User:PragmaFisch/Group A
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Team
|
Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|
 Uruguay |
3 | 7 |
 Mexico |
3 | 4 |
 South Africa |
3 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1
|
 | 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.
Champion Runner-up |
Third place Fourth place |
Quarter-finals Round of 16 |
Group stage |
- 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 | 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 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  France |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 3 |  Greece |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Nigeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 |  Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Algeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 3 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Serbia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
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 | 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 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  North Korea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Honduras |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
- "Milla Disappointed With Africa". Soccer365.com. 9 July 2010.
- "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.