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Group stage

In the following tables:

• Pld = total games played
• W = total games won
• D = total games drawn (tied)
• L = total games lost
• GF = total goals scored (goals for)
• GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
• GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
• Pts = total points accumulated (teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss)

The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16.

Tie-breaking criteria

For the World Cup tournament, FIFA uses the following criteria to rank teams in the Group Stage.^[67]

1. greatest number of points in all group matches;
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. greatest number of points in matches between tied teams;
5. goal difference in matches between tied teams;
6. greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams;
7. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advance to the Round of 16
	Teams eliminated in this round

Group A

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4 France 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

11 June 2010
South Africa	1 – 1	Mexico	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Uruguay	0 – 0	France	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
16 June 2010
South Africa	0 – 3	Uruguay	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
17 June 2010
France	0 – 2	Mexico	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
22 June 2010
Mexico	0 – 1	Uruguay	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
France	1 – 2	South Africa	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Group B

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Korea Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4 Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1

12 June 2010
Korea Republic	2 – 0	Greece	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Argentina	1 – 0	Nigeria	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
17 June 2010
Argentina	4 – 1	Korea Republic	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Greece	2 – 1	Nigeria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
22 June 2010
Nigeria	2 – 2	Korea Republic	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Greece	0 – 2	Argentina	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group C

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts United States 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1

12 June 2010
England	1 – 1	United States	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
13 June 2010
Algeria	0 – 1	Slovenia	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
18 June 2010
Slovenia	2 – 2	United States	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
England	0 – 0	Algeria	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
23 June 2010
Slovenia	0 – 1	England	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
United States	1 – 0	Algeria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Group D

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Germany 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6 Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 Australia 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4 Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3

13 June 2010
Serbia	0 – 1	Ghana	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Germany	4 – 0	Australia	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
18 June 2010
Germany	0 – 1	Serbia	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
19 June 2010
Ghana	1 – 1	Australia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
23 June 2010
Ghana	0 – 1	Germany	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Australia	2 – 1	Serbia	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group E

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Netherlands 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Japan 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Denmark 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3 Cameroon 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0

14 June 2010
Netherlands	2 – 0	Denmark	Soccer City, Johannesburg
Japan	1 – 0	Cameroon	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
19 June 2010
Netherlands	1 – 0	Japan	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Cameroon	1 – 2	Denmark	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
24 June 2010
Denmark	Match 43	Japan	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Cameroon	Match 44	Netherlands	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Group F

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2

14 June 2010
Italy	1 – 1	Paraguay	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
15 June 2010
New Zealand	1 – 1	Slovakia	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
20 June 2010
Slovakia	0 – 2	Paraguay	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Italy	1 – 1	New Zealand	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
24 June 2010
Slovakia	3 – 2	Italy	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Paraguay	0 – 0	New Zealand	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group G

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Portugal 2 1 1 0 7 0 +7 4 Côte d'Ivoire 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1 Korea DPR 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0

15 June 2010
Côte d'Ivoire	0 – 0	Portugal	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Brazil	2 – 1	Korea DPR	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
20 June 2010
Brazil	3 – 1	Côte d'Ivoire	Soccer City, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
Portugal	7 – 0	Korea DPR	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
25 June 2010
Portugal	Match 45	Brazil	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Korea DPR	Match 46	Côte d'Ivoire	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group H

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Chile 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Spain 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Honduras 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0

16 June 2010
Honduras	0 – 1	Chile	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Spain	0 – 1	Switzerland	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
21 June 2010
Chile	1 – 0	Switzerland	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Spain	2 – 0	Honduras	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
25 June 2010
Chile	Match 47	Spain	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Switzerland	Match 48	Honduras	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

Knockout stage

At the knockout stage (including the final), if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time of two periods (15 minutes each) will be played. If the score is still level after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shootout.^[68]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

26 June – Port Elizabeth

Uruguay

2 July – Johannesburg

Korea Republic

Match 49 winner

26 June – Rustenburg

Match 50 winner

United States

6 July – Cape Town

Ghana

Match 58 winner

28 June – Durban

Match 57 winner

Group E winner

2 July – Port Elizabeth

Slovakia

Match 53 winner

28 June – Johannesburg

Match 54 winner

Group G winner

11 July – Johannesburg

Group H runner-up

Match 61 winner

27 June – Johannesburg

Match 62 winner

Argentina

3 July – Cape Town

Mexico

Match 52 winner

27 June – Bloemfontein

Match 51 winner

Germany

7 July – Durban

England

Match 59 winner

29 June – Pretoria

Match 60 winner

Third place

Paraguay

3 July – Johannesburg

10 July – Port Elizabeth

Group E runner-up

Match 55 winner

Match 61 loser

29 June – Cape Town

Match 56 winner

Match 62 loser

Group H winner

Group G runner-up

Round of 16

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02)

