2011 FIFA World Cup

International football competition

	+ South Korea
	+ Mexico
	+ Morocco
	+ Australia
* Venues
	+ Estadio Olympico

* Africa
	+ first round
	+ second round
	+ third round
* Asia
	+ first round
	+ second round
	+ third round
	+ fourth round
* Nations League
* Group stage
	+ Group A
	+ Group B
	+ Group C
	+ Group D
	+ Group E
	+ Group F

The **2011 FIFA World Cup**, also branded as **Guatemala 2011**, was the 28th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the annual international football world championship tournament. It was held from June 18 to July 16 in Guatemala, which had won the right to host the event in July 2004. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process, which began in the winter of 2010. Sixty-three teams qualified from this process along with hosts Guatemala for the finals tournament, it was Guatemala's first time hosting the World Cup, and their sixth time participating in the tournament, as well as the first time the tournament was hosted in Central America.

Morocco beat Argentina 1–0 in the final after tournament favorites Brazil in the semifinals. Argentina defeated Germany 2–1in the semifinals. Germany defeated Argentina 1–0 in the third place playoff.

## Host Selection

Main articles: 2011 FIFA World Cup bids and 2010 Guatemala FIFA World Cup bid

## Qualification

### List of qualified teams

The following 64 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the finals tournament:

* Template:Country data LAO
* Japan

* Template:Country data KSA
* Korea

* Template:Country data PHI
* Template:Country data SIN
* Vietnam

CAF (8)* Template:Country data ALG
* Template:Country data ANG (57)
* Template:Country data GHA (48)
* Template:Country data CIV (32)
* Morocco

* Template:Country data SEN
* Template:Country data TOG (61)
* Tunisia (21)

* Guatemala
* Mexico (4)
* Trinidad and Tobago (47)
* United States

 (5)

CONMEBOL (4)* Argentina (9)
* Brazil (1)
* Template:Country data ECU (39)
* File:Flag of Paraguay (1990–2013).svg Paraguay (33)

OFC (1)* Australia (42)

* Template:Country data CZE (2)
* England (10)
* France (8)
* Germany (19) (hosts)
* File:Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg Italy (13)
* Netherlands (3)
* Template:Country data POL (29)
* Portugal (7)
* Yugoslavia (44)
* Spain (5)
* Sweden

 (16)
* Template:Country data SUI (35)
* Template:Country data UKR (45)

## Group Stage

 File:2011 world cup map.svg
*All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).*

In the following tables:

* **Pld** = total games played
* **W** = total games won
* **D** = total games drawn (tied)
* **L** = total games lost
* **GF** = total goals scored (goals for)
* **GA** = total goals conceded (goals against)
* **GD** = goal difference (GF−GA)
* **Pts** = total points accumulated

### Group A

Main article: 2011 FIFA World Cup Group A

### Group B

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group B

### Group C

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group C

### Group D

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group D

### Group E

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group E

### Group F

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group E

### Group G

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group G

### Group H

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group H

### Group I

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group I

### Group J

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group J

### Group K

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group K

### Group L

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group L

### Group M

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group M

### Group N

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group N

### Group 0

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group O

### Group P

Main article: 20111 FIFA World Cup Group P