World Cup 2010

The World Cup 2010 was played in South Africa (11 June – 11 July). 32 teams played 64 matches and scored 145 goals — 2.27 per match; 3,178,856 spectators attended.

Spain won the title, beating Netherlands in the final (0–1 (a.e.t.)) at Soccer City, Johannesburg, referee Howard Webb.

Also in the last four: Germany and Uruguay.

Top scorers: David Villa, Diego Forlán, Thomas Müller and Wesley Sneijder with 5 goals.

Player of the tournament: Diego Forlán (Uruguay); best young player: Thomas Müller.

South AfricaHosts

64Matches

145Goals

2.27Goals per match

3,178,856Attendance

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
11 July 2010	Netherlands – Spain	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Soccer City, Johannesburg

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
10 July 2010	Uruguay – Germany	2–3	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Semi-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
6 July 2010	Uruguay – Netherlands	2–3	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
7 July 2010	Germany – Spain	0–1	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Quarter-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
2 July 2010	Netherlands – Brazil	2–1	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2 July 2010	Uruguay – Ghana	1–1 (pens 4–2)	Soccer City, Johannesburg
3 July 2010	Argentina – Germany	0–4	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
3 July 2010	Paraguay – Spain	0–1	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Round of 16

Date	Match	Score	Venue
26 June 2010	Uruguay – South Korea	2–1	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
26 June 2010	USA – Ghana	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
27 June 2010	Argentina – Mexico	3–1	Soccer City, Johannesburg
27 June 2010	Germany – England	4–1	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
28 June 2010	Brazil – Chile	3–0	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
28 June 2010	Netherlands – Slovakia	2–1	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
29 June 2010	Spain – Portugal	1–0	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
29 June 2010	Paraguay – Japan	0–0 (pens 5–3)	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Groups and tables

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Uruguay	3	2	1	0	4–0	7
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	3–2	4
3	South Africa	3	1	1	1	3–5	4
4	France	3	0	1	2	1–4	1

Results (6)

11 June 2010 — South Africa 1–1 Mexico
11 June 2010 — Uruguay 0–0 France
16 June 2010 — South Africa 0–3 Uruguay
17 June 2010 — France 0–2 Mexico
22 June 2010 — Mexico 0–1 Uruguay
22 June 2010 — France 1–2 South Africa

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7–1	9
2	South Korea	3	1	1	1	5–6	4
3	Greece	3	1	0	2	2–5	3
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	3–5	1

Results (6)

12 June 2010 — South Korea 2–0 Greece
12 June 2010 — Argentina 1–0 Nigeria
17 June 2010 — Argentina 4–1 South Korea
17 June 2010 — Greece 2–1 Nigeria
22 June 2010 — Nigeria 2–2 South Korea
22 June 2010 — Greece 0–2 Argentina

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	USA	3	1	2	0	4–3	5
2	England	3	1	2	0	2–1	5
3	Slovenia	3	1	1	1	3–3	4
4	Algeria	3	0	1	2	0–2	1

Results (6)

12 June 2010 — England 1–1 USA
13 June 2010 — Algeria 0–1 Slovenia
18 June 2010 — Slovenia 2–2 USA
18 June 2010 — England 0–0 Algeria
23 June 2010 — USA 1–0 Algeria
23 June 2010 — Slovenia 0–1 England

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	5–1	6
2	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2–2	4
3	Australia	3	1	1	1	3–6	4
4	Serbia	3	1	0	2	2–3	3

Results (6)

13 June 2010 — Serbia 0–1 Ghana
13 June 2010 — Germany 4–0 Australia
18 June 2010 — Germany 0–1 Serbia
19 June 2010 — Ghana 1–1 Australia
23 June 2010 — Australia 2–1 Serbia
23 June 2010 — Ghana 0–1 Germany

Group E

#	Team	P	W	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Netherlands	3	3	0	5–1	9
2	Japan	3	2	1	4–2	6
3	Denmark	3	1	2	3–6	3
4	Cameroon	3	0	3	2–5	0

Results (6)

14 June 2010 — Netherlands 2–0 Denmark
14 June 2010 — Japan 1–0 Cameroon
19 June 2010 — Netherlands 1–0 Japan
19 June 2010 — Cameroon 1–2 Denmark
24 June 2010 — Denmark 1–3 Japan
24 June 2010 — Cameroon 1–2 Netherlands

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Paraguay	3	1	2	0	3–1	5
2	Slovakia	3	1	1	1	4–5	4
3	New Zealand	3	0	3	0	2–2	3
4	Italy	3	0	2	1	4–5	2

Results (6)

14 June 2010 — Italy 1–1 Paraguay
15 June 2010 — New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
20 June 2010 — Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay
20 June 2010 — Italy 1–1 New Zealand
24 June 2010 — Slovakia 3–2 Italy
24 June 2010 — Paraguay 0–0 New Zealand

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5–2	7
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	7–0	5
3	Côte d'Ivoire	3	1	1	1	4–3	4
4	North Korea	3	0	0	3	1–12	0

Results (6)

15 June 2010 — Côte d'Ivoire 0–0 Portugal
15 June 2010 — Brazil 2–1 North Korea
20 June 2010 — Brazil 3–1 Côte d'Ivoire
21 June 2010 — Portugal 7–0 North Korea
25 June 2010 — Portugal 0–0 Brazil
25 June 2010 — North Korea 0–3 Côte d'Ivoire

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Spain	3	2	0	1	4–2	6
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	3–2	6
3	Switzerland	3	1	1	1	1–1	4
4	Honduras	3	0	1	2	0–3	1

Results (6)

16 June 2010 — Honduras 0–1 Chile
16 June 2010 — Spain 0–1 Switzerland
21 June 2010 — Chile 1–0 Switzerland
21 June 2010 — Spain 2–0 Honduras
25 June 2010 — Chile 1–2 Spain
25 June 2010 — Switzerland 0–0 Honduras

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
David Villa	Spain	5
Diego Forlán	Uruguay	5
Thomas Müller	Germany	5
Wesley Sneijder	Netherlands	5
Gonzalo Higuaín	Argentina	4
Miroslav Klose	Germany	4
Róbert Vittek	Slovakia	4
Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	3
Landon Donovan	USA	3
Luis Suárez	Uruguay	3
Luís Fabiano	Brazil	3
Andrés Iniesta	Spain	2
Arjen Robben	Netherlands	2
Brett Holman	Australia	2
Carlos Tevez	Argentina	2

Assists

Player	Team	Assists
B. Schweinsteiger	Germany	4
D. Kuijt	Netherlands	3
Kaká	Brazil	3
Mesut Özil	Germany	3
Thomas Müller	Germany	3
A. Boka	Côte d'Ivoire	2
Ki Sung-Yeung	South Korea	2
L. Suï¿½rez	Uruguay	2
Lukas Podolski	Germany	2
W. Gargano	Uruguay	2

Stadiums

Venue	Matches
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	8
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	8
Soccer City, Johannesburg	8
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg	7
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban	7
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	6
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	6
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	6
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit	4
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane	4

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