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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in South Africa from 11 June until 11 July 2010. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations.
Brazil and Portugal were also drawn in the same group at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, their previous official World Cup match. In 1966, the Portuguese team defeated Brazil 3–1, thus eliminating the defending champions, to advance to the quarter-finals where they encountered and defeated North Korea (another team in Group G) 5–3 after trailing 0 ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
They also previously met with Uruguay at the 2002 FIFA World Cup; the match ended in a 0–0 draw. France and Mexico were in the same group at the first ever World Cup in 1930; the two nations played the first-ever World Cup match and France won 4–1. France and Mexico had also met in 1954 but neither team qualified for the next round.
Group D of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2010. [1] The group consisted of Germany , Australia , Serbia and Ghana . Along with Group G , it was considered to be a group of death .
Group H of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 16 June and ended on 25 June 2010. [1] The group consisted of Switzerland , Honduras , Chile and reigning European (and eventual) champions Spain . Chile and Spain were in the same group in 1950 , in a group from which only the Spanish team qualified for the next round.
Group F of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June 2010 and ended on 24 June 2010. [1] The group consisted of 2006 winner Italy , Paraguay , New Zealand and Slovakia . Italy and Paraguay previously met in the first round of the 1950 tournament , with Italy winning 2–0; neither qualified for the next round.