight the beauty of South Africa.
[Edit this paragraph] Tickets for the World Cup in South Africa
The organizing committee of the World Cup in South Africa said yesterday that more than two thirds of the tickets for the World Cup in South Africa have been sold. At the same time, the organizing committee announced a new way for South African fans to purchase tickets. Danny Jordan, executive chairman of the South African World Cup Organizing Committee, said: "We are particularly satisfied with the sales of World Cup tickets and are very happy." Jordan was once worried about whether local South African fans would buy tickets for the World Cup, which opened on June 1 1, but now he is happy to say that about half of the tickets sold have been bought by South African fans. Jordan also announced that in the next few months, it will provide local fans with more convenient ways to purchase tickets. Apart from South African fans, Americans bought the most tickets, followed by Britons and Australians. The next round of ticketing cycle is from February 9 to April 7. According to Xinhua News Agency