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he 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international 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 ten stadiums in cities around the country, with the final played at the Soccer City stadium in the capital 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 sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final match. Spain won the tournament. In the final, the European champions and second-ranked team defeated third-time finalist the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta’s goal giving Spain its first-ever world championship. Host nation South Africa, along with previous world champions Italy, was eliminated in the first round of the tournament, with powerhouse nations Argentina, Brazil and Germany leaving the tournament in the knockout stage. The 2010 finals marked the first time a European nation had won the tournament outside of its home continent, as well as the first time that two different European teams had become world champions in succession. With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams at the time, the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event. Contents [hide] 1 Host selection 2 Qualification 2.1 List of qualified teams 3 Preparations 4 Prize money 5 Venues 6 Final draw 7 Referees 8 Squads 9 Opening ceremony 10 Group stage 10.1 Group A 10.2 Group B 10.3 Group C 10.4 Group D 10.5 Group E 10.6 Group F 10.7 Group G 10.8 Group H 11 Knockout stage 11.1 Round of 16 11.2 Quarter-finals 11.3 Semi-finals 11.4 Third-place play-off 11.5 Final 12 Statistics 12.1 Goalscorers 12.2 Discipline 12.3 Awards 13 Symbols 13.1 Mascot 13.2 Official song 13.3 Match ball 13.4 Vuvuzelas 14 Event effects 14.1 Social 15 Media 15.1 Broadcasting 15.2 Filming 15.3 Video games 15.4 FIFA Fan Fest 16 See also 17 References 18 External links Host selection Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts#2010 FIFA World Cup People watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Africa was chosen as the host for the 2010 World Cup as part of a short-lived policy, abandoned in 2007,[2] to rotate the event among football confederations. Five African nations placed bids to host the 2010 World Cup: Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and a joint bid from Libya and Tunisia. Following the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee not to allow co-hosted tournaments, Tunisia withdrew from the bidding process. The committee also decided not to consider Libya's solo bid as it no longer met all the stipulations laid down in the official List of Requirements. The winning bid was announced by FIFA president Sepp Blatter at a media conference on 15 May 2004 in Zürich; in the first round of voting South Africa received 14 votes, Morocco received 10 votes and Egypt no votes. South Africa, which had narrowly failed to win the right to host the 2006 event, was thus awarded the rights to host the tournament.[3] During 2006 and 2007, rumours circulated in various news sources that the 2010 World Cup could be moved to another country.[4][5] Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt and, reportedly, some FIFA executives, expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa's preparations.[4][6] FIFA officials repeatedly expressed their confidence in South Africa as host, stating that a contingency plan existed only to cover natural catastrophes, as had been in place at previous FIFA World Cups.[7] Qualification Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification The qualification draw for the 2010 World Cup was held in Durban on 25 November 2007. As the host nation, South Africa qualified automatically for the tournament. As happened in the previous tournament, the defending champions were not given an automatic berth, and Italy had to participate in qualification. Wikinews has related news: Ireland requests replay of FIFA World Cup play-off with France Wikinews has related news: FIFA to make changes after Thierry Henry handball Some controversies took place during the qualifications. In the second leg of the play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland, French captain Thierry Henry, unseen by the referee, handled the ball in the lead up to a late goal, which enabled France to qualify ahead of Ireland, sparking widespread controversy and debate. FIFA rejected a request from the Football Association of Ireland to replay the match,[8] and Ireland later withdrew a request to be included as an unprecedented 33rd World Cup entrant.[9][10] As a result, FIFA announced a review into the use of technology or extra officials at the highest level, but decided against the widely expected fast-tracking of goal-line referee's assistants for the South African tournament.[11] Costa Rica complained over Uruguay's winning goal in the CONMEBOL–CONCACAF playoff,[12] while Egypt and Algeria's November 2009 matches were surrounded by reports of crowd trouble. On the subject of fair play, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said: I appeal to all the players and coaches to observe this fair play. In 2010 we want to prove that football is more than just kicking a ball but has social and cultural value ... So we ask the players 'please observe fair play' so they will be an example to the rest of the world.[13] List of qualified teams The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,[14] qualified for the final tournament. AFC (4) Australia (20) Japan (45) Korea DPR (105) Korea Republic (47) CAF (6) Algeria (30) Cameroon (19) Côte d'Ivoire (27) Ghana (32) Nigeria (21) South Africa (83) (hosts) CONCACAF (3) Honduras (38) Mexico (17) United States (14) CONMEBOL (5) Argentina (7) Brazil (1) Chile (18) Paraguay (31) Uruguay (16) OFC (1) New Zealand (78) UEFA (13) Denmark (36) England (8) France (9) Germany (6) Greece (13) Italy (5) Netherlands (4) Portugal (3) Serbia (15) Slovakia (34) Slovenia (25) Spain (2) Switzerland (24) Countries qualified for World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter World Cup Country not a FIFA member Preparations


