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2010 FIFA World Cup Group F

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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, 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

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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

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All times local (UTC+2)

Italy vs Paraguay

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Italy entered the fixture as defending champions, having won the 2006 edition of the tournament, and their starting lineup featured five of their World Cup winning team.[2]

Paraguay defender Antolín Alcaraz put his team in front on 39 minutes with a well-timed header. Veteran Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon was substituted off at half-time, with what appeared to be back injury.[2]

Half-way through the second half, an error from Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar allowed Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi to score an equaliser.[2]

Italy 1–1 Paraguay
 [Report 1]
Attendance: 62,869
Italy[3]
Paraguay[3]
GK1Gianluigi Buffondownward-facing red arrow 46'
RB19Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB4Giorgio Chiellini
LB3Domenico Criscito
CM6Daniele De Rossi
CM22Riccardo Montolivo
AM15Claudio Marchisiodownward-facing red arrow 59'
RW7Simone Pepe
LW9Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF11Alberto Gilardinodownward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
GK12Federico Marchettiupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF16Mauro CamoranesiYellow card 70'upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW10Antonio Di Nataleupward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK1Justo Villar (c)
RB6Carlos Bonet
CB21Antolín Alcaraz
CB14Paulo da Silva
LB3Claudio Morel
DM15Víctor CáceresYellow card 62'
RM13Enrique Vera
CM16Cristian Riveros
LM17Aureliano Torresdownward-facing red arrow 60'
SS18Nelson Valdezdownward-facing red arrow 68'
CF19Lucas Barriosdownward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
MF11Jonathan Santanaupward-facing green arrow 60'
FW9Roque Santa Cruzupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW7Óscar Cardozoupward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
Italy vs Paraguay

Man of the Match:
Antolín Alcaraz (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:[4]
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

New Zealand vs Slovakia

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This was New Zealand's first World Cup game since their debut in the 1982 tournament, where they lost all three of their group games.[5]

Slovakia went ahead early in the second half via striker Róbert Vittek. New Zealand struggled to create any clear cut chances of their own, however deep into stoppage time Winston Reid equalized for New Zealand via a header. The 1-1 draw was New Zealand's first ever point at the FIFA World Cup finals.[5]

New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 23,871
New Zealand[6]
Slovakia[6]
GK1Mark Paston
RB4Winston ReidYellow card 90+3'
CB6Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB5Ivan Vicelichdownward-facing red arrow 78'
LB19Tommy Smith
RM11Leo Bertos
CM7Simon Elliott
LM3Tony LochheadYellow card 42'
RW14Rory Fallon
LW10Chris Killendownward-facing red arrow 72'
CF9Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW20Chris Woodupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF21Jeremy Christieupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
GK1Ján Mucha
RB5Radoslav Zabavník
CB16Ján Ďurica
CB3Martin Škrtel
LB4Marek Čech
DM6Zdeno ŠtrbaYellow card 55'
RM7Vladimír Weissdownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM9Stanislav Šestákdownward-facing red arrow 81'
LM17Marek Hamšík (c)
CF11Róbert Vittekdownward-facing red arrow 84'
CF18Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW13Filip Hološkoupward-facing green arrow 81'
MF15Miroslav Stochupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF19Juraj Kuckaupward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:[4]
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Fifth official:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)

Slovakia vs Paraguay

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Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay
[Report 3]
Attendance: 26,643
Slovakia[7]
Paraguay[7]
GK1Ján Mucha
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel
CB21Kornel Salátadownward-facing red arrow 83'
LB16Ján ĎuricaYellow card 42'
DM6Zdeno Štrba
CM17Marek Hamšík (c)
RW9Stanislav ŠestákYellow card 47'downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW7Vladimír WeissYellow card 84'
SS8Ján Kozák
CF11Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
FW13Filip Hološkoupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF15Miroslav Stochupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
GK1Justo Villar (c)
RB6Carlos Bonet
CB14Paulo da Silva
CB21Antolín Alcaraz
LB3Claudio Morel
DM15Víctor Cáceres
CM13Enrique VeraYellow card 45'downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM16Cristian Riveros
AM18Nelson Valdezdownward-facing red arrow 68'
SS9Roque Santa Cruz
CF19Lucas Barriosdownward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
DF17Aureliano Torresupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW7Óscar Cardozoupward-facing green arrow 82'
MF8Édgar Barretoupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Enrique Vera (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:[4]
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

Italy vs New Zealand

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New Zealand took a surprise early lead when Simon Elliott's free-kick into the Italy penalty box was flicked on by defender Winston Reid, allowing striker Shane Smeltz to poke the ball into the Italy goal.[8] The goal ended up being New Zealand's only shot on goal for the entire match.[9]

New Zealand conceded a penalty on half an hour when Tommy Smith tussled with Italy midfielder Daniele De Rossi, allowing Italy to equalize. Italy pushed for a winning goal in the second half but were unable to score, and the game finished 1-1. The result meant that after their opening two games, New Zealand had the same number of points as reigning World Cup champions Italy.

