High pressure with dry weather will envelop most of South Africa through atleast Saturday at the coast and inland indefinitely, giving the final groupmatches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup favorable conditions.Inland, days will be sunny and mild, with chilly nights. On the coast, dayswill be mild to warm, and a shower is possible on the south coast thisweekend.
Thursday's matchesParaguay vs. New ZealandPeter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane will host this 4 p.m. (10 a.m. EDT) match.
Conditions will be sunny with a comfortable 66 degrees F (19 C).
Slovakia vs. ItalyEllis Park in Johannesburg will hold the other 4 p.m. (10 a.m. EDT) match.
Prior to sunset, this game will also have plenty of sunshine, with 63 F (17 C)expected.
Denmark vs. JapanRoyal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg will host one of the two eveningmatches. Conditions for this Group E contest will be clear and becoming cool,with 54 F (12 C) expected at the 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT) match time.
Cameroon vs. NetherlandsCape Town Stadium will hold the other 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT) match underpartly cloudy skies and a game time temperature of 55 F (13 C).
Friday's matchesNorth Korea vs. Ivory CoastAlthough neither of these Group G rivals will likely advance to the Round of16, they will still face off at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit at 4 p.m. (10a.m. EDT). Conditions will be sunny, with 77 degrees F (25C C) expected atmatch time.
Portugal vs. BrazilThese likely Round of 16 teams face off at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium at4 p.m. (10 a.m. EDT). Prior to sunset, skies will be sunny, and 73 F (23 C) isforecast for match time.
Switzerland vs. HondurasBloemfontein's Free State Stadium will host one of the two evening matches.
Skies will be clear, with a 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT) game time temperaturearound 52 F (11 C).
Chile vs. SpainLoftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria will hold the other evening match, alsoat 8:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. EDT). Skies will also be clear, with 55 F (13 C)expected.
