With FIFA World Cup 2010 coming nearer, football fans around the world are now pretty much excited to see their favorite teams and players in South African grounds fighting for the biggest title of world football.
The tournament kicks off on 11 June and continues till 11 July when the tournament final will take place at the Soccer City Stadium in
There are 32 teams from around the world participating in the tournament. All the teams except
FIFA increased the World Cup prize money by 60% to $420 million, compared to the 2006 prize money. Each of the 32 participating teams will be given $1 million in order to meet their preparation cost. Each of the 16 teams getting out from the tournament at the group stage would get $8 million.
Eight teams losing in the round of 16 would be given $9 million each. Each of the four losing quarter-finalists would receive $18 million, while $20 million would be awarded each of the two losing semi finalists. The winning team would receive $30 million and runners up would be given $24 million.
Here are the time differences between GMT and the 32 participating countries:
| Continent | Country | Time Difference with GMT |
| | | GMT +1:00 |
| | GMT +1:00 | |
| | GMT +0:00 | |
| | GMT +0:00 | |
| | GMT +1:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | | Melbourne (GMT + |
| | GMT +9:00 | |
| | GMT +9:00 | |
| | GMT +9:00 | |
| | | GMT +2:00 |
| | GMT + | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +3:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +1:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | GMT +2:00 | |
| | | GMT -6:00 |
| | GMT -5:00 | |
| | (GMT -7:00), | |
| | | GMT +12:00 |
| | | GMT -3:00 |
| | GMT -3:00 | |
| | GMT -4:00 | |
| | GMT -4:00 | |
| | GMT -3:00 |
South Asian football fans are also eagerly waiting for this biggest football show. Millions of football fans in this region are now excited to see their favorite teams in
Here are the time differences of some of the South and South East Asian countries with GMT:
| Country | Time Difference with GMT |
| | GMT +6:00 |
| | GMT +5:00 |
| | GMT +5:30 |
| | GMT +8:00 |
| | GMT +7:00 |
Here is the schedule of FIFA World Cup 2010:
| Date | Teams | Time (GMT) | Stadium |
| Group Stage | |||
| June 11 Fri | vs Mexico (A) | | |
| vs France (A) | | | |
| June 12 Sat | vs Greece (B) | | |
| vs Nigeria (B) | | Ellis Park Stadium, | |
| United States (C) | | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | |
| June 13 Sun | Slovenia (C) | | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
| | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, | |
| | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, | |
| June 14 Mon | vs Denmark (E) | | |
| Japan vs Cameroon (E) | | | |
| | | | |
| June 15 Tue | vs Slovakia (F) | | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
| vs Portugal (G) | | | |
| | | Ellis Park Stadium, | |
| June 16 Wed | | | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
| | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, | |
| vs Uruguay (A) | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, | |
| June 17 Thu | | | |
| | | | |
| | | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane | |
| June 18 Fri | | | |
| United States (C) | | Ellis Park Stadium, | |
| Algeria (C) | | | |
| June 19 Sat | vs Japan (E) | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, |
| | | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | |
| vs Denmark (E) | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, | |
| June 20 Sun | | | |
| | | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | |
| | | | |
| June 21 Mon | | | |
| | | | |
| | | Ellis Park Stadium, | |
| June 22 Tue | | | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
| | | | |
| | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, | |
| | | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane | |
| June 23 Wed | England (C) | | |
| United States vs Algeria (C) | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, | |
| | | | |
| | | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | |
| June 24 Thu | | | Ellis Park Stadium, |
| vs New | | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane | |
| | | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | |
| | | | |
| June 25 Fri | | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, |
| vs Ivory Coast (G) | | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit | |
| | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, | |
| vs Honduras (H) | | | |
| Round of 16 | |||
| June 26 Sat | 1A vs 2B (Match 1) | | |
| 1C vs 2D (Match 2) | | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | |
| June 27 Sun | 1D vs 2C (Match 3) | | |
| 1B vs 2A (Match 4) | | | |
| June 28 Mon | 1E vs 2F (Match 5) | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, |
| 1G vs 2H (Match 6) | | | |
| June 29 Tue | 1F vs 2E (Match 7) | | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, |
| 1H vs 2G (Match 8) | | | |
| Quarter Final | |||
| July 2 Fri | W5 vs W7 (QF 1) | | |
| W1 vs W3 (QF 2) | | | |
| July 3 Sat | W2 vs W4 (QF 3) | | |
| W6 vs W8 (QF 4) | | Ellis Park Stadium, | |
| Semi Final | |||
| July 6 Tue | Winner of QF1 vs Winner of QF2 (SF 1) | | |
| July 7 Wed | Winner of QF3 vs Winner of QF4 (SF 2) | | Moses Mabhida Stadium, |
| | |||
| July 10 Sat | Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2 | | |
| Final | |||
| July 11 Sun | Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2 | | |
* 1A- Group A Champion, 2A- Group A Runner up,
1B- Group B Champion, 2B- Group B Runner up,
1C- Group C Champion, 2C- Group C Runner up,
1D- Group D Champion, 2D- Group D Runner up,
1E- Group E Champion, 2E- Group E Runner up,
1F- Group F Champion, 2F- Group F Runner up,
1G- Group G Champion, 2G- Group G Runner up,
1H- Group H Champion, 2H- Group H Runner up,
*QF- Quarter Final
*W1- Winner of Match 1
W2 Winner of Match 2
W3 Winner of Match 3
W4 Winner of Match 4
W5 Winner of Match 5
W6 Winner of Match 6
W7 Winner of Match 7
W8 Winner of Match 8
*SF- Semi Final
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