South Africa national football team at the 2010 World Championships

South Africa national football team at the 2010 World Championships
South Africa national football team at the 2010 World Championships
Championship Details
Qualifying Tournament Dates	June 1, 2008 - May 27, 2010
Number of participants	22
Championship Statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	47 (1.74 per game)

The South African national football team for the third time in its history took part in the World Cup in 2010. The team qualified in the final part of the mundial as the hostess of the championship, therefore, did not participate in the qualifying tournament, although it took part in the qualification for the African Cup of Nations, which was associated with the selection for the 2010 World Cup. In the final part, the South African team took third place in their group, without leaving the group, thus becoming the first team to not leave the group at the home world championship.

Election of the 2010 FIFA World Cup organizer

On May 8, 2004, South Africa was selected by FIFA as the organizer of the 2010 World Cup. Rivals of South Africa for the World Cup were Morocco and Egypt. South Africa won the first round, gaining a majority of the votes of the FIFA Executive Committee.

**Summary**
Candidate country	Vote
Candidate country	one
South Africa	fourteen
Morocco	10
Egypt	0
Total	24

Qualifying Tournament

African Nations Cup Qualifier

Group 4

	AND	AT	N	P	M	ABOUT
Nigeria	6	6	0	0	11-1	eighteen
South Africa	6	2	one	3	5-5	7
Sierra leone	6	2	one	3	4-8	7
Equatorial Guinea	6	one	0	5	4-10	3

And - games, B - wins, N - draws, P - losses, M - goal difference, O - points

Match Reports

1st round

June 1, 2008

Nigeria	2 - 0 (2 - 0)	South Africa
Uche , 10 ' Nvaneri , 45 '	Goals

2nd round

June 7, 2008

South Africa	4 - 1 (2 - 0)	Equatorial Guinea
Dikgakoi , 10 ', 90' Moriri 34 ' Fanteny , 60 '	Goals	Edzhogo 78 '( pen. )

3rd round

June 14, 2008

Sierra leone	1 - 0 (1 - 0)	South Africa
Kallon , 22 '(pen)	Goals

4th round

June 21, 2008

South Africa

0 - 0 (0 - 0)

Sierra leone

5th round

September 6, 2008

South Africa	0 - 1 (0 - 0)	Nigeria
	Goals	Uche , 71 '

6th round

October 11, 2008

Equatorial Guinea	0 - 1 (0 - 1)	South Africa
	Goals	Tshabalala , 32 '

Friendlies South Africa team

Zambia
Chile
Norway
Portugal
Poland
Serbia
Germany
Ireland
Madagascar

Iceland
Japan
Jamaica
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Paraguay
Thailand
Bulgaria
Colombia

South Africa Games

January 27, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

1-0

Zambia

Atterwichville, Pretoria

February 11, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

0: 2

Chile

Petersburg, Polokwane

March 28, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

2-0

Norway

Royal Bafokeng , Rustenburg

March 31, 2009 , -: -

Portugal

2-0

South Africa

Lausanne

June 6, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

1-0

Poland

Johannesburg

August 12, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

1: 3

Serbia

Atterwichville, Pretoria

September 5, 2009 , -: -

Germany

2-0

South Africa

Bai Arena , Leverkusen

September 8, 2009 , -: -

Ireland

1-0

South Africa

Market Park, Limerick

September 19, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

1-0

Madagascar

Girka Arena, Kimberly

October 10, 2009 , -: -

Norway

1-0

South Africa

Bislett , Oslo

October 13, 2009 , -: -

Iceland

1-0

South Africa

Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavik

November 14, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

0: 0

Japan

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium , Port Elizabeth

November 17, 2009 , -: -

South Africa

0: 0

Jamaica

Free State (Stadium) , Bloemfontein

January 27, 2010 , -: -

South Africa	3-0	Zimbabwe
Tshabalala 49 ' Tulasizve Mbuyane 76 ' Twala 90 '	Goals

Moses Mabhida , Durban
Judge: Simanga Nhleko ( Esvatini )

March 3, 2010 , -: -

South Africa	1: 1	Namibia
Katlego Mphela 70 '	Goals	Rudolf Bester 42 '

Moses Mabhida , Durban

On March 31 2010 , - -

Paraguay	1: 1	South Africa
Estigarribia 37 '	Goals	Tshabalala 71 '

Defensores del Chaco , Asuncion

April 22, 2010 , -: -

South Africa

0: 0

DPRK

BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden
Referee: Felix Brych ( Germany )

April 28, 2010 , -: -

South Africa	2-0	Jamaica
Maurier 51 ' Nomvethe 85 '	Goals

Bieberrer Berg, Offenbach am Main
Referee: Peter Sippel ( Germany )

