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

Asia's bygone heroes

With Asia the first continent to complete automatic qualifying for South Africa 2010, FIFA.com takes a look back at some stars of past campaigns.

Inamoto's hunger for a third World Cup

Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto has signed for French Ligue 1 sideÂ RennesÂ hoping the move will help his cause for aÂ third FIFA World Cup finals appearance.

Defender leads from the front

Australia captain Lucas Neill spokeÂ to FIFA.com about his country'sÂ successful qualifying campaignÂ and aspirations forÂ South Africa 2010.

Drogba desperate to leave his mark

CÃ´te d'Ivoire striker Didier Drogba told FIFA.com of his South Africa 2010 ambitions and why the first FIFA World Cup on African soil is important.

Wellington to host play-off

New Zealand Football have confirmed Wellington's Westpac Stadium will host the South Africa 2010Â play-offÂ against Saudi Arabia or Bahrain later this year.

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