The sounds of cheers and vuvuzelas erupted at the Long Street Festival as celebrities including Charlize Theron, David Beckham, Makhaya Ntini, John Smit and Matthew Booth made the draw, which will determine where and against whom the qualifying 32 teams will play.
South Africa was drawn in Group A along with Mexico, Uruguay and France, and will play the opening game against Mexico at Soccer City on Johannesburg when World Cup™ kicks off on 11 June 2010.
Cape Town Stadium will host the following Group Stage matches:June 11: Uruguay v France
June 14: Italy v Paraguay
June 18: England v Algeria
June 21: Korea DPR v Portugal
June 24: Netherlands v Cameroon
Cape Town will also host a Round of 16 match on 29 June, a quarter-final on 3 July, and a semi-final on 6 July 2010.
Groups and Fixtures:
GROUP A:
A1 - South Africa
A2 - Mexico
A3 - Uruguay
A4 - France
Fixtures:
June 11: South Africa v Mexico, Soccer City, Johannesburg
June 11: Uruguay v France, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
June 16: South Africa v Uruguay, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
June 17: Mexico v France, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
June 22: Mexico v Uruguay, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
June 22: South Africa v France, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
GROUP B:B1 - Argentina
B2 - Nigeria
B3 - Korea Republic
B4 - Greece
Fixtures:
June 12: Argentina v Nigeria, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
June 12: Korea Republic v Greece, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
June 17: Argentina v Korea Republic, Soccer City, Johannesburg
June 17: Greece v Nigeria, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
June 22: Argentina v Greece, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
June 22: Nigeria v Korea Republic, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
GROUP C:C1 - England
C2 - USA
C3 - Algeria
C4 - Slovenia
Fixtures:
June 12: England v USA, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
June 13: Algeria v Slovenia, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
June 18: England v Algeria, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
June 18: USA v Slovenia, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
June 23: USA v Algeria, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
June 23: England v Slovenia, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
GROUP D:D1 - Germany
D2 - Australia
D3 - Serbia
D4 - Ghana
Fixtures:
June 13: Germany v Australia, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
June 13: Serbia v Ghana, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
June 18: Germany v Serbia, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
June 19: Australia v Ghana, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
June 23: Australia v Serbia, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
June 23: Germany v Ghana, Soccer City, Johannesburg
GROUP E:E1 - Netherlands
E2 - Denmark
E3 - Japan
E4 - Cameroon
Fixtures:
June 14: Netherlands v Denmark, Soccer City, Johannesburg
June 14: Japan v Cameroon, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
June 19: Netherlands v Japan, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
June 19: Denmark v Cameroon, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
June 24: Denmark v Japan, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
June 24: Netherlands v Cameroon, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
GROUP F:F1 - Italy
F2 - Paraguay
F3 - New Zealand
F4 - Slovakia
Fixtures:
June 14: Italy v Paraguay, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
June 15: New Zealand v Slovakia, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
June 20: Italy v New Zealand, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
June 20: Paraguay v Slovakia, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
June 24: Paraguay v New Zealand, Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
June 24: Italy v Slovakia, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
GROUP G:G1 - Brazil
G2 - Korea DPR
G3 - Ivory Coast
G4 - Portugal
Fixtures:
June 15: Brazil v Korea DPR, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
June 15: Ivory Coast v Portugal, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
June 20: Brazil v Ivory Coast, Soccer City, Johannesburg
June 21: Korea DPR v Portugal, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
June 25: Korea DPR v Ivory Coast, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
June 25: Brazil v Portugal, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
GROUP H:H1 - Spain
H2 - Switzerland
H3 - Honduras
H4 - Chile
Fixtures:
June 16: Spain v Switzerland, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
June 16: Honduras v Chile, Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
June 21: Spain v Honduras, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
June 21: Switzerland v Chile, Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
June 25: Switzerland v Honduras, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
June 25: Spain v Chile, Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria