MASCOT OF FIFA WORLD CUP 2010

Mascot

The official mascot for the 2010 FIFA World Cup is Zakumi (born 16 June 1994 (1994-06-16) (age 15)), His name comes from "ZA", the international abbreviation for South Africa, and "kumi", a word that means "ten" in various African languages.

Zakumi's birthdate coincides with a day known and celebrated as Youth Day in South Africa and their second group match. The year 1994 marks the first non-racial nationwide elections in South Africa. He will turn 16 in 2010.

The Zakumi's official motto is: "Zakumi's game is Fair Play." The motto was seen in the digital advertisement boards during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will also appear at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

All Referee of world cup 2010

All Referee of world cup 2010

Europe Olegario Benquerenca,(Portugal Massimo Busacca, Switzerland Frank De Bleekere, Belgium Martin Hansson, Sweden Viktor Kassai, Hungary Stephane Lannoy, France Roberto Rosetti, Italy Wolfgang Stark, Germany Alberto Undiano Mallenco Howard Webb, England South America Carlos Amarilla, Paraguay Hector Baldassi, Argentina Jorge Larrionda, Uruguay Pablo Pozo, Chile Oscar Ruiz, Colombia Carlos Simon, Brazil Asia Khalil Al Ghamdi, Saudi Arabia Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbekistan Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh, Malaysia Yuichi Nishimura, Japan Africa Mohamed Benouza, Algeria Koman Coulibaly, Mali Jerome Damon, South Africa Eddy Maillet, Seychelles North, Central America and Caribbean Joel Aguilar, El Salvador Benito Archundia, Mexico Carlos Batres, Guatemala Marco Rodriguez, Mexico Australia and South Pacific Michael Hester, New Zealand Peter O’Leary, New Zealand

2010 FIFA World Cup match ball

Match ball

The match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be named the "Jabulani", made by Adidas, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in isiZulu. It is the eleventh World Cup match ball made by the German sports equipment maker; it features eleven colours.

Production process of the official 2010 FIFA World Cup match ball Jabulani

The trophy of the FIFA World Cup is displayed in a press conference in China Millennium Monument Beijing, March 14, 2006. This is the first time for the highest-profile soccer trophy unveiling in China.

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 LIST OF QUALIFIED TEAMS

List of qualified teams

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The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Algeria Argentina Australia Brazil Cameroon Chile Cote d’Ivoire Denmark England France Germany Ghana Greece Honduras Italy Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Paraguay Portugal Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa (as hosts) Spain Switzerland Uruguay USA

 

Fifa 2010 soccers of Korea national team

KOREA NATIONAL FLAG

Recent soccers

Goal kippers Ri Myong-Guk Kim Myong-Gil

Defender Pak Chol-Min Han Song-Chol Cha Jong-Hyok Nam Song-Chol Pak Chol-Jin Ji Yun-Nam

Midfielders Kim Kuk-Jin Kim Kyong-Il Jong Su-Hyok Ri Hung-Ryong So Kwang-Chol Ahn Young-Hak Ri Kwang-Chon Pak Nam-Chol Mun In-Guk Kim Yong-Jun

Forwards Jong Chol-Min Kim Kum-Il An Chol-Hyok Hong Yong-Jo Jong Tae-Se Choe Kum-Chol Kim Myong-Won

 

Korea world cup 2010 

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Korea Republic national football team

Korea national Flag 

The national football team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) .It  is controlled by the DPR Korea Football Association. The confederation of the north Korea is AFC.
I n 1966 the team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup .
Korea DPR have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup three times.
Korea DPR had to enter the 2010 World Cup qualification from the first round, where they faced Mongolia.
 the World Cup 2010 draw put Korea DPR in a group with Brazil, Ivory Coast and Portugal On the 4th December 2009 and This is North Korea's second World Cup finals. Korea DPR was placed in Group G Brazil, Ivory Coast, and Portugal.

The configuration of Korea national team

Nickname	Chollima
Association	DPR Korea Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	North Korea Kim Jong-Hun
FIFA code	PRK
FIFA ranking	102
Highest FIFA ranking	57 (November 1993)

 

North Korea - World Cup 2010 

FIFA 2010 Júlio César Soares Espíndola(Brazilian goalkeeper)

Júlio César Soares Espíndola

Júlio César Soares de Espíndola born in 3 September 1979. Short name Júlio César. He is  a Brazilian  goalkeeper. He playes  Italian Serie A team Internazionale. He is  one of the finest goalkeepers in the world.
IFFHS named him as the third best goalkeeper in the world behind only Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon In 2009. He was also awared Serie A ahead of Buffon and Federico Marchetti Goalkeeper of the Year in 2009..He was nominated for the 2009 Ballon d'Or and was voted into 21st place, Casillas was the only other goalkeeper nominated.

