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The Rules of the WorldCup
The formula confirms that in force since, during the French edition of 1998, the final phase of World Cup has been increased to 32 teams and therefore envisage the formation of eight Italian rounds (called "groups" ) with lots of one-way, each with four teams and drawn on the basis of the FIFA world rankings in October 2009 and geographic criteria.
The top two national teams from each group entering the direct elimination phase consisting of a board of four rounds (second round, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals) couplings entirely predetermined and unique games based on meetings and any extra time and penalties in case of continuation of parity between the two contenders.
Classification criteria groups [edit]
To determine the ranking of teams in each group will be considered in the order the following criteria [13]:
greater number of points;
goal difference;
greater number of goals scored;
greater number of points in the direct matches (ranking divorced);
goal difference in head to head (ranking divorced);
greater number of goals scored in head to head (ranking divorced);
draw conducted by FIFA committee.
Group draw
Procedure and result
The raffle for the definition of the group stage was held December 4 2009 in Cape Town by 19:00 while local bands for the draw were formalized two days before [14].
In the first of them (one seeded) were the two seeded players "in law", ie the Home country (South Africa) and world champions in charge (Italy), to which are added six national best.
Otherwise, the remaining three groups did not follow a division of merit but only geographical: in the second urn are over the national Asian countries, North and Central America Oceania, in the third those of African and South American and European ones in the fourth.
Their composition was then that given below (in brackets shows the position in the FIFA world rankings for October 2009).
1 ª urn (seeded) 2 ª urn (AFC and OFC CONCACAF) 3 ª urn (CAF and CONMEBOL) 4 ª urn Associations (UEFA)
Brazil (1)
Spain (2)
Netherlands (3)
Italy (4)
Germany (5)
Argentina (6)
England (7)
South Africa (85)
Australia (24)
Japan (40)
North Korea (91)
South Korea (48)
Honduras (35)
Mexico (18)
United States (11)
New Zealand (83)
Algeria (29)
Cameroon (14)
Côte d'Ivoire (19)
Ghana (38)
Nigeria (32)
Chile (17)
Paraguay (21)
Uruguay (25)
Denmark (27)
France (9)
Greece (16)
Portugal (10)
Serbia (20)
Slovakia (33)
Slovenia (49)
Switzerland (13)
The draw determined the eight groups listed below.
Group A Group B Group C Group D
England Germany South Africa Argentina
Nigeria Mexico United States Australia
South Korea Uruguay Algeria Serbia
France Ghana Greece Slovenia
Group E Group F Group G Group H
Brazil Spain Italy Netherlands
North Korea Paraguay Denmark Switzerland
Japan New Zealand Côte d'Ivoire Honduras
Cameroon Slovakia Portugal Chile
To make the draw for the membership of the World 8 days, teams are divided into four different urns. Are inserted in the first seeded in the second part of the National Conferderazioni AFC, CAF and CONCACAF, the third urn confluence of the National Confederation CAF and CONMEBOL, while the fourth and final ballot box come together teams of UEFA. The groups are drawn for each team taking a urn. Pass to the next round (knockout stage, second round) the top two teams from each group. In case of a tie between two or more teams are taken into account the following criteria: goal difference most goals scored most points in head to head goal difference in head to head most goals scored in head to head draw by the Committee FIFA
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The Rules of the WorldCup
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The formula confirms that in force since, during the French edition of 1998, the final phase of World Cup has been increased to 32 teams and therefore envisage the formation of eight Italian rounds (called "groups" ) with lots of one-way, each with four teams and drawn on the basis of the FIFA world rankings in October 2009 and geographic criteria. The top two national teams from each group entering the direct elimination phase consisting of a board of four rounds (second round, quarterfinals, semifinals and finals) couplings entirely predetermined and unique games based on meetings and any extra time and penalties in case of continuation of parity between the two contenders. Classification criteria groups [edit] To determine the ranking of teams in each group will be considered in the order the following criteria [13]: greater number of points; goal difference; greater number of goals scored; greater number of points in the direct matches (ranking divorced); goal difference in head to head (ranking divorced); greater number of goals scored in head to head (ranking divorced); draw conducted by FIFA committee. Group draw Procedure and result The raffle for the definition of the group stage was held December 4 2009 in Cape Town by 19:00 while local bands for the draw were formalized two days before [14]. In the first of them (one seeded) were the two seeded players "in law", ie the Home country (South Africa) and world champions in charge (Italy), to which are added six national best. Otherwise, the remaining three groups did not follow a division of merit but only geographical: in the second urn are over the national Asian countries, North and Central America Oceania, in the third those of African and South American and European ones in the fourth. Their composition was then that given below (in brackets shows the position in the FIFA world rankings for October 2009). 1 ª urn (seeded) 2 ª urn (AFC and OFC CONCACAF) 3 ª urn (CAF and CONMEBOL) 4 ª urn Associations (UEFA) Brazil (1) Spain (2) Netherlands (3) Italy (4) Germany (5) Argentina (6) England (7) South Africa (85) Australia (24) Japan (40) North Korea (91) South Korea (48) Honduras (35) Mexico (18) United States (11) New Zealand (83) Algeria (29) Cameroon (14) Côte d'Ivoire (19) Ghana (38) Nigeria (32) Chile (17) Paraguay (21) Uruguay (25) Denmark (27) France (9) Greece (16) Portugal (10) Serbia (20) Slovakia (33) Slovenia (49) Switzerland (13) The draw determined the eight groups listed below. Group A Group B Group C Group D England Germany South Africa Argentina Nigeria Mexico United States Australia South Korea Uruguay Algeria Serbia France Ghana Greece Slovenia Group E Group F Group G Group H Brazil Spain Italy Netherlands North Korea Paraguay Denmark Switzerland Japan New Zealand Côte d'Ivoire Honduras Cameroon Slovakia Portugal Chile To make the draw for the membership of the World 8 days, teams are divided into four different urns. Are inserted in the first seeded in the second part of the National Conferderazioni AFC, CAF and CONCACAF, the third urn confluence of the National Confederation CAF and CONMEBOL, while the fourth and final ballot box come together teams of UEFA. The groups are drawn for each team taking a urn. Pass to the next round (knockout stage, second round) the top two teams from each group. In case of a tie between two or more teams are taken into account the following criteria: goal difference most goals scored most points in head to head goal difference in head to head most goals scored in head to head draw by the Committee FIFA
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