[SCHEDULE] Play begins at the 2010 World Cup with two games on June 11: South Africa-Mexico in Johannesburg and France-Uruguay in Cape Town. The USA opensthe next day against England in Rustenburg. For the complete first-round schedule (updated with kickoff times) …

Note: South Africa will be sixhours ahead of ET during 2010 World Cup.

Group A     
June 11 in Johannesburg, 10 a.m.ET
South Africa vs. Mexico
June 11 in Cape Town, 2:30 p.m ET
Uruguay vs. France   
June 16 in Tshwane/Pretoria, 2:30 p.m ET
South Africa  vs. Uruguay    
June 17 inPolokwane, 2:30 p.m ET
France vs. Mexico  
June 22 in Rustenburg, 10 a.m ET
Mexico vs. Uruguay    
June 22 in Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 10 a.m ET
France vs. South Africa

Group B
June 12 inJohannesburg, 10 a.m. ET
Argentina vs. Nigeria   
June 12 in Nelson Mandela Bay/PortElizabeth, 7:30 a.m. ET
South Korea vs. Greece
June 17 in Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 10 a.m ET
Greece vs. Nigeria 
June 17 in Johannesburg, 7:30 am ET
Argentina vs. South Korea    
June 22 in Durban, 2:30p.m ET
Nigeria vs. South Korea    
June 22 in  Polokwane, 2:30 p.m ET
Greecevs. Argentina

Group C
June 12 in Rustenburg, 2:30 pm ET
England vs. USA
June 13 in Polokwane, 7:30 a.m. ET
Algeria vs. Slovenia    
June 18 in Johannesburg, 10 am ET
Slovenia vs. USA
June 18 in Cape Town, 2:30 p.mET
England vs. Algeria    
June 23 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, 10 am ET
Slovenia vs. England    
June 23 in Tshwane/Pretoria, 10 am ET
USA vs. Algeria    

Group D
June 13 in Durban, 2:30 p.m ET
Germany vs.Australia   
June 13 in Tshwane/Pretoria, 10 am ET
Serbia vs. Ghana    
June 18 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, 7:30 am ET
Germany vs.Serbia    
June 19 in Rustenburg, 10 a.m ET
Ghana vs. Australia    
June 23 in Johannesburg, 2:30 p.m ET
Ghana vs. Germany    
June 23 inNelspruit, 2:30 p.m ET
Australia vs. Serbia    

Group E
June 14 in  Johannesburg, 7:30 a.m. ET
Netherlands vs. Denmark
June 14 in  Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 10 amET
Japan vs. Cameroon
June 19 in Durban, 7:30 am ET
Netherlands vs. Japan
June 19 in Tshwane/Pretoria, 2:30 p.m ET
Cameroon vs. Denmark
June 24 in Rustenburg, 2:30 p.m ET
Denmark vs. Japan
June 24 in CapeTown, 2:30 p.m ET
Cameroon vs.Netherlands

Group F    
June 14 in  Cape Town, 2:30 pm ET
Italy vs. Paraguay    
June 15 in Rustenburg, 7:30 am ET
New Zealand vs. Slovakia   
June 20 in Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 7:30 am ET
Slovakia vs. Paraguay    
June 20 in Nelspruit, 10 a.m ET
Italy vs. New Zealand   
June 24 in Johannesburg, 10 a.mET
Slovakia vs. Italy    
June 24 in Polokwane, 10 a.m ET
Paraguay vs. NewZealand    

Group G
June 15 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, 10 am ET
IvoryCoast vs. Portugal    
June 15 in Johannesburg, 2:30 pm ET
Brazil vs. North Korea   
June 20 in Johannesburg, 2:30 p.m ET
Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
June21 in Cape Town, 7:30 am ET
Portugal  vs. North Korea
June 25in Durban, 10 a.m ET
Portugal  vs. Brazil
June 25 in Nelspruit,10 a.m ET
North Korea vs. Ivory Coast    

Group H
June 16 in Nelspruit, 7:30 a.m.ET
Honduras vs. Chile    
June 16 in Durban, 10 a.m ET
Spain vs. Switzerland
June 21 in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, 10 a.m ET
Chile vs. Switzerland
June 21 in Johannesburg, 2:30 p.m ET
Spain vs. Honduras    
June 25 inTshwane/Pretoria, 2:30 p.m ET
Chile vs. Spain
June 25 in Mangaung/Bloemfontein, 2:30 p.m ET
Switzerland vs. Honduras

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