The Lukasrand Tower in Pretoria sporting a football in anticipation of the World Cup Five new stadiums were built for the tournament, and five of the existing venues were upgraded. Construction costs were expected to be R8.4 billion (just over US$1 billion.).[15] South Africa also improved its public transport infrastructure within the host cities, including Johannesburg's Gautrain and other metro systems, and major road networks were improved.[16] In March 2009, Danny Jordaan, the president of the 2010 World Cup organising committee, reported that all stadiums for the tournament were on schedule to be completed within six months.[17] The country implemented special measures to ensure the safety and security of spectators in accordance with standard FIFA requirements,[18] including a temporary restriction of flight operation in the airspace surrounding the stadiums.[19] At a ceremony to mark 100 days before the event, FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised the readiness of the country for the event.[20] Construction strike On 8 July 2009, 70,000 construction workers[21] who were working on the new stadiums walked off their jobs.[22] The majority of the workers receive R2500 per month (about £192, €224 or US$313), but the unions alleged that some workers were grossly underpaid. A spokesperson for the National Union of Mineworkers said to the SABC that the "no work no pay" strike would go on until FIFA assessed penalties on the organisers. Other unions threatened to strike into 2011.[23][24] The strike was swiftly dealt with and workers were back at work within a week of it starting. There were no further strikes and all stadiums and construction projects were completed in time for the kick off.[25] Prize money The total prize money on offer for the tournament was confirmed by FIFA as $420 million (including payments of $40m to domestic clubs), a 60 percent increase on the 2006 tournament.[26] Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants receive $1 million for preparation costs. Once at the tournament, the prize money would be distributed as follows:[26] $8 million – To each team exiting after the group stage (16 teams) $9 million – To each team exiting after the round of 16 (8 teams) $14 million – To each team exiting after the quarter-finals (4 teams) $18 million – Fourth placed team $20 million – Third placed team $24 million – Runner up $30 million – Winner In a first for the World Cup, FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. This saw a total of $40 million paid to domestic clubs. This was the result of an agreement reached in 2008 between FIFA and European clubs to disband the G-14 group and drop their claims for compensation dating back to 2005 over the financial cost of injuries sustained to their players while on international duty, such as that from Belgian club Charleroi S.C. for injury to Morocco's Abdelmajid Oulmers in a friendly game in 2004, and from English club Newcastle United for an injury to England's Michael Owen in the 2006 World Cup.[27][28][29] Venues [show]Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of thirteen venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to the ten venues[30] that were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006. The altitude of several venues affected the motion of the ball[31] and impacted player performance,[32][33] although FIFA's medical chief downplayed this consideration.[34] Six of the ten venues were over 1200m above sea level, with the two Johannesburg stadiums (Soccer City and Ellis Park) the highest at approximately 1750m.[35][36] The stadiums in order of altitude are: Soccer City and Ellis Park Stadium, 1753m; Royal Bafokeng Stadium, 1500m; Free State Stadium, 1400m; Peter Mokaba Stadium, 1310m; Loftus Versfeld Stadium, 1214m; Mbombela Stadium, 660m; Cape Town Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium near sea level.[35][36] Johannesburg Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Soccer City[37] Cape Town Stadium2 Moses Mabhida Stadium1 Ellis Park Stadium 26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E 33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E 29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E 26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E Capacity: 84,490 Capacity: 64,100 Capacity: 62,760 Capacity: 55,686 Pretoria Johannesburg Durban Cape Town Pretoria Port Elizabeth Bloemfontein Polokwane Rustenburg Nelspruit Port Elizabeth Loftus Versfeld Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E 33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E Capacity: 42,858 Capacity: 42,486 Polokwane Nelspruit Bloemfontein Rustenburg 23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E 25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E 29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E 25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E Peter Mokaba Stadium Mbombela Stadium Free State Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium Capacity: 41,733 Capacity: 40,929 Capacity: 40,911 Capacity: 38,646 ^1 As Durban Stadium ^2 As Green Point Stadium The following stadiums have all been upgraded to meet FIFA specifications: Cecil Payne Stadium[38] Dobsonville Stadium[38] Gelvandale Stadium[39] Giant Stadium[40] HM Pitje Stadium[40] King Zwelithini Stadium Olympia Park Stadium Orlando Stadium[38] Princess Magogo Stadium[41] Rabie Ridge Stadium[38] Rand Stadium[38] Ruimsig Stadium[38] Seisa Ramabodu Stadium[42] Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium[41] Super Stadium[40] Final draw See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup seeding The FIFA Organising Committee approved the procedure for the Final Draw on 2 December 2009. The seeding was based on the October 2009 FIFA World Ranking and seven squads joined hosts South Africa as seeded teams for the final draw. No two teams from the same confederation were to be drawn in the same group, except allowing a maximum of two European teams in a group.[43] Pot 1 (Seeds: host & top seven): South Africa, Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Argentina, England. Pot 2 (Asia, North/Central America and Caribbean & Oceania): Australia, Japan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Honduras, Mexico, United States, New Zealand. Pot 3 (Africa & South America): Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay. Pot 4 (Europe): Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland. The group draw was staged in Cape Town, South Africa, on 4 December 2009 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.[44] The ceremony was presented by South African actress Charlize Theron, assisted by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke.[45] The balls were drawn by English football star David Beckham and African sporting figures Haile Gebrselassie, John Smit, Makhaya Ntini, Matthew Booth and Simphiwe Dludlu.[46] Referees Main articles: 2010 FIFA World Cup officials and 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies#Refereeing FIFA's Referees' Committee selected 29 referees through its Refereeing Assistance Programme to officiate at the World Cup: four from the AFC, three from the CAF, six from CONMEBOL, four from CONCACAF, two from the OFC and ten from UEFA.[47] Squads


The Brazilian and North Korean teams before their group stage match For more details on this topic, see 2010 FIFA World Cup squads. As with the 2006 tournament, each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup consisted of 23 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.[48] Of the 736 players participating in the tournament, over half played their club football in five European domestic leagues; those in England (117 players), Germany (84), Italy (80), Spain (59) and France (46).[49] The English, German and Italian squads were made up of entirely home based players, while only Nigeria had no players from clubs in their own league. In all, players from 52 national leagues entered the tournament. FC Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing the most players to the tournament, with 13 players of their side travelling, 7 with the Spanish team, while another 7 clubs contributed 10 players or more. Opening ceremony Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony Group stage The first round, or group stage, saw the thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified for the Round of 16. In a first for a World Cup, the host team did not advance beyond the initial stage. Defending champions Italy and 2006 runners-up France finished last in their respective groups.[50] Only six UEFA teams progressed to the last sixteen, a record low in the 32-team era. Dark blue: Champion Light blue: Runner-up Green: Third place Light green: Fourth place Yellow: Quarter-finals Peach: Round of 16 Red: Group stage Tie-breaking criteria Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[51] 1. Greater number of points in all group matches 2. Goal difference in all group matches 3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches 4. Greatest number of points in matches between teams 5. Goal difference in matches between teams 6. Greatest number of goals scored in matches between teams 7. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee Key to colours in group tables Teams that advanced to the round of 16 Group A Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group A Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 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 11 June 2010 South Africa 1 – 1 Mexico Soccer City, Johannesburg Uruguay 0 – 0 France Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 16 June 2010 South Africa 0 – 3 Uruguay Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 17 June 2010 France 0 – 2 Mexico Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane 22 June 2010 Mexico 0 – 1 Uruguay Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg France 1 – 2 South Africa Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Group B Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group B Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Korea Republic 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 12 June 2010 Korea Republic 2 – 0 Greece Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Argentina 1 – 0 Nigeria Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 17 June 2010 Argentina 4 – 1 Korea Republic Soccer City, Johannesburg Greece 2 – 1 Nigeria Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 22 June 2010 Nigeria 2 – 2 Korea Republic Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Greece 0 – 2 Argentina Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Group C Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group C Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 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 12 June 2010 England 1 – 1 United States Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 13 June 2010 Algeria 0 – 1 Slovenia Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane 18 June 2010 Slovenia 2 – 2 United States Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg England 0 – 0 Algeria Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 23 June 2010 Slovenia 0 – 1 England Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth United States 1 – 0 Algeria Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Group D Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 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 −1 3 13 June 2010 Serbia 0 – 1 Ghana Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Germany 