Final Draw 2010 FIFA World Cup

Final Draw

2010 FIFA World Cup Final Draw : 
 

          The FIFA Organising Committee approved the procedure for the Final Draw on 2 December 2009. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the Final Draw. The committee also approved the composition of the other pots as well as the procedure for the final draw. Pot 2 was composed of teams from Asia, Oceania, and North and Central America and the Caribbean. Pot 3 included teams from Africa and South America. Pot 4 had the remaining European teams.

     The following 32 teams :

 

         Hosts South Africa was automatically positioned as A1; the other seeded teams were drawn into the other groups B–H, but were always in position 1 of their group. Groups were drawn from A to H and the positions in the group were drawn for Pots 2 to 4.

2010 FIFA World cup Preparations

Preparations

               Five new stadiums have been built for the tournament (three new match venues and two new practice grounds), and five of the existing venues are to be upgraded.Construction costs are expected to be R8.4bn.

In addition to the stadiums being built and upgraded.

            South Africa is also planning to improve its current public transportinfrastructure within the various cities, with projects such as theGautrain and the new Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) titled Rea Vaya.

          The country is also going to implement special measures to ensure the safety and security of local and international tourists attending the matches in accordance with standard FIFA requirements, including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.

The official match Ball and Mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup news

 Match ball 

The official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

 

          The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be named the "Jabulani", made by Adidas, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in isiZulu. The number eleven plays a prominent role in the new technologically advanced ball: it is the eleventh World Cup match ball made by the German sports equipment maker; it features eleven colours, one for each player on the pitch; and there are eleven official languages of South Africa. Also, the event will start on the eleventh day of June and end on the eleventh day of July.

There have already been critics on the ball. FC Barcelona's goalkeeper, Víctor Valdés, said: "I'm scared about the ball, it's unpredictable".

The official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

 

   Mascot

                                      

                        Mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup "Zakumi"

                                        

              The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi (born 16 June 1994 (1994-06-16) (age 15)), an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair. His name comes from "ZA", the international abbreviation for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green.

        The Zakumi's official motto is: "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will also appear at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification

Qualification

             As the host nation, South Africa qualifies automatically for the tournament. However, South Africa did participate in World Cup qualifiers because the CAF qualifiers also serve as the qualifying tournament for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. They were the first host since 1934 to participate in preliminary qualifying.

The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban, South Africa, on 25 November 2007.

                        

                                                                          

                                Qualified countries in green

                

List of qualified teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament :

FIFA considers these teams to have retained the earlier nations' records.

                                                       Fifa World cup 2010 qualification