Federation Internationale de Football Association organizes the grand FIFA World Cup after the time period of every four years. Various men national teams of different countries take part in this grand event. Various qualifier matches are played before this frand event. The teams of different nations must qualify these matches before qualifying for the World Cup. 32 national teams of different countries are selected for this grand event which continues for a time period of 1 month.

In the year 2010, 19thy FIFA World Cup is planned to be organized in South Africa. This grand event will take place from 11th June to 11th July. The grand FIFA World Cup is going to be organized in South Africa which is the first African nation to hold this grand event. The lucky charm for this year’s event is going to be Zakumi which is an “anthropomorphized leopard”. The motto of this grand event is “”Zakumi’s game is Fair Play.”

Venues for the matches
There are ten venues which are selected for the organisation of football matches. They are mentioned below.

1. Port Elizabeth: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
2. Durban: Moses Mabhida Stadium
3. Johannesburg: Ellis Park Stadium
4. Cape Town: Cape Town Stadium
5. Pretoria: Loftus Versfeld Stadium
6. Bloemfontein: Free State Stadium
7. Nelspruit: Mbombela Stadium
8. Polokwane: Peter Mokaba Stadium
9. Rustenburg: Royal Bafokeng Stadium
10. Johannesburg: Soccer City

A huge amount of money has been invested in the construction of five new stadiums. The old stadiums are also renovated in order to provide the best possible facility. In order to provide benefits to the public, new roads have been constructed and transportation facilities have been greatly improved.

The grand FIFA World Cup is one of the major events for the enthusiasts of football and more than 32 million people from all across the world are expected to arrive here in South Africa. The 32 nations that are participating in this grand event have been divided into four groups.

Group A
1. Netherlands
2. Brazil
3. Spain
4. England
5. South Africa
6. Argentina
7. Germany
8. Italy

Group B
1. Nigeria
2. Cameroon
3. Chile
4. Paraguay
5. Cote d’Ivoire
6. Algeria
7. Uruguay
8. Ghana

Group C
1. Korea DPR
2. Australia
3. Japan
4. Honduras
5. United States
6. Korea Republic
7. New Zealand
8. Mexico

Group D
1. Slovenia
2. Denmark
3. Greece
4. France
5. Portugal
6. Serbia
7. Switzerland
8. Slovakia

The final match of this grand event is going to take place on 11th July, 2010. Well known celebrities and skilled performers from all across the world are going to take part in the opening and closing ceremony of this grand event.