4 – 0 Australia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 18 June 2010 Germany 0 – 1 Serbia Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 19 June 2010 Ghana 1 – 1 Australia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 23 June 2010 Ghana 0 – 1 Germany Soccer City, Johannesburg Australia 2 – 1 Serbia Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Group E Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group E Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 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 14 June 2010 Netherlands 2 – 0 Denmark Soccer City, Johannesburg Japan 1 – 0 Cameroon Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 19 June 2010 Netherlands 1 – 0 Japan Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Cameroon 1 – 2 Denmark Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 24 June 2010 Denmark 1 – 3 Japan Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Cameroon 1 – 2 Netherlands Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Group F Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group F Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3 Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2 14 June 2010 Italy 1 – 1 Paraguay Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 15 June 2010 New Zealand 1 – 1 Slovakia Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 20 June 2010 Slovakia 0 – 2 Paraguay Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Italy 1 – 1 New Zealand Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit 24 June 2010 Slovakia 3 – 2 Italy Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Paraguay 0 – 0 New Zealand Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Group G Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group G Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Brazil 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Portugal 3 1 2 0 7 0 +7 5 Côte d'Ivoire 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Korea DPR 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0 15 June 2010 Côte d'Ivoire 0 – 0 Portugal Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Brazil 2 – 1 Korea DPR Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 20 June 2010 Brazil 3 – 1 Côte d'Ivoire Soccer City, Johannesburg 21 June 2010 Portugal 7 – 0 Korea DPR Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 25 June 2010 Portugal 0 – 0 Brazil Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Korea DPR 0 – 3 Côte d'Ivoire Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Group H Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Group H Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Chile 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Switzerland 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 Honduras 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1 16 June 2010 Honduras 0 – 1 Chile Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Spain 0 – 1 Switzerland Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 21 June 2010 Chile 1 – 0 Switzerland Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Spain 2 – 0 Honduras Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 25 June 2010 Chile 1 – 2 Spain Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Switzerland 0 – 0 Honduras Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Knockout stage Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage All times listed are South African Standard Time (UTC+02) The knockout stage involves the sixteen teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. There will be four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds are the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final. There will also be a play-off to decide third/fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes will be followed by thirty minutes of extra time; if scores are still level, there will be a penalty shootout to determine who progresses to the next round.[52] Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 26 June – Port Elizabeth Uruguay 2 2 July – Johannesburg Korea Republic 1 Uruguay (pen.) 1 (4) 26 June – Rustenburg Ghana 1 (2) United States 1 6 July – Cape Town Ghana (a.e.t.) 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 (a.e.t.) 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 Round of 16 In this round, each group winner (A-H) was paired against the runner-up from another group. South American teams again performed strongly in the round of 16, with four teams advancing to the quarter-finals including Brazil who defeated fellow South American team Chile, the largest number of South American teams in the final eight since 1930 England's 4–1 loss to Germany marked their worst ever defeat at a World Cup finals[53][54] Ghana defeated the United States to become the third African team to reach the last eight (after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002) Paraguay and Ghana reached the quarter-finals for the first time The round was marked by some controversial referees' calls, including: A disallowed goal by England in their 4–1 loss against Germany, where the shot by Frank Lampard was seen to cross the goal line when shown on television broadcast replays. An allowed goal scored by Argentina in their 3–1 win over Mexico, where Argentine striker Carlos Tévez appeared to be offside when shown on television broadcast replays, which were shown inside the stadium shortly after the incident. The only allowed goal scored by Spain in their 1–0 win over Portugal, where Spanish striker David Villa appeared to be offside when shown on post-match television replays (0.22m according to ESPN axis).[55] FIFA President Sepp Blatter took the unusual step of apologizing to England and Mexico for the decisions that went against them, saying "Yesterday I spoke to the two federations directly concerned by referees' mistakes [...] I apologised to England and Mexico. The English said thank you and accepted that you can win some and you lose some and the Mexicans bowed their head and accepted it."[56] Blatter also promised to re-open the discussion regarding devices which monitor possible goals and make that information immediately available to match officials, saying "We will naturally take on board the discussion on technology and have the first opportunity in July at the business meeting."[56] Blatter's call came less than four months after FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke said the door was closed on goal-line technology and video replays after a vote by the IFAB.[56] 26 June 2010 16:00 Uruguay 2 – 1 Korea Republic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 30,597 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) Suárez 8', 80' Report Lee Chung-Yong 68' 26 June 2010 20:30 United States 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Ghana Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg Attendance: 34,976 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Donovan 62' (pen.) Report Prince 5' Gyan 93' 27 June 2010 16:00 Germany 4 – 1 England Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 40,510 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) Klose 20' Podolski 32' Müller 67', 70' Report Upson 37' 27 June 2010 20:30 Argentina 3 – 1 Mexico Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,377 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) Tévez 26', 52' Higuaín 33' Report Hernández 71' 28 June 2010 16:00 Netherlands 2 – 1 Slovakia Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 61,962 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Robben 18' Sneijder 84' Report Vittek 90+4' (pen.) 28 June 2010 20:30 Brazil 3 – 0 Chile Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 54,096 Referee: Howard Webb (England) Juan 34' Luís Fabiano 38' Robinho 59' Report 29 June 2010 16:00 Paraguay 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Japan Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 36,742 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) Report Penalties Barreto Barrios Riveros Valdez Cardozo 5 – 3 Endō Hasebe Komano Honda 29 June 2010 20:30 Spain 1 – 0 Portugal Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 62,955 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) Villa 63' Report Quarter-finals The three quarter-finals between European and South American teams all resulted in wins for Europeans. Germany had a 4–0 victory over Argentina, Netherlands came from behind to beat Brazil 2–1, while Spain reached the final four for the first time since 1950 after a 1–0 win over Paraguay. Uruguay, the only South American team to reach the semi-finals, overcame Ghana in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in which Ghana missed a penalty at the end of extra time. 2 July 2010 16:00 Netherlands 2 – 1 Brazil Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 40,186 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Sneijder 53', 68' Report Robinho 10' 2 July 2010 20:30 Uruguay 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Ghana Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,017 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) Forlán 55' Report Muntari 45+2' Penalties Forlán Victorino Scotti Pereira Abreu 4 – 2 Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah 3 July 2010 16:00 Argentina 0 – 4 Germany Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 64,100 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Report Müller 3' Klose 68', 89' Friedrich 74' 3 July 2010 20:30 Paraguay 0 – 1 Spain Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 55,359 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) Report Villa 83' Semi-finals The Netherlands qualified for the final for the third time with a 3–2 win over Uruguay. Spain reached its first ever final with a 1–0 victory over Germany. Regardless of the result of the final, this was the first time ever that two different teams from the same continent have won successive World Cups (Italy won the 2006 tournament). It was also the first time that a European team has won a tournament held outside Europe. The 2010 World Cup also marked: the first time European teams have won consecutive World Cups since Italy retained the title in 1938 the first new winner, and the first new finalist, since France in 1998 the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958[57] the first final since 1978 (Argentina v. Netherlands) in which neither side has previously won the World Cup Netherlands and Spain were the only teams to have won all their qualification matches for the 2010 World Cup, with the Netherlands also winning all games on their way to the final. 6 July 2010 20:30 Uruguay 2 – 3 Netherlands Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 62,479 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) Forlán 41' M. Pereira 90+2' Report Van Bronckhorst 18' Sneijder 70' Robben 73' 7 July 2010 20:30 Germany 0 – 1 Spain Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Attendance: 60,960 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary) Report Puyol 73' Third-place play-off 10 July 2010 20:30 Uruguay 2 – 3 Germany Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 36,254 Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)[58] Cavani 28' Forlán 51' Report Müller 19' Jansen 56' Khedira 82' Final Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final The Final was held on 11 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg. Spain defeated the Netherlands 1–0, after an extra time goal by Andrés Iniesta.[59] The win gave Spain their first World Cup title.[60] The match was affected by a large number of fouls, particularly from the Netherlands.