The draw extended Italy's winless run to five games, consisting of four draws and a 2-1 loss to Mexico in a World Cup warmup.[9] For New Zealand, it was only their second ever point at the World Cup,[9] having also drawn their opening game to Slovakia by the same score.

Italy 1–1 New Zealand
 [Report 4]
Attendance: 38,229
Italy[10]
New Zealand[10]
GK12Federico Marchetti
RB19Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB4Giorgio Chiellini
LB3Domenico Criscito
RM7Simone Pepedownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM6Daniele De Rossi
CM22Riccardo Montolivo
LM15Claudio Marchisiodownward-facing red arrow 61'
SS9Vincenzo Iaquinta
CF11Alberto Gilardinodownward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF16Mauro Camoranesiupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW10Antonio Di Nataleupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW20Giampaolo Pazziniupward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK1Mark Paston
RB4Winston Reid
CB6Ryan Nelsen (c)Yellow card 87'
CB5Ivan Vicelichdownward-facing red arrow 81'
LB19Tommy SmithYellow card 28'
RM11Leo Bertos
CM7Simon Elliott
LM3Tony Lochhead
RW14Rory FallonYellow card 14'downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW10Chris Killendownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CF9Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW20Chris Woodupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF21Jeremy Christieupward-facing green arrow 81'
MF13Andrew Barronupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Daniele De Rossi (Italy)

Assistant referees:[4]
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Carlos Pastrana (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Slovakia vs Italy

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Slovakia 3–2 Italy
 [Report 5]
Attendance: 53,412
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Slovakia[11]
Italy[11]
GK1Ján MuchaYellow card 82'
RB2Peter PekaríkYellow card 50'
CB3Martin Škrtel
CB16Ján Ďurica
LB5Radoslav Zabavník
RM17Marek Hamšík (c)
CM6Zdeno ŠtrbaYellow card 16'downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM19Juraj Kucka
LM15Miroslav Stoch
SS11Róbert VittekYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF18Erik Jendrišekdownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF20Kamil Kopúnekupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF9Stanislav Šestákupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF22Martin Petrášupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
GK12Federico Marchetti
RB19Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro (c)Yellow card 31'
CB4Giorgio ChielliniYellow card 67'
LB3Domenico Criscitodownward-facing red arrow 46'
DM6Daniele De Rossi
CM8Gennaro Gattusodownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM22Riccardo Montolivodownward-facing red arrow 56'
RW7Simone PepeYellow card 76'
LW10Antonio Di Natale
CF9Vincenzo Iaquinta
Substitutions:
DF2Christian Maggioupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW18Fabio QuagliarellaYellow card 83'upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF21Andrea Pirloupward-facing green arrow 56'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:[4]
Darren Cann (England)
Michael Mullarkey (England)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Fifth official:
Eric Dansault (France)

Paraguay vs New Zealand

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Paraguay qualified for the round of 16 for the fourth time in their history after being held to a 0–0 draw by New Zealand.[12]

With their third successive draw, New Zealand concluded their campaign undefeated above World Cup holders Italy, but failed to qualify for the round of 16 by a single point.[13]

Paraguay 0–0 New Zealand
[Report 6]
Attendance: 34,850
Paraguay[14]
New Zealand[14]
GK1Justo Villar
RB4Denis Caniza (c)
CB5Julio Cáceres
CB14Paulo da Silva
LB3Claudio Morel
DM15Víctor CáceresYellow card 10'
RM16Cristian Riveros
LM13Enrique Vera
AM9Roque Santa CruzYellow card 41'
AM18Nelson Valdezdownward-facing red arrow 67'
CF7Óscar Cardozodownward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
FW19Lucas Barriosupward-facing green arrow 66'
FW10Édgar Benítezupward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Argentina Gerardo Martino
GK1Mark Paston
RB4Winston Reid
CB6Ryan Nelsen (c)Yellow card 56'
LB19Tommy Smith
CM7Simon Elliott
CM5Ivan Vicelich
RM11Leo Bertos
LM3Tony Lochhead
AM10Chris Killendownward-facing red arrow 79'
AM9Shane Smeltz
CF14Rory Fallondownward-facing red arrow 69'
Substitutions:
FW20Chris Woodupward-facing green arrow 69'
MF22Jeremy Brockieupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

Man of the Match:
Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:[4]
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Fifth official:
Inácio Cândido (Angola)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Match Schedule 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa" (PDF). FIFA.com (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Bevan, Chris (2010). "Italy 1-1 Paraguay". BBC Sport.
  3. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Italy v Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
  5. 1 2 Cheese, Caroline (2010). "New Zealand 1-1 Slovakia". BBC News.
  6. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – New Zealand v Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia v Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  8. ↑ Whyatt, Chris (2010). "Italy 1-1 New Zealand". BBC Sport.
  9. 1 2 3 "Italy held to stunning 1-1 draw by New Zealand". The Press Democrat. 20 June 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Italy v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia v Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  12. ↑ "World Cup 2010: Paraguay through after drab draw with New Zealand". The Guardian. 25 June 2010.
  13. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (2010). "Paraguay 0-0 New Zealand". BBC Sport.
  14. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Paraguay v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2010.

Reports

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