2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June 2010 and ended on 24 June 2010.[1] The group consisted of 2006 winner Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia. Italy and Paraguay previously met in the first round of the 1950 tournament, with Italy winning 2–0; neither qualified for the next round.

Italy were eliminated from the group with just two points, behind underdogs New Zealand, who drew all three of their matches to finish on three points. New Zealand ended up being the only unbeaten team at this World Cup, thanks in part to eventual champions Spain losing to Switzerland in their Group H game. Italy placed last, making it the first time since 1974 that the Italians did not advance beyond the first round.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

Italy vs Paraguay

Italy 1–1 Paraguay
  • De Rossi 63'
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Attendance: 62,869
Italy[3]
Paraguay[3]
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon downward-facing red arrow 46'
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 3 Domenico Criscito
CM 6 Daniele De Rossi
CM 22 Riccardo Montolivo
AM 15 Claudio Marchisio downward-facing red arrow 59'
RW 7 Simone Pepe
LW 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF 11 Alberto Gilardino downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
GK 12 Federico Marchetti upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi Yellow card 70' upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 10 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 1 Justo Villar (c)
RB 6 Carlos Bonet
CB 21 Antolín Alcaraz
CB 14 Paulo da Silva
LB 3 Claudio Morel
DM 15 Víctor Cáceres Yellow card 62'
RM 13 Enrique Vera
CM 16 Cristian Riveros
LM 17 Aureliano Torres downward-facing red arrow 60'
SS 18 Nelson Valdez downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 19 Lucas Barrios downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Jonathan Santana upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 9 Roque Santa Cruz upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 7 Óscar Cardozo upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
Italy vs Paraguay

Man of the Match:
Antolín Alcaraz (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)[2]
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)[2]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[2]
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)[2]

New Zealand vs Slovakia

New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
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Attendance: 23,871
New Zealand[4]
Slovakia[4]
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid Yellow card 90+3'
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB 5 Ivan Vicelich downward-facing red arrow 78'
LB 19 Tommy Smith
RM 11 Leo Bertos
CM 7 Simon Elliott
LM 3 Tony Lochhead Yellow card 42'
RW 14 Rory Fallon
LW 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 21 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
GK 1 Ján Mucha
RB 5 Radoslav Zabavník
CB 16 Ján Ďurica
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
LB 4 Marek Čech
DM 6 Zdeno Štrba Yellow card 55'
RM 7 Vladimír Weiss downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM 9 Stanislav Šesták downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
CF 11 Róbert Vittek downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 18 Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW 13 Filip Hološko upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 15 Miroslav Stoch upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 19 Juraj Kucka upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)[2]
Enock Molefe (South Africa)[2]
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[2]
Fifth official:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[2]

Slovakia vs Paraguay

Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 26,643
Slovakia[5]
Paraguay[5]
GK 1 Ján Mucha
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
CB 21 Kornel Saláta downward-facing red arrow 83'
LB 16 Ján Ďurica Yellow card 42'
DM 6 Zdeno Štrba
CM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
RW 9 Stanislav Šesták Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW 7 Vladimír Weiss Yellow card 84'
SS 8 Ján Kozák
CF 11 Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
FW 13 Filip Hološko upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 15 Miroslav Stoch upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
GK 1 Justo Villar (c)
RB 6 Carlos Bonet
CB 14 Paulo da Silva
CB 21 Antolín Alcaraz
LB 3 Claudio Morel
DM 15 Víctor Cáceres
CM 13 Enrique Vera Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 16 Cristian Riveros
AM 18 Nelson Valdez downward-facing red arrow 68'
SS 9 Roque Santa Cruz
CF 19 Lucas Barrios downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
DF 17 Aureliano Torres upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 7 Óscar Cardozo upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 8 Édgar Barreto upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Enrique Vera (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)[2]
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)[2]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[2]
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)[2]

Italy vs New Zealand

Italy 1–1 New Zealand
 Report
Attendance: 38,229
Italy[6]
New Zealand[6]
GK 12 Federico Marchetti
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini
LB 3 Domenico Criscito
RM 7 Simone Pepe downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 6 Daniele De Rossi
CM 22 Riccardo Montolivo
LM 15 Claudio Marchisio downward-facing red arrow 61'
SS 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF 11 Alberto Gilardino downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Mauro Camoranesi upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 10 Antonio Di Natale upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 20 Giampaolo Pazzini upward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) Yellow card 87'
CB 5 Ivan Vicelich downward-facing red arrow 81'
LB 19 Tommy Smith Yellow card 28'
RM 11 Leo Bertos
CM 7 Simon Elliott
LM 3 Tony Lochhead
RW 14 Rory Fallon Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 21 Jeremy Christie upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 13 Andrew Barron upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Daniele De Rossi (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)[2]
Carlos Pastrana (Honduras)[2]
Fourth official:
Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[2]
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)[2]

Slovakia vs Italy

Slovakia 3–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 53,412
Slovakia[7]
Italy[7]
GK 1 Ján Mucha Yellow card 82'
RB 2 Peter Pekarík Yellow card 50'
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
CB 16 Ján Ďurica
LB 5 Radoslav Zabavník
RM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
CM 6 Zdeno Štrba Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 19 Juraj Kucka
LM 15 Miroslav Stoch
SS 11 Róbert Vittek Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF 18 Erik Jendrišek downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Kamil Kopúnek upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 9 Stanislav Šesták upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF 22 Martin Petráš upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
GK 12 Federico Marchetti
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c) Yellow card 31'
CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini Yellow card 67'
LB 3 Domenico Criscito downward-facing red arrow 46'
DM 6 Daniele De Rossi
CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 22 Riccardo Montolivo downward-facing red arrow 56'
RW 7 Simone Pepe Yellow card 76'
LW 10 Antonio Di Natale
CF 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta
Substitutions:
DF 2 Christian Maggio upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 18 Fabio Quagliarella Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 21 Andrea Pirlo upward-facing green arrow 56'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[2]
Michael Mullarkey (England)[2]
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)[2]
Fifth official:
Eric Dansault (France)[2]

Paraguay vs New Zealand

Paraguay 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Attendance: 34,850
Paraguay[8]
New Zealand[8]
GK 1 Justo Villar
RB 4 Denis Caniza (c)
CB 5 Julio Cáceres
CB 14 Paulo da Silva
LB 3 Claudio Morel
DM 15 Víctor Cáceres Yellow card 10'
RM 16 Cristian Riveros
LM 13 Enrique Vera
AM 9 Roque Santa Cruz Yellow card 41'
AM 18 Nelson Valdez downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 7 Óscar Cardozo downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Lucas Barrios upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 10 Édgar Benítez upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c) Yellow card 56'
LB 19 Tommy Smith
CM 7 Simon Elliott
CM 5 Ivan Vicelich
RM 11 Leo Bertos
LM 3 Tony Lochhead
AM 10 Chris Killen downward-facing red arrow 79'
AM 9 Shane Smeltz
CF 14 Rory Fallon downward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 22 Jeremy Brockie upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)[2]
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)[2]
Fourth official:
Koman Coulibaly (Mali)[2]
Fifth official:
Inácio Cândido (Angola)[2]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Match Appointments" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Italy-Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – New Zealand-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia-Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Italy-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia-Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  8. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Paraguay-New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.