Welcome to Soccer World Cup 2010 South Africa

In 2010 the Soccer World Cup final tournament will be held in Africa for the first time ever. South Africa will be the host nation.

About the World Cup

From it's humble beginnings in 1930 the Soccer World Cup has grown to be one of the most spectacular sporting events in the world. The 2010 World Cup promises to be the planet's biggest sporting event ever. Well over a billion people are expected to follow the month long tournament between the world's top 32 soccer playing nations.

The World Cup is the most important competition in international soccer and is organised by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), the sport's governing body.

The tournament takes place every four years. The previous tournament was held in 2006 in Germany and Italy won the World Cup. 2010 will be the first time that the final tournament will be hosted by an African nation.

More than 160 national teams take part in the regional (Continental Zone) qualifying rounds to qualify as one of the 32 teams that will take part in finals.

FIFA.com News

Park rules out Korean u-turn

Park Ji-sung today made it clear he will not be coming out of international retirement to help Korea Republic qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™.

Zico: Iraq can beat anyone

Brazil legend Zico, now in charge of Iraq's national team, tells FIFA.com how his side overcame early doubts to qualify for the final round of Asian Zone qualifiers - and why they can take the next step by qualifying for Brazil 2014.

Lebanon trio out to make history

Following a 3-1 win in the UAE last September, the club careers of Yousef Mohamed, Hassan Maatouk and Abbas Atwi changed for the better. Now the three are hoping to make history for their country.

Brazil 2014: The stadiums presented

FIFA.com gives you the lowdown on the 12 stadiums that will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil's 64 matches, with interesting facts and figures on these glittering arenas.

Rebelo: 2014 Bill will get vote in March

Following a Board meeting of the LOC for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo, FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Ronaldo answered questions at a media briefing in Rio.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

This is NOT AN OFFICIAL WORLD CUP 2010 SITE. We have no association with FIFA™ or any other official organisation associated with the 2010 World Cup. We do not make any money out of this site except for a few cents if somebody clicks on a Google add. We do not sell anything and do not intend to sell anything. Our sole aim is to provide information about South Africa and the events surrounding the 2010 World Cup to an information hungry audience.

South Africa vs Egypt Soccer Photo courtesy of SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM