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FIFA announced the complete schedule for FIFA World Cup 2010. This FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. The 2010 Footbal World Cup will be held in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, 2010. This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation. The Opening match will be played between host South Africa and Mexico at Johannesburg on June 11. There are 32 teams in this World Cup, which are divided into 8 groups, each group contains 4 teams. Last World Cup Football was held in Germany in 2006 in which Italy defeated France 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time had finished in a 1-1 draw.
The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be named the “Jabulani“, made by Adidas, which means “bringing joy to everyone” in isiZulu.

The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi, an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair. His name comes from “ZA”, the international abbreviation for South Africa, and “kumi”, a word that means “ten” in various African languages. The mascot’s colours reflect those of the host nation’s playing strip – yellow and green.

World Cup Ball.

FIFA World Cup Football Official mascot

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