World Cup 20 10 South Africa World Cup!
Loftus Forsfield Stadium
City: tshwane/Pretoria
Completion: 1906 started and upgraded in 2008.
Conditions: minor decoration.
Capacity: 50,000 people
Loftos Stadium is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. Built in 1903, it was officially completed and put into use three years later. It is called the Oriental Sports Ground for short. At that time, the stadium was extremely simple. 1923, Pretoria municipal government transformed it and added concrete structures, thus making the stadium take shape. 1928, when the powerful New Zealand rugby national team came here to play, the stadium union made huge profits by setting up dressing rooms and toilets, which also made Loftos Stadium famous. 1932 In March, robert owen Loftos, the founder of Pretoria Sports Association, died unexpectedly. Since then, the stadium has been officially named Loftos Stadium.
However, Loftos certainly never imagined that his descendants "abandoned" him several times for economic benefits. June 1998, 1 1, named by Minolta of Japan, and Loftos Stadium was immediately renamed as Minolta Loftos Stadium. It was not until February 2003 that the Japanese name was removed. However, a few days later, Loftos Stadium had a British name. On February 5th of the same year, Securicor, a famous British security company, obtained the naming right. It was not until September 1 2005 that Vodacom, a South African telecom giant, took over and redeemed the right to use the name of Loftos Stadium.
Loftos Stadium has been upgraded many times since 1906. Before the World Cup, the stadium was last renovated in 1984. It is precisely because of the continuous upgrading that Loftos Stadium has become the most worry-free one among the top ten stadiums in South Africa. In order to welcome the World Cup, Loftos Stadium only underwent simple maintenance and replaced a few facilities, mainly focusing on the renovation of floodlights, electronic scoreboards and live audio.
As one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa, Loftos Stadium has hosted 1995 Rugby World Cup, 1996 African Nations Cup and many large-scale concerts. On April 17, 2006, when UB40 and robbie williams toured here, they attracted 56,000 people. In 2008, when Canadian diva Celine Dion sang, Loftos Stadium was flooded by 80,000 people. At present, the stadium is the home of Mamrodi Sunset Club, a powerful domestic league in South Africa, and the home of Blue Cows, a top domestic football team in South Africa. Many South African fans regard Loftos Stadium as a blessing for the national team, because they once beat the European team at this stadium for the first time. 1999, the South African national team defeated the Nordic powerhouse Sweden 0-0 here.
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06. 13 D group Serbia VS Ghana
South Africa vs Uruguay in Group A
Group e Cameroon vs Denmark
Group 06.23 C United States vs Algeria
Group 06.25 H Chile vs Spain
06.29 1/8 finally F 1VSE2
Peter Mokaba Stadium
City: Polokwani
Completion time: 20 10 year
Status: New
Capacity: 46,000 people
Mokaba Stadium is the latest of the ten stadiums in the World Cup in South Africa. This is a professional football field, which will be completed before the World Cup. The new stadium is built near the old Petersburg stadium. The design of the stadium was inspired by the local baobab tree. The stadium is open on three sides, and the other side is supported by a "stem" made of steel structure, which is expected to accommodate 46,000 people. Mokaba Stadium is only 5 kilometers away from downtown Paolo Guani, which is very suitable for spectators to watch the game.
Peter Mokaba Stadium is named after Peter Mokaba, a famous anti-racial politician who was born in Paolo Guani. Mokaba is the most controversial figure in South Africa. He was born in 1959 on a small farm in Petersburg. His growth and schooling process is the best portrayal of the black people's resistance to the white apartheid government at that time. He made a name for himself in middle school. He was elected as the chairman of the African Youth Parliament, leading the blacks to constantly struggle with the white government. Since then, he has become a frequent visitor to the prison, escaped the danger of assassination several times and even brought trouble to his family. In a rage, she went to Mozambique and Angola for military training and vowed not to stop until she overthrew the white government. Her hatred for whites can be imagined. The slogan "One bullet, one South African farmer" is the product of this mentality, which has a far-reaching influence on 1994 South African presidential election and Mandela's ruling era.
