Group F overview

Italy
Paraguay
New Zealand
Slovakia

Fixtures:

14/06/2010, Cape Town, Italy vs Paraguay
15/06/2010, Rustenburg, New Zealand vs Slovakia

20/06/2010, Mangaung/Bloemfontein, Slovakia vs Paraguay
20/06/2010, Nelspruit, Italy vs New Zealand

24/06/2010, Johannesburg - JEP, Slovakia vs Italy
24/06/2010, Polokwane, Paraguay vs New Zealand

New Zealand got lucky with the fixtures here. While they probably the weakest team of the whole competition, opposition Slovakia might not have enough experience to get an easy win. Italy have a tough opening match, while it gets easier for the defending Champs down the road. While the fixtures list might also turn out to be a very favourably one. If they can beat New Zealand, while Paraguay lose to Italy, it would be a major step towards getting through from the group.

Runner up of the group will meet the Netherlands in the next stage. Winner (Italy) will take on runner-up from group E.