2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

none October 2026 June 2018 The knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. It began on 26 June with the round of 16 matches, and ended on 11 July with the final match of the tournament held at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in which Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to claim their first World Cup. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination–style tournament. A match for third place was included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals. In the knockout stage (including the final), if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes, two periods of extra time (15 minutes each) would be played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/fifa_wc_south_africa_2010_regulations_en_14123.pdf Fifa World Cup South Africa 2010 Regulations 42–44 July 2007 1 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230651/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/fifa_wc_south_africa_2010_regulations_en_14123.pdf 26 September 2007 FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association All times listed are South African Standard Time (UTC+2) Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage. Group Winners Runners-up A URU MEX B ARG 1861 KOR 1997 C USA ENG D GER GHA E NED JPN F PAR 1990 SVK G BRA POR H ESP CHI Bracket Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Match for third place 26 June – Port Elizabeth URU 2 KOR 1997 1 26 June – Rustenburg USA 1 GHA 2 28 June – Durban NED 2 SVK 1 28 June – Johannesburg (Ellis Park) BRA 3 CHI 0 27 June – Johannesburg (Soccer City) ARG 1861 3 MEX 1 27 June – Bloemfontein GER 4 ENG 1 29 June – Pretoria PAR 1990 0 (5) JPN 0 (3) 29 June – Cape Town ESP 1 POR 0 2 July – Johannesburg (Soccer City) URU 1 (4) GHA 1 (2) 2 July – Port Elizabeth NED 2 BRA 1 3 July – Cape Town ARG 1861 0 GER 4 3 July – Johannesburg (Ellis Park) PAR 1990 0 ESP 1 6 July – Cape Town URU 2 NED 3 7 July – Durban GER 0 ESP 1 11 July – Johannesburg (Soccer City) NED 0 ESP 1 10 July – Port Elizabeth URU 2 GER 3 yes Round of 16 Uruguay vs South Korea Uruguay vs South Korea was the first match in the Round of 16. The match was held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth before a low crowd of 30,597.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUONGwboBiMunFqECosWJ6-AQhEQ https://web.archive.org/web/20100702133940/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hUONGwboBiMunFqECosWJ6-AQhEQ dead 2 July 2010 Low crowd causes concern in Port Elizabeth 28 June 2010 Agence France-Presse 30 June 2010 Uruguay won the match 2–1 with two goals from Luis Suárez, the second of which broke a 1–1 deadlock in the 80th minute. Suárez's first was scored when Diego Forlán made a low cross from the left that was not dealt with by the South Korean defence, leaving Suárez to score at the back post. Uruguay subsequently adopted a defensive posture, and South Korea had more chances to score. Eventually, Lee Chung-yong equalised in the 68th minute, scoring a headed goal following a free kick. Despite South Korea then having chances to win the match, Suárez scored Uruguay's winner in the 80th minute with a curling strike from the edge of the 18-yard box that went in off the inside of the post; this goal was regarded as one of the tournament's best.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_49/default.stm Uruguay 2–1 South Korea Chowdhury Saj 26 June 2010 BBC News 2 July 2010 Korea missed more good chances in the final minutes of the game, giving Uruguay victory and passage to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970, where they would face Ghana.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i0kw0Ykj_quQko06E86XJRwq9AiwD9GJ702G0 Uruguay beats South Korea 2–1 in round of 16 Ritter Karl 26 June 2010 Associated Press 30 June 2010June 2024 medicmedic After the match, Uruguayan coach Óscar Tabárez attributed his team's successful run to the number of players with experience at top-level overseas clubs.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/uruguay/7858926/Uruguay-glory-down-to-overseas-exploits.html https://archive.today/20120911223925/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/uruguay/7858926/Uruguay-glory-down-to-overseas-exploits.html dead 11 September 2012 Uruguay glory down to overseas exploits 28 June 2010 The Daily Telegraph 30 June 2010 London South Korean coach Huh Jung-moo claimed his side "controlled" the match and that Uruguay's goals were "lucky".http://www.goal.com/en/news/1863/world-cup-2010/2010/06/26/1996911/world-cup-2010-south-korea-coach-huh-jung-moo-rues-uruguays South Korea Coach Huh Jung-Moo Rues Uruguay's 'Lucky' Goals Mira Luis 26 June 2010 goal.com 2 July 2010 2010 6 26 y 16:00 URU 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Uruguay vs South Korea 2–1 KOR 1997 Suárez 8 80 Lee Chung-yong 68 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 30,597 Wolfgang Stark (Germany) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061504 Uruguay vs Korea Republic Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061504/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Uruguay v Korea Republic FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171206153038/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061504/report.html 6 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/47e9a5a7e3ecc992/original/qryu19msuwcsv5ce0kmj-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Uruguay v Korea Republic FIFA 26 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060500/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/47e9a5a7e3ecc992/original/qryu19msuwcsv5ce0kmj-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _uru10H _uru10H _uru10H _uru10h _uru10h 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB 000000 000000 Uruguayhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/606eb4204071947d/original/mhlaq8svxgj1a4l17rhy-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Uruguay v Korea Republic FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 26 June 2010 26 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522183818/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/606eb4204071947d/original/mhlaq8svxgj1a4l17rhy-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _kor10a _kor10a _kor10a _kor10h _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF South Korea GK 1 Fernando MusleraRB 16Maxi PereiraCB 2 Diego Lugano (c)CB 3 Diego Godín 46LB 4 Jorge FucileDM 15Diego PérezRM 17Egidio Arévalo RíosLM 11Álvaro Pereira 74RF 7 Edinson CavaniCF 10Diego ForlánLF 9 Luis Suárez 84Substitutions:DF 6 Mauricio Victorino 46MF 14Nicolás Lodeiro 74MF 20Álvaro Fernández 84Manager:Óscar Tabárez300px GK 18Jung Sung-ryongRB 22Cha Du-ri 69CB 4 Cho Yong-hyung 83CB 14Lee Jung-sooLB 12Lee Young-pyoCM 16Ki Sung-yong 85CM 8 Kim Jung-woo 38RW 13Kim Jae-sung 61AM 7 Park Ji-sung (c)LW 17Lee Chung-yongCF 10Park Chu-youngSubstitutions:FW 20Lee Dong-gook 61FW 19Yeom Ki-hun 85Manager:Huh Jung-moo Man of the Match: Luis Suárez (Uruguay) Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Mike Pickel (Germany) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: Juan Zumba (El Salvador) United States vs Ghana The match between the United States and Ghana was played on 26 June 2010 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The match was watched by 19 million Americans, making it the most watched association football match in American television history at the time.https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11036338 U.S. v Ghana Tie Most-Watched Soccer Game in U.S. History 28 June 2010 ABC News American Broadcasting Company 30 June 2010 Heading into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it is the most recent World Cup knockout match that did not feature neither a South American nor European side. The match was won by Ghana in extra time after Asamoah Gyan broke a 1–1 deadlock. Kevin-Prince Boateng scored the opening goal of the match for Ghana in the fifth minute. The goal followed an error by Ricardo Clark, who lost the ball to the Ghanaians in midfield. Boateng took the ball to the edge of the penalty area, beating United States goalkeeper Tim Howard with a low left-footed shot. Landon Donovan equalised with a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, which was awarded after Jonathan Mensah fouled Clint Dempsey. The United States had chances to win the game thereafter but were unable to get past Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingson. The match thus went to extra time. In the third minute, Gyan latched onto a high long ball, chesting it down and holding off two defenders before scoring the winner.