David Beckham, England Football, Soccer Team: Winners of 2010 Football World Cup Spain

Spain wins the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Netherlands 0 Spain 1 After Extra time

Result of Third-place play-off

Uruguay 2 Germany 3

Results of Semi-finals of World Cup 2010

Semi-final 1

Uruguay 2 Netherlands 3

Semi-final 2

Germany 0 Spain 1

David Beckham was out of the Soccer World Cup as a player. But he went to South Africa on the staff of the England Soccer Team

David Beckham was injured and out of the World Cup. He sustained a shock injury in the game between Milan and Chieva. The England coach, Fabio Capello was there at the game to see it.

David Beckham was distraught as he limped off the pitch and was heard saying, ‘It’s broken, it’s broken,’ He knew he had torn his Achilles tendon. His team mates said he was in tears in the dressing room after the game.

David Beckham plays soccer for LA Galaxy and was on loan to AC Milan to keep up his match fitness. He had already played over a hundred times for his country and was sure to become one of the twenty three strong team to go to South Africa in June for the World Cup 2010 Tournament.

QF 1

Netherlands     2    Brazil     1

QF 2

Uruguay        1     Ghana     1

(Uruguay wins on penalties 4-2)

QF 3

Argentina      0     Germany   4

QF 4

Paraguay      0     Spain        1

Match 1

Uruguay          2    South Korea 1

Match 2

United States    1   Ghana 2 (AET)

Match 3

Germany         4    England       1

Match 4

Argentina        3     Mexico        1

Match 5

Netherlands    2     Slovakia       1

Match 6

Brazil              3      Chile            0

Match 7

Paraguay        0     Japan          0   (Paraguay win 5 – 3 penalties)

Match 8

Portugal         0    Spain           1

David Beckham is thirty five years old now and will have to stay extremely fit to play in the next World Cup in 2014 at the age of thirty nine. Most football players would have retired by then. But Beckham is different, he was born to play football and excel at the game. David Beckham gave an interview in 2007 in which he said, "At school whenever the teachers asked, 'What do you want to do when you're older?' I'd say, 'I want to be a footballer.' And they'd say, 'No, what do you really want to do, for a job?' But that was the only thing I ever wanted to do."

David Beckham is married to Victoria Beckham and they have three sons.  They live in Beverly Hills in California. 

It seems he was right and Manchester United had heard of his talent too. When Beckham was only twelve years old Manchester United invited him to join in the youth workouts at the grounds during the summer holidays. When he was sixteen years old Manchester United Football Team signed David Beckham as a trainee. He was on the youth team that won the F.A. Youth Cup in May 1992.

Other young talented footballers of the day on the team included Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and the Neville brothers. He played for Manchester United until 2003 and then went to Real Madrid until 2007. In July 2007 he signed a five year contract with Los Angeles Galaxy soccer club in America.

David Beckham has played in the last three world cups for England in 1998, 2002 and 2006. He became the England Captain in November 2000 and kept the position until 2006. He is England's most capped outfield player with 115 appearances.

He has been invited to the World Cup 2010 England Camp to stay with the players and give them inspiration and advice. No doubt he will be taking up one of the lucrative offers of a commentator from one of the major Television Networks. But David Beckham would rather be out there on the football Pitch playing football in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Group A France Mexico South Africa Uruguay

Group B Argentina Greece Nigeria South Korea

Group C Algeria England Slovenia USA

Group D Australia Germany Ghana Serbia

Group E Cameroon Denmark Netherlands Japan

Group F Italy New Zealand Paraguay Slovakia

Group G Brazil Ivory Coast North Korea Portugal

Group H Chile Honduras Spain Switzerland

South Africa       1          Mexico          1         South Africa       0          Uruguay      3

France               0          Uruguay        0          France              0            Mexico       2

South Africa      2           France          1           Uruguay           1            Mexico       0

Group   A   points

Uruguay             7

Mexico               4

South Africa       4

France               1

Qualifiers into next Round of World Cup Games

Paraguay    top the Group

Mexico        2^nd in Group

Argentina      1       Nigeria             0              Argentina       4      South Korea      1

Greece          0      South Korea      2             Greece           2      Nigeria               1

Argentina       2     Greece              0             South Korea    2      Nigeria               2

Group   B   points

Argentina            9

South Korea       4

Greece                3

Nigeria                0

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

Argentina               Top the Group

South Korea          2^nd in Group

England                1               USA         1          USA          2        Slovenia       2

Algeria                  0              Slovenia    1          England    0        Algeria          0

USA                      1              Algeria      0          Slovenia     0        England       1

Group C    points

USA                       5

England                  5

Slovenia                  4

Algeria                    1

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

USA                        Top the Group

England                  2^nd in Group

Ghana          1          Serbia               0

Serbia          1          Germany           0

Germany      4          Australia            0

Australia      1          Ghana                1

Germany     1          Ghana                0

Australia      2          Serbia                1

Group      D       points

Germany                6

Ghana                   4

Australia                4

Serbia                   3

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

Germany                Top the Group

Ghana                     2^nd in Group

Japan           1         Cameroon         0            Netherlands       2       Denmark         0

Japan           0         Netherlands       1            Cameroon         1       Denmark         2

Japan           3         Denmark           1           Netherlands        2       Cameroon       1   

Group    E    points

Netherlands               9

Japan                        6

Denmark                   3

Cameroon                 0

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

Netherlands              Top the Group

Japan                      2^nd in Group

Italy           1       Paraguay        1    New Zealand      1       Slovakia          1

Italy           1       New Zealand    1    Paraguay           2       Slovakia         0

Italy            2      Slovakia           3    New Zealand      0       Paraguay       0

Group F points

Paraguay          5

Slovakia            4

Italy                  2

New Zealand     3

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

Paraguay     Top the Group

Slovakia       2^nd in Group

Ivory Coast            0       Portugal           0      North Korea          1        Brazil          2

Ivory Coast            1       Brazil               3      North Korea           0        Portugal      7

Ivory Coast            3        North Korea    0      Brazil                     0         Portugal      0

Group G   points

Brazil                        7

Portugal                    5

Ivory Coast               4

North Korea              0

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

Brazil           Top the Group

Portugal       2^nd in Group

Honduras       0        Chile                1        Spain               0      Switzerland        1

Chile             1        Switzerland        0       Honduras          0      Spain                 2

Chile             1        Spain                 2      Switzerland        0      Honduras           0      

Spain                             6

Chile                              6

Switzerland                   4

Honduras                      1

Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games

Spain            Top the Group

Chile               2^nd in Group