2010 World Cup Soccer / Football
Teams that participated in 2010 World Cup in South Africa were:
Algeria, England, Korea DPR, Serbia, Argentina, France, Korea Republic, Slovakia, Australia, Germany, Mexico, Slovenia, Brazil, Ghana, Netherlands, South Africa, Cameroon, Greece, New Zealand, Spain, Chile, Honduras, Nigeria, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Italy, Paraguay, Uruguay, Denmark, Japan, Portugal and USA.
2010 World Cup in South Africa - CHAMPIONS
2010 Champions: Spain
2010 Runner Up: Netherlands
2010 Third Place: Germany
2010 Fourth Place: Uruguay
2010 World Cup in South Africa - TOP GOALSCORERS
| GER Thomas MUELLER | 5 |
| ESP David VILLA | 5 |
| NED Wesley SNEIJDER | 5 |
| URU Diego Forlan | 5 |
| ARG Gonzalo HIGUAIN | 4 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - STATISTICS
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Number of games | 64 |
| Total Goals scored | 145 |
| Average per game | 2,2 |
| Total attendance | 3,148,439 |
| Average attendance | 49,341 |
| Final attendance | 70,628 |
| Golden ball | URU Diego FORLAN |
| Golden shoe | GER Thomas MUELLER |
| Best Goalkeeper | ESP Iker CASILLAS |
| Best young player | GER Thomas MUELLER |
| Fair play award | Spain |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Group A
| South Africa vs Mexico | 1-1 |
| Uruguay vs France | 0-0 |
| Uruguay vs South Africa | 3-0 |
| Mexico vs France | 2-0 |
| Uruguay vs Mexico | 1-0 |
| South Africa vs France | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Group B
| Argentina vs Nigeria | 1-0 |
| Korea Republic vs Greece | 2-0 |
| Greece vs Nigeria | 2-1 |
| Argentina vs Korea Republic | 4-1 |
| Nigeria vs Korea Republic | 2-2 |
| Argentina vs Greece | 2-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 9 | |
| Korea Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Group C
| England vs USA | 1-1 |
| Slovenia vs Algeria | 1-0 |
| Slovenia vs USA | 2-2 |
| England vs Algeria | 0-0 |
| England vs Slovenia | 1-0 |
| USA vs Algeria | 1-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa - Group D
| Germany vs Australia | 4-0 |
| Ghana vs Serbia | 1-0 |
| Serbia vs Germany | 1-0 |
| Ghana vs Australia | 1-1 |
| Germany vs Ghana | 1-0 |
| Australia vs Serbia | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa - Group E
| Netherlands vs Denmark | 2-0 |
| Japan vs Cameroon | 1-0 |
| Netherlands vs Japan | 1-0 |
| Denmark vs Cameroon | 2-1 |
| Japan vs Denmark | 3-1 |
| Netherlands vs Cameroon | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
2010 Football World Cup in South Africa - Group F
| Italy vs Paraguay | 1-1 |
| New Zealand vs Slovakia | 1-1 |
| Paraguay vs Slovakia | 2-0 |
| Italy vs New Zealand | 1-1 |
| Slovakia vs Italy | 3-2 |
| Paraguay vs New Zealand | 0-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa - Group G
| Côte d'Ivoire vs Portugal | 0-0 |
| Brazil vs Korea DPR | 2-1 |
| Brazil vs Côte d'Ivoire | 3-1 |
| Portugal vs Korea DPR | 7-0 |
| Portugal vs Brazil | 0-0 |
| Côte d'Ivoire vs Korea DPR | 3-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Korea DPR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
2010 Football World Cup in South Africa - Group H
| Chile vs Honduras | 1-0 |
| Switzerland vs Spain | 1-0 |
| Chile vs Switzerland | 1-0 |
| Spain vs Honduras | 2-0 |
| Spain vs Chile | 2-1 |
| Switzerland vs Honduras | 0-0 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Honduras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Round of 16
| Uruguay vs Korea DPR | 2-1 |
| Ghana vs USA | 2-1 after extra time |
| Germany vs England | 4-1 |
| Argentina vs Mexico | 3-1 |
| Netherlands vs Slovakia | 2-1 |
| Brazil vs Chile | 3-0 |
| Paraguay vs Japan | 0-0 after extra time, 5-3 after penalties |
| Spain vs Portugal | 1-0 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Quarter-Finals
| Netherlands vs Brazil | 2-1 |
| Uruguay vs Ghana | 1-1 after extra time, 4-2 after penalties |
| Germany vs Argentina | 4-0 |
| Spain vs Paraguay | 1-0 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Semi-Finals
| Netherlands vs Uruguay | 3-2 |
| Spain vs Germany | 1-0 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Third Place
| Germany vs Uruguay | 3-2 |
2010 World Cup in South Africa - Final
| Spain vs Netherlands | 1-0 after extra time |
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