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_50/default.stm USA 1–2 Ghana (aet) Fletcher Paul 26 June 2010 BBC News British Broadcasting Corporation 2 July 2010 After the match, Ghana's coach Milovan Rajevac hailed his side's achievement in becoming one of the "best eight teams in the world", but regretted the number of players that would miss the quarter-final match against Uruguay because of injury or suspension.https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g_YRpeJ79U5ZmX0glYNyKqF-0Wtw https://archive.today/20100629131630/http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5g_YRpeJ79U5ZmX0glYNyKqF-0Wtw dead 29 June 2010 Gyan scores in extra time to give Ghana 2–1 win over US and spot in quarters Condie Stuart 27 June 2010 The Canadian Press 30 June 2010 The president of the United States Soccer Federation, Sunil Gulati, lamented the team's failure to make the quarter-finals and thereby further raise the profile of the sport in the United States.http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=391119 USA's setback vs. Ghana bigger than just one game Schwarz Orrin 30 June 2010 Daily Herald 30 June 2010 2010 6 26 y 20:30 USA 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#United States vs Ghana 1–2 yes GHA Donovan 62 pen. Boateng 5 Gyan 93 Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg 34,976 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061503 United States vs Ghana Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061503/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – USA v Ghana FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171017123139/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061503/report.html 17 October 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4587312c895da9e/original/ig23lcxauhrfdictdily-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – USA v Ghana FIFA 26 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060513/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/4587312c895da9e/original/ig23lcxauhrfdictdily-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _usa10h _usa10h _usa10h _usa10h _usa10h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF United Stateshttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/810b209bf658581/original/jrocxsvxe5t0jfj5oaer-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – USA v Ghana FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 26 June 2010 26 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181305/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/810b209bf658581/original/jrocxsvxe5t0jfj5oaer-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ang1012h _gan1012a _ang1012h _gan1012a _gha10a EA0000 EA0000 EA0000 EA0000 EA0000 Ghana GK 1 Tim HowardRB 6 Steve Cherundolo 18CB 15Jay DeMeritCB 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c) 68LB 12Jonathan BornsteinCM 4 Michael BradleyCM 13Ricardo Clark 7 31RW 8 Clint DempseyLW 10Landon DonovanCF 17Jozy Altidore 91CF 20Robbie Findley 46Substitutions:MF 19Maurice Edu 31MF 22Benny Feilhaber 46FW 9 Herculez Gomez 91Manager:Bob Bradley300px GK 22Richard KingsonCB 4 John PaintsilCB 5 John Mensah (c)CB 8 Jonathan Mensah 61RWB 7 Samuel Inkoom 113LWB 2 Hans Sarpei 73RM 21Kwadwo AsamoahCM 6 Anthony AnnanCM 23Kevin-Prince Boateng 78LM 13André Ayew 90+2CF 3 Asamoah GyanSubstitutions:DF 19Lee Addy 73MF 10Stephen Appiah 78MF 11Sulley Muntari 113Manager:SRB 2004 Milovan Rajevac Man of the Match: André Ayew (Ghana) Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary) Tibor Vámos (Hungary) Fourth official: Michael Hester (New Zealand) Fifth official: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Germany vs England England–Germany football rivalry Germany and England played each other on 27 June 2010 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Germany took the lead in the 20th minute after English defenders Matthew Upson and John Terry were at fault in allowing Miroslav Klose to latch on to a long goal kick from Manuel Neuer and score. Lukas Podolski doubled Germany's lead 12 minutes later, although England pulled one goal back through Upson in the 37th minute, heading in a cross from Steven Gerrard.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_51/default.stm Germany 4–1 England McNulty Phil 27 June 2010 BBC News 2 July 2010 A controversial moment occurred in the 39th minute: a shot by Frank Lampard was not awarded as a goal despite the ball bouncing off the crossbar and clearly crossing the line by at least a foot. Had the goal been awarded, England would have equalised at 2–2. Thomas Müller subsequently scored two goals in the second half, extending Germany's lead to 4–1.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jun/27/germany-england-world-cup-2010 World Cup 2010: Germany tear down England's defence McCarra Kevin 27 June 2010 The Guardian 1 July 2010 London His first came at the end of a swift German counter-attack in the 67th minute, the goal being assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger. His second came from an error by Gareth Barry and was set up by Mesut Özil. Germany won the match, 4–1.http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1077077 Germany thrash England 4–1 28 June 2010 ninemsn 1 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100630073259/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=1077077 30 June 2010 dead dmy-all Germany progressed to meet Argentina in the quarter-final. The ghost goal incident in this match was a major factor in the FIFA and IFAB decision to test and later implement new rules allowing goal-line technology to be used in football.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/jul/21/fifa-goal-line-technology Fifa to run tests on nine goal-line technology systems this autumn Associated Press The Guardian 21 July 2011 14 July 2021IFAB makes three unanimous historic decisions https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2012/m=7/news=ifab-makes-three-unanimous-historic-decisions-1660541.html FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 23 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150507234418/https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2012/m=7/news=ifab-makes-three-unanimous-historic-decisions-1660541.html dead 7 May 2015 5 July 2012 2010 6 27 y 16:00 GER 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs England 4–1 ENG Klose 20 Podolski 32 Müller 67 70 Upson 37 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 40,510 Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061501 Germany vs England Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061501/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Germany v England FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170810051845/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061501/report.html 10 August 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3f69c0cc8f7f4009/original/le0qiavgwkn7bqothmnh-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Germany v England FIFA 27 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060527/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3f69c0cc8f7f4009/original/le0qiavgwkn7bqothmnh-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 100000 FFFFFF Germanyhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/403cd4da2ef18d2a/original/zkjfslky8mvbncqvfkka-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Germany v England FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 27 June 2010 27 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172901/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/403cd4da2ef18d2a/original/zkjfslky8mvbncqvfkka-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _whiteborder _whiteborder _white stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 England GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 16Philipp Lahm (c)CB 3 Arne Friedrich 47CB 17Per MertesackerLB 20Jérôme BoatengCM 7 Bastian SchweinsteigerCM 6 Sami KhediraRW 13Thomas Müller 72AM 8 Mesut Özil 83LW 10Lukas PodolskiCF 11Miroslav Klose 72Substitutions:MF 15Piotr Trochowski 72FW 23Mario Gómez 72 FW 9 Stefan Kießling 83Manager:Joachim Löw300px GK 1 David JamesRB 2 Glen Johnson 81 87CB 15Matthew UpsonCB 6 John TerryLB 3 Ashley ColeCM 8 Frank LampardCM 14Gareth BarryRW 16James Milner 64LW 4 Steven Gerrard (c)CF 19Jermain Defoe 71CF 10Wayne Rooney Substitutions:MF 11Joe Cole 64FW 21Emile Heskey 71MF 17Shaun Wright-Phillips 87Manager:ITA Fabio Capello Man of the Match: Thomas Müller (Germany) Assistant referees: Pablo Fandino (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Fourth official: Martín Vázquez (Uruguay) Fifth official: Miguel Nievas (Uruguay) Argentina vs Mexico Argentina–Mexico football rivalry Argentina and Mexico met on 27 June; Argentina won the match 3–1 for a place in the quarter-finals against Germany. The match was overshadowed by a refereeing error that allowed Argentina's opening goal. Carlos Tevez headed the ball into the net from a Lionel Messi pass in the 25th minute, but replays showed there were no players between Tevez and the goal, rendering his goal clearly offside.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5i8S5hUCt62Lu9WNeJv-EsIoYT7nA Tevez inspires Argentina win 28 June 2010 Press Association 2 July 2010June 2024 medicmedic Replays of the goal were shown in the stadium but the decision to award the goal was not overturned. Tevez said he knew that the goal was offside, but chose not to say anything.FIFA's Foul Play, Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 15 July 2010 Argentina's second goal came from a defensive error from Ricardo Osorio as a poor pass out of defence was snatched by Gonzalo Higuaín to round the keeper and score. After half-time, Tevez scored his second goal of the match to give Argentina a three-goal lead, with a long range shot that found the top corner of the Mexican goal. Javier Hernández scored for Mexico in the 71st minute but it turned out to be no more than a consolation goal, as Argentina held on to win 3–1.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_52/default.stm Argentina 3–1 Mexico Fletcher Paul 27 June 2010 BBC News 2 July 2010 Mexico's coach Javier Aguirre resigned after the match, accepting responsibility for not meeting the team's target of the quarter-finals.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/01/2941710.htm Mexico coach Aguirre resigns 1 July 2010 ABC News 2 July 2010April 2025 medicmedic Tevez conceded that he was aware his first goal was offside at the time,http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12026_6236170,00.html Tevez – I knew I was offside Barton Mike 28 June 2010 Sky Sports 2 July 2010 although Aguirre deflected the blame for his side's loss away from the refereeing.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/argentina/7858102/Argentina-3-Mexico-1-Javier-Aguirre-refuses-to-blame-referee-for-World-Cup-defeat.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100701161255/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-2010/teams/argentina/7858102/Argentina-3-Mexico-1-Javier-Aguirre-refuses-to-blame-referee-for-World-Cup-defeat.html dead 1 July 2010 Argentina 3 Mexico 1: Javier Aguirre refuses to blame referee for World Cup defeat 27 June 2010 The Daily Telegraph 2 July 2010 London 2010 6 27 y 20:30 ARG 1861 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Mexico 3–1 MEX Tevez 26 52 Higuaín 33 Hernández 71 Soccer City, Johannesburg 84,377 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061502 Argentina vs Mexico Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061502/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Argentina v Mexico FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170702062018/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061502/report.html 2 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/67d6fdd96b9c54ae/original/x72qahrgo4slf0tqs3u3-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Argentina v Mexico FIFA 27 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060541/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/67d6fdd96b9c54ae/original/x72qahrgo4slf0tqs3u3-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10a2 _arg10a2 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 0000C0 0000C0 Argentinahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3cdd36788f6936f2/original/rku1qjpqq8pqlaisa1ad-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Argentina v Mexico FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 27 June 2010 27 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172914/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3cdd36788f6936f2/original/rku1qjpqq8pqlaisa1ad-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _mex10h2 _mex10h2 _mex10h2 _mex10h2 _mex10h2 006847 006847 006847 FFFFFF FFFFFF Mexico GK 22Sergio RomeroRB 15Nicolás OtamendiCB 2 Martín DemichelisCB 4 Nicolás BurdissoLB 6 Gabriel HeinzeDM 14Javier Mascherano (c)RM 20Maxi Rodríguez 87LM 7 Ángel Di María 79AM 10Lionel MessiCF 11Carlos Tevez 69CF 9 Gonzalo HiguaínSubstitutions:MF 8 Juan Sebastián Verón 69MF 17Jonás Gutiérrez 79MF 23Javier Pastore 87Manager:Diego Maradona300px GK 1 Óscar PérezRB 5 Ricardo OsorioCB 2 Francisco Javier RodríguezCB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) 28LB 3 Carlos SalcidoRM 16Efraín JuárezCM 6 Gerardo TorradoLM 18Andrés Guardado 61AM 17Giovani dos SantosAM 21Adolfo Bautista 46CF 14Javier HernándezSubstitutions:MF 7 Pablo Barrera 46FW 9 Guillermo Franco 61Manager:Javier Aguirre Man of the Match: Carlos Tevez (Argentina) Assistant referees: Paolo Calcagno (Italy) Stefano Ayroldi (Italy) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda) Netherlands vs Slovakia The Netherlands defeated Slovakia 2–1 on 28 June 2010 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The Netherlands' first goal was an excellent individual effort from Arjen Robben in the 18th minute, taking on the Slovak defence with the ball before scoring from 25 yards. The Dutch had chances to extend their lead in the second half, with the most prominent coming when Robben cut inside on his left foot just like he did when he scored the first goal, but this time, Slovak goalkeeper Ján Mucha saved the shot going to his far post. The Slovaks also had two big opportunities to equalise but forced a save from Maarten Stekelenburg each time. The Dutch sealed their win in the 84th minute when Wesley Sneijder scored off an assist from Dirk Kuyt into an unguarded net after Kuyt got the ball past Mucha. Róbert Vittek slotted a penalty kick late in stoppage time, but it was no more than a consolation goal for Slovakia. The penalty had been awarded for a trip on him by Stekelenburg.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_53/default.stm Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia Dawkes Phil 28 June 2010 BBC News 2 July 2010 The Netherlands' win threatened to be overshadowed by Robin van Persie responding angrily to being substituted by coach Bert van Marwijk. Van Marwijk called a team meeting over the incident and later insisted that there was no residual unrest in the squad.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifb6j65HwUJqv7ZUNX1yDDKRdxSAD9GL1ME00 https://web.archive.org/web/20100702064118/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifb6j65HwUJqv7ZUNX1yDDKRdxSAD9GL1ME00 dead 2 July 2010 Van Marwijk calls team meeting over Van Persie Corder Mike 30 June 2010 Associated Press 2 July 2010 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/804507/ce/uk/&cc=3436?ver=global Sneijder denies Van Persie rift 30 June 2010 ESPNsoccernet 2 July 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190058/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/804507/ce/uk/%26cc%3D3436?ver=global 21 October 2012 2010 6 28 y 16:00 NED 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Netherlands vs Slovakia 2–1 SVK Robben 18 Sneijder 84 Vittek 90+4 pen. Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 61,962 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300111113 Netherlands vs Slovakia Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300111113/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Netherlands v Slovakia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170922002400/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300111113/report.html 22 September 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2a2a4ba7d7a5e1ff/original/an5imbshqzpygrwzrthv-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Netherlands v Slovakia FIFA 28 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060554/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2a2a4ba7d7a5e1ff/original/an5imbshqzpygrwzrthv-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ned10h _ned10H _ned10h _manutd1011a _band_black FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 000000 FF5F00 Netherlandshttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1dfe2a9e998d030d/original/vw0275ut97qd11vgmoz7-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Netherlands v Slovakia FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 28 June 2010 28 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522172927/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1dfe2a9e998d030d/original/vw0275ut97qd11vgmoz7-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _esl10h _esl10h _esl10h _Palmeiras_0910third _color_3_stripes_blue ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Slovakia GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg 90+3RB 2 Gregory van der WielCB 3 John HeitingaCB 4 Joris MathijsenLB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)DM 6 Mark van BommelDM 8 Nigel de JongRW 7 Dirk KuytAM 10Wesley Sneijder 90+2LW 11Arjen Robben 31 71CF 9 Robin van Persie 80Substitutions:FW 17Eljero Elia 71FW 21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 80MF 20Ibrahim Afellay 90+2Manager:Bert van Marwijk300px GK 1 Ján MuchaRB 2 Peter PekaríkCB 3 Martin Škrtel 84CB 16Ján ĎuricaLB 5 Radoslav Zabavník 88DM 19Juraj Kucka 40RM 7 Vladimír WeissLM 15Miroslav StochAM 17Marek Hamšík (c) 87CF 18Erik Jendrišek 71CF 11Róbert VittekSubstitutions:MF 20Kamil Kopúnek 72 71MF 10Marek Sapara 87FW 14Martin Jakubko 88Manager:Vladimír Weiss Man of the Match: Arjen Robben (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Fermín Martínez Ibáñez (Spain) Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain) Fourth official: Stéphane Lannoy (France) Fifth official: Laurent Ugo (France) Brazil vs Chile Brazil soundly defeated Chile 3–0 on 28 June 2010 at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg to progress to a quarter-final match against the Netherlands.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062803791.html Brazil finds magic, tops Chile, 3–0, at World Cup Goff Steven 29 June 2010 The Washington Post Washington Post Company 3 July 2010 Brazil's first goal came from a corner kick taken by Maicon in the 34th minute, with Juan heading the ball into the goal without being marked. Brazil had doubled its lead within five minutes after a free-flowing passing movement involving Robinho and Kaká that teed up Luís Fabiano to score after taking the ball around the Chilean goalkeeper. Robinho himself sealed victory for Brazil in the second half, scoring following a long run with the ball by Ramires.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_54/default.stm Brazil 3–0 Chile Fletcher Paul 28 June 2010 BBC Sport 3 July 2010 After the match, Chile's coach Marcelo Bielsa conceded that his team had been outplayed, arguing that in his position there was "little one can do" when up against a team of Brazil's quality.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/803821/ce/uk/?cc=3436&ver=global Bielsa: Brazil were the better side 29 June 2010 ESPNsoccernet 3 July 2010 21 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021200440/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/803821/ce/uk/?cc=3436&ver=global dead 2010 6 28 y 20:30 BRA 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Chile 3–0 CHI Juan 35 Luís Fabiano 38 Robinho 59 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 54,096 Howard Webb (England) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061500 Brazil vs Chile Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061500/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Brazil v Chile FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170709052713/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061500/report.html 9 July 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/18a8711c11caf97b/original/hdoqe0nzkwsbdtlqudnl-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Brazil v Chile FIFA 28 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060608/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/18a8711c11caf97b/original/hdoqe0nzkwsbdtlqudnl-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _bra10h _bra10h _bra10h _bra10H _bra10a FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 0000BF 0000BF Brazilhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/45b7ac5a88829fb4/original/luoexzxskqmh6y8yftjp-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Brazil v Chile FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 28 June 2010 28 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181321/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/45b7ac5a88829fb4/original/luoexzxskqmh6y8yftjp-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _chi10a1 _chi10a1 _chi10a1 _chi10a1 _chi10a1 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Chile GK 1 Júlio CésarRB 2 MaiconCB 3 Lúcio (c)CB 4 JuanLB 6 Michel BastosDM 8 Gilberto SilvaRM 13Dani AlvesLM 18Ramires 72AM 10Kaká 30 81SS 11Robinho 85CF 9 Luís Fabiano 76Substitutions:FW 21Nilmar 76MF 20Kléberson 81DF 16Gilberto 85Manager:Dunga300px GK 1 Claudio Bravo (c)RB 4 Mauricio Isla 62CB 5 Pablo Contreras 46CB 18Gonzalo JaraLB 2 Ismael Fuentes 68RM 8 Arturo Vidal 47CM 6 Carlos CarmonaLM 15Jean BeausejourRF 7 Alexis SánchezCF 9 Humberto SuazoLF 11Mark González 46Substitutions:MF 10Jorge Valdivia 46MF 21Rodrigo Tello 46MF 20Rodrigo Millar 80 62Manager:ARG Marcelo Bielsa Man of the Match: Robinho (Brazil) Assistant referees: Darren Cann (England) Michael Mullarkey (England) Fourth official: Martin Hansson (Sweden) Fifth official: Stefan Wittberg (Sweden) Paraguay vs Japan Paraguay and Japan met at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 29 June 2010. The match was decided by a penalty shoot-out after the score was locked at 0–0 for 120 minutes. Paraguay won the shoot-out and progressed to their first ever World Cup quarter-final.http://www.smh.com.au/world-cup-2010/world-cup-news/justice-done-for-paraguay-as-japan-pay-the-penalty-20100630-zjo7.html Justice done for Paraguay as Japan pay the penalty Lynch Michael 30 June 2010 Sydney Morning Herald 9 July 2010 The match was a generally unexciting affair, as Japan adopted a defensive posture while Paraguay itself maintained a solid defence. The first half produced the occasional chance on goal with Lucas Barrios having a shot saved shortly before a long-distance shot from Daisuke Matsui hit the crossbar of Paraguay's goal. The second half was similar, with either side producing occasional chances to score rather than periods of dominance. The result of the deadlock was extra time, which continued goalless. A penalty shoot-out ensued, in which Yuichi Komano missed a spot kick for Japan. Paraguay scored all five of its penalties, clinching the win and passage to the quarter-finals.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_55/default.stm Paraguay 0–0 Japan (5–3 pens) Fletcher Paul 29 June 2010 BBC Sport 9 July 2010 After the match, Japan's coach Takeshi Okada resigned and Shunsuke Nakamura retired from international football.http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/02/1712345/okada-steps-down-as-japan-coach.html Okada steps down as Japan coach 2 July 2010 The Miami Herald 9 July 2010 October 2010 H3llBot 2010 6 29 y 16:00 PAR 1990 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Paraguay vs Japan 0–0 yes JPN Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 36,742 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) Barreto Barrios Riveros Valdez Cardozo 5–3 Endō Hasebe Komano Honda https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061497 Paraguay vs Japan Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061497/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Paraguay v Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210100743/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061497/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5b5b33012c88441a/original/nrmbgt9qwpjjjmg7jojn-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Paraguay v Japan FIFA 29 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060625/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5b5b33012c88441a/original/nrmbgt9qwpjjjmg7jojn-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _par10h _par10h _par10h _par10a _par10h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF FFFFFF Paraguayhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2f926466c34bf3b/original/aqu3fd9ukiwo75k7p6up-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Paraguay v Japan FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 29 June 2010 29 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181336/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2f926466c34bf3b/original/aqu3fd9ukiwo75k7p6up-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _jap10h _jap10h _jap10h _adidaswhite _3_stripes_white 000080 000080 000080 000080 000080 Japan GK 1 Justo Villar (c)RB 6 Carlos BonetCB 14Paulo da SilvaCB 21Antolín AlcarazLB 3 Claudio MorelDM 20Néstor Ortigoza 75CM 13Enrique VeraCM 16Cristian Riveros 118RW 9 Roque Santa Cruz 94LW 10Édgar Benítez 60CF 19Lucas BarriosSubstitutions:FW 18Nelson Valdez 60MF 8 Édgar Barreto 75FW 7 Óscar Cardozo 94Manager:ARG 1861 Gerardo Martino300px GK 21Eiji KawashimaRB 3 Yūichi KomanoCB 22Yuji NakazawaCB 4 Marcus