2010 World Cup Finals

Some facts about the 2010 World Cup finals:

  • The 2010 football World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup
  • The tournament will run from 11 June to 11 July 2010 in South Africa
  • Qualification started in August 2007 with 204 participating national teams.
  • It equals the 2008 Olympics as the sporting event made up of the most competing countries.
  • This is the first time that the World Cup has been hosted in the continent of Africa
  • Although qualified as hosts South Africa played in the World Cup qualifiers because they doubled as qualifiers for the 2010 African Cup of Nations
  • Total prize money for the 2010 World Cup is $420 million with $30 million going to the winning team.
  • The official mascot for the 2010 World Cup is a leopard with green hair called Zakumi.
  • The 2010 FIFA World Cup match ball is made by Adidas and called the “Jabulani”,
  • Games will be played at 10 venues – Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Rustenburg and Nelspruit

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