Venues

At the 2005, the organizers declaimed by a provisional list of twelve venues to be used for the World Cup. There are: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria and Rustenburg but this was now narrowed down to ten venues that were formally announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006.

There have some venues information which is given below:

Name: Johannesburg

Stadium: Soccer City Stadium

Capacity : 91,141

Name: Durban

Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium 1

Capacity: 70,000

Name: Cape Town

Stadium: Cape Town Stadium2

Capacity: 69,070

Name: Johanesburg

Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium

Capacity: 62, 567

Name: Pretoria

Stadium: Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Capacity: 51, 760

Name: Port Elizabeth

Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Capacity: 48, 000

Name: Rustenburg

Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Capacity: 44,530

Name: Bloemfontein

Stadium: Free State Stadium

Capacity: 48, 000

Name: Nelspruit

Stadium: Mbombela Stadium

Capacity: 43, 589

Name: Polokwane

Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium

Capacity: 46,000

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Qualified Team by the qualification

By qualification, South Africa qualified automatically as the host nation for the tournament. However South Africa participated in World Cup qualifiers as the CAF qualifiers also served and the qualifying tournament for the African Cup of Nations 2010. Since 1934, they were the first and foremost host who participate in the preliminary qualifying. The defending champions were not given an automatic berth as happened in the previous tournament and then Italy had to participate in qualification.

The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa on 25^th November, 2007.

List of qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament:

(Asian Football Confederation) AFC: 4

· Australia

· Japan

· Korea DPR

· Korea Republic

(Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean association football) CONCACAF: 3

· Honduras

· Mexico

· United States

UEFA: 13

· Denmark

· England

· France

· Germany

· Greece

· Italy

· Netherlands

· Portugal

· Serbia

· Slovakia

· Slovenia

· Spain

· Switzerland

Confederation of African Football (CAF) : 6

· Algeria

· Cameroon

· Coted’Ivoire

· Ghana

· Nigeria

· South Africa (host)

CONMEBOL:5

· Argentina

· Brazil

· Chile

· Paraguay

· Uruguay

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC): 1

Newzealand

It’s a first World Cup where any team does not include that are qualifying for the first time but while two of the qualifiers “Slovakia and Serbia” have beforehand appeared only as parts of former competing nations. Slovakia was beforehand part of Czechoslovakia and Serbia has competed as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. FIFA considers these teams to have retained the earlier nations’ records in both cases.

But between among these teams: France and the Republic of Ireland, Costa Rica and Uruguay and Egypt and Algeria were controversy surrounded final qualification matches and it was played in November 2009.

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Host Choice

Africa which one was chosen like host for the World Cup 2010 and it was the part of a policy to rotate the event among football confederations. There five African nations to be found undertaking to host in the World Cup 2010: Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia (co-hosting).

By following the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee, co-hosted did not allow to the tournaments and Tunisia extracted from the undertaking process. The committee also took the decision that he will not consider Libya’s solo bid while it was no longer met all the stipulations laid down in the official List of Requirements.

After one round of voting, Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA announced the winning bid at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zurich. Then South Africa was awarded the rights to host the tournament by defeating Morocco and Egypt. Voting Results are:

Country-------- Votes

South Africa ---- 14

Morocco ------ 10

Egypt ----- 0

Beside Tunisia extracted on 8 May 2004 and Libya bid was rejected but did not meet the list of requirement and both countries joint bidding was not allowed.

On 2006 to 2007, unconfirmed report circulated in various news sources that the World Cup 2010 could be moved to another country. Some people like Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt and allegedly and some FIFA executives, expressed concern over the planning, organization and pace of South Africa’s preparations. Nevertheless, FIFA officials constantly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, stating that a contingency plan existed only to cover natural catastrophes, as had been in place at previous FIFA World Cups.

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World Cup Football - 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup is the premier international football tournament which will be the 19^th FIFA World Cup and is scheduled to occur between 11 June and 11 July in South Africa. It will be the finale of a qualification procedure which had begun in August 2007 and involved 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams.

It will be the first time tournament to be hosted by an African nation and later than South Africa beat Morocco and Egypt in an all African behest procedure. The decision was taken by the Oceania Football Confederation because it was the only confederation yet to host the FIFA World Cup. The defending champions are Italy. The last but not least, the draw for the finals took place on 4^th December 2009 in Cape Town.