Tulio TanakaLB 5 Yuto Nagatomo 72DM 2 Yuki Abe 81CM 17Makoto Hasebe (c)CM 7 Yasuhito Endō 113RW 8 Daisuke Matsui 58 65LW 16Yoshito Ōkubo 106CF 18Keisuke Honda 90+3Substitutions:FW 9 Shinji Okazaki 65MF 14Kengo Nakamura 81FW 11Keiji Tamada 106Manager:Takeshi Okada Man of the Match: Keisuke Honda (Japan) Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium) Walter Vromans (Belgium) Fourth official: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Fifth official: Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands) Spain vs Portugal thumb|right|Sergio Ramos of Spain tries to pass the ball to Fernando Torres as Portugal's Fábio Coentrão, Bruno Alves and Cristiano Ronaldo look on. Spain defeated Portugal 1–0 in the Iberian derby to progress to the quarter-finals where they were to play Paraguay. The match took place on 29 June 2010 at the Cape Town Stadium. Spain dominated their neighbours with a ball possession ratio of 62% and several opportunities but had to endure a pair of missed chances by the Portuguese in the first half, including one by Hugo Almeida which nearly resulted in a goal. In the second half, the Portuguese attacking threat decreased and the entry of Fernando Llorente for Fernando Torres brought new energy to the Spanish team. The only goal of the match came in the 63rd minute: David Villa picked up a brilliant pass by Xavi, having his first shot saved, but then lifted the rebound into the roof of the net. 2010 6 29 y 20:30 ESP 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Spain vs Portugal 1–0 POR Villa 63 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 62,955 Héctor Baldassi (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061498 Spain vs Portugal Round of 16 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061498/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Spain v Portugal FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171230024032/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249717/match=300061498/report.html 30 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7b70a122b556807e/original/zmimy0avbuouejuuc9xy-pdf.pdf Match Report – Round of 16 – Spain v Portugal FIFA 29 June 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060650/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7b70a122b556807e/original/zmimy0avbuouejuuc9xy-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _esp10h1 _esp10h1 _esp10h1 _esp10h _esp10h e80113 e80113 e80113 3366FF ff0000 Spainhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/128044c7111e9dd3/original/rbtce3sehl7w31etutgf-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Round of 16 – Spain v Portugal FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 29 June 2010 29 June 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522183833/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/128044c7111e9dd3/original/rbtce3sehl7w31etutgf-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _por10a _por1011a _por10a _por10a _por10a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF Portugal GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)RB 15Sergio RamosCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 5 Carles PuyolLB 11Joan CapdevilaCM 16Sergio BusquetsCM 14Xabi Alonso 74 90+3RW 8 XaviLW 6 Andrés IniestaSS 7 David Villa 88CF 9 Fernando Torres 58Substitutions:FW 19Fernando Llorente 58FW 18Pedro 88DF 4 Carlos Marchena 90+3Manager:Vicente del Bosque300px GK 1 EduardoRB 21Ricardo Costa 0 89CB 6 Ricardo CarvalhoCB 2 Bruno AlvesLB 23Fábio CoentrãoDM 15Pepe 72CM 19Tiago 80CM 16Raul MeirelesRW 11Simão 72LW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo (c)CF 18Hugo Almeida 58Substitutions:MF 10Danny 58FW 9 Liédson 72MF 8 Pedro Mendes 72Manager:Carlos Queiroz Man of the Match: Xavi (Spain) Assistant referees: Ricardo Casas (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Fourth official: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) Fifth official: Carlos Pastrana (Honduras) Quarter-finals Netherlands vs Brazil right XojtTwQ3REg Netherlands v Brazil (South Africa 2010) Full match The Netherlands versus Brazil was the first quarter-final match, held on 2 July 2010 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The Netherlands won 2–1 after recovering from a 1–0 deficit, knocking the five-time world champions Brazil out of the tournament.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/03/2943850.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100705005251/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/03/2943850.htm dead 5 July 2010 Brazil shellshocked as Dutch turn it around Maasdorp James 2 July 2010 ABC News 2 July 2010 The Netherlands' team was affected by an injury to Joris Mathijsen before the match. His replacement in defence – André Ooijer – and fellow central defender John Heitinga were at fault for Brazil's opening goal in the 10th minute, when Robinho was allowed to latch onto a deep pass from Felipe Melo and score without being challenged by the defence.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_57/default.stm Netherlands 2–1 Brazil Bevan Chris 2 July 2010 BBC News 2 July 2010 http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,27355567-5019291,00.html The Netherlands upset Brazil 2–1 in FIFA World Cup quarter-final, South Africa MacKinnon Angus 3 July 2010 Fox Sports 2 July 2010 For the rest of the first half, the Dutch were largely frustrated by the Brazilian defence, and needed to rely on Maarten Stekelenburg's goalkeeping to prevent Brazil from extending its lead. However, eight minutes after half-time, the Dutch equalised through a goal from Sneijder. The goal was initially recorded as an own goal by Felipe Melo, but FIFA overturned the decision to credit the goal to Sneijder.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1266860/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100706084508/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1266860/index.html dead 6 July 2010 Sneijder credited with first goal in Dutch quarter-final victory 3 July 2010 FIFA.com 3 July 2010 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-03/sneijder-moves-into-tie-for-goal-scoring-lead-after-fifa-changes-credit.html Sneijder Moves Into Tie for Goal-Scoring Lead After FIFA Changes Credit Bensch Bob 3 July 2010 Bloomberg L.P. 9 July 2010 Having equalised, the Netherlands subsequently took the lead from a Robben corner kick in the 68th minute, Sneijder heading the ball in after a flick-on from Kuyt. Brazil's chances of restoring parity were damaged when Felipe Melo was sent off for a stamp on Robben. The Netherlands held out for the win, thereby earning passage to the semi-finals. Brazil's coach Dunga confirmed after the match that he would be leaving the position upon the expiry of his contract, admitting responsibility for Brazil's defeat.http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12027_6242736,00.html Dunga reign at an end 2 July 2010 Sky Sports 2 July 2010 The Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk attacked the Brazilian team after the match, claiming they had provoked his side, and that Melo's stamp on Robben left him "ashamed for Brazilian football."https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFJEMYc7TEcgtpZV71acUuYDTj7w https://web.archive.org/web/20100705105048/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFJEMYc7TEcgtpZV71acUuYDTj7w dead 5 July 2010 Dutch boss Van Marwijk attacks 'shameful' Brazil 2 July 2010 Agence France-Presse 2 July 2010 2010 7 2 y 16:00 NED 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Netherlands vs Brazil 2–1 BRA Sneijder 53 68 Robinho 10 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 40,186 Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249718/300061507 Netherlands vs Brazil Quarter-final 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061507/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Netherlands v Brazil FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170504134432/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061507/report.html 4 May 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fbfbf035164d4df/original/qdu99f4kpctxo11meeq9-pdf.pdf Match Report – Quarter-final – Netherlands v Brazil FIFA 2 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060704/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fbfbf035164d4df/original/qdu99f4kpctxo11meeq9-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ned10h _ned10H _ned10h _manutd1011a _band_black FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 Netherlandshttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/82597300ccbd60b/original/emnvqy6fyz0izwnicttj-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Netherlands