Uruguay and Mexico have finished first and second in Group A and have qualified for the Round of 16 at the expense of South Africa and France. A 43 minute goal to Luiz Suarez was enough for Uruguay to score a well earned win over Mexico and claim top position of Group A with 7 [...]
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Group A – Uruguay and Mexico qualify
June 23rd, 2010 
Beejay 
Posted in World Cup News 
Tags: France, Group A winners, mexico, south africa, Uruguay win Group A 
No Comments »Green Point Stadium – Cape Town- South Africa
May 11th, 2010 Beejay The newly-built Green Point Stadium is located in a prime area of Cape Town, South Africa, and will host one of the 2010 World Cup semi-finals. The stadium was originally a multi-purpose arena and has served as home to both Santos and Ajax Cape Town, and played host to major musical acts such as Michael [...]
Posted in World Cup Stadiums Tags: 2010 world cup stadiums, Algeria, Cameroon, Cape Town, england, France, Green Point Stadium, Italy, Netherlands, North Korea, Paraguay, Portugal, uruguay No Comments »Free State Stadium – Bloemfontein – South Africa
May 9th, 2010 Beejay Free State Stadium is located in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and the stadium was given a major face lift for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, with seating capacity lifted from 38,000 to 45,000 during the upgrade. To make the stadium World Cup compliant, a second tier was added to the main grandstand to increase crowd capacity [...]
Posted in World Cup Stadiums Tags: Bloemfontein, Cameroon, France, Free State Stadium, Greece, Honduras, Japan, Nigeria, Paraguay, Slovakia, south africa, Switzerland No Comments »Peter Mokaba Stadium – Polokwane – South Africa
May 4th, 2010 Beejay The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a newly constructed stadium and is named in honour of one of South Africa’s most inspirational leaders, Peter Mokaba. Born and bred in Polokwane, where the stadium is built, Peter Mokaba was active in the struggle against apartheid and also was appointed deputy minister of the environment and tourism in [...]
Group A – South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
May 3rd, 2010 Beejay Group A has the host nation South Africa engaged and they come up against some tough opposition in Mexico, Uruguay and France. The winner of this group will play the team that finishes second in Group B, and the runner-up in this group meets the winner of Group B.
Posted in Group A Tags: 2010 world cup group a, Cape Town, France, Group A, Johannesburg, Mangaung, mexico, Polokwane, Rustenburg, south africa, Tshwane, uruguay No Comments »