The opening game of the tournament will see South Africa play Mexico in Johannesburg on 11 June.

South African actress Charlize Theron, England international David Beckham, Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie, South African cricket pioneer Makhaya Ntini, Springbok rugby player John Smit, and Bafana defender Matthew Booth helped conduct the draw at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Group AGroup B
South Africa
Argentina
Mexico
Nigeria
Uruguay
South Korea
France
Greece

Group C
Group D
England
Germany
United States
Australia
Algeria
Serbia
Slovenia
Ghana

Group E
Group F
Netherlands
Italy
Denmark
Paraguay
Japan
New Zealand
Cameroon
Slovakia

Group G
Group H
Brazil
Spain
North Korea
Switzerland
Ivory Coast
Honduras
Portugal
Chile

Now that the groups are drawn, the path to the semi-final is known, for the winners of Group A face the runners up of Group B, and the winners of Group G face the runners up on Group H, and so on, with A-D and E-H forming two sides of a bracket.

There is a distinct possibility that favourites Brazil could meet second favourites Spain in the second round. With Portugal and Ivory Coast also in Group G, it is guaranteed that at least two big guns will be eliminated before the quarter final out of these four teams. [Source]

REMARKS: Hopefully England will reach the semi-final.