ESPN INDIA FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 SCHEDULE

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First Round Football Matches

June 11
07.30pm – South Africa Vs Mexico – Johannesburg (SC)

June 12
12.00am – Uruguay Vs France – Cape Town
05.00pm – South Korea Vs Greece – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Argentina Vs Nigeria – Port Elizabeth (Ellis)

June 13
12.00am – England Vs USA – Rustenburg
05.00pm – Algeria Vs Slovenia – Polokwane
07.30pm – Serbia Vs Ghana – Pretoria

June 14
12.00am – Germany Vs Australia – Durban
05.00pm – Netherlands Vs Denmark – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Japan Vs Cameroon – Bloemfontein

June 15
12.00am – Italy Vs Paraguay – Cape Town
05.00pm – New Zealand Vs Slovakia – Rustenburg
07.30pm – Ivory Coast Vs Portugal – Port Elizabeth

June 16
12.00am – Brazil Vs North Korea – Johannesburg (Ellis)
05.00pm – Honduras Vs Chile – Nelspruit
07.30pm – Spain Vs Switzerland – Durban

June 17
12.00am – South Africa Vs Uruguay – Pretoria
05.00pm – Argentina Vs South Korea – Johannesburg (SC)
07.30pm – Greece Vs Nigeria – Bloemfontein

June 18
12.00am – France Vs Mexico – Polokwane
05.00pm – Germany Vs Serbia – Port Elizabeth
07.30pm – Slovenia Vs USA – Johannesburg (Ellis)

June 19
12.00am – England Vs Algeria – Cape Town
05.00pm – Netherlands Vs Japan – Durban
07.30pm – Ghana Vs Australia – Rustenburg

June 20
12.00am – Cameroon Vs Denmark – Pretoria
05.00pm – Slovakia Vs Paraguay – Bloemfontein
07.30pm – Italy Vs New Zealand – Nelspruit

June 21
12.00am – Brazil Vs Ivory Coast – Johannesburg (SC)
05.00pm – Portugal Vs North Korea – Cape Town
07.30pm – Chile Vs Switzerland – Port Elizabeth

June 22
12.00am – Spain Vs Honduras – Johannesburg (Ellis)
07.30pm – Mexico Vs Uruguay – Rustenburg
07.30pm – France Vs South Africa – Bloemfontein

June 23
12.00am – Nigeria Vs South Korea – Durban
12.00am – Greece Vs Argentina – Polokwane
07.30pm – Slovenia Vs England – Port Elizabeth
07.30pm – USA Vs Algeria – Pretoria

June 24
12.00am – Ghana Vs Germany – Johannesburg (SC)
12.00am – Australia Vs Serbia – Nelspruit
07.30am – Slovakia Vs Italy – Johannesburg (Ellis)
07.30am – Paraguay Vs New Zealand – Polokwane

June 25
12.00am – Denmark Vs Japan – Rustenburg
12.00am – Cameroon Vs Netherlands – Cape Town
07.30am – Portugal Vs Brazil – Durban
07.30am – North Korea Vs Ivory Coast – Nelspruit

June 26
12.00am – Chile Vs Spain – Pretoria
12.00am – Switzerland Vs Honduras – Bloemfontein
Second Round – ROUND OF 16

June 26
07.30pm – Group A winner Vs Group B 2nd place – Port Elizabeth

June 27
12.00am – Group C winner Vs Group D 2nd place – Rustenburg
07.30pm – Group D winner Vs Group C 2nd place – Bloemfontein

June 28
12.00am – Group B winner Vs Group A 2nd place – Johannesburg (SC)
07. 30pm – Group E winner Vs Group F 2nd place – Durban

June 29
12.00am – Group G winner Vs Group H 2nd place – Johannesburg (Ellis)
07.30pm – Group F winner Vs Group E 2nd place – Pretoria

June 30
12.00am – Group H winner Vs Group G 2nd place – Cape Town
Quarter-finals

July 2
7.30pm – 1st Quarter-final – Port Elizabeth

July 3
12. 00am – 2nd Quarter-final – Johannesburg (SC)
7.30pm – 3rd Quarter-final – Cape Town

July 4
12.00am – 4th Quarter-final – Johannesburg (Ellis)
Semi-finals

July 7
12.00am – 1st Semi-final – Cape Town

July 8
12.00am – 2nd Semi-final – Durban

Third Place (July 11)
12.00am – Semi-final losers – Port Elizabeth

Final (July 12)
12.00am – Semi-final winners – Johannesburg (SC)

FIFA 2010 REVIEWS

What did Cote d’Ivoire do to FIFA to deserve two terrible World Cup draws in a row? Back in 2006 they got Argentina, Netherlands, Serbia & Montenegro. Not kind. This time around they’re in World Cup 2010 Group G, along with #1 ranked team Brazil, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and the mysterious North Korea. OK, so they probably would have taken North Korea if offered. But maybe not the other two. Read on for my Group G prediction, and please add your own in the comments.

So, to recap (even though we’re only two paragraphs in) the Group G teams are: Brazil, Cote d’Ivoire (aka Ivory Coast), North Korea and Portugal. I’m going to open confidently by picking first and last place:

Brazil will win the group. Portugal and Cote d’Ivoire are strong teams, but Brazil is better than both in every area of the field. Especially in defence. ESPN’s Tommy Smyth disagrees, and is actually predicting Brazil to finish third in this group. Which is possibly part of the reason why Tommy Smyth has been relegated from TV to radio coverage this year. So ignore him. Brazil will finish first in Group G.

North Korea will finish last. I confess I don’t know much about them. But what I do know is that they are not as good at football as any of the other three teams in Group F. I’m not necessarily predicting three spankings. But I am predicting at least two defeats, maybe one heroic 0-0 draw, but definitely a last place finish.

Which leaves Portugal and Cote d’Ivoire fighting for second place behind Brazil. The big news for Cote d’Ivoire is obviously Didier Drogba’s injury. My thinking is that while an injured Drogba would be a big miss, it would also be an opportunity for other talented Elephants to take the spotlight. Salomon Kalou, for example, might revel in being the main man up front rather than being Didier’s sidekick. The bigger problem I see – and what I suspect will actually happen – is that Drogba will play injured, and below par, and so the team will play below par. Which brings us on to Portugal…

Have you noticed how quiet Cristiano Ronaldo has been lately? By his standards this has been a hush hush World Cup build up. I’m taking that as a positive sign, and suspect Ronaldo will start this tournament with a bang. Which is why I predict the final Group F table will look like this: