subject: Some Interesting Facts Related To Fifa World Cup 2010 [print this page] FIFA world Cup is one of the major events that is organized by Federation Internationale de Football Association. This grand event is organized at a time interval of four years. the mens football national team of different nations from all across the world takes part in this grand event. 32 national teams from all across the world take part in this grand event which continues for a time period of 1 month. The mens football national teams have to qualify the qualifier matches that are held before this grand event. After qualifying these qualifier matches, national teams can qualify for the World Cup.
In 2010 the 19th FIFA World Cup is going to be organized in South Africa from 11th June to 11th July. South Africa is going to be the first Africa nation to hold this world cup. The mascot for this year's event is going to be Zakumi which is an "anthropomorphised leopard" who has green hair and yellow body. The motto that is chosen for the event is ""Zakumi's game is Fair Play."
Venues for the matches : Ten major venues are selected for all the football matches that would be played during the time period of 1 month. The venues for the matches are listed below.
1. Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 2. Durban: Moses Mabhida Stadium 3. Johannesburg: Ellis Park Stadium 4. Cape Town: Cape Town Stadium 5. Pretoria: Loftus Versfeld Stadium 6. Bloemfontein: Free State Stadium 7. Nelspruit: Mbombela Stadium 8. Polokwane: Peter Mokaba Stadium 9. Rustenburg: Royal Bafokeng Stadium 10. Johannesburg: Soccer City
A large amount of money has been spent on the construction of five brand new football stadiums and renovation work is going on at the five old stadiums. New roads have been constructed and transportation facilities have been improved for the benefit of the public.
The grand FIFA World Cup is a major event for all the football enthusiasts. A large number of fans are estimated to arrive in South Africa before the starting on the world cup. The 32 nations that are participating in this grand event have been divided into four groups.
Group A 1. Netherlands 2. Brazil 3. Spain 4. England 5. South Africa 6. Argentina 7. Germany 8. Italy
Group B 1. Nigeria 2. Cameroon 3. Chile 4. Paraguay 5. Cote d'Ivoire 6. Algeria 7. Uruguay 8. Ghana
Group C 1. Korea DPR 2. Australia 3. Japan 4. Honduras 5. United States 6. Korea Republic 7. New Zealand 8. Mexico
Group D 1. Slovenia 2. Denmark 3. Greece 4. France 5. Portugal 6. Serbia 7. Switzerland 8. Slovakia
The final match of this grand event is going to take place on 11th July, 2010. Well known celebrities and skilled performers from all across the world are going to take part in the opening and closing ceremony of this grand event.