On June 9, 2002, Mokaba died of "breathing problems". At his funeral, President Mandela and President Mbeki all chanted Mokaba's slogan "One bullet, one South African farmer". In the end, Mandela handled it properly. Although he shouted slogans at Mokaba's funeral, he immediately made a speech calling on black South Africans to bury racist hatred with Mokaba. Soon after, Petersburg was renamed Paul Guani, which means "the city of safety".
The construction of Mokaba Stadium to host the World Cup is a great boon for local residents, because Limpopo Province ranks first in the South African Football Association in terms of the number of registered players. Hosting a top-level event like the World Cup will undoubtedly further promote the popularity of football in the local area. Another thing that Paolo Guani's people relish is that Didier Drogba, the star player of Chelsea and the Ivory Coast striker, made his international debut at the Old Mokaba Stadium. Didier Drogba made his international debut at the age of 2 1 in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, but failed to help C? te d 'Ivoire recover the defeat. The Elephant Corps finally lost with 1-2.
Drogba himself is full of affection for South Africa. He said: "In the World Cup, we not only represent C? te d 'Ivoire, but also represent Africa as a whole. "In February this year, FIFA official website announced the list of the most watched shooters in the World Cup selected by fans, and Drogba also received great support. He topped the list with 29.06% support rate, followed by Spanish striker Fernando Torres and Cameroonian striker Eto 'o. Unfortunately, however, the new Mokaba Stadium will miss the former African Footballer of the Year, and only Algeria, the weakest of the top five in Africa, will be here.
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Group C Algeria vs Slovenia
Group A France vs Mexico
06.22 B Greece vs Argentina
06.24 F Paraguay vs. New Zealand
Royal bafokeng stadium
City: rustenburg
Completed:1999,2010 upgrade.
Conditions: minor decoration.
Capacity: 42,000 people
Royal Banfuken Stadium is located in the administrative capital of Royal Banfuken State in Northwest Province, near rustenburg. The stadium was built in 1999, which is a comprehensive stadium. Besides football, rugby and other comprehensive sports can also be held here.
The stadium is named after the local Banfuken people, and now the population of this ethnic group is only about 30 thousand. From 65438 to 0999, Banfuken people obtained an agreement through law, and obtained 22% ownership of all white gold mines in this area, as well as the equity of Impala Platinum Company, the second largest platinum producer in the world. The Royal Half Fokeng Stadium is very distinctive. Seen from a distance, it looks a bit like a sailboat. In order to host the World Cup, the Royal Banfokeng Stadium was upgraded, including the expansion of the west stand, the addition of a cantilever with a value of 45 million, and a new electronic scoreboard, new seats, lighting equipment and broadcasting system. The capacity has also been expanded from 38,000 to 42,000. Even so, it is still the smallest of the ten stadiums in the World Cup in South Africa.
Interestingly, rustenburg, where the Royal Banfokeng Stadium is located, is also a small city in the North West Province. Built in 1850, near Fort Magarese. In Dutch, rustenburg means "town of rest". Just like its moral, rustenburg is like a town, extremely desolate. The Royal Banfuken Stadium is hidden behind a mountain far away from the town, which is 0/2km away from the city center/kloc-0. If the championship flag is not hung on the expressway along the way, no one may know that there is a stadium here. However, it's only a 25-minute drive from Sun City, a famous tourist attraction in South Africa, which has held five consecutive Miss World elections. There are creative and unique artificial beaches, lifelike artificial earthquake bridges, beautiful golf courses and artificial lakes, and the largest gambling city in South Africa. It's only half an hour's drive from South Africa's national park Prinsburg.
Although the football atmosphere here is not strong, it has left many classics. 200 1 World Cup qualifiers, South Africa's national team visited here and beat Burkina Faso 2-/kloc-0. At that time, rustenburg didn't even have its own football team. In the Confederations Cup in 2009, in the Group A match in which Spain beat New Zealand 5-0, Torres 1 1 minute scored a hat trick, which left the wonderful moment in Banfo Pit forever.
