World Cup Schedule: over 60 matches to determine the best in the world
The World Cup schedule has been announced by event organizers in South Africa. There will be over 60 matches, beginning Friday, to determine the world's best soccer nation.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Daily schedule for the 2010 World Cup:
| FIRST ROUND |
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| Friday, June 11 |
| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
South Africa vs. Mexico, 1400 GMT
| Cape Town, South Africa |
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Uruguay vs. France, 1830 GMT
| Saturday, June 12 |
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| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
South Korea vs. Greece, 1130 GMT
| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
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Argentina vs. Nigeria, 1400 GMT
| Rustenburg, South Africa |
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England vs. United States, 1830 GMT
| Sunday, June 13 |
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| Polokwane, South Africa |
Algeria vs. Slovenia, 1130 GMT
| Pretoria, South Africa |
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Serbia vs. Ghana, 1400 GMT
| Durban, South Africa |
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Germany vs. Australia, 1830 GMT
| Monday, June 14 |
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| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
Netherlands vs. Denmark, 1130 GMT
| Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Japan vs. Cameroon, 1400 GMT
| Cape Town, South Africa |
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Italy vs. Paraguay, 1830 GMT
| Tuesday, June 15 |
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| Rustenburg, South Africa |
New Zealand vs. Slovakia, 1130 GMT
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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Ivory Coast vs. Portugal, 1400 GMT
| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
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Brazil vs. North Korea, 1830 GMT
| Wednesday, June 16 |
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| Pretoria, South Africa |
South Africa vs. Uruguay, 1830 GMT
| Nelspruit, South Africa |
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Honduras vs. Chile, 1130 GMT
| Durban, South Africa |
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Spain vs. Switzerland, 1400 GMT
| Thursday, June 17 |
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| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
Argentina vs. South Korea, 1130 GMT
| Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Nigeria vs. Greece, 1400 GMT
| Polokwane, South Africa |
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Mexico vs. France, 1830 GMT
| Friday, June 18 |
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| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
United States vs. Slovenia, 1400 GMT
| Cape Town, South Africa |
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England vs. Algeria, 1830 GMT
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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Germany vs. Serbia, 1130 GMT
| Saturday, June 19 |
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| Durban, South Africa |
Netherlands vs. Japan, 1130 GMT
| Rustenburg, South Africa |
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Australia vs. Ghana, 1400 GMT
| Pretoria, South Africa |
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Denmark vs. Cameroon, 1830 GMT
| Sunday, June 20 |
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| Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Paraguay vs. Slovakia, 1130 GMT
| Nelspruit, South Africa |
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Italy vs. New Zealand, 1400 GMT
| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
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Brazil vs. Ivory Coast, 1830 GMT
| Monday, June 21 |
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| Cape Town, South Africa |
North Korea vs. Portugal, 1130 GMT
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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Switzerland vs. Chile, 1400 GMT
| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
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Spain vs. Honduras, 1830 GMT
| Tuesday, June 22 |
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| Rustenburg, South Africa |
Mexico vs. Uruguay, 1400 GMT
| Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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France vs. South Africa, 1400 GMT
| Durban, South Africa |
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Nigeria vs. South Korea, 1830 GMT
| Polokwane, South Africa |
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Greece vs. Argentina, 1830 GMT
| Wednesday, June 23 |
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| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Slovenia vs. England, 1400 GMT
| Pretoria, South Africa |
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United States vs. Algeria, 1400 GMT
| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
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Ghana vs. Germany, 1830 GMT
| Nelspruit, South Africa |
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Australia vs. Serbia, 1830 GMT
| Thursday, June 24 |
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| Rustenburg, South Africa |
Denmark vs. Japan, 1830 GMT
| Cape Town, South Africa |
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Cameroon vs. Netherlands, 1830 GMT
| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
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Slovakia vs. Italy, 1400 GMT
| Polokwane, South Africa |
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Paraguay vs. New Zealand, 1400 GMT
| Friday, June 25 |
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| Durban, South Africa |
Portugal vs. Brazil, 1400 GMT
| Nelspruit, South Africa |
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North Korea vs. Ivory Coast, 1400 GMT
| Pretoria, South Africa |
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Chile vs. Spain, 1830 GMT
| Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Switzerland vs. Honduras, 1830 GMT
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| SECOND ROUND |
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| Saturday, June 26 |
| Match 49 |
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Group A winner vs. Group B second place, 1400 GMT
| Match 50 |
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| Rustenburg, South Africa |
Group C winner vs. Group D second place, 1830 GMT
| Sunday, June 27 |
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| Match 51 |
| Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Group D winner vs. Group C second place, 1400 GMT
| Match 52 |
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| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
Group B winner vs. Group A second place, 1830 GMT
| Monday, June 28 |
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| Match 53 |
| Durban, South Africa |
Group E winner vs. Group F second place, 1400 GMT
| Match 54 |
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| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
Group G winner vs. Group H second place, 1830 GMT
| Tuesday, June 29 |
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| Match 55 |
| Pretoria, South Africa |
Group F winner vs. Group E second place, 1400 GMT
| Match 56 |
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| Cape Town, South Africa |
Group H winner vs. Group G second place, 1830 GMT
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| QUARTERFINALS |
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| Friday, July 2 |
| Match 57 |
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Match 53 winner vs. Match 54 winner, 1400 GMT
| Match 58 |
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| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
Match 49 winner vs. Match 50 winner, 1830 GMT
| Saturday, July 3 |
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| Match 59 |
| Cape Town, South Africa |
Match 52 winner vs. Match 51 winner, 1400 GMT
| Match 60 |
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| Johannesburg, Ellis Park |
Match 55 winner vs. Match 56 winner, 1830 GMT
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| SEMIFINALS |
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| Tuesday, July 6 |
| Cape Town, South Africa |
Match 58 winner vs. Match 57 winner, 1830 GMT
| Wednesday, July 7 |
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| Durban, South Africa |
Match 59 winner vs. Match 60 winner, 1830 GMT
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| THIRD PLACE |
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| Saturday, July 10 |
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
Semifinal losers, 1830 GMT
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| FINAL |
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| Sunday, July 11 |
| Johannesburg, Soccer City |
Semifinal winners, 1830 GMT
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