December 13, 2009
Countries Find out Who They Will Play in the World Cup
The 2010 World Cup draw was on the 4th December in Cape Town. The fate of the various countries was decided by sporting greats from around the world. Among them was possibly the most famous footballer in the world at the moment, David Beckham. Thousands of football fans from around the world will now be able to book their world cup packages.The first match of the World Cup will be the Group A match between South Africa and Mexico in Johannesburg at 16:00. France and Uruguay are the two of countries in Group A. 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 lots of fans booking their England world cup packages to hopefully see their country make it through the group stages. Slovenia and Algeria are the two other teams in Group C. Germany, Australia, Ghana and Serbia are the countries that make up Group D, the Germans will be looking to top this game, however as everyone knows there are no easy games at the World Cup. The first match in Group E is between the Netherlands and Denmark in the Soccer City Stadium in Joannesbury. Cameroon v Japan is the other opening game in Group E, they will play in Bloemfontein. 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. The game against Portugal should be a great encounter with two great footballing countries. The current European champions, Spain, will take on Honduras, Switzerland and Chile in Group H.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.