In this World Cup, the most important match in Group C will be arranged at the Royal Banfokeng Stadium, where England and the United States will meet. The game hasn't started yet, and the smoke of war has already begun. In this game, only 5040 tickets were allocated to England, far less than expected, which will undoubtedly make many English fans unable to get tickets. However, FIFA does not intend to change the venue. Media director Manjit patted his chest and promised: "Most seed teams play in larger stadiums, but smaller stadiums also use the right to receive seed teams."
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England vs. USA in Group C.
06. 15 F group new Zealand vs Slovakia
06. 19 D group Ghana VS Australia
Group 06.22 A Mexico vs Uruguay
Denmark vs Japan
1/8 finally C 1VSD2
ellis park stadium
City: Johannesburg
Completion: 1982 transformation, upgraded in 2009.
Conditions: slightly renovated.
Capacity: 6 1000 people
Ellis Park Stadium was the national flag stadium until the Football City Stadium was completed. It is located in the core of the sports park, adjacent to Johannesburg Stadium (track and field), Standard Chartered Bank Arena (tennis) and an Olympic swimming pool. The core position is enough to prove the extraordinary position of the stadium. On the political level, the Mandela Charity Championship, which has attracted the attention of the world's peacemakers, was held in the stadium. On the sports level, the Confederations Cup was held here last year, and the semi-finals of Brazil and South Africa and the finals of the United States and Brazil were all held here. Usually, this is the first stop of many famous teams such as Brazil, Manchester United and Arsenal.
Ellis Park Stadium was built by a man named JD at 1928. The city councilor of Ellis proposed to build it, so today's Ellis Park Stadium was built. For more than 50 years, it has been used as a football field and cricket venue.
1982, the stadium was upgraded for the first time, and the concept of hosting a football match was taken seriously. At this point, Ellis Park gave up cricket and became a special stadium for rugby and football. The reconstructed Ellis Park Stadium covers an area of 13 mu, and its capacity is expanded to 60,000 people. After the reconstruction was completed, the South African giant Orlando Pirates moved their home here. Founded in 1937, the Pirates are one of the oldest teams in South Africa and the only team in the southern hemisphere that has won the African Champions Cup. 1995 In the final of the African Champions Cup, the pirates beat the mimosa team in Abidjan with 1-0 and beat their opponents 3-2. After winning the championship, they held a grand carnival ceremony at Ellis Park Stadium. In addition, this year, Ellis Park Stadium also held a rugby World Cup.
Despite this black incident, Ellis Park Stadium witnessed many important moments in South Africa's sports history. In 2005, Ellis Park Stadium became the first black-owned stadium in the history of South Africa. The Golden Lion Football League won 5 1% ownership of the stadium and officially became the new owner of the stadium. Since then, including Orlando Pirate Football Club and Ellis Park Stadium (Holdings) Co., Ltd. have joined the management of the stadium. In 2008, Ellis Park Stadium sold its naming rights to Coca-Cola, a famous beverage company, for 450 million zales (US$ 58 million), and its official name was changed to Coca-Cola Park Stadium.
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Group B Argentina vs Nigeria
06. 15 G group Brazil VS Korea
Slovenia vs. America
06.2 1 H group Spain VS Honduras
06.24 F Slovakia vs Italy
06.28 1/8 final G 1VSH2
07.03 1/4 final W55VSW56
Mbobella Stadium (Mbobella Stadium)
City: Nelspruit
Completion time: June 5438, 2009+10.
Status: New
Capacity: 46,000 people
Mbobera is Swahili (one of South Africa's official languages 1 1), which means "many people gather in a small space". This description is apt. Mbobera Stadium, with a capacity of only 46,000 people, is the second smallest stadium among the top ten World Cup stadiums in South Africa. There are only four games hosted here, and they are all insignificant games. Among many strong teams, only Italy will play a game here.
It seems that the organizing committee wants to make up the numbers with Mbobera Stadium. In fact, this is also the helpless move of the organizers. Nesplit, where Mbobella Stadium is located, is a young city, which was founded in 1905. It is located in the northeastern province of PuMalanga, which is the capital of this province. Compared with Limpopo province, where football culture is developed, the development of sports in PuMalanga province is relatively backward. It is for this reason that the South African Football Association reached an agreement after some discussions with the government and decided to build a stadium in Nelspruit, the political and cultural center of PuMalanga Province. In 2009, the stadium was built in an open space in the west of Nisplit, about 6 kilometers away from the city center. The World Cup will undoubtedly leave a rich sports and cultural heritage for this city. According to the original intention of the municipal government, after hosting the World Cup, the stadium will be used for rugby and cricket matches.