26 June 2010 16:00	Uruguay	Match 49	Korea Republic	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

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26 June 2010 20:30	United States	Match 50	Ghana	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

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27 June 2010 16:00	Germany	Match 51	England	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

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27 June 2010 20:30	Argentina	Match 52	Mexico	Soccer City, Johannesburg

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28 June 2010 16:00	Winners of Group E	Match 53	Slovakia	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

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28 June 2010 20:30	Winners of Group G	Match 54	Runners-up of Group H	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

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29 June 2010 16:00	Paraguay	Match 55	Runners-up of Group E	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

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29 June 2010 20:30	Winners of Group H	Match 56	Runners-up of Group G	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Quarter-finals

2 July 2010 16:00	Winners of Match 53	Match 57	Winners of Match 54	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

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2 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 49	Match 58	Winners of Match 50	Soccer City, Johannesburg

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3 July 2010 16:00	Winners of Match 52	Match 59	Winners of Match 51	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

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3 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 55	Match 60	Winners of Match 56	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Semi-finals

6 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 58	Match 61	Winners of Match 57	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

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7 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 59	Match 62	Winners of Match 60	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Match for third place

10 July 2010 20:30	Losers of Match 61	Match 63	Losers of Match 62	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Final

11 July 2010 20:30	Winners of Match 61	Match 64	Winners of Match 62	Soccer City, Johannesburg

Eliminated teams

R	Team	G	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts.
Eliminated in group stage
	Slovenia	C	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
	South Africa	A	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
	Australia	D	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3	4
	New Zealand	F	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
	Serbia	D	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
	Greece	B	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
	Italy	F	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
	Nigeria	B	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1
	Algeria	C	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1
	France	A	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1
	Cameroon	E	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0
	Korea DPR	G	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0

Statistics

Goalscorers

3 goals Gonzalo Higuaín Róbert Vittek 2 goals Brett Holman Elano Luís Fabiano Asamoah Gyan Lee Jung-Soo Kalu Uche Tiago David Villa Landon Donovan Diego Forlán 1 goal Martín Demichelis Gabriel Heinze Martín Palermo Tim Cahill Maicon Samuel Eto'o Jean Beausejour Mark González Didier Drogba Nicklas Bendtner Dennis Rommedahl Jermain Defoe Steven Gerrard

1 goal (contd.) Florent Malouda Cacau Miroslav Klose Thomas Müller Mesut Özil Lukas Podolski Dimitrios Salpingidis Vasilis Torosidis Daniele De Rossi Antonio Di Natale Vincenzo Iaquinta Fabio Quagliarella Keisuke Honda Ji Yun-Nam Park Chu-Young Lee Chung-Yong Park Ji-Sung Cuauhtémoc Blanco Javier Hernández Rafael Márquez Dirk Kuyt Wesley Sneijder Yakubu Aiyegbeni Winston Reid Shane Smeltz Antolín Alcaraz Cristian Riveros Enrique Vera

1 goal (contd.) Hugo Almeida Liédson Raul Meireles Cristiano Ronaldo Simão Milan Jovanović Marko Pantelić Kamil Kopúnek Valter Birsa Robert Koren Zlatan Ljubijankič Bongani Khumalo Katlego Mphela Siphiwe Tshabalala Gelson Fernandes Michael Bradley Clint Dempsey Álvaro Pereira Luis Suárez Own goals Daniel Agger (vs. Netherlands) Park Chu-Young (vs. Argentina)

Players in bold are still active in the competition

South African winger Siphiwe Tshabalala was the first player to score a goal in the competition, in their 1–1 draw against Mexico, the opening game of the tournament. Danish defender Daniel Agger was credited with the first own goal of the tournament, in his side's 2–0 loss to the Netherlands in Denmark's first game of the tournament. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín was the first player to score a hat-trick in the tournament, in their 4–1 win over South Korea, in Argentina's second game of the tournament. It was the 49th World Cup hat-trick in the history of the tournament.