v Brazil FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 2 July 2010 2 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522184241/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/82597300ccbd60b/original/emnvqy6fyz0izwnicttj-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _bra10a _bra10a _bra10a _bra10a _bra10a 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000BF Brazil GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 2 Gregory van der Wiel 47CB 3 John Heitinga 14CB 13André Ooijer 76LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)DM 6 Mark van BommelDM 8 Nigel de Jong 64RW 11Arjen RobbenAM 10Wesley SneijderLW 7 Dirk KuytCF 9 Robin van Persie 85Substitutions:FW 21Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 85Manager:Bert van Marwijk300px GK 1 Júlio CésarRB 2 MaiconCB 3 Lúcio (c)CB 4 JuanLB 6 Michel Bastos 37 62DM 5 Felipe Melo 0 73RM 13Dani AlvesLM 8 Gilberto SilvaAM 10KakáSS 11RobinhoCF 9 Luís Fabiano 77Substitutions:DF 16Gilberto 62FW 21Nilmar 77Manager:Dunga Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Jeong Hae-sang (South Korea) Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Fifth official: Hassan Kamranifar (Iran) Uruguay vs Ghana Uruguay and Ghana met on 2 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg, for a place in the semi-final against the Netherlands. It was the first time that the teams had ever played each other in a senior competitive football match. After a dramatic 120 minutes of play (including extra time) that finished 1–1, Uruguay won in a penalty shoot-out 4–2.http://www.smh.com.au/world-cup-2010/world-cup-news/uruguay-ends-the-dream-for-gutted-ghana-20100703-zv16.html Uruguay ends the dream for gutted Ghana Lynch Michael 4 July 2010 Sydney Morning Herald 3 July 2010 Uruguay dominated the early periods of the match, but suffered an injury to captain Diego Lugano in the first half. Just before half-time, Ghana took the lead when Sulley Muntari was allowed time on the ball by Uruguay, and took advantage by scoring with a shot from 40 yards. After half-time, Diego Forlán pulled Uruguay level with a free kick from the left side of the field that went over the head of Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson. While both teams had chances to win, the match proceeded to extra time as the scores remained level. Late in extra time, Ghana sent a free kick into the penalty area; Luis Suárez blocked Stephen Appiah's shot on the goal line.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round=249718/match=300061508/summary.html Match 58 – Quarter-finals – Ghana pay the penalty FIFA.com 2 July 2010 23 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110811165311/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/matches/round%3D249718/match%3D300061508/summary.html 11 August 2011 On the rebound, Dominic Adiyiah's header was heading into the goal, but Suárez blatantly blocked the shot with his handhttp://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/luis-suarez-story-part-two-3382481/ The Luis Suarez story part two – new Liverpool FC star always one to hit the headlines Liverpool Echo 10 February 2011 23 August 2011 3 to save what would have been the extra-time winnerhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8785140.stm World Cup 2010: I have hand of God – Uruguay's Suarez BBC Sport 3 July 2010 24 August 2011 and he was red carded. Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty kick off the crossbar and Suárez celebrated the miss.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/sports/soccer/03ghanagame.html Uruguay Trades Penalty for Chance at Victory Jeffrey Marcus The New York Times 2 July 2010 23 August 2011Angus MacSwan I had no choice but to handle says Uruguay's Suarez Reuters 3 July 2010 http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49856120100703 3 July 2010 5 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100705005019/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-49856120100703 dead In the shoot-out, Gyan converted his penalty, as did everybody else until Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved captain John Mensah's penalty (Ghana's third). Uruguay's Maxi Pereira then hit his penalty over the bar, but then Adiyiah's penalty was saved by Muslera. Sebastián Abreu converted Uruguay's fifth spot kick by lightly chipping it Panenka-style to win the match.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_58/default.stm Uruguay 1–1 Ghana (4–2 pens) Fletcher Paul 2 July 2010 BBC Sport 3 July 2010 After the game, Suárez said "I made the save of the tournament", and, referring to the infamous handball goal scored by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, claimed that "The 'Hand of God' now belongs to me". Suárez claimed he had no alternative and was acting out of instinct.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/04/luis-suarez-world-cup-villian-hand-of-god Luis Suarez is new World Cup villain after 'hand of God' claim Jamie Doward The Guardian 4 July 2010 24 August 2011 Forlán agreed that Suárez saved the game, "Suárez this time, instead of scoring goals, he saved one, I think he saved the game." Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an "injustice" and Suárez was labeled a "villain"http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=125088&league=NED.1&season=2009&cc=5739 Luis Suárez Statistics 13 April 2010 ESPN Soccernet 11 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100211040459/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=125088&league=NED.1&season=2009&cc=5739 dead and a "cheat".https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/7870325/World-Cup-2010-why-cant-football-tackle-cheats.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101024083252/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/7870325/World-Cup-2010-why-cant-football-tackle-cheats.html dead 24 October 2010 World Cup 2010: why can't football tackle cheats? Jim White The Telegraph 4 July 2010 28 August 2011 However, Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez said these labels were too harsh: "Well, there was a handball in the penalty area, there was a red card and Suárez was thrown out. Saying that Ghana were cheated out of the game is too harsh. We have to go by the rules. It might have been a mistake by my player but I do not like that word 'cheating'."https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/ghana/7869593/World-Cup-2010-Uruguay-owe-semi-final-spot-to-sporting-injustice-says-Ghana-coach.html World Cup 2010: Uruguay owe semi-final spot to 'sporting injustice', says Ghana coach Paul Kelso The Telegraph 3 July 2010 4 September 2011 Ghana was the last African team left in the tournament and if they had won, they would have been the first team from Africa to ever qualify for the semi-finals. Thus, Suárez was said to have "enraged an entire continent [Africa]." But others viewed him as a herohttp://en.mercopress.com/2010/07/14/a-country-full-of-gratitude-defies-freezing-weather-to-honour-uruguay-s-soccer-team A country full of gratitude defies freezing weather to honour Uruguay's soccer team MercoPress 14 July 2010 24 August 2011 who sacrificed himself in the semi-final for the unlikely chance that his team could win.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/ben_lyttleton/07/04/forlan.suarez/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100707105410/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/world-cup-2010/writers/ben_lyttleton/07/04/forlan.suarez/ dead 7 July 2010 Ben Lyttleton In Suarez's absence Uruguay will lean even more heavily on Forlan Sports Illustrated 4 July 2010 21 August 2011 A distraught Gyan conceded, "I would say Suárez is a hero now in his own country, because the ball was going in and he held it with his hand. He is a hero now."https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/uruguay/7870586/World-Cup-2010-Uruguays-Luis-Suarez-revels-in-second-coming-of-Hand-of-God.html World Cup 2010: Uruguay's Luis Suárez revels in second coming of Hand of God Ian Chadband The Telegraph 3 July 2010 27 August 2011 American sportswriter and podcaster Bill Simmons, at the time a columnist for ESPN Page 2, listed Ghana vs. Uruguay as second on his "Levels of Losing" of most painful sports losses. He called it "The Continental Stomach Punch": "Ghana blowing the potential winning penalty kick against Uruguay in the World Cup, then losing the game on penalty kicks a few minutes later. That was like all three Cleveland teams (the Browns, Cavaliers and Guardians – still known as the Indians at the time) losing their worst possible game at the same time, only if Cleveland were a Third World