The World Cup Draw Has Been Made!
The draw for the 2010 World Cup happened on the 4th December in Cape Town. There were many sporting greats deciding the fate of the various countries around the world as they picked teams out of the hat. David Beckham, one of the worlds greatest footballers, was part of the draw.Thousands of people will now be able to book up their world cup packages to ensure they are a part of the action.The first match of the World Cup will be the Group A match between South Africa and Mexico in Johannesburg at 16:00. Other teams in Group A include Uruguay and France. Argentina, Nigeria, Greece and Korea Republice make up Group B. Argentina will be favourites to top the group despite almost not making to the world cup finals. USA and England were drawn together and will be the first match of Group C in Rustenburg. There will be many fans getting their England world cup packages to see their country hopefully qualify for the knockout stages. Algeria and Slovenia are the other two teams in Group C. Australia, Ghana, Serbia and Germany make up the countries competing to win Group D, the Germans will be hoping to make it through without a hickup. The first match in Group E is between the Netherlands and Denmark in the Soccer City Stadium in Joannesbury. Japan and Cameroon, the other two teams play in Bloemfontein at the Free State stadium for their first game. The current World Champions Italy were drawn in Group F and start the defence of their title against Paraguay, they will then take on New Zealand and Slovakia.Usual favourites for the title, Brazil, have be drawn against Portugal. Portugal had to rely on an extra qualifying game to be at the World Cup. Korea DPR and the Ivory Coast complete Group G. Brazil are considered by many as the best team in the world due to the great players they have, such Kaka and Ronaldinho.The European champions, Spain, are in Group H along with Honduras, Chile and Switzerland. Torres and co will be looking to win the World Cup too now with such a strong squad. There a many different travel companies offering world cup packages for the different stages of the World Cup. Fans will be able to enjoy some great football at some amazing stadiums in South Africa.
