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2010 FIFA World Cup
South Africa 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 11 June – 11 July
Teams 32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s) 10 (in 9 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 60
Goals scored 133 (2.22 per match)
Attendance 2,934,673 (48,911 per match)
Top scorer(s) David Villa (5 goals)[1]
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The 2010 FIFA World Cup is the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international association football tournament, which is being held in South Africa. It is the first time the finals of the tournament have been staged in an African host nation. South Africa was selected as host in May 2004, beating Morocco and Egypt in a bidding process open only to African nations. Held every four years since 1930, the previous tournament was held in Germany, while the 2014 finals will be hosted by Brazil.

The finals tournament sees 736 players representing 32 teams compete for the World Cup trophy in games held in ten stadiums across South Africa. The qualifying teams were selected through a qualification process that began in August 2007. With a pool of entrants comprising 204 of the 208 FIFA national teams, the 2010 World Cup shares with the 2008 Summer Olympics the record for most competing nations in a sporting event.

The finals began on 11 June with the group stage, in which the 32 qualifying teams played in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These 16 teams advanced to the single elimination knockout stage beginning on 26 June, in which games tied after normal time are settled using extra time and, if necessary, a penalty shootout, up to and including the World Cup Final, scheduled for 11 July at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.

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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.


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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)
CAF (6)
CONCACAF (3)
CONMEBOL (5)
OFC (1)
UEFA (13)
Light green: Semi-finals Yellow: Quarter-finals Peach: Round of 16 Red: Group stage

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 R8.4bn (just over $1.0bn.).[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]

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

In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of twelve venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, 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 affects the motion of the ball[31] and impact player performance,[32][33] although FIFA's medical chief has downplayed this.[34] Six of the ten venues are 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 Durban Cape Town Johannesburg
Soccer City[37] Moses Mabhida Stadium1 Cape Town Stadium2 Ellis Park Stadium
26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E / 26.2347972°S 27.9823528°E / -26.2347972; 27.9823528 (Soccer City) 29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E / -29.82944; 31.03028 (Moses Mabhida Stadium) 33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E / 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E / -33.9034611; 18.4111528 (Cape Town Stadium) 26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E / 26.1975194°S 28.0607667°E / -26.1975194; 28.0607667 (Ellis Park Stadium)
Capacity: 84,490 Capacity: 62,760 Capacity: 64,100 Capacity: 55,686
Inside Bowl of Soccer City Stadium.jpg Durban 21.08.2009 12-02-25.jpg CTSRW01.JPG View of Ellis Park.jpg
Pretoria Port Elizabeth
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E / 25.75333°S 28.22278°E / -25.75333; 28.22278 (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) 33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E / -33.93778; 25.59889 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium)
Capacity: 42,858 Capacity: 42,486
Loftus Versfeld Stadium.jpg Nelsonmandelabaystadium2.jpg
Bloemfontein Polokwane Rustenburg Nelspruit
29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E / 29.1172917°S 26.2088472°E / -29.1172917; 26.2088472 (Free State Stadium) 23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E / 23.924689°S 29.468765°E / -23.924689; 29.468765 (Peter Mokaba Stadium) 25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E / 25.5786°S 27.1607°E / -25.5786; 27.1607 (Royal Bafokeng Stadium) 25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E / 25.46172°S 30.929689°E / -25.46172; 30.929689 (Mbombela Stadium)
Free State Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium Royal Bafokeng Stadium Mbombela Stadium
Capacity: 40,911 Capacity: 41,733 Capacity: 38,646 Capacity: 40,929
South Africa-Bloemfontein-Free State Stadium01.jpg Estadio Peter Mokaba.JPG Bafokeng.jpg Seats and field of Mbombela Stadium.jpg
  • ^1 As Durban Stadium
  • ^2 As Green Point Stadium

The following stadiums have all been upgraded to meet FIFA specification:

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 consists 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 play 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. Furthermore, neither finalist from the previous World Cup got beyond the first stage of the competition, with defending champions Italy and previous runners-up France finishing last in their respective groups.[50]

For the first time since 1990, every South American team progressed beyond the first round; CONMEBOL is the only confederation to ever do so and it is the seventh time in World Cup history it has happened. Four of the five CONMEBOL teams also won their respective groups.

Two of the three CONCACAF teams in the group stage, Mexico and USA, also advanced, as did two of the four AFC teams, South Korea and Japan. Ghana also reached the last 16, the only one of the six African (CAF) qualifying teams to do so, and began carrying the hopes of Africa.[51]

Only six UEFA teams progressed to the last sixteen, a record low in the 32-team era. Because those teams all had European opponents in the second round, just three UEFA teams made the last eight, another record low.