country." He ranked it behind only "That Game" – originally referring to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets, when the Red Sox were one strike away multiple times from winning their first championship since 1918 only to lose following Bill Buckner's error in extra innings.Simmons Bill The Summer Mega-Mailbag, Part II https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100722/mailbag2 22 June 2026 ESPN Page 2 ESPN 22 July 2010 2010 7 2 y 20:30 URU 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Uruguay vs Ghana 1–1 yes GHA Forlán 55 Muntari 45+2 Soccer City, Johannesburg 84,017 Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) Forlán Victorino Scotti M. Pereira Abreu 4–2 Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249718/300061508 Uruguay vs Ghana Quarter-final 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061508/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Uruguay v Ghana FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171206195932/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061508/report.html 6 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/216848ff5b201aed/original/bo4b6rtawuv458dhycsp-pdf.pdf Match Report – Quarter-final – Uruguay v Ghana FIFA 2 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060719/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/216848ff5b201aed/original/bo4b6rtawuv458dhycsp-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _uru10H _uru10H _uru10H _uru10h _uru10h 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB 000000 000000 Uruguayhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6b084f4a6ac9be65/original/jatmk8f7zhq7yzn7cjtp-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Uruguay v Ghana FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 2 July 2010 2 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173007/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6b084f4a6ac9be65/original/jatmk8f7zhq7yzn7cjtp-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ang1012h _gan1012a _ang1012h _gan1012a _gha10a EA0000 EA0000 EA0000 EA0000 EA0000 Ghana GK 1 Fernando MusleraRB 16Maxi PereiraCB 2 Diego Lugano (c) 38CB 6 Mauricio VictorinoLB 4 Jorge Fucile 20RM 20Álvaro Fernández 46CM 15Diego Pérez 59CM 17Egidio Arévalo Ríos 48LM 7 Edinson Cavani 76CF 9 Luis Suárez 0 120+1CF 10Diego ForlánSubstitutions:DF 19Andrés Scotti 38MF 14Nicolás Lodeiro 46FW 13Sebastián Abreu 76Manager:Óscar Tabárez300px GK 22Richard KingsonRB 4 John Paintsil 54CB 15Isaac VorsahCB 5 John Mensah (c) 93LB 2 Hans Sarpei 77DM 6 Anthony AnnanRM 7 Samuel Inkoom 74CM 21Kwadwo AsamoahCM 23Kevin-Prince BoatengLM 11Sulley Muntari 88CF 3 Asamoah GyanSubstitutions:MF 10Stephen Appiah 74FW 18Dominic Adiyiah 88Manager:SRB 2004 Milovan Rajevac Man of the Match: Diego Forlán (Uruguay) Assistant referees: José Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal) Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Fourth official: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Fifth official: Fermín Martínez Ibáñez (Spain) Argentina vs Germany thumb|Thomas Müller heads in the opening goal for Germany from Bastian Schweinsteiger's free kick. On 3 July 2010, Germany beat Argentina 4–0 at the Cape Town Stadium to reach the semi-finals.http://mobile.latimes.com/inf/infomo?view=SportItem&feed:a=latimes_1min&feed:c=sportsnews&feed:i=54736429 Germany overwhelms Argentina, 4–0, to reach World Cup semifinals Jones Graham L. 3 July 2010 Los Angeles Times 4 July 2010 7 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707185903/http://mobile.latimes.com/inf/infomo?view=SportItem&feed:a=latimes_1min&feed:c=sportsnews&feed:i=54736429 dead It was the third time in the tournament that Germany had scored four goals in a match. Germany's first goal was scored by Thomas Müller in the third minute of the match with a header from a free kick taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Early in the second half, Argentina pressed Germany and came close to scoring on a number of occasions, but Germany hit back on a counter-attack in the 67th minute when Miroslav Klose scored into an empty goal from a pass by Lukas Podolski. Germany's third goal came from Arne Friedrich after sliding the ball inside from Schweinsteiger's pass seven minutes later, before Klose took the score to 4–0, volleying the ball into the net off a cross from Mesut Özil.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_59/default.stm Argentina 0–4 Germany Bevan Chris 3 July 2010 BBC Sport 4 July 2010 The 4–0 defeat was Argentina's biggest loss at a World Cup since 1974.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-03/germany-defeats-argentina-4-0-to-advance-to-soccer-s-world-cup-semifinals.html Germany Defeats Argentina 4–0 Led by Miroslav Klose, Moves to Semifinals Bensch Bob 3 July 2010 Bloomberg L.P. 4 July 2010 Germany's coach Joachim Löw hailed his side's performance as one of "absolute class",https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100703/ap_on_sp_so_ga_su/soc_wcup_argentina_germany World Cup: Germany beats Argentina, 4–0 Armour Nancy 3 July 2010 Associated Press 4 July 2010 but admitted the suspension of Müller for picking up a yellow card was a blow.https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQCtQzqbSPCJu3qegJeZPiYsJlMw https://web.archive.org/web/20100707071932/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iQCtQzqbSPCJu3qegJeZPiYsJlMw dead 7 July 2010 Germany ponder Mueller replacement 4 July 2010 Agence France-Presse 4 July 2010 2010 7 3 y 16:00 ARG 1861 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Germany 0–4 GER Müller 3 Klose 68 89 Friedrich 74 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 64,100 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249718/300061505 Argentina vs Germany Quarter-final 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061505/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Argentina v Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170426104511/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061505/report.html 26 April 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/18606e8d4fd8df3/original/zzhonaxtstgjt11rndbu-pdf.pdf Match Report – Quarter-final – Argentina v Germany FIFA 3 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060733/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/18606e8d4fd8df3/original/zzhonaxtstgjt11rndbu-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10h1 _arg10a1 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 000000 FFFFFF Argentinahttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/68fef1684ec07bc6/original/k8028nrv7cfrdu0pydxj-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Argentina v Germany FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 3 July 2010 3 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173020/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/68fef1684ec07bc6/original/k8028nrv7cfrdu0pydxj-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ger10a2 _ger10a2 _ger10a2 _ger10h2 _ger10al 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 Germany GK 22Sergio RomeroRB 15Nicolás Otamendi 11 70CB 2 Martín DemichelisCB 4 Nicolás BurdissoLB 6 Gabriel HeinzeDM 14Javier Mascherano (c) 80RM 20Maxi RodríguezLM 7 Ángel Di María 75AM 10Lionel MessiCF 9 Gonzalo HiguaínCF 11Carlos TevezSubstitutions:MF 23Javier Pastore 70FW 16Sergio Agüero 75Manager:Diego Maradona300px GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 16Philipp Lahm (c)CB 17Per MertesackerCB 3 Arne FriedrichLB 20Jérôme Boateng 72DM 6 Sami Khedira 77DM 7 Bastian SchweinsteigerRW 13Thomas Müller 35 84AM 8 Mesut ÖzilLW 10Lukas PodolskiCF 11Miroslav KloseSubstitutions:DF 2 Marcell Jansen 72MF 18Toni Kroos 77MF 15Piotr Trochowski 84Manager:Joachim Löw Man of the Match: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Enock Molefe (South Africa) Paraguay vs Spain On 3 July 2010, Spain defeated Paraguay 1–0, to secure entry to the semi-finals where they would meet Germany. It was the first time that Spain had progressed to the semi-final of a World Cup since 1950; while for Paraguay, the quarter-final appearance was also the country's best ever performance.