They automatically qualified as host nation.
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South Africa did not qualify for 2006 FIFA World Cup
India - they qualified for the 1950 finals but pulled out when FIFA refused them permission to play barefoot.
The FIFA world cup is held in a different place each year, in accordance to which country is next on the list. this year (2010) it will be held in South Africa.
The world cup,2010 in south Africa starts on 11/6/2010.
The World cup is being held in Johannesburg in South Africa.