 

 

The Best Of JULIO CESAR

FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 Brazil national football team

                                              Brazil national  Flag

The Brazil national football team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation. In the history of the World Cup they are the most successful national football team, with five championships (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). Currently ranked second by FIFA, a common quip about football is: "The English invented it, the Brazilians perfected it. Brazil is consistently among the strongest football nations by Elo Ratings and is the only team to have played in every World Cup.

Team configuration 

Nickname	Canarinho (Little Canary) A Seleção (The Selection) Verde-Amarela (Green and Yellow) The Samba Kings
Association	Confederação Brasileira de Futebol (Brazilian Football Confederation)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Captain	Lúcio
Head coach	Dunga
Most caps	Cafu (142)
Top scorer	Pelé (77)
FIFA code	BRA
FIFA ranking	2
Highest FIFA ranking	1 (September 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	8 (August 1993)

Recent soccer of Brazil

GK      Júlio César 12        GK      Doni

2          DF       Maicon 3          DF       Lúcio 4          DF       Juan 6          DF       Michel Bastos 13        DF       Dani Alves 14        DF       Luisão 15        DF       Thiago Silva 16        DF       Gilberto

5          MF      Felipe Melo 7          MF      Ramires 8          MF      Gilberto Silva 10        MF      Kaká 17        MF      Josué 18        MF      Carlos Eduardo 19        MF      Júlio Baptista 20        MF      Kléberson

9          FW      Adriano 11        FW      Robinho 21        FW      Grafite 22        FW      Nilmar

Top soccer player Pele 

               Honours of Brazil team 

·          ·        FIFA World Cup: ·        Winners (5): 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 ·        Runners-up (2): 1950, 1998 ·        3rd place (2): 1938, 1978 ·        4th place (1): 1974 ·        Confederations Cup: ·        Winners (3): 1997, 2005, 2009 ·        Runners-up (1): 1999 ·        Copa América: ·        Winners (8): 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007 ·        Runners-up (11): 1921, 1925, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1957, 1959,1983, 1991, 1995 ·        Panamerican Championship:            Winners (2): 1952, 1956  Friendly titles ·        Taça Independência:            Winners (1): 1972 ·        Taça do Atlântico:            Winners (3): 1956, 1970, 1976 ·        Copa Roca:            Winners (8): 1914, 1922, 1945, 1957, 1960, 1963, 1971, 1976   Olympic team ·        Olympic Summer Games:[33] ·        Silver Medals (2): 1984, 1988 ·        Bronze Medals (2): 1996, 2008 ·        Pan American Games: ·        Winners (4): 1963, 1975, 1979, 1987 ·        CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament: ·        Winners (7): 1968, 1971, 1976, 1984, 1987, 1996, 2000 ·

 

Top 10 goals of  Ronaldo 

 

Pele BEST GOAL EVER Part 114 (Pele's 50th anniversary 1990 Milan Italy )

 

FIFA World cup 2010 Slovakia national football team

  

Slovakia national Flag 

Team configuration 

Nickname	Repre
Association	Slovak Football Association (Slovenský futbalový zväz)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Slovakia Vladimír Weiss
Asst coach	Slovakia Michal Hipp
Captain	Marek Hamšík
Most caps	Miroslav Karhan (96)
Top scorer	Szilárd Németh (22)
Home stadium	Tehelné pole (Bratislava)
FIFA ranking	31
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (May 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking	150 (December 1993)

Slovakia national football team

World Cup record

France 1998    Did not Qualify

South Korea  Japan   2002             Did not Qualify

Germany 2006            Did not Qualify

South Africa 2010      Qualified

Current players 

Goalkeepers Ján Mucha Dušan Kuciak

Defenders Radoslav Zabavník    Martin Petráš Ján Ďurica Peter Pekarík

Midfielders Miroslav Karhan Marek Hamšík Marek Sapara Ján Kozák      Zdeno Štrba Dušan Švento Miroslav Stoch Kamil Kopúnek Vladimír Weiss

Strikers Róbert Vittek Filip Hološko Stanislav Šesták Erik Jendrišek

 

Top goalscorers

Player	Career	Goals	Caps
1. Szilárd Németh	1996– 22	22	58
2. Róbert Vittek	2001– 18	18	69
3. Marek Mintál	2002–2009	14	45
4.Miroslav Karhan	1995– 13	13	96
5. Peter Dubovský	1994–2000	12	33
6. Stanislav Šesták	2004– 10	10	29
7.Tibor Jančula Ľubomír Reiter	1995–2001 2001–2005	9 9	29 28
9. Marek Hamšík	2007– 8	8	30
10. Jaroslav Timko Dušan Tittel	1994–1997 1994–1998	7 7	18 44

 

Preview: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - Europa - Group 3 Slovakia  vs. Slovenia 10th October 2009