Edition of the tournament's official mascot Zakumi this. Zakumi is a leopard is yellow, with hair "quirky" in green, wearing a shirt that read "South Africa 2010", and green shorts, and was holding a ball. Zakumi was born on June 16, 1994, to coincide with Youth Day in South Africa so that will be celebrated globally by 2010 FIFA World Cup crown.

As hosts, South Africa cruised into the finals automatically. However, South Africa also followed the African Zone qualifiers for this qualification is also a qualifier for the 2010 African Nations Cup. It makes them become the first host team to participate in the FIFA World Cup qualification since 1934. As for the previous season, the defending champion, namely Italy, are obliged to follow the qualification round and did not get a place automatically.

Qualifying Draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup held in Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2007.

FIFA World Cup 2010 is the nineteenth edition of the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in South Africa, June 11 until July 11, 2010. This edition is the first edition of the World Cup held on the African continent, make the tournaments held on the continent of Africa which is the CAF region, thus leaving OFC as one - the only confederation that has never hosted the FIFA World Cup. Opening match and final match will be held at Soccer City Stadium, the largest city in South Africa, Johannesburg.

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