Due to its proximity to Kruger National Park, the largest wildlife park in South Africa, a large number of tourists choose Nisplit as a transit point. It can be said that this city is an out-and-out post station, and it is difficult to attract tourists to stay here for a long time. Wild colors are also reflected in this city. The 18 roof truss used to support the roof of Mbobella Stadium is shaped like a giraffe, while the seats of the stadium are painted with zebra stripes. In addition, Mbobera Stadium has many thoughtful designs. The bowl-shaped structure can ensure that every audience has a good viewing effect. The translucent roof covers an area of 22,500 square meters and will cover 95% of the seats, which can not only ensure sunshine, but also ensure ventilation and avoid noise disturbing the people. In the process of building Mbobera Stadium, another "earth-shattering" event happened. Jimmy Molala, a 44-year-old official of the Organizing Committee of the 20 10 World Cup and former president of the South African Football Association, was shot dead on October 4th, 65438 last year, which also triggered a great discussion on the security of the World Cup in South Africa in the football field. According to local media reports, Molala was shot dead at his home in Nepster. Witnesses revealed that two gunmen had been lurking in an unmarked car outside Molala's house, waiting for Molala to appear, and then robbed him several times. Molala's son was also shot by masked gunmen in this murder, but fortunately his life was not in danger. According to police investigation, one year before Molala was killed, he questioned the integrity of this project. He thought that there were great doubts in the bidding process of this project, so he launched an investigation.
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Group H Honduras vs Chile
Group 06.20 F Italy vs. New Zealand
Group 06.23 D Australia vs Serbia
Group 06.25 G North Korea vs C? te d 'Ivoire
Football City Stadium (Football City)
City: Johannesburg
Completion: 1987 started, upgraded and completed in 2009.
Status: Large-scale renovation.
Capacity: 94,700 people
Football City Stadium, also known as FNB Stadium (National Stadium), is the main stadium of the 20 10 World Cup in South Africa. It is located in Soweto District, southwest of Johannesburg, adjacent to the South African Football Association and the FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee.
Football City Stadium 1987 completed. Although it has only a history of more than 20 years, it bears the countless feelings of the South African people. After the renovation, the capacity of Football City Stadium will increase to 94,700 people. The opening and final of the World Cup in South Africa will be held in the largest stadium on the African continent. There will be four other group matches, one final 1/8 and one final 1/4.
In order to better meet the World Cup, the Football City Stadium has been upgraded from 80,000 to 94,700 in September 2006. The upgrade mainly revolves around the upper level. In addition to adding 99 executive suites, new dressing room facilities, surrounding roofs and new lighting equipment have been added, which has also made the stadium more modern and become a veritable "flagship" stadium on the African continent.
Apart from the five newly-built stadiums, Soccer City Stadium is one of the youngest stadiums in South Africa, and only Royal Banfokeng in Durban is younger than him (1999 completed). In order to build this super stadium in Africa, the South African government spent 3.3 billion rand, about 440 million US dollars, which is even comparable to Allianz Stadium, which cost 340 million euros (about 470 million US dollars at the current exchange rate).
Although seven years younger than his brother Ellis Park Stadium, Soccer City Stadium has established itself as a king since its opening, and it is here that Mandela 1990 delivered his first public speech after he was released from prison. 1993, Chris, former chief of staff of the National Spear, a military organization of the ANC? Thousands of people are here to mourn the assassination of Hani, the former general secretary of the South African Production Party. In addition to political activities, many large-scale sports events have been held here, such as 1995 Rugby World Cup. 1996, South Africa beat Tunisia 2-0 with two goals from former Chongqing foreign aid Mark, and was crowned the African Nations Cup here, which was the last great honor of South African football.
