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Tournament logo | |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 11 June – 11 July (31 days) |
Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Spain (1st title) |
Runner-up | Netherlands |
Third place | Germany |
Fourth place | Uruguay |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 145 (2.27 per match) |
Attendance | 3,178,856 (49,670 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Diego Forlán Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder David Villa (5 goals each) |
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.
The matches were played in ten stadiums in nine host cities around the country, with the final played at the Soccer City stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. Thirty-two teams were selected for participation via a worldwide qualification tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final.
In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title, the first time that a European nation has won the tournament outside its home continent. Host nation South Africa, 2006 world champions Italy and 2006 runners-up France were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
List of qualified teams[]
The following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.
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Final Draw[]
Pot 1 (Host & Top seven) | Pot 2 (Asia, North America & Oceania) | Pot 3 (Africa & South America) | Pot 4 (Europe) |
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South Africa |
Australia |
Algeria |
Denmark |
Venues[]
Image | Venue | Location | Capacity |
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Soccer City | Johannesburg | 84,490 | |
Cape Town Stadium* | Cape Town | 64,100 | |
Moses Mabhida Stadium* | Durban | 62,760 | |
Ellis Park Stadium | Johannesburg | 55,686 | |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Pretoria | 42,858 | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth | 42,486 | |
Peter Mokaba Stadium | Polokwane | 41,733 | |
Mbombela Stadium | Nelspruit | 40,929 | |
Free State Stadium | Bloemfontijn | 40,911 | |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium | Rustenburg | 38,646 |
- As Green Point Stadium
- As Durban Stadium
The following stadiums were all upgraded to meet FIFA specifications:
- Cecil Payne Stadium
- Dobsonville Stadium
- Gelvandale Stadium
- Giant Stadium
- HM Pitje Stadium
- King Zwelithini Stadium
- Olympia Park Stadium
- Orlando Stadium
- Princess Magogo Stadium
- Rabie Ridge Stadium
- Rand Stadium
- Ruimsig Stadium
- Seisa Ramabodu Stadium
- Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
- Super Stadium
Squads[]
Each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup was consisted of 23 players whom 3 must be goalkeepers. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.
Referees[]
- AFC
- Khalil Al Ghamdi
- Ravshan Irmatov
- Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
- Yuichi Nishimura
- UEFA
- Olegario Benquerenca
- Massimo Busacca
- Frank De Bleeckere
- Martin Hansson
- Viktor Kassai
- Stephane Lannoy
- Roberto Rosetti
- Wolfgang Stark
- Alberto Undiano Mallenco
- Howard Webb
Matches[]
Group stage[]
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
The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16.
Group A[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A
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11 June 2010 | |||
South Africa | 1 – 1 | Mexico | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
Uruguay | 0 – 0 | France | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town |
16 June 2010 | |||
South Africa | 0 – 3 | Uruguay | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
17 June 2010 | |||
France | 0 – 2 | Mexico | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
22 June 2010 | |||
Mexico | 0 – 1 | Uruguay | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
France | 1 – 2 | South Africa | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Group B[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B
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12 June 2010 | |||
South Korea | 2 – 0 | Greece | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
Argentina | 1 – 0 | Nigeria | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
17 June 2010 | |||
Argentina | 4 – 1 | South Korea | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
Greece | 2 – 1 | Nigeria | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
22 June 2010 | |||
Nigeria | 2 – 2 | South Korea | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
Greece | 0 – 2 | Argentina | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
Group C[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C
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12 June 2010 | |||
England | 1 – 1 | United States | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
13 June 2010 | |||
Algeria | 0 – 1 | Slovenia | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
18 June 2010 | |||
Slovenia | 2 – 2 | United States | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
England | 0 – 0 | Algeria | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town |
23 June 2010 | |||
Slovenia | 0 – 1 | England | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
United States | 1 – 0 | Algeria | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
Group D[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D
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13 June 2010 | |||
Serbia | 0 – 1 | Ghana | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
Germany | 4 – 0 | Australia | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
18 June 2010 | |||
Germany | 0 – 1 | Serbia | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
19 June 2010 | |||
Ghana | 1 – 1 | Australia | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
23 June 2010 | |||
Ghana | 0 – 1 | Germany | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
Australia | 2 – 1 | Serbia | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
Group E[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E
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14 June 2010 | |||
Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Denmark | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
Japan | 1 – 0 | Cameroon | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
19 June 2010 | |||
Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Japan | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