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Football History - At a glance World Cup Football

Part - Eleven

World Cup ---Year ---Native country ---Champion ---Runners –up

1^st -----1930 ----Uruguay ------- Uruguay --------- Argentina

2^nd ----1934 ---- Italy ------------ Italy ------------ Czechoslovakia

3^rd -----1938 ----France --------- Italy ------------ Hungary

4^th -----1950 ----Argentina ------ Uruguay ------- Brazil

5^th -----1954 ----West Germany ---- West Germany ---- Hungary

6^th -----1958 ----Sweden ---------- Brazil ---------Sweden

7^th -----1962-----Chile --------Brazil --------- Czechoslovakia

8^th -----1966 -----England -------- England ---------- Germany

9^th -----1970 -----Mexico ---------- Brazil ------------ Italy

10^th ----1974 ----West Germany ---West Germany ---- Netherlands

11^th ----1978 -----Argentina ------- Argentina ------ Netherlands

12^th ----1982 -----Spain -------- Italy -------- Germany

13^th ----1986 ------Mexico ----- Argentina ---- Germany

14^th ----1990 ------Italy ------ West Germany ---- Argentina

15^th ----1994 ------United States ----- Brazil ------ Italy

16^th ----1998 ------France ------ France ------- Brazil

17^th ----2002 ------Korea-Japan ------ Brazil --- Germany

18^th ----2006 ------Germany ------- Italy ------- France

19^th ----2010 ------South Africa ( will be)

20^th ----2014 ------Brazil (will be)

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Football History - The best players in FIFA

Part - Ten

Year----- Player ------------- Country

2008 ----- Crischiano Ronaldo ----- Portugal

2007 ----- Kaka ----- Brazil

2006 ----- Fabio Canvaro ----- Italy

2005 ----- Ronaldinho ------Brazil

2004 ----- Ronaldinho ------- Brazil

2003 ----- Genadin Gedan ----- France

2002 ----- Ronaldo ------ Brazil

2001 ----- Lui Figo ----- Portugal

2000 ----- Genadin Gedan ----- France

1999 ----- Rivaldo ------ Brazil

1998 ----- Genadin Gedan ----- France

1997 ----- Ronaldo ------ Brazil

1996 ----- Ronaldo ------ Brazil

1995 ----- Jorj Weahh ---- Liberia

1994 ----- Romario ------ Brazil

1993 ----- Robarto Bazio ----- Italy

1992 ----- Van Basten ------- Holland

1991 ----- Luthar Mathius ----- Germany

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Football History - At a glance World Cup Football – 2006

Part– Nine

• Organizer – Germany
• Champion- Italy
• Runners Up- France
• Third place- Germany
• Fourth place- Portugal
• Uppermost goaler: Germany’s Miroslav Close ( 5 goal)
• Got “Golden Boot” : Miroslav Close
• Selected by best player: Ginadin Gidan of France.
• Got “Golden Ball”: Ginadin Gidan of France.
• Selected FIFA’s “Fair Play”: Brazil, Spain.
• Best Goalkeeper (Yeasin Adward): Italy’s Gian Luis Bafon.
• The pointed site: There is no rule of Golden Goal.
• Selected as a burning player: Germany’s Podoloxi.
• It is 18the stage of World Cup.
• Total Venue: 12
• Total participated country: 32
• Taken part as the first time (country): 4 (Ivory Cost, Trinidad, Togo, and Tunisia.)
• The participated country from Asia: 4 ( South Korea, Japan, Iran, Saudi- Arab)
• This time World Cup Football was: Free smoking.
• The Mascot of World Cup: Goalie -6
• The name of the Football of World Cup: Timgist.
• Total Match: 64.
• Victory-defeat: 53
• Draw:11
• The opening game start: 9 June in Munikha between Germany vs Costarica. Result; Germany- 4, Costarica- 2.
• The final game start: 9 July 2006 in Berlin between Italy vs France. Result; Italy- 1, France- 1. Trybraker Italy – 5, France – 3
• Do the first goal: Germany’s Filip Lam.
• Total goal done: 147. ( per match goal – 2.29)
• Got first yellow card: Costarica’s Dani Fonseka.
• Got total yellow card: 345
• Got first red card: Trinidad’s Averi Jon.
• Got total red card: 27
• Do the first brutal goal: Carlos Gamara (Paraguay)
• Total brutal goal: 4
• In the World Cup till the date brutal goal: 28
• Doing the very highest team goal:14 (Germany)
• Finishing in the tribracar: 4 game
• The World record done to play to play 4 World Cup: Brazil’s Kafu (94, 98,2001 and 2006)
• Got winning too much difference: Argentina- 6, Montigor – 0
• Showing card too much: The game Portugal vs Netherlands (16 yellow card and 4 red card)
• Total goal in the 18 World Cup: 2063.
• The first goaler in the World Cup: France’s Lui Lorent.
• The 100^th goal done in the World Cup: 1934, Italy’s Chiavio.
• The 500^th goal done in the World Cup: 1958, Scotland’s Colins.
• The 1000^th goal done in the World Cup: 1978, Holland’s Rob Ronsenbrik.
• The 1500^th goal done in the World Cup: 1994, Argentina’s Kanejia.
• The 1800^th goal done in the World Cup: 2001, Portugal’s Beto.
• The 1900^th goal done in the World Cup: 2002, Italy’s Crischian Viary.
• The 2000^th goal done in the World Cup: 2006, Suiden’s Alback.
• The match launch till the date in the World Cup: 708
• 2010 World Cup will be launched: South Africa.

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Football History - At the World Cup of 18, winning team and year

Part - Eight

Brazil: 5 time winner – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

Italy: 4 time winner – 1934, 1938, 1982 and 2006.

Germany: 3 time winner – 1954, 1974 and 1990.

Argentina: 2 time winner – 1978 and 1986.

Uruguay: 2 time winner - 1930 and 1950.

England: 1 time winner – 1996.

France: 1 time winner – 1998.

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Football History - The Contestant Countries of the World Cup Football

Part - Seven

Year ---- Contestant Countries
1930 ---- Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia.
1934 ---- Austria, Czechoslovakia, Mishor, Germany, Netherland, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Suiden, Switzerland.
1938 ---- Cuba, Dutch East Indies, Norway, Poland.
1950 ---- England.
1954 ---- Scotland, South Korea, Turkey, Republican West Germany.
1958 ---- North Ireland, Republican Soviet Union, Owals.
1962 ---- Bulgaria, Colombia.
1966 ---- North Korea, Portugal.
1970 ---- Al Salvador, Israel, Morocco.
1974 ---- Australia, Republican East Germany, Hiety, Jere.
1978 ---- Iran, Tunisia.
1982 ---- Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait, Newszeland.
1986 ---- Canada, Denmark, Iraq.
1990 ---- Ireland, Arab Emirate, Costarica.
1994 ---- Greece, Saudi Arab, Nigeria.
1998 ---- Japan, Jamaica, Croatia, South Africa.
2002 ---- Sanagal, China, Slovenia, Ecuador.
2006 ---- Ivory Cost, Trinidad, Togo, Tunisia.

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Football History - The Uppermost Goals in World Cup

Part - Six

Year---- Player ---- Country ---- No. of goals
1930 ---- Stabil ---- Argentina ---- 8
1934 ---- Angola ---- Italy ---- 4
---- Najaldi ---- Ex Czechoslovakia ----4
---- Konen ---- Germany ---- 4
1938 ---- Lionidas ---- Brazil ---- 8
1950 ---- Adimir ---- Brazil ---- 7
1954 ---- Cocasis ---- Hungary ---- 10
1958 ---- Ja Fonten ---- France ---- 13
1962 ---- Arkomadis ---- Ex Czechoslovakia ---- 5
1966 ---- Eusobio ---- Portugal ---- 9
1970 ---- Gard Mular ---- Germany ---- 10
1974 ---- Latoo ---- Poland ---- 7
1978 ---- Campes ---- Argentina ---- 6
1982 ---- Pattala Roshi ---- Italy ---- 6
1986 ---- Linaker ---- England ---- 6
1990 ---- Shinachi ---- Italy ---- 6
1994 ---- Stoeked ---- Bulgaria ---- 6
---- Malencov ---- Rusia ---- 6
1998 ---- Suker ---- Czechoslovakia---- 6
2002 ---- Ronaldo ---- Brazil ---- 8
2006 ---- Miroslav close ---- Germany ---- 5

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Football History - The Mascot of World Cup Football

Part - Five

The Mascot of World Cup Football started from 1966. The Mascot's names are given below:

Year--- Mascot
1966--- Willi
1970--- Huanto
1974--- Tip and tap
1978--- Pompita
1982--- Naranjito
1986--- Pik
1990--- Seao
1994--- Striker
1998--- Futix
2002--- Atmoss
2006--- Golio - 6

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Football History- First World Cup

Part Four

Estadio Centenario is the first location of World Cup final in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay.

FIFA, with President Jules Rimet the driving force again started looking at performance its own international tournament outside of the Olympic due to the success of the Olymipic footall tournaments. The FIFA assembly in Amsterdam on 28^th May, 1928, decided to phase a world championship. Through Uruguay now two-time official football world champions and to celebrate their centenary of independence in 1930, FIFA named Uruguay as the host country of the opening World Cup tournament.

The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team. The choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides. In total thirteen nations took part. Among them seven from South America, four from Europe and two from North America. Rimet finally persuaded teams from Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia to make the trip.

On 13^th July, 1930, the first two World Cup matches took place concurrently and won by France and USA to whom defeated Mexico 4-1 and Belgium 3-0 in that order. Through Lucien Laurent of France, the first goal in World Cup history was scored. In the final match, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4-2 in front of a crown of 93,000 people in Montevideo and in doing so became the first nation to win the World Cup.

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