16 on May 2010 , - -

South Africa	4-0	Thailand
Tshabalala 22 ' Katlego Mphela 30 ', 33 ' Parker 89 '	Goals

Mbombela , Nelspreit
Judge: Langat Kipngetic ( Kenya )

24 on May 2010 , - -

South Africa	1: 1	Bulgaria
Sangveni twenty'	Goals	Ivan Stoyanov 31 '

Soweto , Johannesburg

On May 27 2010 , - -

South Africa	2: 1	Colombia
Modise 18 '( foams. ) Katlego Mphela 58 '( pen. )	Goals	Giovanni Moreno 21 '( foams. )

Soccer City , Johannesburg
Judge: Langat Kipngetich ( Kenya )

The final part of the tournament

M	Team	AND	AT	N	P	Balls	±	ABOUT
one	Uruguay	3	2	one	0	four - 0	+4	7
2	Mexico	3	one	one	one	3 - 2	+1	four
3	South Africa	3	one	one	one	3 - 5	−2	four
four	France	3	0	one	2	one - four	−3	one

June 11 2010 , 17:30 UTC + 2

South Africa	1: 1 (0: 0) report	Mexico
Tshabalala 55 '	Goals	Marquez 79 '

Sokker City , Johannesburg
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

16 June 2010 , 17:00 UTC + 2

South Africa	0: 3 (0: 1) report	Uruguay
	Goals	Forlan 24 ', 80' ( foams. ) A. Pereira 90 + 5 '

Loftus Versfeld Stadium , Pretoria
Referee: Massimo Buzacca

June 22 2010 , 17:00 UTC + 2

France	1: 2 (0: 2) report	South Africa
Malouda 70 '	Goals	Kumalo twenty' Mfela 37 '

Free State , Bloemfontein
Referee: Oscar Ruiz

Squad for the 2010 World Cup

The result: 3rd place in the group

No.	Name	Club	Date of Birth	Age	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
one	Muneb Josephs	Orlando Pirates	May 19, 1980	30 years	2	−3
16	Itumeleng Kune	Kaiser Chiefs	June 20, 1987	22 years old	2	−2
22	Shu-Aib Walters	Maritzburg United	December 26, 1981	28 years	-	-
Defenders
2	siboniso gaxa	Mamelodi Sundowns F.c.	April 6, 1984	26 years	3	0
3	Chaino Masilela	M. (Haifa)	May 5, 1985	25 years	3	0
four	Aaron Mokoena ( a )	Portsmouth	November 25, 1980	29 years	3	0
5	Anele Ngtsongtsa	Genk	October 20, 1987	22 years old	one	0
fourteen	Matthew Booth	Mamelody Sandowns	March 14, 1977	33 years	-	-
fifteen	Lucas Twala	Orlando Pirates	October 19 1981	28 years	one	0
twenty	Bongani Khumalo	Supersport United	January 6 1987	23 years	3	one
21	Siyabonga Sangweni	Golden Arrows	September 29 1981	28 years	-	-
Midfielders
6	MacBeth Sibaya	Ruby	November 25 1977	32 years	one	0
7	Lance davids	Ajax (Cape Town)	On April 11 1985	25 years	-	-
8	Siphiwe Tshabalala	Kaizer Chiefs	25 September 1984	25 years	3	one
10	Steven Pienaar	Everton	On March 17 1982	28 years	3	0
eleven	Teko Modise	Orlando Pirates	December 22 1982	27 years	3	0
12	Reneylve Lecholonyane	Kaizer Chiefs	June 9, 1982	28 years	2	0
13	Kahisho dikhachoi	Fulham	24 June 1984	25 years	2	0
19	Surprise Moriri	Mamelodi Sundowns F.c.	20 on March 1980	30 years	one	0
23	Tanduyise CUBONE	Golden Arrows	22 on May 1986	24 years	one	0
Forwards
9	Katlego Mphela	Mamelodi Sundowns F.c.	November 29 1984	25 years	3	one
17	Bernard Parker	Twente	March 16, 1986	24 years	2	0
eighteen	Siyabonga Nomevet	Moroka Swellows	2 December 1977	32 years	one	0
Main coach
	Carlos Alberto Parreira		February 27 1943	67 years

South Africa national football team at the 2010 World Championships

Election of the 2010 FIFA World Cup organizer

Qualifying Tournament

African Nations Cup Qualifier

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

5th round

6th round

Friendlies South Africa team

South Africa Games

The final part of the tournament

Squad for the 2010 World Cup

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