It’s that special time again that comes along every four years, the largest sporting event in the world is upon as. As we come to the close of the group stage of the tournament, there’s no better time to track your team’s progress. Here are some great resources that will help you stay on top of what’s happening in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

Calendar World Cup 2010 & Google Calendar
First thing’s first. You need to know when the games are on. Calendar World Cup 2010 offers a great visualisation of when the games are on, however you will have to convert the time zone yourself. The shared Google Calendar is great if you already use Google Calendar. It will also mean the time of the games are automatically converted to match your calendar.

Twitter Buzz
See who’s being spoken about most on Twitter. CNN’s Twitter Buzz offers a great way to see what teams, players and topics are being discussed most on Twitter in real-time. Great visualisation!

Castrol Football
Castrol are major sponsors of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and they have some great stats on the tournament. Find player ratings, team ratings and what the chances are of your team making to various stages of the competition. Not sure who will win the next match? Check out the match predictor to see what your teams chance is of winning. They have also launched an iPhone app with similar features, but not as nicely finished as the site.

Twitter
Twitter has dedicated a page to the world cup that automatically streams tweets for the world cup and specific teams. To get involved simply use the #worldcup hashtag along with the hashtag for the teams you are tweeting about.

Total Football 2010 – $3.99 AU
An app that looks at the details of each match, giving you specific stats for the game including passes, shots etc. Quite a lot of information to present on a little screen, but well worth the purchase if you’re into the nitty-gritty. iTunes link.

LivePitch – FREE
A free app for the iPad only. Follow along with player ratings and stats being played out in a very well presented app. The app does have it’s limitations, in that you can’t look back at past matches. I have also found that at times it has been delayed quite significantly. iTunes link.

South Africa Tracker 2010 – FREE
One of the best free iPhone apps to keep you up to date with the fixtures and results for the World Cup.

Optus
If you’re an Optus customer (Australia only), you can watch the World Cup live on your 3G compatible phone by simply texting ‘world cup’ to 966. Stream quality is actually quite good, and there’s nothing like being able to watch the football when you’re out and about. There aren’t any catches and you don’t have to sign up to anything. I’m pretty sure however, that streaming will count towards your data allowance, so be sure to check your plan and usage.

Mashable
Mashable has put together an article with 7 World Cup resources (some mentioned in this article). Check it out for some others that might interest you.

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