2010 65438+1On October 22nd, the first guests were welcomed to the Football City Stadium. Diego maradona, who was released from prison, visited here. On June 17, Argentina and South Korea will play a group match in Group B here. There are orange seats in the stadium, which is caused by the national preference implanted by the Dutch design company. On June 14, the Dutch team will definitely feel at home in the match between the Netherlands and Denmark in Group E.
Another bold design of the stadium is ten black lines dotted in the sea of orange seats. Nine of the ten rows of black seats point to the other nine host cities, and the most unique row points to the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, the venue of the 2006 World Cup finals. This "line" also represents the road to the final. Hai, the organizing committee, said that after the World Cup, every goal in this stadium will be engraved on the concrete slab of the podium, so that the names of all the goal-scorers can be passed down continuously.
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06.11Group A/Opening Ceremony South Africa VS Mexico
06. 14 E group Netherlands VS Denmark
Group B Argentina vs South Africa
Group 06.20 G Brazil vs C? te d 'Ivoire
Group 06.23 D Ghana VS Germany
06.27 1/8 finally B 1VSA2
07.02 1/4 final W49VSW50
07. 1 1 finally
Free state stadium
City: bloemfontein, Feng Dan.
Completion: 1952 started, upgraded and completed at the end of 2008.
Conditions: medium decoration
Capacity: 48,000 people
Free State Stadium, located in Feng Dan, Bloom, is a comprehensive stadium. Feng Dan, blom, which means "spring of flowers" in Dutch, is the capital of Free State and the judicial capital of South Africa. It is also known as the "City of Roses", where the Rose Festival is held every year.
Thanks to the sponsorship of telecom giant Vodakan, Free State Stadium, also known as Vodakan Park Stadium, has a history of more than 60 years and is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. It has hosted the African Nations Cup 1/4 finals, 1995 Rugby World Cup and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. In order to welcome the 20 10 World Cup, it was upgraded in 2007, and the Free State Stadium was put into use again at the end of 2008. After the transformation, a new floor was added to the west stand of the stadium, revolving doors and electronic scoreboards were added, floodlights, closed-circuit television and media equipment were upgraded, and the sound system was also transformed according to the standards. The capacity of the stadium has also expanded from 36,538 to 48,000.
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06. 14 E group Japan VS Cameroon
06.17 Group B Argentina vs. South Korea
Group 06.20 F Slovakia vs Paraguay
Group 06.22 A France vs. South Africa
Group 06.25 H Switzerland vs Honduras
06.27 1/8 final D 1VSC2
Durban Stadium
City: Durban
Completion time: 165438+20091October 28th.
Status: New
Capacity: 70,000 people
Durban, the second largest city in South Africa and the busiest port in Africa, has become a famous tourist destination because of its warm subtropical climate and seaside scenery. Like the city rankings, Durban Stadium is also the second largest stadium in South Africa in the 20 10 World Cup, with a design capacity of 70,000 people, second only to Football City Stadium. During the World Cup, four teams from Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil will visit here.
Durban Stadium, also known as Moses Mabhida Stadium, was named in memory of Mabhida, former general secretary of the South African Production Party. The leader who made great contributions to the independence and liberation movement of South Africa died in March 1986. In fact, there used to be a prestigious kings park Stadium in Durban, but the South African Football Association, the World Cup Organizing Committee and the Durban Municipal Government gave up the use of kings park Stadium and decided to build a new comprehensive stadium that can be used for football, track and field, rugby, golf and swimming. On July 8, 2006, Durban Stadium was officially opened. After more than three years of construction, the stadium was completed on1October 24th, 2009, 165438+. Four days later, the stadium officially opened. Two super teams in the South African League played a game here, and Marisburg United beat Zulu with 1-0. On June 27th, 654381this year, the South African national team set foot on this stadium for the first time, beating Zimbabwe 3-0 in a friendly match, and winning the second international competition in the past six months. The first prize was awarded for the newly-built stadium.
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06. 13 D group Germany VS Australia
Spain vs Switzerland
06. 19 E group Netherlands VS Japan
Group 06.22 B Nigeria vs. South Korea
Group 06.25 G Portugal VS Brazil
06.28 1/8 final E 1VSF2
07.07 semifinal W59VSW60
Green Point Stadium/Cape Town Stadium
City: Cape Town.
