2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa and 64 games were played in total.
Champions
Spain
Spain became World Champions for the 1st time, beating Netherlands 0 - 1 (after extra time) in the final. Spain scored 8 goals in 7 games, David Villa being the top goalscorer for the team with 5 goals.
2010 World Cup Statistics
- 64Games
- In 2010 a total of 64 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 145Goals
- A total of 145 were scored in 64 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.27
- 3.2MAttendance
- A total of 3178856 people have attended at 64 matches, with an attendance per game of 50k
- Thomas Müller
- The top goalscorer at the 2010 World Cup, netting 5 goals for Germany
Games by stages
View all- Final
NetherlandsNED
0 - 1ESPSpain - Third place
UruguayURU
2 - 3
GERGermany - Semi-finals
GermanyGER0 - 1ESPSpain
UruguayURU2 - 3NEDNetherlands- Quarter-finals
ArgentinaARG
0 - 4GERGermany
ParaguayPAR
0 - 1ESPSpain
NetherlandsNED2 - 1
BRABrazil
UruguayURU(4)1 - 1(2)
GHAGhana- Round of 16
SpainESP1 - 0
PORPortugal
ParaguayPAR(5)0 - 0(3)
JPNJapan
BrazilBRA3 - 0
CHIChile
NetherlandsNED2 - 1
SVKSlovakia
ArgentinaARG3 - 1
MEXMexico
GermanyGER4 - 1
ENGEngland
UruguayURU2 - 1
KORKorea Republic
United StatesUSA
1 - 2GHAGhana- Group A
UruguayURU0 - 0
FRAFrance
South AfricaRSA
1 - 1MEXMexico
South AfricaRSA0 - 3URUUruguay
FranceFRA0 - 2MEXMexico
MexicoMEX0 - 1URUUruguay
FranceFRA1 - 2RSASouth Africa- Group B
Korea RepublicKOR2 - 0
GREGreece
ArgentinaARG1 - 0
NGANigeria
GreeceGRE2 - 1NGANigeria
ArgentinaARG4 - 1KORKorea Republic
NigeriaNGA2 - 2KORKorea Republic
GreeceGRE0 - 2ARGArgentina- Group C
EnglandENG1 - 1USAUnited States
AlgeriaALG
0 - 1
SVNSlovenia
SloveniaSVN2 - 2USAUnited States
EnglandENG0 - 0ALGAlgeria
United StatesUSA1 - 0ALGAlgeria
SloveniaSVN0 - 1ENGEngland- Group D
SerbiaSRB
0 - 1GHAGhana
GermanyGER4 - 0
AUSAustralia
GermanyGER0 - 1SRBSerbia
GhanaGHA1 - 1AUSAustralia
GhanaGHA0 - 1GERGermany
AustraliaAUS2 - 1SRBSerbia- Group E
NetherlandsNED2 - 0
DENDenmark
JapanJPN1 - 0
CMRCameroon
NetherlandsNED1 - 0JPNJapan
CameroonCMR1 - 2DENDenmark
DenmarkDEN1 - 3JPNJapan
CameroonCMR1 - 2NEDNetherlands- Group F
ItalyITA
1 - 1PARParaguay
New ZealandNZL
1 - 1SVKSlovakia
SlovakiaSVK0 - 2PARParaguay
ItalyITA1 - 1NZLNew Zealand
SlovakiaSVK3 - 2ITAItaly
ParaguayPAR0 - 0NZLNew Zealand- Group G
Ivory CoastCIV
0 - 0PORPortugal
BrazilBRA2 - 1
PRKNorth Korea
BrazilBRA3 - 1CIVIvory Coast
PortugalPOR7 - 0PRKNorth Korea
North KoreaPRK0 - 3CIVIvory Coast
PortugalPOR0 - 0BRABrazil- Group H
HondurasHON
0 - 1CHIChile
SpainESP0 - 1
SUISwitzerland
SpainESP2 - 0HONHonduras
ChileCHI1 - 0SUISwitzerland
SwitzerlandSUI0 - 0HONHonduras
ChileCHI1 - 2ESPSpain
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | URUUruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | RSASouth Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 3 | MEXMexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | FRAFrance | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGArgentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | KORKorea Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | GREGreece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | NGANigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENGEngland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | USAUnited States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | SVNSlovenia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | ALGAlgeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GERGermany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | AUSAustralia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 3 | GHAGhana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | SRBSerbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
Group E
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEDNetherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | JPNJapan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | DENDenmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 | CMRCameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
Group F
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARParaguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | SVKSlovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | NZLNew Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | ITAItaly | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
Group G
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRABrazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | PORPortugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 5 |
| 3 | CIVIvory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | PRKNorth Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | -11 | 0 |
Group H
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPSpain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | CHIChile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | SUISwitzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | HONHonduras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |