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 10 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 16 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 the Netherlands (third-time losing finalists) 10 after extra time, with Andres Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa, 2006 champions Italy and 2006 runners-up France were all eliminated in the first round of the tournament. It was the first time that the hosts had been eliminated in the first round. New Zealand, with their three draws, were the only undefeated team in the tournament, but they were also eliminated in the first round. Cameroon, Denmark, Nigeria, Slovenia, South Africa and Uruguay returned after missing the 2006 tournament.

Answer the following questions:
1. where did the 2010 world cup take place?
2. when?
3. Did European countries bid to host?
4. why not?
5. Who did South Africa win over?
6. who won?
7. had they won before?
8. how many stadiums were the games played in?
9. where was the final played?
10. where was this?
11. How many teams competed?
12. how were they chosen?
13. which was when?
14. what month?
15. What type of teams were they seperated into for the first round?
16. how many of these teams advanced?
17. and in total?
18. how many rounds were played in the knockout stage?
19. South Africa became the first African Country to do what?
20. who missed the 2006 tournament?
1. South Africa.
2. From 11 June to 11 July 2010.
3. No.
4. The bidding process was open only to African nations;
5. Egypt and Morocco
6. Spain.
7. No.
8. 10.
9. Soccer City stadium.
10. Johannesburg.
11. Thirty-two.
12. Worldwide qualification tournament.
13. 2007
14. August .
15. Round-robin groups of four teams.
16. Top two teams in each group.
17. 16.
18. Three.
19. Host the finals.
20. Cameroon, Denmark, Nigeria, Slovenia, South Africa and Urugua.