Celebrating the power of football
32 teams of young people from disadvantaged communities around the world will come to Johannesburg, South Africa for a festival of education, culture and football. The boys and girls are members of organisations which tackle social issues using football – from homelessness in the UK and landmines in Cambodia, to HIV/Aids education in South Africa and integration of refugees in Australia. This official event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ is organised by FIFA, streetfootballworld, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa and the City of Johannesburg.

What is it about?
The Football for Hope Festival will include an array of exciting programmes for the delegations, culminating in a football tournament from 4 to10 July. In this tournament, mixed teams of boys and girls will compete without any referees. Any disagreements on the pitch are resolved through dialogue – a method proven to encourage personal development and mutual understanding. In addition, the young people will participate in activities promoting the exchange of ideas and experiences, including discussions on topics such as HIV/Aids, football coaching workshops and cultural performances. Festival participants are selected for their contribution to building a better future in their respective communities. Match Date Time Venue Team

1 11/06 19:00 Johannesburg - JSC South Africa vs Mexico

2 11/06 23:30 Cape Town - Uruguay vs France

3 12/06 19:00 Johannesburg - JEP Argentina vs Nigeria

4 12/06 16:30 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Korea Republic vs Greece

5 12/06 23:30 Rustenburg England vs USA

6 13/06 16:30 Polokwane Algeria vs Slovenia

7 13/06 23:30 Durban Germany vs Australia

8 13/06 19:00 Tshwane/Pretoria Serbia vs Ghana

9 14/06 16:30 Johannesburg - JSC Netherlands vs Denmark

10 14/06 19:00 Mangaung/Bloemfontein Japan vs Cameroon

11 14/06 23:30 Cape Town Italy vs Paraguay

12 15/06 16:30 Rustenburg New Zealand vs Slovakia

13 15/06 19:00 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Côte d'Ivoire vs Portugal

14 15/06 23:30 Johannesburg - JEP Brazil vs Korea DPR

15 16/06 16:30 Nelspruit Honduras vs Chile

16 16/06 19:00 Durban Spain vs Switzerland

17 16/06 23:30 Tshwane/Pretoria South Africa vs Uruguay

18 17/06 23:30 Polokwane France vs Mexico

19 17/06 19:00 Mangaung/Bloemfontein Greece vs Nigeria

20 17/06 16:30 Johannesburg - JSC Argentina vs Korea Republic

21 18/06 16:30 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Germany vs Serbia

22 18/06 19:00 Johannesburg - JEP Slovenia vs USA

23 18/06 23:30 Cape Town England vs Algeria

24 19/06 19:00 Rustenburg Ghana vs Australia

25 19/06 16:30 Durban Netherlands vs Japan

26 19/06 23:30 Tshwane/Pretoria Cameroon vs Denmark

27 20/06 16:30 Mangaung/Bloemfontein Slovakia vs Paraguay

28 20/06 19:00Nelspruit Italy vs New Zealand

29 20/06 23:30 Johannesburg - JSC Brazil vs Côte d'Ivoire

30 21/06 16:30 Cape Town Portugal vs Korea DPR

31 21/06 19:00 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Chile vs Switzerland

32 21/ 06 23:30 Johannesburg - JEP Spain vs Honduras

33 22/06 19:00 Rustenburg Mexico vs Uruguay

34 22/06 19:00 Mangaung/Bloemfontein France vs South Africa

35 22/06 23:30 Durban Nigeria vs Korea Republic

36 22/06 23:30 Polokwane Greece vs Argentina

37 23/06 19:00 Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth Slovenia vs England

38 23/06 19:00 Tshwane/Pretoria USA vs Algeria

39 23/06 23:30 Johannesburg - JSC Ghana vs Germany

40 23/06 23:30 Nelspruit Australia vs Serbia

41 24/06 19:00 Johannesburg - JEP Slovakia vs Italy

42 24/06 19:00 Polokwane Paraguay vs New Zealand

43 24/06 23:30 Rustenburg Denmark vs Japan

44 24/06 23:30 Cape Town Cameroon vs Netherlands

45 25/06 19:00 Durban Portugal vs Brazil

46 25/06 19:00 Nelspruit Korea DPR vs Côte d'Ivoire

47 25/06 23:30 Tshwane/Pretoria Chile vs Spain

48 25/06 23:30 Mangaung/Bloemfontein Switzerland vs Honduras