The coaches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup teams have started arriving in South Africa ahead of Friday's final draw.
The much-anticipated draw will determine the groups and matches for the tournament's first round and everybody wants to avoid the legendary "group of death."

Diego Maradona was Banned

All but one of the 32 coaches will attend the event Argentina's controversial Diego Maradona was banned.

Well we know how the Final Draw turned out – terrible for South Africa but here are the groups for the 2010 World Cup, in case anyone doesn't know yet. And the Official Match Schedule.

France and Uruguay are two former World Cup winners and Mexico is known as a very strong team, but South Africa will have to rely on the wide experience of coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and the passion and skill of Bafana Bafana if we want to avoid the humiliation of becoming the first host team in World Cup history to get knocked out in the first round.

In November, Adidas unveiled its new kit design for Bafana Bafana, South Africa's national team. The project is aimed at uniting all South Africans in support of both the football tournament and national team Bafana Bafana. The word Mzansi is isiZulu for "south", and is commonly used to refer to South Africa.

CAPE TOWN -- The World Cup draw has yet to take place but the U.S. was already dealt a cruel hand before learning its fate on Friday. Tuesday's pot announcement saw the U.S. and the rest of CONCACAF grouped with the Asia and Oceania qualifiers. Full list below:

Pot 1: South Africa (hosts), Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain

Pot 2: Australia, Honduras, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, United States

Pot 3: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Paraguay, Uruguay

Pot 4: Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland

While the news is certainly unfortunate, there's no reason to believe FIFA would do anything to favor the Americans.

Adidas has created the Unite Mzansi Unite campaign a project that will inspire all South Africans to unite in celebration behind 2010 FIFA World Cup and the national team.

That the jersey is touring the Western Cape at present, but check out where the truck is or to sign the Bafana Bafana 2010 World Cup jersey online.

(In association with The Fédération Internationale de Football Association aka Crooks Inc)

Six months to go until the country comes to a standstill for a month & becomes a mass of red and white flag waving supporters, crappy England themed Evacuate the Dance floorers and Z-listers getting behind the boys, as fat Frank would say "We Love It!

(In association with The Fédération Internationale de Football Association aka Crooks Inc)

Six months to go until the country comes to a standstill for a month & becomes a mass of red and white flag waving supporters, crappy England themed Evacuate the Dance floorers and Z-listers getting behind the boys, as fat Frank would say "We Love It!

by TRAVIS CLARK

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- For the residents of this city, and the nation of South Africa, December 4 has been a long time coming. Ever since the nation was named as the 2010 World Cup host country back in May 2004, extensive work has been undertaken to ensure that the country would be ready six years later.

by TRAVIS CLARK

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- For the residents of this city, and the nation of South Africa, December 4 has been a long time coming. Ever since the nation was named as the 2010 World Cup host country back in May 2004, extensive work has been undertaken to ensure that the country would be ready six years later.

I sometimes wonder whether SA's contribution (with due apologies to all the Bafana Bafana) is not so much there is a national team but the essential subtext that football provides in that nation's struggle against apartheid.

A few days ago, Sepp Blatter and his FIFA cronies set foot on Robben Island, a notorious former jail of anti- apartheid activists.

The 1995 Springboks are celluloid heroes too

After praying for New Zealand, Paraguay, and Slovenia but instead getting, Mexico, Uruguay, and France in Group A it looks like tough going for the Bafana Bafana. Only a fool on the hill give it a chance of getting to the second round.

"Bafana Bafana's loss to lowly Iceland proved what some of us have been advocating for months - that the national team is a mediocre team led by a clueless coach," as one columnist wrote in October.