The World Cup schedule has been released for the 2010 tournament. The Group Stage of the World Cup schedule begins on June 11, 2010 with South Africa going up against Mexico and Uruguay battling France.

Only the top two teams in each group of the World Cup Group Stage will qualify for the knockout phase. The World Cup schedule will also play a role in determining the fatigue factor of teams for the two months comprising the World Cup 2010 tournament.

The grand prize that FIFA will award to the winner of the 2010 World Cup tournament will total £18.6m ($31m) – a 61% increase from the prize back in 2006. To see the World Cup draw results revealed that the US belongs to Group C and will battle England, Algeria, and Slovenia.

See the World Cup 2010 schedule:

Friday June 11, 2010

• 10:00am EDT: South Africa VS. Mexico

• 2:30pm EDT: Uruguay VS. France

Saturday June 12, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Argentina VS. Nigeria

• 10:00am EDT: South Korea VS. Greece

• 2:30pm EDT: England VS. United States

Sunday June 13, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Algeria VS. Slovenia

• 10:00am EDT: Germany VS. Australia

• 1:30pm EDT: Serbia VS. Ghana

Monday June 14, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Netherlands VS. Denmark

• 10:00am EDT: Japan VS. Cameroon

• 2:30pm EDT: Italy VS. Paraguay

Tuesday June 15, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: New Zealand VS. Slovakia

• 10:00am EDT: Côte d’Ivoire VS. Portugal

• 2:30pm EDT: Brazil VS. North Korea

Wednesday June 16, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Honduras VS. Chile

• 10:00am EDT: Spain VS. Switzerland

• 1:30pm EDT: South Africa VS. Uruguay

Thursday June 17, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: France VS. Mexico

• 10:00am EDT: Greece VS. Nigeria

• 2:30pm EDT: Argentina VS. South Korea

Friday June 18, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Germany VS. Serbia

• 10:00am EDT: Slovenia VS. United States

• 2:30pm EDT: England VS. Algeria

Saturday June 19, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Ghana VS. Australia

• 10:00am EDT: Netherlands VS. Japan

• 1:30pm EDT: Cameroon VS. Denmark

Sunday June 20, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Slovakia VS. Paraguay

• 10:00am EDT: Italy VS. New Zealand

• 2:30pm EDT: Brazil VS. Côte d’Ivoire

Monday June 21, 2010

• 7:30am EDT: Portugal VS. North Korea

• 10:00am EDT: Spain VS. Honduras

• 2:30pm EDT: Chile VS. Switzerland

Tuesday June 22, 2010

• 10:00am EDT: France VS. South Africa

• 10:00am EDT: Mexico VS. Uruguay

• 2:30pm EDT: Nigeria VS. South Korea

• 2:30pm EDT: Greece VS. Argentina

Wednesday June 23, 2010

• 9:00am EDT: United States VS. Algeria

• 10:00am EDT: Slovenia VS. England

• 2:30pm EDT: Ghana VS. Germany

• 2:30pm EDT: Australia VS. Serbia

Thursday June 24, 2010

• 10:00am EDT: Slovakia VS. Italy

• 10:00am EDT: Paraguay VS. New Zealand

• 2:30pm EDT: Denmark VS. Japan

• 2:30pm EDT: Cameroon VS. Netherlands

Friday June 25, 2010

• 10:00am EDT: Portugal VS. Brazil

• 10:00am EDT: North Korea VS. Côte d’Ivoire

• 1:30pm EDT: Chile VS. Spain

• 2:30pm EDT: Switzerland VS. Honduras

See full results of the World Cup Draw below. The 2010 World Cup Draw results have been announced. England will face USA, Algeria, and Slovenia in Group C.

More World Cup draw results show that in Group A, France will have to contend with South Africa, and Mexico. Argentina will go up against Nigeria, South Korea, and Greece in Group B.

The World Cup draw results for 2010 are important for all teams because only the top two teams in their groups will advance further in the 2010 World Cup and qualify for the knockout phase. The 2010 World Cup draw results also give bearing to the grand prize that FIFA will award to the winner of the 2010 World Cup tournament, which will total £18.6m ($31m) – an increase of 61% from the prize back in 2006.

Asked if he feared England in Group C revealed in the World Cup Draw results, USA coach Bob Bradley responded:

“No, not at all. It’s big. Algeria and Slovenia are teams that maybe aren’t the biggest teams in some ways, but came through with great efforts to get here.”

The 2010 World Cup tournament will be held from June 11 to July 11, 2010. See the 2010 World Cup draw full results: