User:PragmaFisch/Group A

Team v t e	Pld	Pts
Uruguay	3	7
Mexico	3	4
South Africa	3	4
France	3	1

Team v t e	Pld	Pts
Germany	3	6
Ghana	3	4
Australia	3	4
Serbia	3	3

To edit the group standings: Group A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

For information on how to properly edit the group standings see Group A/doc

Group stage

The first round, or group stage, saw the thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified for the Round of 16.

The South American teams performed strongly, with all five advancing to the knockout stages (four as group winners). The overall performance of African teams on the first occasion that the continent hosted the event was judged disappointing by observers such as Cameroon great Roger Milla.^[1] Of the six African nations only three won any matches, and only one (Ghana) progressed out of the first round.

Only six out of thirteen UEFA teams progressed to the last sixteen, a record low since the round of 16 was adopted in 1986.^[2] Both of the finalists from the preceding tournament, France and Italy, were eliminated in the initial stage of the competition, the first time this has happened at a World Cup.^[3] New Zealand ended the tournament as the only undefeated team after drawing their three group matches, but they finished behind Paraguay and Slovakia and were eliminated.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:^[4]

1. Greater number of points in all group matches

2. Goal difference in all group matches

3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches

4. Greatest number of points in matches between teams

5. Goal difference in matches between teams

6. Greatest number of goals scored in matches between teams

7. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advanced to the round of 16

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	South Africa (H)	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	France	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts


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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Greece	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


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

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Algeria	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	3	6	−3	4
4	Serbia	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


13 June 2010
Switzerland	0 – 1	Bahrain
Spain	4 – 0	Australia
18 June 2010
Spain	3 – 1	Bahrain
Switzerland	1 – 1	Australia
23 June 2010
Spain	2 - 1	Switzerland	[
Australia	1 – 1	Bahrain

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Japan	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Denmark	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Cameroon	3	0	3	2	5	−3	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


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	1 – 3	Japan	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Cameroon	1 – 2	Netherlands	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

Group F


14 June 2010
Portugal	1 – 1	Cameroon
Ecuador	1 – 2	Bulgaria
20 June 2010
Cameroon	3 – 2	Bulgaria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Portugal	3 – 1	Ecuador	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
24 June 2010
Cameroon	3 – 2	Ecuador	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Bulgaria	0 – 4	Portugal	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	7	0	+7	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	North Korea	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


15 June 2010
Ivory Coast	0 – 0	Portugal	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Brazil	2 – 1	North Korea	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
20 June 2010
Brazil	3 – 1	Ivory Coast	Soccer City, Johannesburg
21 June 2010
Portugal	7 – 0	North Korea	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
25 June 2010
Portugal	0 – 0	Brazil	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
North Korea	0 – 3	Ivory Coast	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Honduras	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria


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	1 – 2	Spain	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Switzerland	0 – 0	Honduras	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein

^ "Milla Disappointed With Africa". Soccer365.com. 9 July 2010.
^ Cite error: The named reference South Africa 2010 in numbers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Champions Italy crash out of World Cup". CNN. 24 June 2010.
^ "Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010 Regulations – Article 39.5" (PDF). FIFA. July 2007.

[1] "Milla Disappointed With Africa". Soccer365.com. 9 July 2010.

[South_Africa_2010_in_numbers-2] Cite error: The named reference South Africa 2010 in numbers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Champions Italy crash out of World Cup". CNN. 24 June 2010.

[2010_FIFA_World_Cup_South_Africa_-_Regulations-4] "Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010 Regulations – Article 39.5" (PDF). FIFA. July 2007.

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