Group F of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June 2010 and ended on 24 June 2010. 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, as eventual champions Spain lost to Switzerland in their Group H game while Japan and Ghana who both lost on penalties in the knockout stage had previously lost a group game. Italy placed last, making it the first time since 1974 that the Italians did not advance beyond the first round and the first tournament they didn’t win a World Cup match.
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
Paraguay advanced to play Japan (runner-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
Slovakia advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.
Matches
All times local (UTC+2)
Italy vs Paraguay
Italy
1–1
Paraguay
De Rossi 63'
Report
Alcaraz 39'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,869
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Italy
Paraguay
GK
1
Gianluigi Buffon
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
59'
RW
7
Simone Pepe
LW
9
Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF
11
Alberto Gilardino
72'
Substitutions:
GK
12
Federico Marchetti
46'
MF
16
Mauro Camoranesi
70'
59'
FW
10
Antonio Di Natale
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
62'
RM
13
Enrique Vera
CM
16
Cristian Riveros
LM
17
Aureliano Torres
60'
SS
18
Nelson Valdez
68'
CF
19
Lucas Barrios
76'
Substitutions:
MF
11
Jonathan Santana
60'
FW
9
Roque Santa Cruz
68'
FW
7
Óscar Cardozo
76'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
Man of the Match: Antolín Alcaraz (Paraguay)
Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara (Canada) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
New Zealand vs Slovakia
New Zealand
1–1
Slovakia
Reid 90+3'
Report
Vittek 50'
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 23,871
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
New Zealand
Slovakia
GK
1
Mark Paston
RB
4
Winston Reid
90+3'
CB
6
Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB
5
Ivan Vicelich
78'
LB
19
Tommy Smith
RM
11
Leo Bertos
CM
7
Simon Elliott
LM
3
Tony Lochhead
42'
RW
14
Rory Fallon
LW
10
Chris Killen
72'
CF
9
Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW
20
Chris Wood
72'
MF
21
Jeremy Christie
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
55'
RM
7
Vladimír Weiss
90+1'
CM
9
Stanislav Šesták
81'
LM
17
Marek Hamšík (c)
CF
11
Róbert Vittek
84'
CF
18
Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW
13
Filip Hološko
81'
MF
15
Miroslav Stoch
84'
MF
19
Juraj Kucka
90+1'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
Man of the Match: Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)
Assistant referees: Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda) Enock Molefe (South Africa) Fourth official: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Fifth official: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Slovakia vs Paraguay
Slovakia
0–2
Paraguay
Report
Vera 27'
Riveros 86'
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 26,643
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Slovakia
Paraguay
GK
1
Ján Mucha
RB
2
Peter Pekarík
CB
3
Martin Škrtel
CB
21
Kornel Saláta
83'
LB
16
Ján Ďurica
42'
DM
6
Zdeno Štrba
CM
17
Marek Hamšík (c)
RW
9
Stanislav Šesták
47'
70'
LW
7
Vladimír Weiss
84'
SS
8
Ján Kozák
CF
11
Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
FW
13
Filip Hološko
70'
MF
15
Miroslav Stoch
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
45'
88'
CM
16
Cristian Riveros
AM
18
Nelson Valdez
68'
SS
9
Roque Santa Cruz
CF
19
Lucas Barrios
82'
Substitutions:
DF
17
Aureliano Torres
68'
FW
7
Óscar Cardozo
82'
MF
8
Édgar Barreto
88'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
Man of the Match: Enrique Vera (Paraguay)
Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Bechir Hassani (Tunisia) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
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