Cameroon | 1 – 2 | Denmark | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
24 June 2010 | |||
Denmark | 1 – 3 | Japan | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
Cameroon | 1 – 2 | Netherlands | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town |
Group F[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F
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14 June 2010 | |||
Italy | 1 – 1 | Paraguay | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town |
15 June 2010 | |||
New Zealand | 1 – 1 | Slovakia | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg |
20 June 2010 | |||
Slovakia | 0 – 2 | Paraguay | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Italy | 1 – 1 | New Zealand | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
24 June 2010 | |||
Slovakia | 3 – 2 | Italy | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
Paraguay | 0 – 0 | New Zealand | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane |
Group G[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G
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15 June 2010 | |||
Ivory Coast | 0 – 0 | Portugal | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
Brazil | 2 – 1 | North Korea | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
20 June 2010 | |||
Brazil | 3 – 1 | Ivory Coast | Soccer City, Johannesburg |
21 June 2010 | |||
Portugal | 7 – 0 | North Korea | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town |
25 June 2010 | |||
Portugal | 0 - 0 | Brazil | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
North Korea | 0 - 3 | Ivory Coast | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
Group H[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H
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16 June 2010 | |||
Honduras | 0 – 1 | Chile | Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit |
Spain | 0 – 1 | Switzerland | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
21 June 2010 | |||
Chile | 1 – 0 | Switzerland | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
Spain | 2 – 0 | Honduras | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg |
25 June 2010 | |||
Chile | 1 - 2 | Spain | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria |
Switzerland | 0 - 0 | Honduras | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein |
Knockout stage[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
All times listed are South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
The knockout stage comprised the sixteen teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There was also a play-off to decide third and fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes was followed by thirty minutes of extra time; if scores were still level, there was a penalty shootout to determine who progressed to the next round.
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
26 June – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 July – Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||
Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
26 June – Rustenburg | ||||||||||||||
Ghana | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
United States | 1 | |||||||||||||
6 July – Cape Town | ||||||||||||||
Ghana (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||||||
28 June – Durban | ||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
2 July – Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
Slovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
28 June – Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
11 July – Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||
Chile | 0 | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||
27 June – Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||
Spain (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||
3 July – Cape Town | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 0 | |||||||||||||
27 June – Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||
7 July – Durban | ||||||||||||||
England | 1 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
29 June – Pretoria | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Paraguay (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
3 July – Johannesburg | 10 July – Port Elizabeth | |||||||||||||
Japan | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
Paraguay | 0 | Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||||
29 June – Cape Town | ||||||||||||||
Spain | 1 | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||
Spain | 1 | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 0 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16[]
In this round, each group winner (A-H) was paired against the runner-up from another group.
- South American teams again performed strongly in the round of 16, with four teams advancing to the quarter-finals including Brazil who defeated fellow South American team Chile.
- England's 4–1 loss to Germany was their worst ever defeat at a World Cup finals.
- Ghana defeated the United States to become the third African team to reach the last eight (after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002).
- Paraguay and Ghana reached the quarter-finals for the first time.
The round was marked by some controversial referees' calls, including:
- A disallowed goal by England in their 4–1 loss against Germany, where the shot by Frank Lampard was seen to cross the goal line when shown on television broadcast replays.
- An allowed goal by Argentina in their 3–1 win over Mexico, where Argentine striker Carlos Tévez was seen to be offside when shown on television broadcast replays, which were shown inside the stadium shortly after the incident.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter took the unusual step of apologising to England and Mexico for the decisions that went against them, saying "Yesterday I spoke to the two federations directly concerned by referees' mistakes [...] I apologised to England and Mexico. The English said thank you and accepted that you can win some and you lose some and the Mexicans bowed their head and accepted it." Blatter also promised to re-open the discussion regarding devices which monitor possible goals and make that information immediately available to match officials, saying "We will naturally take on board the discussion on technology and have the first opportunity in July at the business meeting." Blatter's call came less than four months after FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said the door was closed on goal-line technology and video replays after a vote by the IFAB.