[60] 13 yellow cards were given, and John Heitinga of the Netherlands was sent off. The Netherlands had chances to win the match, most notably in the 60th minute when Arjen Robben was released by Wesley Sneijder to be one-on-one with Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas, only for Casillas to save the shot with an outstretched leg. Meanwhile, for Spain, Sergio Ramos missed a free header from a corner kick when he was unmarked.[61] Iniesta finally broke the deadlock in extra time, scoring a half-volleyed shot from a pass by Cesc Fabregas.[62] A closing ceremony was held before the Final, featuring singer Shakira. Afterwards, the former South African President Nelson Mandela made a brief appearance on the pitch, wheeled in by a motorcart.[63] 11 July 2010 20:30 Netherlands 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Spain Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 84,490 Referee: Howard Webb (England)[58] Report Iniesta 116' Statistics Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup statistics Goalscorers For the full list of goalscorers, see 2010 FIFA World Cup Goalscorers South African winger Siphiwe Tshabalala was the first player to score a goal in the competition, in their 1–1 draw against Mexico, the opening game of the tournament. Danish defender Daniel Agger was credited with the first own goal of the tournament, in his side's 2–0 loss to the Netherlands. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín was the first player to score a hat-trick in the tournament, in Argentina's 4–1 win over South Korea. It was the 49th World Cup hat-trick in the history of the tournament. The four top scorers in the tournament had five goals each. The Golden Boot went to Thomas Müller of Germany who had three assists, compared to one for the three others. The Silver boot to David Villa of Spain, who played a total of 635 minutes; the Bronze boot to Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands, who played 652 minutes. Diego Forlán of Uruguay had five goals and one assist in 654 minutes. A further three players scored four goals.[64] Discipline Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record 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 fair play award was given to Spain. Awards Golden Boot Winner Golden Ball Winner Golden Glove Winner Best Young Player FIFA Fair Play Trophy Thomas Müller Diego Forlán Iker Casillas Thomas Müller Spain Symbols Mascot Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Main article: Zakumi The official mascot for the 2010 World Cup is Zakumi, an anthropomorphised leopard with green hair, presented on 22 September 2008. His name comes from "ZA" (the international abbreviation for South Africa) and the term kumi, which means "ten" in various African languages.[65] The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's playing strip – yellow and green. Official song Main article: FIFA World Cup official songs The official song of the 2010 World Cup "Waka Waka" is performed by the Colombian singer Shakira and the band Freshlyground from South Africa, and is sung in both English and Spanish.[66] The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa.[67] Shakira and Freshlyground performed the song at the pre-tournament Kick-Off concert in Soweto on 10 June. It was also sung at the opening ceremony on 11 June and at the closing ceremony on 11 July. Match ball Main article: Adidas Jabulani Adidas Jo'bulani, the final-match ball The match ball for the 2010 World Cup, manufactured by Adidas, is named the Jabulani, which means "bringing joy to everyone" in Zulu. It is the eleventh World Cup match ball made by the German sports equipment maker; it features eleven colours, representing each player of a team on the pitch and the eleven official languages of South Africa.[68][69] A special match ball with gold panels, called the Jo'bulani, will be used at the final to be held in Johannesburg. The ball is constructed using a new design, consisting of eight thermally bonded, three-dimensional panels. These are spherically moulded from ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). The surface of the ball is textured with grooves, a technology developed by Adidas called GripnGroove[70] that is intended to improve the ball's aerodynamics. The design has received considerable academic input, being developed in partnership with researchers from Loughborough University, United Kingdom.[71] The balls are made in China, using latex bladders made in India, thermoplastic polyurethane-elastomer from Taiwan, ethylene vinyl acetate, isotropic polyester/cotton fabric, and glue and ink from China.[72] Some football stars have complained about the new ball, arguing that its movements are difficult to predict.[73] Brazilian goalie Júlio César compared it to a "supermarket" ball that favored strikers and worked against goalkeepers.[74] Argentinian coach Diego Maradona said "We won't see any long passes in this world cup because the ball doesn't fly straight."[75] However, a number of Adidas-sponsored[76][77][78][79] players have responded favourably to the ball. Vuvuzelas A man sounding a vuvuzela Main article: Vuvuzela The 2010 finals have amplified international public awareness of the vuvuzela, a long horn blown by fans throughout matches.[80][81][82][83] Many World Cup competitors have criticised and complained about the noise caused by the vuvuzela horns, including France's Patrice Evra, who blamed the horns for the team's poor performance.[84] Other critics include Lionel Messi, who has complained that the sound of the vuvuzelas hampers communication among players on the pitch,[85] and broadcasting companies, which complained that commentators' voices were being drowned out by the sound.[86] Others watching on television have complained that the ambient audio feed from the stadium only contains the sounds of the vuvuzelas and the natural sounds of people in the stands are drowned out.