2010 World Cup Master Schedule

I promised I would have this up for you and now here it is: The schedule of the first round of the 2009 FIFA World Cup. As we get closer, I will add the ESPN announcers to the day-by-day schedule once all is revealed. And as you all know by now, the U.S. got into Group C with England, Algeria, and Slovenia.

During the next 6 months, you will see a lot more previews of the FIFA World Cup here, including, something that I am really looking forward to, a closer look at the cities that will be hosting the World Cup. During the 2006 World Cup, which really was the first time I ever exposed myself to soccer for an extended period of time, I really enjoyed the tidbits and the times that they talked about the various German cities and while I am sure there may be some soccer enthusiasts that do not like that kind of stuff in their soccer coverage, it is something that I greatly enjoy learning about.

Anyways, I am veering from the point, here is your master schedule by group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Group A
South Africa
Mexico
Uruguay
France

June 11 - South Africa vs. Mexico 10:00 AM (Soccer City Johannesburg)
June 11 - Uruguay vs. France 2:30 PM (Cape Town)
June 16 - South Africa vs. Uruguay 2:30 PM (Pretoria)
June 17 - France vs. Mexico 2:30 PM (Polokwane)
June 22 - Mexico vs. Uruguay 10:00 AM (Rustenburg)
June 22 - France vs. South Africa 10:00 AM (Bloemfontein)

Group B
Argentina
Nigeria
South Korea
Greece

June 12 - Argentina vs. Nigeria 10:00 AM (Ellis Park Johannesburg)
June 12 - South Korea vs. Greece 7:30 AM (Port Elizabeth)
June 17 - Greece vs. Nigeria 10:00 AM (Bloemfontein)
June 17 - Argentina vs. South Korea 7:30 AM (Soccer City Johannesburg)
June 22 - Nigeria vs. South Korea 2:30 PM (Durban)
June 22 - Greece vs. Argentina 2:30 PM (Polokwane)

Group C
England
USA
Algeria
Slovenia

June 12 - England vs. USA 2:30 PM (Rustenburg)
June 13 - Algeria vs. Slovenia 7:30 AM (Polokwane)
June 18 - Slovenia vs. USA 10:00 AM (Ellis Park Johannesburg)
June 18 - England vs. Algeria 2:30 PM (Cape Town)
June 23 - Slovenia vs. England 10:00 AM (Port Elizabeth)
June 23 - USA Vs. Algeria 10:00 AM (Pretoria)

Group D
Germany
Australia
Serbia
Ghana

June 13 - Germany vs. Australia 2:30 PM (Durban)
June 13 - Serbia vs. Ghana 10:00 AM (Pretoria)
June 18 - Germany vs. Serbia 7:30 AM (Port Elizabeth)
June 19 - Ghana vs. Australia 10:00 AM (Rustenburg)
June 23 - Ghana vs. Germany 2:30 PM (Soccer City Johannesburg)
June 23 - Australia vs. Serbia 2:30 PM (Nelspruit)

Group E
Netherlands
Denmark
Japan
Cameroon

June 14 - Netherlands vs. Denmark 7:30 AM (Soccer City Johannesburg)
June 14 - Japan vs. Cameroon 10:00 AM (Bloemfontein)
June 19 - Netherlands vs. Japan 7:30 AM (Durban)
June 19 - Cameroon vs. Denmark 2:30 PM (Pretoria)
June 24 - Denmark vs. Japan 2:30 PM (Rustenburg)
June 24 - Cameroon vs. Netherlands 2:30 PM (Cape Town)

Group F
Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

June 14 - Italy vs. Paraguay 2:30 PM (Cape Town)
June 15 - New Zealand vs. Slovakia 7:30 AM (Rustenburg)
June 20 - Slovakia vs. Paraguay 7:30 AM (Bloemfontein)
June 20 - Italy vs. New Zealand 10:00 AM (Nelspruit)
June 24 - Slovakia vs. Italy 10:00 AM (Ellis Park Johannesburg)
June 24 - Paraguay vs. New Zealand 10:00 AM (Polokwane)

