Football World Cup: 2010 S Africa

  Results : Preliminary League Round   

Participating Teams

Group A

France, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay

Group B

Argentina, Greece, Korea Republic, Nigeria

Group C

Algeria, England, Slovenia, USA

Group D

Australia, Germany, Ghana, Serbia

Group E

Cameroon, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands

Group F

Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia

Group G

Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Korea DPR, Portugal

Group H

Chile, Honduras, Spain, Switzerland

 

Group A

June 11, 2010 at Soccer City Johannesburg
Mexico drew South Africa 1-1 Rafael Marquez (79') / Siphiwe Tshabalala (55')

MOM: Siphiwe Tshabalala (SA)

June 11, 2010 at Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
France drew Uruguay 0-0  -- / --

MOM: Diego Forlan (Uru)

June 16, 2010 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Uruguay beat South Africa 3-0 Diego Forlan (24'. 80'), Alvaro Pereira (90'+5) / --

MOM: Diego Forlan (Uru)

June 17, 2010 at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Mexico beat France 2-0 Javier Hernandez (64'), Cuauhtemoc Blanco (79') / --

MOM: Javier Hernandez (Mex)

June 22, 2010 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Uruguay beat Mexico 1-0 Luis Suarez (43') / --

MOM: Luis Suarez (Uru)

June 22, 2010 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
South Africa beat France 2-1 Bongani Khumalo (20'), Katlego Mphela (37') / Florent Malouda (70')

MOM: Katlego Mphela (SA)

 

 Points Table: Pool A

Team

M

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts.

Uruguay 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
Mexico 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 4
France 3 0 1 2 1 4 1

 

Group B

June 12, 2010 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Korea Rep.

 

beat Greece 2-0 Lee Jung Soo (7'), Park Ji Sung (52') / -

MOM: Park Ji Sung (Kor)

June 12, 2010 at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 Gabriel Heinze (6') / -

MOM: Vincent Enyeama  (Nig)

June 17, 2010 at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Greece beat Nigeria 2-1 Dimitrios Salpingidis (44'), Vasileios Torosidis (71') / Kalu Uche (16')

MOM: Vincent Enyeama (Nig)

June 17, 2010 at Soccer City Johannesburg
Argentina beat Korea Rep. 4-1 Park Chu Young (16' self goal), Gonzalo Higuain (33', 76' 80') / Lee Chung Yong (45'+1)

MOM: Gonzalo Higuain (Arg)

June 22, 2010 at Durban Stadium, Durban
Nigeria drew Korea Rep. 2-2 Kalu Uche (12'), Yakubu Ayegbeni (69') / Lee Jung Soo (38'), Park Chu Young (49')

MOM: Park Ji Sung (Kor)

June 22, 2010 at Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Argentina beat Greece 2-0 Martin Demichelis (77'), Martin Palermo (89') / --

MOM: Lionel Messi (Arg)

 

Points Table: Pool B

Team

M

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts.

Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 9
Korea Rep. 3 1 1 1 5 6 4
Greece 3 1 0 2 2 5 3
Nigeria 3 0 1 2 3 5 1

 

Group C

June 12, 2010 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
England drew USA 1-1 Steven Gerrard (4') / Clint Dempsey (40')

MOM: Tim Howard (USA)

June 13, 2010 at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Slovenia beat Algeria 1-0

Robert Koren (79') / --

MOM: Robert Koren (Slovenia)

June 18, 2010 at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Slovenia drew USA 2-2 Valter Birsa (13'), Zlatan Ljubijankic (42') / Landon Donovan (48'), Michael Bradley (82')

MOM: Landon Donovan (USA)

June 18, 2010 at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
England drew Algeria 0-0 -- / --

MOM: Ashley Cole (Eng)

June 23, 2010 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
England beat Slovenia 1-0 Jermain Defoe (23') / --

MOM: Jermain Defoe (Eng)

June 23, 2010 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
USA beat Algeria 1-0 Landon Donovan (90+1') / --

MOM: Landon Donovan (USA)

 

 Points Table: Pool C

Team

M

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts.

USA 3 1 2 0 4 3 5
England 3 1 2 0 2 1 5
Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 4
Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 2 1

 

Group D

June 13, 2010 at Durban Stadium, Durban
Germany beat Australia 4-0

Lukas Podolski (8'), Miroslav Klose (26'), Thomas Mueller (68'), Cacau (70') / --

MOM: Lukas Podolski (Ger)

June 13, 2010 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Ghana beat Serbia 1-0

Asamoah Gyan (85') / --

MOM: Asamoah Gyan (Gha)

June 18, 2010 at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Serbia beat Germany 1-0 Milan Jovanovic (38') / --

MOM: Vladimir Stojkovic (Srb)

June 19, 2010 at Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Ghana drew Australia 1-1 Asamoah Gyan (25') / Brett Holman (11')

MOM: Asamoah Gyan (Gha)

June 23, 2010 at Soccer City Johannesburg
Germany beat Ghana 1-0 Mesut Oezil (60') / --

MOM: Mesut Oezil (Ger)

June 23, 2010 at Mbombela Stadium Nelspruit
Australia beat Serbia 2-1 Tim Cahill (69'), Brett Holman (73') / Marko Pantelic (84')

MOM: Tim Cahill (Aus)

 

 Points Table: Pool D

Team

M

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts.

Germany 3 2 0 1 5 1 6
Ghana 3 1 1 1 2 2 4
Australia 3 1 1 1 3 6 4
Serbia 3 1 0 2 2 3 3

 

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