[87][88] A spokesperson for ESPN and other networks said that they were taking steps to minimize the ambient noise on their broadcasts.[89] The BBC also investigated the possibility of offering broadcasts without vuvuzela noise.[90] Event effects Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup event effects Social Tournament organiser Danny Jordaan dismissed concerns that the attack on the Togo national team which took place in Angola in January 2010, had any relevance to the security arrangements for the World Cup.[91] There were also reports of thefts against visitors to the country for the World Cup. Tourists from China, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Japan and Colombia had become victims of crime.[92] On 19 June after the match between England and Algeria a fan was able to break through the FIFA-appointed security staff at Green Point stadium and gain access to the England team dressing room. The breach took place shortly after Prince William and Prince Harry had left the room. The trespasser was then released before he could be handed over to the Police. The English FA lodged a formal complaint with FIFA and demanded that security be increased.[93] Resettlement and eviction Police patrol Blikkiesdorp, a settlement for the evicted. As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world,[94] the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been connected to evictions,[95][96][97][98][99] which many claim are meant to 'beautify the city', impress visiting tourists, and hide shackdwellers. On 14 May 2009, the Durban-based shack-dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo took the KwaZulu-Natal government to court over their controversial Elimination and Prevention of Re-Emergence of Slums Act, meant to eliminate slums in South Africa and put homeless shackdwellers in transit camps in time for the 2010 World Cup.[100][101] Another prominent controversy surrounding preparations for the World Cup is the N2 Gateway housing project in Cape Town, which plans to remove over 20,000 residents from the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement along the busy N2 Freeway and build rental flats and bond-houses in its place in time for the 2010 World Cup.[102] NGOs, international human rights organisations, and the Anti-Eviction Campaign have publicly criticised the conditions in Blikkiesdorp and how they say it is used to reinforce the eviction of poor families especially to make way for the 2010 World Cup.[99][103][104][105] Economy Some groups have experienced complications in regards to scheduled sporting events, advertising, or broadcasting, as FIFA attempted to maximize control of media rights during the Cup. Affected parties included an international rugby test, a South African airline, and some TV networks, all of whom were involved in various legal struggles with World Cup organizers.[106][107][108] During the tournament, group ticket-holders who did not utilise all their allotted tickets led to some early-round matches having as many as 11,000 unoccupied seats.[109] Media Broadcasting Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights The 2010 FIFA World Cup is expected to be the most-watched television event in history.[110] Hundreds of broadcasters, representing about 70 countries, are transmitting the Cup to a TV audience that FIFA officials expect to exceed a cumulative 26 billion people, an average of approximately 400 million viewers per match. New forms of digital media have been available this edition of the event. "With games airing live on cell phones and computers, the World Cup will get more online coverage than any major sporting event yet", said Jake Coyle of the Associated Press.[111] In the United States, average ratings for the ESPN English-language broadcasts are up 58% from 2006. The ratings for matches not involving the United States team represent a 28% increase. Spanish-language broadcasts on Univision have increased 9% in viewership. An executive of the Nielsen Company, a leading audience research firm in the US, described the aggregate numbers for both networks' coverage of the USA-Ghana match as "phenomenal."[112] Filming Sony technology will be used to film the tournament. According to FIFA, up to 25 of the matches will be captured using 3D cameras.[113] Footage will be captured in 3D through Sony's proprietary multi-image MPE-200 processors, which will be housed in specially designed 3D outside broadcast trucks.[114] It will be supplying its flagship HDC-1500 cameras as well as its new HDC-P1 unit, a compact, point-of-view (POV)-type camera with 3, 2/3-inch CCD sensors [115]. The 3D games will be produced for FIFA by Host Broadcast Services.[116] Video games In PlayStation Home, Sony Group has released a virtual space based on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the Japanese version of Home on 3 December 2009. This virtual space is called the "FevaArena" and is a virtual stadium of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, featuring different areas for events, a FIFA mini-game, and a shop with FIFA related content.[117] On 27 April 2010, EA Sports released the official 2010 World Cup video game.[118] FIFA Fan Fest FIFA has expanded the FIFA Fan Fest, with cities all around the world hosting it. These include Sydney, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City, as well as several venues around South Africa.[119] See also 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup Paul the Octopus References ^ "Golden Boot". FIFA. Retrieved 10 July 2010. ^ "FIFA end World Cup Rotation". Mail & Guardian Online. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2010. ^ "Host nation of 2010 FIFA World Cup – South Africa". FIFA. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2006. ^ a b Luke Harding (12 June 2006). "Doubt over South Africa 2010". The Guardian (London). 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