Day 14 of the FIFA 2010 World cup in South Africa will be under way on Thursday 24th June and the competition is starting to get heated up.

The third day of the final rounds of the group stages will start on Thursday and four teams in total will say goodbye to the prospects of being a World Champion with another four going to the last 16 of the competition.

Thursday 24th June, FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa schedule.

Group F
Paraguay Vs. New Zealand – 04:00pm local time
Slovakia Vs. Italy – 04:00pm local time

Group E
Cameroon Vs. Netherlands – 08:30pm local
Denmark Vs. Japan – 08:30pm local

The Group stage matches will be played at the same time to make the games as fair as possible.

Group F
Paraguay Vs. New Zealand
Slovakia Vs. Italy

All teams in Group F have the chance to progress to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Paraguay and New Zealand were able to draw with favorites Italy and the winner of game will guarantee admission to the knockout stages of the competition.

However Paraguay has the advantage as only a draw is enough for the South American side to earn a place in the last 16. If New Zealand lose against Paraguay, then they will be out of the competition.

The Slovakia Vs. Italy game is also very important with the holders of the cup favorites to win. However if Slovakia pull a victory out of the game and Paraguay win New Zealand, then Slovakia can go through.

Even if New Zealand beat Paraguay Slovakia can Go through to the last 16 of the competition should they win Italy by a four goal difference, something which is highly unlikely.

Group E
Cameroon Vs. Netherlands
Denmark Vs. Japan

Group E will also have a very exciting encounter as Denmark and Japan will fight it out to go through to the last 16 of the competition. The Netherlands had already guaranteed a spot in the knockout stages with Cameroon already having no chance of going through.

Both Japan and Denmark were able to beat Cameroon and with the Netherlands facing the African side, both Denmark and Japan will desperately be fighting for a win.

However Japan is in a slightly advantageous position as a draw will be enough for the Asian side to go through due to superior goal difference. Denmark conceded two goals against the Netherlands which put their goal average to minus one where as Japan’s average is 0. The one extra goal can be the decisive moment between the two nations.

Slovakia Vs. Italy
The Slovakia Vs. Italy game will be played at the 55,686 capacity Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The match will kickoff at 4:00pm local time (TR time – 5:00pm : UK time 3:00pm).

Paraguay Vs. New Zealand
The Paraguay Vs. New Zealand game will kickoff at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg), South Africa with a capacity of 41,733. The match will kickoff at 4:00pm local time (TR time – 5:00pm : UK time 3:00pm).

Denmark Vs. Japan
The Denmark Vs. Japan game will be played at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa with a capacity of 42,000. The match will kickoff at 8:30pm local time (TR time – 9:30pm : UK time 7:30pm).

Cameroon Vs. Netherlands
The Cameroon Vs Neterland game will be played at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa with a capacity of 64,100. The match will kickoff at 8:30pm local time (TR time – 9:30pm : UK time 7:30pm).

World Cup Round of 16 knockout stage Predictions Group E and F

The winners of Group E will then face the runners up of Group F on the 28th of June in the Round of 16 knockout stages. The probable teams to face each other will be Netherlands Vs Italy / Paraguay.

The Runners up of Group E will face the winner of Group F on the 29th June in the Round of 16 knockout stages. The probable teams to face each other will be Japan / Denmark Vs Italy / Paraguay.

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