26 June 2010 16:00 |
Uruguay | 2 – 1 | South Korea | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 30,597 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
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Suárez 8', 80' | Report | Lee Chung-Yong 68' |
26 June 2010 20:30 |
United States | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Ghana | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance: 34,976 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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Donovan 62' (pen.) | Report | Prince 5' Gyan 93' |
27 June 2010 16:00 |
Germany | 4 – 1 | England | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 40,510 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
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Klose 20' Podolski 32' Müller 67', 70' |
Report | Upson 37' |
27 June 2010 20:30 |
Argentina | 3 – 1 | Mexico | Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,377 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
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Tévez 26', 52' Higuaín 33' |
Report | Hernández 71' |
28 June 2010 16:00 |
Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Slovakia | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 61,962 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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Robben 18' Sneijder 84' |
Report | Vittek 90+4' (pen.) |
28 June 2010 20:30 |
Brazil | 3 – 0 | Chile | Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 54,096 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
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Juan 34' Luís Fabiano 38' Robinho 59' |
Report |
29 June 2010 16:00 |
Paraguay | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Japan | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 36,742 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
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Report | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Barreto Barrios Riveros Valdez Cardozo |
5 – 3 | Endō Hasebe Komano Honda |
29 June 2010 20:30 |
Spain | 1 – 0 | Portugal | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 62,955 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) |
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Villa 63' | Report |
Quarter-finals[]
The three quarter-finals between European and South American teams all resulted in wins for Europeans. Germany had a 4–0 victory over Argentina, Netherlands came from behind to beat Brazil 2–1, while Spain reached the final four for the first time since 1950 after a 1–0 win over Paraguay. Uruguay, the only South American team to reach the semi-finals, overcame Ghana in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in which Ghana missed a penalty at the end of extra time.
2 July 2010 16:00 |
Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Brazil | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 40,186 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
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Sneijder 53', 68' | Report | Robinho 10' |
2 July 2010 20:30 |
Uruguay | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana | Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,017 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
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Forlán 55' | Report | Muntari 45+2' | ||
Penalties | ||||
Forlán Victorino Scotti M. Pereira Abreu |
4 – 2 | Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah |
3 July 2010 16:00 |
Argentina | 0 – 4 | Germany | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 64,100 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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Report | Müller 3' Klose 68', 89' Friedrich 74' |
3 July 2010 20:30 |
Paraguay | 0 – 1 | Spain | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 55,359 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
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Report | Villa 83' |
Semi-finals[]
The Netherlands qualified for the final for the third time with a 3–2 win over Uruguay. Spain reached their first ever final with a 1–0 victory over Germany. As a result, it was the first World Cup final not to include any of the four most successful nations: Brazil, Italy, Germany and Argentina.
6 July 2010 20:30 |
Uruguay | 2 – 3 | Netherlands | Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 62,479 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2' |
Report | Van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 70' Robben 73' |
7 July 2010 20:30 |
Germany | 0 – 1 | Spain | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 60,960 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) |
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Report | Puyol 73' |
Third-place play-off[]
Germany defeated Uruguay 3–2 to secure third place. Germany holds the record for most third place finishes in the World Cup (4), while Uruguay holds the record for most fourth place finishes (3).
10 July 2010 20:30 |
Uruguay | 2 – 3 | Germany | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 36,254 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico) |
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Cavani 28' Forlán 51' |
Report | Müller 19' Jansen 56' Khedira 82' |
Final[]
- Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
The final was held on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, with an extra time goal by Andrés Iniesta. Iniesta scored the latest winning goal in a FIFA World Cup final (116'). The win gave Spain their first World Cup title, becoming the eighth team to win it. This made them the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958, and the first team to win the global showpiece having lost their opening game.
The match was affected by a large number of fouls. Fourteen yellow cards were handed out, more than doubling the previous record for this fixture, set when Argentina and West Germany shared six cards in 1986, and John Heitinga of the Netherlands was sent off for receiving a second yellow card. The Netherlands had chances to score, most notably in the 60th minute when Arjen Robben was released by Wesley Sneijder to be one-on-one with Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas, only for Casillas to save the shot with an outstretched leg. For Spain, Sergio Ramos missed a free header from a corner kick when he was unmarked. Iniesta finally broke the deadlock in extra time, scoring a half-volleyed shot from a pass by Cesc Fabregas.
This result marked the first time that two different teams from the same continent had become world champions in succession, and saw Europe reaching ten World Cup titles, surpassing South America's nine titles. Spain became the first team since West Germany in 1974 to win the World Cup as European champions.
A closing ceremony was held before the final, featuring singer Shakira. Afterwards, the former South African President Nelson Mandela made a brief appearance on the pitch, wheeled in by a motorcart.
11 July 2010 20:30 |
Netherlands | 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Spain | Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,490 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
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Report | Iniesta 116' |
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