Group G
Brazil
North Korea
Côte d'Ivoire
Portugal

June 15 - Côte d'Ivoire vs. Portugal 10:00 AM (Port Elizabeth)
June 15 - Brazil vs. North Korea 2:30 PM (Ellis Park Johannesburg)
June 20 - Brazil vs. Côte d'Ivoire 2:30 PM (Soccer City Johannesburg)
June 21 - Portugal vs. North Korea 7:30 AM (Cape Town)
June 25 - Portugal vs. Brazil 10:00 AM (Durban)
June 25 - North Korea vs. Côte d'Ivoire 10:00 AM (Nelspruit)

Group H
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

June 16 - Honduras vs. Chile 7:30 AM (Nelspruit)
June 16 - Spain vs. Switzerland 10:00 AM (Durban)
June 21 - Chile vs. Switzerland 10:00 AM (Port Elizabeth)
June 21 - Spain vs. Honduras 2:30 PM (Ellis Park Johannesburg)
June 25 - Chile vs. Spain 2:30 PM (Pretoria)
June 25 - Switzerland vs. Honduras 12:30 (Bloemfontein)

Day-by-Day Schedule (all times PM ET, unless otherwise noted)

June 10
Group A - South Africa v. Mexico 10:00 am
Group A - Uruguay v. France 2:30

June 12
Group B - Argentina v. Nigeria 7:30 am
Group B - South Korea v. Greece 10:00 am
Group C - United States v. England 2:30

June 13
Group C - Algeria v. Slovenia 7:30 am
Group D - Germany v. Australia 10:00 am
Group D - Serbia v. Ghana 2:30

June 14
Group E - Netherlands v. Denmark 7:30 am
Group E - Japan v. Cameroo, 10:00 am
Group F - Italy v. Paraguay 2:30

June 15
Group F - New Zealand v. Slovakia 7:30 am
Group G - Ivory Coast v. Portugal 10:00 am
Group G - Brazil v. North Korea 2:30

June 16
Group H - Honduras v. Chile 7:30 am
Group H - Spain v. Switzerland 10:00 am
Group A - South Africa v. Uruguay 2:30

June 17
Group A - France v. Mexico 7:30 am
Group B - Argentina v. South Korea 10:00 am
Group B - Greece v. Nigeria 2:30

June 18
Group D - Germany v. Serbia 7:30 am
Group C - Slovenia v. United States 10:00 am
Group C - England v. Algeria 2:30

June 19
Group D - Ghana v. Australia 7:30 am
Group E - Netherlands v. Japan 10:00 am
Group E - Cameroon v. Denmark 2:30

June 20
Group F - Slovakia v. Paraguay 7:30 am
Group F - Italy v. New Zealand 10:00 am
Group G - Brazil v. Ivory Coast 2:30

June 21
Group G - Portugal v. North Korea 7:30 am
Group H - Chile v. Switzerland 10:00 am
Group H - Spain v. Honduras 2:30

June 22
Group A - Mexico v. Uruguay 10:00 am
Group A - France v. South Africa 10:00 am
Group B - Nigeria v. South Korea 2:30
Group B - Greece v. Argentina 2:30

June 23
Group C - England v. Slovenia 10:00 am
Group C - United States v. Algeria 10:00 am
Group D - Ghana v. Germany 2:30
Group D - Australia v. Serbia 2:30

June 24
Group F - Slovakia v. Italy 10:00 am
Group F - Paraguay v. New Zealand 10:00 am
Group E - Denmark v. Japan 2:30
Group E - Cameroon v. Netherlands 2:30

June 25
Group G - North Korea v. Ivory Coast 10:00 am
Group G - Portugal v. Brazil 10:00 am
Group H - Switzerland v. Honduras 2:30
Group H - Chile v. Spain 2:30

June 26
Match 49 - A1 v. B2 10:00 am
Match 50 - C1 v. D2 2:30

June 27
Match 51 - D1 v. C2 10:00 am
Match 52 - B1 v. A2 2:30

June 28
Match 53 - E1 v. F2 10:00 am
Match 54 - G1 v. H2 2:30

June 29
Match 55 - F1 v. E2 10:00 am
Match 56 - H1 v. G2 2:30

July 2
Match 57 - W53 v. W54 10:00 am
Match 58 - W49 v. W50 2:30

July 3
Match 59 - W51 v. W52 10:00 am
Match 60 - W55 v. W56 2:30

July 6
Match 61 - W57 v. W58 2:30

July 7
Match 62 - W59 v. W60 2:30

July 10
Match 63 - L61 v. L62 2:30

July 11
Championship - W61 v. W62 2:30