Sorry Germany. Your chances are over

CAPE TOWN – Adidas and FIFA present the adidas “JABULANI,” the Official Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

The “JABULANI,” which means “to celebrate” in isiZulu, features a South African inspired design and radically new technology. The new match ball will be available in stores starting December 4.

The Match Ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup features a completely new, ground-breaking technology. Eight 3-D spherically formed EVA and TPU panels are molded together, harmoniously enveloping the inner carcass. The result is an energetic unit combined with perfect roundness.

Following the first tests, players all over the world are enthusiastic about the new ball:

Michael Ballack: “Fantastic, the ball does exactly what I want it to.”

Petr Cech: “You can feel the energy coming towards you, like a shot.”

Frank Lampard: “A very strong ball, true to hit.”

Kaka: “For me, contact with the ball is all-important, and that’s just great with this ball.”

GROUPS:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1. South Africa	1. Argentina	1. England	1. Germany
2. Mexico	2. Nigeria	2. United States	2. Australia
3. Uruguay	3. South Korea	3. Algeria	3. Serbia
4. France	4. Greece	4. Slovenia	4. Ghana

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Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
1. Netherlands	1. Italy	1. Brasil	1. Spain
2. Denmark	2. Paraguay	2. North Korea	2. Switzerland
3. Japan	3. New Zealand	3. Cote d’Ivoire	3. Honduras
4. Cameroon	4. Slovakia	4. Portugal	4. Chile

FINAL South American World Cup Qualifiying Standings.

Team v • d • e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	18	9	7	2	33	11	+22	34
Chile	18	10	3	5	32	22	+10	33
Paraguay	18	10	3	5	24	16	+8	33
Argentina	18	8	4	6	23	20	+3	28
Uruguay	18	6	6	6	28	20	+8	24
Ecuador	18	6	5	7	22	26	−4	23
Colombia	18	6	5	7	14	18	−4	23
Venezuela	18	6	4	8	23	29	−6	22
Bolivia	18	4	3	11	22	36	−14	15
Peru	18	3	4	11	11	34	−23	13

Uruguay and Costa Rica will compete in a two-legged play-off, with the winner advancing to South Africa 2010.

Latest South American Standings.

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 16 9 6 1 32 9 +23 33  Paraguay 16 9 3 4 22 13 +9 30  Chile 16 8 3 5 27 20 +7 27  Ecuador 16 6 5 5 21 23 −2 23  Argentina 16 6 4 6 20 19 +1 22  Uruguay 16 5 6 5 26 18 +8 21  Venezuela 16 6 3 7 22 27 −5 21  Colombia 16 5 5 6 10 14 −4 20  Bolivia 16 3 3 10 20 34 −14 12  Peru 16 2 4 10 9 32 −23 10

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Chile are just one win away from qualifying.

Chile and Paraguay can secure two more South American places at the 2010 World Cup alongside five-times champions Brazil if they win their qualifiers on Wednesday. 

ONLY 3 GAMES LEFT!!!!! THIS IS GETTING CLOSE!

Standings

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 15 8 6 1 28 7 +21 30  Chile 15 8 3 4 25 16 +9 27  Paraguay 15 8 3 4 21 13 +8 27  Argentina 15 6 4 5 20 18 +2 22  Colombia 15 5 5 5 9 11 −2 20  Ecuador 15 5 5 5 18 22 −4 20  Uruguay 15 4 6 5 23 17 +6 18  Venezuela 15 5 3 7 19 26 −7 18  Bolivia 15 3 3 9 19 31 −12 12  Peru 15 2 4 9 8 29 −21 10

Standings

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil 14 7 6 1 25 6 +19 27 Chile 14 8 2 4 23 14 +9 26 Paraguay 14 7 3 4 20 13 +7 24 Argentina 14 6 4 4 19 15 +4 22 Ecuador 14 5 5 4 18 20 −2 20 Uruguay 14 4 6 4 23 16 +7 18 Colombia 14 4 5 5 7 11 −4 17 Venezuela 14 5 2 7 17 24 −7 17 Bolivia 14 3 3 8 19 30 −11 12 Peru 14 1 4 9 7 29 −22 7

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

• Colombia and Venezuela are ranked by their overall goal difference.

Qualification:

• Peru is eliminated.

6 GAMES REMAIN!!! Every Game will be crucial for every team from here on out! losers of up and coming games can expect to drop 2 or 3 places. Round 13 will start June 6th.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Paraguay	12	7	3	2	19	9	+10	24
Brazil	12	5	6	1	19	5	+14	21
Chile	12	6	2	4	17	14	+3	20
Argentina	12	5	4	3	18	13	+5	19
Uruguay	12	4	5	3	21	10	+11	17
Colombia	12	3	5	4	6	10	−4	14
Ecuador	12	3	5	4	14	19	−5	14
Venezuela	12	4	1	7	14	22	−8	13
Bolivia	12	3	3	6	19	25	−6	12
Peru	12	1	4	7	6	26	−20	7

20 Feb- 31 March

  

FIFA has kicked off the ticket sales process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa with the launch of the first sales phase.

To Get started you will need to go the fifa website and fill out the application.  Click on the link to get started.

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/ticketing/index.html

Please note: It makes no difference whether you apply early, on 20 February 2009, or late, on 31 March 2009.

Each correctly submitted application will have the same opportunity of being successful in the draw.