2010: The Year Ahead…

2009 was an eventful year on the football front, and 2010 has plenty of opportunities to usher in the new decade with a bang. Below is a list of the key dates of international football this year…

2010 Key Events: International Football
Tournaments (Hosts in brackets):
Africa Cup of Nations (Angola): 10-31 Jan
FIFA World Cup (South Africa): 11 Jun-11 Jul
OFC Nations Cup (TBA): TBA
FIFI Wild Cup (Greenland): TBA

Draws:
UEFA Euro 2012 (Poland/Ukraine) Qualifying Groups: 7 Feb

Hosting Announcements (Candidates in brackets):
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (TBA): TBA Mar
2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (TBA): TBA Mar
2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup (TBA): TBA Mar
UEFA Euro 2016 (France, Italy, Turkey): TBA May
2018 FIFA World Cup (Australia, Belgium/Holland, England, Japan, Russia, Spain/Portugal, USA): 2 Dec
2022 FIFA World Cup (All from 2018 (not from same continent) + Indonesia, South Korea, Qatar): 2 Dec

England National Team (Fixtures & Events):
3rd Mar: ENG v EGY (H, Wembley, Friendly)
9th May: Provisional World Cup Squad Announced
TBA May: Home Friendly (probably Mexico or Honduras)
23rd May: 23-man World Cup Squad Announced
29th May: ENG v JPN (N, in Austria)
12th Jun: ENG v USA (N, Royal Bakofeng Stadium, Rustenburg)
18th Jun: ENG v ALG (N, Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town)
23rd Jun: ENG v SVN (N, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth)
26th Jun – 11th Jul: FIFA World Cup Knockout Stages
11th Aug – Friendly Match (TBC)
3rd, 7th Sep – UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifiers
8th, 12th Oct – UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifiers
17th Nov – Friendly Match (TBC)