Tie-breaking criteria

Teams were ranked on the following criteria:[52]

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

Had it been necessary, further criteria were available:

4. Greatest number of points in matches between tied teams
5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
6. Greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied 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


Mexico advanced on goal difference

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

The United States won the group on number of goals scored.

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

Ghana advanced on goal difference.

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

Spain won the group on goal difference.

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

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.[53]


 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

28 June – Durban

 Netherlands

Netherlands 2

 2 July – Port Elizabeth

Slovakia 1

Netherlands 2

 28 June – Johannesburg

 Brazil 1

Brazil 3
11 July – Johannesburg

 Chile 0

Winners of Match 61

27 June – Johannesburg

 Winners of Match 62

Argentina 3

 3 July – Cape Town

Mexico 1

Argentina 0

 27 June – Bloemfontein

 Germany 4

Germany 4
7 July – Durban

 England 1

Germany

29 June – Pretoria

 Spain Third place

 Paraguay (pen.) 0 (5)

 3 July – Johannesburg
10 July – Port Elizabeth

 Japan 0 (3)

Paraguay 0 Losers of Match 61

29 June – Cape Town

 Spain 1 Losers of Match 62

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 England's worst ever defeat at a World Cup finals[54][55]
  • Ghana defeated the United States to become the third ever African team to reach the last eight (after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002)
  • The last two North American and last two Asian teams were eliminated
  • Both Paraguay and Ghana reached the quarter-finals for the first time
  • All group winners, except the United States, won the knock-out match and moved on to the quarter-final round

The round was marked by some controversial referees' calls, including:

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]

Matches
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 (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 quarterfinals that saw competition between European and South American teams all resulted in wins for the 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 kick at the end of extra time.

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+02)

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
M. 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

6 July 2010
20:30
 Uruguay Match 61 Netherlands Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

7 July 2010
20:30
 Germany Match 62 Spain Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Third place

10 July 2010
20:30
 Defeated in Match 61 Match 63 Defeated in Match 62 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Final

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
11 July 2010
20:30
 Winners of Match 61 Match 64 Winners of Match 62 Soccer City, Johannesburg

Statistics

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup statistics

Goalscorers

For the full list of goalscorers, see 2010 FIFA World Cup statistics#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.

Currently, the top scorer in the tournament is David Villa of Spain who has scored five goals; a further five players have scored four goals, three of whom (Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller of Germany, and Wesley Sneijder of Netherlands), like Villa, are still in the tournament.

Discipline

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record

Twenty-seven players have been suspended thus far after being shown two consecutive yellow cards (twelve players), a single red card (eight players), or a yellow card followed by a red card (seven players).

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.[57] 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.[58] The song is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa.[59] 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 will be performed at the final 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.[60][61] 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[62] 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.[63] 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.[64]

Some football stars have complained about the new ball, arguing that its movements are difficult to predict.[65] Brazilian goalie Júlio César compared it to a "supermarket" ball that favored strikers and worked against goalkeepers.[66] Argentinian coach Diego Maradona said "We won't see any long passes in this world cup because the ball doesn't fly straight."[67] However, a number of Adidas-sponsored[68][69][70][71] players have responded favourably to the ball.

Vuvuzelas

A man sounding a vuvuzela.
Main article: Vuvuzela

During the World Cup, many 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.[72] Other critics include Lionel Messi, who has complained that the sound of the vuvuzelas hampers communication among players on the pitch,[73] and broadcasting companies, which complained that commentators' voices were being drowned out by the sound.[74]

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.[75][76] A spokesperson for ESPN and other networks said that they were taking steps to minimize the ambient noise on their broadcasts.[77]

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.[78] 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.[79] 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.[80]

Resettlement and eviction

Police patrol Blikkiesdorp, a settlement for the evicted.

As with many 'hallmark events' throughout the world,[81] the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been connected to evictions,[82][83][84][85][86] 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.[87][88]

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.[89] 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.[86][90][91][92]

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.[93][94][95]

During the tournament, group ticket-holders who did not utilize all tickets they were alloted, led to some early-round matches having as many as 11,000 unoccupied seats.[96]

Media


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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.[97] Hundreds of broadcasters, representing about 70 countries, are transmitting the Cup to a cummulative TV audience that is predicted by FIFA officials to reach more than 26 billion people. New forms of digital media, however, are the highlight of 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.[98]

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.[99] 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.[100] 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 a 2/3-inch lens. The 3D games will be produced for FIFA by Host Broadcast Services.[101]

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.[102]

On 27 April 2010, EA Sports released the official 2010 World Cup video game.[103]

FIFA 10 is another video game with a similar theme, also by EA Sports.

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.[104]

See also

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