Can you name the countries and their capitals represented in the 2010 World Cup?

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World Cup 2010 Geography Quiz

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Created Jun 10, 2010 in Sports
Featured Jun 21, 2010
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	johnlk:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 04:28 GMT	19 points
	Why are Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland colored in?

	johnlk:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 04:30 GMT	38 points
	And England should not be "England (UK)". There is no UK soccer team (except for the Olympics, IIRC). It is just England. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have their own separate teams. Also, "Korea Republic" and "Republic of Korea" should work for South Korea.

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	Esme:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 04:33 GMT	25 points
	Any American who doesn't get New Zealand's capital is clearly not watching the coverage on ESPN, because they must have said "There's a party in Wellington!" this morning about twenty times per minute. They beat that catchphrase to death so badly, you'd think you were watching "SportsCenter."

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	ACL:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 04:39 GMT	41 points
	this needs to do a better job of coloring in the respective countries - Denmark is partly white on this map, and Serbia isn't colored in at all.

	Golden:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 04:53 GMT	1 point
	@esme - GO ALL WHITES!

	alleyt1989:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 05:21 GMT	15 points
	@Esme lol the ESPN commentators must never have been to Wellington - it's too boring!!! The party is really happening in AUCKLAND! and i agree go the all whites!

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	JoeFish:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 05:26 GMT	36 points
	Sobelberg: Since 1908 (it was a compromise location between Sydney and Melbourne)

	JoeFish:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 05:26 GMT	25 points
	*Canberra was, that is

	Amelia4242:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 05:31 GMT	8 points
	Haha yes Sobelberg, its been Canberra for over 100 years... I'm quite shocked I actually got so many, if they weren't coloured in on the map it wouldve made it alot harder. As usual, I couln't remember Pyongyang and couldn't spell Yamoussoukro

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	themegarooster:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 05:43 GMT	2 points
	lol i got Rome but forgot Italy... :(

	Freddie:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 05:45 GMT	54 points
	This is the only way this quiz should be taken: http://www.vuvuzela-time.co.uk/sporcle.com/games/worldcup_2010_geo.php It adds to the pressure, somewhat!

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	cantthinkofaname:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 07:14 GMT	23 points
	That's not Serbia that's colored in, it's Montenegro. Please check your accuracy.

	BaconGrease:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 07:27 GMT	19 points
	Can't see the map too well with all the names covering stuff up. Missed half of Europe cuz i couldn't see

	jefe_:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 07:39 GMT	8 points
	D'oh, forgot Ljubljana had that L in the middle. I knew it didn't look right when I typed it in.

	Esarre:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 08:04 GMT	36 points
	If you accept Cape Town as a capital of South Africa, Bloemfontein should be accepted too.

	dje:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 08:23 GMT	12 points
	this is finally a sporcle quiz where all those people that have complained about the lack of england as a country can say "see? i told you so!." my response- it's not a country, it just has its own soccer/football team in FIFA and is recognized apart from its sovereign country (the UK), much like hong kong, aruba, puerto rico, and american samoa, to name a few.

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	zeppelinoid:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 09:19 GMT	41 points
	The Netherlands do not play as Holland. Their badge includes the initials of their governing KNVB - Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond or Royal Dutch Football Association. As has been repeatedly mentioned on Sporcle, there is no sovereign country called Holland. There are two states in the Netherlands called Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland. Between them they only constitute about 16.3% of the countries area and about 37.4% of its population. Many Dutch fans refer to their country as Holland when speaking to ignorant foreigners, and the name now often appears on merchandise.

	dbcint:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 09:39 GMT	6 points
	Any chance of North and South Korea facing each other?

	nickisposh:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 09:45 GMT	20 points
	Only on sporcle can 1 in 5 people know the capital of Honduras. I take that back, perhaps the rate may be better in Honduras.

	kypzethdurron:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 09:50 GMT	17 points
	Completely didn't see anything about capitals. I just saw "name the world cup countries" and played the game. Not even sure why the capitals are on there! But it's my fault for being foolish so I deserve to be voted down - just thought that it might account for some of the low "capital city" scores! :-

	juusosieni:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 09:54 GMT	13 points
	Nickisposh: I'm on nerd class in my college and here 7 of 20 know all the capitals of world :D. I also think the map makes this a bit too easy at least for an European. Well, because of you Americans that will be good. I pity you because you don't understand this great sport ;). Yes, I know I will be voted down.

	happyhammer:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 09:56 GMT	9 points
	dbcint, they met each other 4 times in qualifying. 3 ended in draws and South Korea won once. They won't have a chance to meet until the semi finals at least and that aint gonna happen.

	Sheldon:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 10:08 GMT	9 points
	@kypzethdurron: haha, i almost did the same thing. i thought i had almost got all the countries when i saw it was out of 64. How come Wellington is one of the least guessed? and why is it boring? I grew up in Wellington and now live in Auckland. Wellington is way better. If any of you have had the pleasure of going to Aucklands theme park Rainbow's End youll know why Wellington is better. hahah. Worst. Park. Ever.

	Chipmunkdavis:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 10:43 GMT	13 points
	Serbia should be shaded, not montenegro. Also, if South Africa has Pretoria and Cape Town, it should have Bloemfontein. I have a feeling this was rushed into publication without that much checking! And I know that I would have done terribly without the map! Thank you map makers!

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	Lyn_Marie:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 11:04 GMT	12 points
	On the cover of a section of the newspaper yesterday was a man's face with all these countries' flags painted on it. I don't watch soccer/football, but I remembered trying to name all the countries on the guy's face last night... that was a huge help. Then, it took me a second try at the quiz to learn the 5 or 6 capitals I didn't know and how to spell them. I hope I retain this so I do better on the world capitals quiz next time. VERY ENJOYABLE QUIZ!!!

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	rockgolf:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 11:25 GMT	27 points
	@dbcint: Yes, it's very likely. Oh, wait, did you mean at the World Cup?

	hairpile:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 11:56 GMT	7 points
	OO, AA, COTE D'IVOIRE!

	smarty:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 14:08 GMT	6 points
	not going to lie, i'm australian and i tried typing in sydney about 10 times. (i live in sydney) - momentary lapse of concentration lol

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	donuthead247:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 14:33 GMT	30 points
	I have ti admit, I played this a second timew and hit "give up" without getting any answers just so I could see 64 boxes fly out onto the screen.

	slujboy:	Jun 21st, 2010 at 14:47 GMT	23 points
	The United States is currently the most named country - the only place we'll be coming in first relating to the World Cup.

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