Soccer World Cup in South Africa 2010. Spain are the Winners of the World Cup
76FIFA World Cup Tournament 2010
The Soccer World Cup Tournament 2010 was held in South Africa and began on 11 June 2010 and ended with the World Cup Final on 11 July 2010.
Winner of FIFA 2010 World Cup final
Spain wins the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
Netherlands 0 Spain 1 After Extra time
Thirty two teams from countries all over the world took part.
The football teams had spent three years previously playing qualifying matches to earn their place in the World Cup Finals in South Africa.
The first stage of the World Cup
The first stage of the soccer World Cup is again set in Groups of four teams from each country. There are eight groups.
Each football team plays three matches. They receive points depending on the final scores. For the team that wins the match they receive 3 points.
For the team that loses the match they receive 0 points. A draw will give each team 1 point.
Whichever two teams from each group gets the most points at the end of the qualifying matches goes into the next stage of the competition.
It is best for the team to come first in the group because that team will avoid playing any other team that came first in their group.
This is important because the next stage of the tournament is the knock out stage.
Spain winners of the 2010 World Cup
Result of Third-place play-off
Uruguay 2 Germany 3
Results of Semi-finals of World Cup 2010
SF 1
Uruguay 2 Netherlands 3
SF 2
Germany 0 Spain 1
Results of Quarter Finals World Cup
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
Results of Knockout stage of World Cup. Last 16
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
Rooney tells referee, 'It was That much over the line.!'
England second goal against Germany. Well over the line
Argentina Team
Results for matches played in Group A
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 2nd in Group
Results for matches played in Group B
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 2nd in Group
USA Football Team
Results for matches played in Group C
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 2nd in Group
Photo of the USA first goal in the World Cup
England player Rooney dejected after draw with Algeria
USA score their 2nd goal in the match with Slovenia to bring the score to 2- 2
Results for matches played in Group D
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 2nd in Group
Results for matches played in Group E
Japan 1 Cameroon 0
Netherlands 1 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
NetherlandsTop the Group
Japan2nd in Group
Italy out of the World Cup
Slovakia score no 3
Results for matches played in Group F
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 2nd in Group
Results for matches played in Group G
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 2nd in Group
Results for matches played in Group H
Honduras 0 Chile 1
Spain 0 Switzerland 1
Chile 1 Switzerland 0
Honduras 0 Spain 2
Chile 1 Spain 2
Switzerland 0 Honduras 0
Group H points
Spain 6
Chile 6
Switzerland 4
Honduras 1
Qualifiers into Next Round of World Cup Games
Spain Top the Group
Chile 2nd in Group
The Official World Cup Song
The Penalty Shoot Out
Sixteen teams remain and play in this round of the World Cup. In each match if a team wins it goes through to the next round which is the Semi Finals. If the match is a draw at 90 minutes play then extra time is played. This is for an extra 30 minutes. If after that time the match is still drawn then the Penalties rule comes into play.
Each team picks six players and they have a shot at goal alternately. The first team to get the most goals out of the six shots win the match. If the teams are even after six shots each then it continues until one team misses the goal while the other team hits the target.
After this stage of the tournament there will be only eight teams left in the World Cup Finals. These teams will play in the Quarter finals. The same rules apply as above if any of the matches end in a draw
World Cup 2010 Qualifying groups
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
England Team
World Cup Champions of 2010 in South Africa
Then there will be four teams left at this stage and they play in the Semi Finals. Same rules as above. The two losers of the Semi Finals will play each other to gain the title of third position in the World Cup.
The two winning teams of the Semi Finals will play in the Final of the World Cup. The winning team will become the World Cup Champions of 2010 in South Africa. They will also become heroes in their own country.
Brazil Football Team
Previous Winners of the World Cup of Soccer.
Brazil has won the World Cup five times
Italy has won the World Cup four times
Germany has won the World Cup three times
Argentina and Uruguay have won the World Cup twice each
France and England have won the World Cup once each
The World Cup Trophy for Football/Soccer
The World Cup Trophy goes back to the country of the winning team. It is made of 18 carat solid gold. This trophy is then returned four years later for the next World Cup Tournament. A gold plated replica of the Trophy is given to the previous winning country to replace it.
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Hi Viking Wow great article. I am delighted to see it up and with so much information on it. I, like many others I would suspect, do not watch/follow football normally but I have to say I am one of those people who go wild for The World Cup.. I just love the buzz that goes along with it. It is such a worldwide game and it is great to see it bringing all of us together. Now I know that sometimes, some people take it a little too serious but I think the majority of us enjoy it for what it is, A Game.. I have voted on your article for Ivory Coast to Win. Why you may ask? Well I do believe that their Flag is very like The Irish Flag, Green White and Orange ??? Well that is my reason for voting them LOL (Laughing Out Loud) Sure haven’t they got ‘The Luck of The Irish’ on their sides with a Flag that colour xxx
Garlic Angel :-)
GO USA!
Yahoo! USA!
Yes USA did very well last night!
Hopefully both USA and England will qualify from Group C.
OMG I love love that World Cup Song GREAT...
Thanks viking for posting it for us all... Garlic Angel :-)
Yes it is really good isn't it. If you want to download it free just put your curser on the top right of the video and you get the option of downloading onto your computer. Nice to have playing in the background when working on the laptop.
ya,that song is really great one.your hub too.
Jaypyramid 23 months ago
I love your hubs Viking. They are so informative. I am not in the least bit interested in football but having said that, the hype of the World Cup is hard to miss, or not get caught up in. Its nice to know how it works. You explain things in such a way that it is enjoyable to read and yet the reader picks up and retains knowledge in such an easy way.