FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 | |
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Tournament details | |
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) |
Runners-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) |
Best player(s) | Diego Forlán |
Best young player | Thomas Müller |
Best goalkeeper | Iker Casillas |
The 2010 World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship between 32 men's national football teams. It was held in South Africa from 11 June to 10 July 2010. In the host selection, only African countries may be selected as host of this tournament. In 2004 FIFA selected South Africa to become it the first African country hosted FIFA World Cup.
The matches were played in 10 stadiums in 9 cities around the country. The final was played at the Soccer City, Johannesburg All countries (except South Africa that qualified as host nation) took part in qualification tournament to qualify to the World Cup. In the first round all teams were divided to eight groups of four teams where team played with other three teams in group. Two best teams from each group qualify to knockout stage where teams need to win 3 matches to reach the final.
In the final Spain, the European champions, won the tournament. They defeated Netherlands 1-0 in extra time with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute. Spain got their first World Cup title and they also became the first European team won the World Cup outside Europe. They also became the first team to win the World Cup after losing their first match.[1] Host nation of this tournament South Africa, winner (Italy) and finalist (France) of previous World Cup were all failed the group stage. It was the first time when host nation was not qualified to knockout stage. New Zealand was only team that did not lose any matches but it also did not advance to knockout stage
In 2005, the organizers released a list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup. They were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006:
Johannesburg | Durban | Cape Town | Johannesburg | Pretoria |
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Soccer City | Moses Mabhida Stadium | Cape Town Stadium | Ellis Park Stadium | Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
26°14′5″S 27°58′56″E / 26.23472°S 27.98222°E | 29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E | 33°54′12″S 18°24′40″E / 33.90333°S 18.41111°E | 26°11′51″S 28°3′39″E / 26.19750°S 28.06083°E | 25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E / 25.75333°S 28.22278°E |
Capacity: 94,900 | Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 69,070 | Capacity: 62,567 | Capacity: 51,760 |
Port Elizabeth | Bloemfontein | Polokwane | Nelspruit | Rustenburg |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Free State Stadium | Peter Mokaba Stadium | Mbombela Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E | 29°07′02″S 26°12′32″E / 29.11722°S 26.20889°E | 23°55′30″S 29°27′54″E / 23.92500°S 29.46500°E | 25°27′40″S 30°55′44″E / 25.46111°S 30.92889°E | 25°34′43″S 27°9′39″E / 25.57861°S 27.16083°E |
Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 46,000 | Capacity: 43,500 | Capacity: 42,000 |
New for 2010 is the Budweiser Man of the Match award. Fans vote for the top player for each match in the World Cup tournament.
The first round was also called the Group stage. There were 32 teams in the first round of the World Cup. The teams were divided into eight groups with four teams in each group. The groups were named Group A through Group H.
Each team in a group played all the other teams in their group one time. That means there were six games in each group and 48 games in the first round. The top two teams from each group in this round advanced (were allowed to play) in the next round, named the Round of 16.
The FIFA uses the following method to rank teams in the first round.
Color key in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the Round of 16 | |
Countries eliminated in this round |
Legend:
All times are given in South African Standard time (UTC+2).
