The 2010 World Cup is almost upon us with 32 of the world’s best football teams gathering together to play for the most coveted prize in the sport. It is all systems go for every team that will be traveling to South Africa for the finals and fans can watch the World Cup 2010 live with modern online technology. It is amazing that all the games will be made available and that can only be a good thing for fans of England, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina and more. Every minute and second of action will be provided up-to-date and on instant demand which can only be a bonus for the sport.

This edition of the FIFA World Cup finals will bring together many of previous champions of the competition. England have been hogging the headlines as they have always done leading up to any major football tournament. They have only won it once though compared to Brazil who have topped the charts with five previous trophies. Their calibre will be tested fully with the draw having placed them in the infamous Group of Death where they will need to go up against the likes of Ivory Coast, Portugal and North Korea. If they can come through it unscathed, then the Brazilian would have proven themselves worthy of progress.

Reigning champions Italy are keen to make it a smooth defence of the title they won in 2006. While the Azurris may no longer boast many star players compared to other giants of the game, they are not to be taken lightly. Marcello Lippi returns to guide the team that he brought to the trophy the last time round and if they can get past Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia, then the sky will be the limit for them. France will be hoping to emulate their European compatriots’ success but their only previous success was on home soil when they still had the talents of Zinedine Zidane.

With the World Cup 2010 finals kicking off in June, there can only be one agenda on many sports fans’ schedule. The tournament will also be staged in Africa for the first time and many eyes will be seeing how the continent prepares for it and how well they will do. If hosts South Africa can put on a show for not just the fans but the whole world to enjoy, then it would be a perfect advertisement for the country and their neighbours. The World Cup finals only come by once every four years and it would be tragic for the tournament to fail under any circumstance.