Title: 2010 FIFA World Cup Content: 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. 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 == Participants == === Africa === * (ALG) • Squad * (CMR) • Squad * (CIV) • Squad * (GHA) • Squad * (NGA) • Squad * (RSA) • Squad === Asia === * (AUS) • Squad * (JPN) • Squad * (PRK) • Squad * (KOR) • Squad === Europe === * (DEN) • Squad * (ENG) • Squad * (FRA) • Squad * (GER) • Squad * (GRE) • Squad * (ITA) • Squad * (NED) • Squad * (POR) • Squad * (SRB) • Squad * (SVK) • Squad * (SVN) • Squad * (ESP) • Squad * (SUI) • Squad === North and Central America === * (HON) • Squad * (MEX) • Squad * (USA) • Squad === Oceania === * (NZL) • Squad === South America === * (ARG) • Squad * (BRA) • Squad * (CHI) • Squad * (PAR) • Squad * (URU) • Squad == Stadiums == 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:  === Round of 16 === \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- \---- === Quarter-finals === \---- \---- \---- === Semi-finals === \---- === Third-place match === === Final === == Statistics == === Goalscorers === ==== 5 goals ==== * David Villa * Wesley Sneijder * Thomas Müller * Diego Forlán ==== 4 goals ==== * Gonzalo Higuaín * Róbert Vittek * Mirtoslav Klose ==== 3 goals ==== * Luis Suárez * Landon Donovan * Asamoah Gyan * Luís Fabiano ==== 2 goals ==== * Elano * Robinho * Tiago * Kalu Uche * Lee Jung-Soo * Lee Chung-Yong * Brett Holman * Keisuke Honda * Samuel Eto'o * Lukas Podolski * Carlos Tévez * Javier Hernández * Arjen Robben * Andrés Iniesta ==== 1 goal ==== * Siphiwe Tshabalala * Bongani Khumalo * Katlego Mphela * Rafael Márquez * Cuauhtémoc Blanco * Park Ji-Sung * Park Chu-Young * Gabriel Heinze * Martín Demichelis * Martín Palermo * Steven Gerrard * Jermain Defoe * Matthew Upson * Clint Dempsey * Michael Bradley * Robert Koren * Valter Birsa * Zlatan Ljubijankič * Cacau * Mesut Özil * Arne Friedrich * Marcell Jansen * Sami Khedira * Dirk Kuyt * Robin van Persie * Klaas-Jan Huntelaar * Giovanni van Bronckhorst *24px Antolín Alcaraz *24px Enrique Vera *24px Cristian Riveros * Daniele De Rossi * Vincenzo Iaquinta * Antonio Di Natale * Fabio Quagliarella * Winston Reid * Shane Smeltz * Maicon * Juan * Ji Yun-Nam * Jean Beauséjour * Mark González * Rodrigo Millar * Gelson Fernandes * Álvaro Pereira * Maxi Pereira * Edinson Cavani * Dimitris Salpingidis * Vasilis Torosidis * Milan Jovanović * Marko Pantelić * Tim Cahill * Nicklas Bendtner * Dennis Rommedahl * John Dahl Tomasson * Didier Drogba * Yaya Touré * Romaric * Salomon Kalou * Raúl Meireles * Simão * Hugo Almeida * Liédson * Cristiano Ronaldo * Florent Malouda * Yakubu Aiyegbeni * Kamil Kopúnek * Yasuhito Endō * Shinji Okazaki * Carles Puyol * Kevin-Prince Boateng * Sulley Muntari ==== Own goals ==== * Daniel Agger (against Netherlands) * Park Chu-Young (against Argentina) === Discipline === 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). === Awards === * Golden Ball: Diego Forlán (Uruguay) * Golden Boot: Thomas Müller (Germany) * Golden Glove: Iker Casillas (Spain) * Best Young Player: Thomas Müller (Germany) * FIFA Fair Play Trophy: ===All- Star Team=== 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, 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. * Goalkeeper: Iker Casillas (Spain) * Defenders: Sergio Ramos and Carles Puyol (Spain), Maicon (Brazil), Philipp Lahm (Germany) * Midfielders: Andrés Iniesta and Xavi (Spain), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) * Forwards: Diego Forlán (Uruguay), David Villa (Spain) * Coach: Vicente del Bosque (Spain)