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Pos | Team | ITA | PAR | NZL | SVK | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
1 | Paraguay | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advances to Round 2 | |
2 | Slovakia | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 | Advances to Round 2 | |
3 | New Zealand | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ±0 | 3 | Eliminated | |
4 | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 | Eliminated |
Schedule
Date | Time | Venue | Results | Attendance | Man of the Match | ||
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Monday, 14 June | 20:30 | Cape Town Stadium | Italy | 1–1 | Paraguay | 62,869 | Antolin Alcaraz |
Tuesday, 15 June | 13:30 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium | New Zealand | 1–1 | Slovakia | 23,871 | Robert Vittek |
Sunday, 20 June | 13:30 | Free State Stadium | Slovakia | 0–2 | Paraguay | 26,643 | Enrique Vera |
Sunday, 20 June | 16:00 | Mbombela Stadium | Italy | 1–1 | New Zealand | 38,229 | Daniele De Rossi |
Thursday, 24 June | 16:00 | Ellis Park Stadium | Slovakia | 3–2 | Italy | 53,412 | Robert Vittek |
Thursday, 24 June | 16:00 | Peter Mokaba Stadium | Paraguay | 0–0 | New Zealand | 34,850 | Roque Santa Cruz |
Pos | Team | BRA | PRK | CIV | POR | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
1 | Brazil | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advances to Round 2 | |
2 | Portugal | 0–0 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 | Advances to Round 2 | |
3 | Ivory Coast | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated | |
4 | North Korea | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0 | Eliminated |
Schedule
Date | Time | Venue | Results | Attendance | Man of the Match | ||
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Tuesday, 15 June | 16:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Côte d'Ivoire | 0–0 | Portugal | 37,034 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Tuesday, 15 June | 20:30 | Ellis Park Stadium | Brazil | 2–1 | Korea DPR | 54,331 | Maicon |
Sunday, 20 June | 20:30 | Soccer City | Brazil | 3–1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 84,455 | Luís Fabiano |
Monday, 21 June | 13:30 | Cape Town Stadium | Portugal | 7–0 | Korea DPR | 63,644 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Friday, 25 June | 16:00 | Moses Mabhida Stadium | Portugal | 0–0 | Brazil | 62,712 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Friday, 25 June | 16:00 | Mbombela Stadium | Korea DPR | 0–3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 34,763 | Didier Drogba |
Pos | Team | ESP | SUI | HON | CHI | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Note |
1 | Spain | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advances to Round 2 | |
2 | Chile | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advances to Round 2 | |
3 | Switzerland | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ±0 | 4 | Eliminated | |
4 | Honduras | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 | Eliminated |
Schedule
Date | Time | Venue | Results | Attendance | Man of the Match | ||
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Wednesday, 16 June | 13:30 | Mbombela Stadium | Honduras | 0–1 | Chile | 32,664 | Jean Beausejour |
Wednesday, 16 June | 16:00 | Moses Mabhida Stadium | Spain | 0–1 | Switzerland | 62,453 | Gelson Fernandes |
Monday, 21 June | 16:00 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Chile | 1–0 | Switzerland | 34,872 | Mark Gonzalez |
Monday, 21 June | 20:30 | Ellis Park Stadium | Spain | 2–0 | Honduras | 54,386 | David Villa |
Friday, 25 June | 20:30 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | Chile | 1–2 | Spain | 41,958 | Andrés Iniesta |
Friday, 25 June | 20:30 | Free State Stadium | Switzerland | 0–0 | Honduras | 28,042 | Noel Valladares |
The games starting with the second round are known as the knockout stage. These games can not end in a draw (tie). If a match (game) is tied at the end of 90 minutes (the regular game time limit), extra periods are added to the game. Two periods, each 15 minutes long, will be played. If the score is still tied after the two extra periods, the game will be decided by a penalty kick shootout.
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 (aet) | 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 (aet) | 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 | |||||||||||||
Uruguay | 2-1 | South Korea |
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Suárez 8', 80' | Lee Chung-Yong 68' |
United States | 1-2 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
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Donovan 62' (pen.) | Prince 5' Gyan 93' |
Argentina | 3-1 | Mexico |
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Tévez 26', 52' Higuaín 33' |
Chicharito 71' |
Netherlands | 2-1 | Slovakia |
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Robben 18' Sneijder 84' |
Vittek 90+4' (pen.) |
Brazil | 3-0 | Chile |
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Juan 35' Luís Fabiano 38' Robinho 59' |
Paraguay | 0-0 (a.e.t.) | Japan |
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Penalties | ||
Barreto Barrios Riveros Valdez Cardozo |
5-3 | Endō Hasebe Komano Honda |
Netherlands | 2-1 | Brazil |
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Sneijder 53', 68' | Robinho 10' |
Uruguay | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
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Forlán 55' | Muntari 45+2' | |
Penalties | ||
Forlán Victorino Scotti M. Pereira Abreu |
4-2 | Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah |
Uruguay | 2-3 | Netherlands |
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Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2' |
Van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 70' Robben 73' |
Netherlands | 0-1 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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Iniesta 116' |
2010 FIFA World Cup Winners |
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Spain 1st title |
28 players were suspended after being shown two consecutive yellow cards (13 players), a single red card (8 players), or a yellow card followed by a red card (7 players).
The Best 11 was decided by an online public vote, where people were invited to select a team (in a 4–4–2 formation) and best coach. Voting was open until 23:59 on 11 July 2010,[3] with submissions going into a draw to win a prize.
Six of the eleven players came from the Spanish team, as did the coach. The remainder of the team comprised two Germans, one Brazilian, one Dutchman and a Uruguayan.[4][5]