Completion time: 65438+February 2009 65438+July
Status: New
Capacity: 68,000 people (13,000 temporary seats)
Green Point Stadium is one of the five new stadiums in South Africa to host the World Cup. The newly-built Green Point Stadium is located in the "Green Point" area between Table Mountain and Robben Island, hence its name.
Green Point Stadium is a new multi-functional stadium next to the old stadium. The old stadium can only accommodate 1.8 million people. It has been transformed into a new stadium and a publicity base for the World Cup, with Cape Town Football History Exhibition Room, Reception Center, Film and Television Hall, etc. At first, the construction of the stadium came to a standstill several times because of the protests of some citizens and several strikes by workers. However, after everything was straightened out, the construction process of the stadium far exceeded the planned progress. On this ruin, a new modern stadium was built in just over two years. From June 5438 to February 2009, the new Green Point Stadium was officially completed, and its capacity was expanded to 68,000 people. However, according to the plan, 1.3 million temporary seats will be removed after the World Cup, so that it can meet all large-scale events, including football, rugby, concerts and other large-scale activities.
The new Green Point Stadium is considered to be the most advanced stadium in the world. It built a retractable glass roof, which can be opened in the middle, which is unique in the world. On the first floor of the dome, a glass panel with a thickness of 16 mm is used to protect the audience from strong storms and let light in. The lower layer is woven PVC cloth, which can reduce the noise inside the stadium. The whole stadium is a pollution-free "green stadium". The Green Point Stadium faces the sea and is located in the most beautiful place in Cape Town. Therefore, the stadium design should be coordinated with the natural landscape, so that they can be harmoniously integrated, with a total investment of 4.5 billion rand (about 400 million US dollars). When the lights are on at night, this multifunctional stadium is like a rose bowl floating on the pedestal. Architects call this stadium "Cape Town Goddess".
The name of Green Point Stadium is still controversial. On June 28th, 2009, in order to expand the influence of this modern stadium, the newly-built stadium was named the more international Cape Town Stadium, but many nostalgic South Africans prefer to call it the old name "Green Point". In fact, the controversy over the naming of the stadium also involves the economic interests of the city. To this end, the stadium is close to Victoria and Alfred Pier Square, the famous tourist and shopping places in the city center, and a brand-new road is built to connect Granger Bay Avenue by the sea.
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06.11Group A Uruguay VS France
06. 14 F group Italy VS Paraguay
06. 18 C group England VS Algeria
06.2 1 G group Portugal VS north Korea
Cameroon vs Netherlands
06.29 1/8 final H 1VSG2
07.03 1/4 Final W52VSW5 1
07.06 semifinal W58VSW57
Nelson mandela Bay Stadium, nelson mandela Bay.
City: port elizabeth.
Completion time: 2009
Status: New
Capacity: 48,000 people
Nelson mandela bay stadium is located in port elizabeth, and port elizabeth is Mandela's hometown. In 2007, the municipal government spent $282 million to build a new stadium, and Nelson mandela bay stadium became the first of the five new stadiums in this World Cup. After investigation, Nelson mandela bay stadium was finally located on the bank of Prince Alfred Park in Beihu, Chengbei District, with convenient transportation, just north of CBD, close to the main road and surrounded by water on three sides. According to this feature, the stadium has been boldly designed, in which there is a zenith hole on the top floor, and each zenith is like a petal, which surrounds the stadium into a "lotus flower" that blooms according to water. In the world, the stadium built on the lake like this is very rare, and the match between the stadium and the surrounding environment is unique. In addition, the stadium also has 150 VIP box, 60 business box, 1 sportswear store, gym, 500 parking spaces and other meeting places.
In addition, due to the early construction, Nelson mandela bay stadium became the only new stadium to host the Confederations Cup in 2009.
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06. 12 B group Korea VS Greece
Ivory Coast vs Portugal
06. 18 D group Germany VS Serbia
06.2 1 H group Chile VS Switzerland
Slovenia vs England
06.26 1/8 finally A 1VSB2
07.02 1/4 final W55VSW54
07. 10 Three finalists