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_60/default.stm Paraguay 0–1 Spain Fletcher Paul 3 July 2010 BBC Sport 5 July 2010 The first half of the match finished goalless, although both sides had chances to score and Paraguay's Nelson Valdez had a goal ruled out as offside. The match suddenly became eventful in the second half due to a string of penalty kicks. First, Óscar Cardozo was pulled down by Gerard Piqué in Spain's penalty area and Paraguay was awarded a penalty. Cardozo took the penalty himself but it was saved by Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Spain soon after launched an attack at the other end of the field, in which David Villa was ruled by the referee to have been brought down by Antolín Alcaraz. Xabi Alonso stepped up to take the penalty kick and seemed to have scored, only for the referee to order it be retaken because of encroachment by a Spanish player into the penalty area before the kick was taken. Xabi Alonso's retake was saved by Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar. As a result, the score remained 0–0 after the three penalty kicks. However, Spain ultimately managed to take the lead in the 82nd minute: David Villa collected a rebounded shot off the right post from Pedro, to score himself with a shot that again hit the right post before going in off the left post. The goal turned out to be the winner for Spain. After the match, Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque conceded that his side were not playing at their best and were starved of possession. He also noted his view that Spain's next opponents Germany were the best team at the World Cup.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8786181.stm Spain must improve, admits coach 3 July 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 5 July 2010 Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino stated he would be leaving his position at the end of his contract.http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_6246020,00.html Martino quits Paraguay Razwan Mirza 5 July 2010 Sky Sports 5 July 2010 2010 7 3 y 20:30 PAR 1990 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Paraguay vs Spain 0–1 ESP Villa 83 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 55,359 Carlos Batres (Guatemala) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249718/300061506 Paraguay vs Spain Quarter-final 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061506/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Paraguay v Spain FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210105324/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249718/match=300061506/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/533e5746555a87a1/original/nrbs3gpuu9ev3ybfnolm-pdf.pdf Match Report – Quarter-final – Paraguay v Spain FIFA 3 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060747/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/533e5746555a87a1/original/nrbs3gpuu9ev3ybfnolm-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _par10h _par10h _par10h _par10a _par10h 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF Paraguayhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2c727454d8c86d70/original/v9obx9rzfq3skgzsyy5k-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Quarter-finals – Paraguay v Spain FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 3 July 2010 3 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522173035/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2c727454d8c86d70/original/v9obx9rzfq3skgzsyy5k-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _esp10a1 _esp10a1 _esp10a1 _esp10a _spaina2010 003366 003366 003366 003366 003366 Spain GK 1 Justo Villar (c)RB 2 Darío VerónCB 14Paulo da SilvaCB 21Antolín Alcaraz 59LB 3 Claudio Morel 71DM 15Víctor Cáceres 59 84RM 11Jonathan Santana 88CM 8 Édgar Barreto 64LM 16Cristian RiverosSS 18Nelson Valdez 72CF 7 Óscar CardozoSubstitutions:MF 13Enrique Vera 64FW 9 Roque Santa Cruz 72FW 19Lucas Barrios 84Manager:ARG 1861 Gerardo Martino300px GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)RB 15Sergio RamosCB 3 Gerard Piqué 57CB 5 Carles Puyol 84LB 11Joan CapdevilaDM 16Sergio Busquets 63RM 6 Andrés IniestaCM 8 XaviLM 14Xabi Alonso 75SS 7 David VillaCF 9 Fernando Torres 56Substitutions:MF 10Cesc Fàbregas 56FW 18Pedro 75DF 4 Carlos Marchena 84Manager:Vicente del Bosque Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain) Assistant referees: Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Carlos Pastrana (Honduras) Fourth official: Benito Archundia (Mexico) Fifth official: Héctor Vergara (Canada) Semi-finals Uruguay vs Netherlands Uruguay played the Netherlands in the first semi-final on 6 July 2010 at the Cape Town Stadium. The Netherlands won the match 3–2, thereby qualifying for the final for the first time since the 1978 World Cup.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-06/netherlands-defeats-uruguay-3-2-for-first-world-cup-final-berth-since-1978.html Netherlands Defeats Uruguay 3–2, Advances to World Cup Final Bensch Bob 6 July 2010 Bloomberg L.P. 8 July 2010 Uruguay adopted a defensive posture early in the match, but were only able to hold their opponents scoreless for 18 minutes, when Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored from 35 yards into the top right corner of the goal. However, the Netherlands were unable to capitalise on their lead, as Diego Forlán equalised in the 41st minute (1–1) when his shot from 25 yards hit squarely in the middle of the goal was misjudged by goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg who missed it by millimetres. The Netherlands regained the lead in the second half, as a pass from Rafael van der Vaart reached Wesley Sneijder who hit it into the side-netting as Muslera dived and missed it by inches. Three minutes later, Kuyt crossed to Robben, who headed it in to make it 3–1. The Netherlands suffered a late scare when Maxi Pereira, who missed a penalty against Ghana, scored a stoppage-time free kick; however, the match finished 3–2 despite desperate Uruguayan attempts to equalise.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_61/default.stm Uruguay 2–3 Netherlands Bevan Chris 6 July 2010 BBC Sport 8 July 2010 After the match, Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez spoke of his pride in his team for reaching the semi-finals.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/sportold/skippers-stunning-goal-inspires-dutch-surge-into-final/news-story/47af6a1e6ed07140760c817c075ac91e Skipper's stunning goal inspires Dutch surge into final 8 July 2010 The Australian subscription 8 July 2010 2010 7 6 y 20:30 URU 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Uruguay vs Netherlands 2–3 NED Forlán 41 M. Pereira 90+2 Van Bronckhorst 18 Sneijder 70 Robben 73 Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town 62,479 Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249719/300061512 Uruguay vs Netherlands Semi-final 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249719/match=300061512/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Uruguay v Netherlands FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043758/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249719/match=300061512/report.html 1 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6ffda0d319ec244f/original/idpcpk31bmqsnpgzbl0n-pdf.pdf Match Report – Semi-final – Uruguay v Netherlands FIFA 6 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060759/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6ffda0d319ec244f/original/idpcpk31bmqsnpgzbl0n-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _uru10H _uru10H _uru10H _uru10h _uru10h 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB FFA500 000000 Uruguayhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7dd667804167aac1/original/hqxqz8duu6rfe2ng0ttv-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Semi-finals – Uruguay v Netherlands FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 6 July 2010 6 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181408/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/7dd667804167aac1/original/hqxqz8duu6rfe2ng0ttv-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ned10h _ned10H _ned10h _ned10H _band_black FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 FF5F00 Netherlands GK 1 Fernando MusleraRB 16Maxi Pereira 21CB 3 Diego GodínCB 6 Mauricio VictorinoLB 22Martín Cáceres 29RM 15Diego PérezCM 5 Walter GarganoCM 17Egidio Arévalo RíosLM 11Álvaro Pereira 78CF 7 Edinson CavaniCF 10Diego Forlán (c) 84Substitutions:FW 13Sebastián Abreu 78FW 21Sebastián Fernández 84Manager:Óscar Tabárez300px GK 1 Maarten StekelenburgRB 12Khalid Boulahrouz 78CB 3 John HeitingaCB 4 Joris MathijsenLB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)DM 6 Mark van Bommel 90+5DM 14Demy de Zeeuw 46RW 11Arjen Robben 89AM 10Wesley Sneijder 29LW 7 Dirk KuytCF 9 Robin van PersieSubstitutions:MF 23Rafael van der Vaart 46MF 17Eljero Elia 89Manager:Bert van Marwijk Netherlands beats Uruguay 3–2 in FIFA World Cup semifinals Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) Fifth official: Toru Sagara (Japan) Germany vs Spain On 7 July 2010, Spain defeated Germany 1–0 in a rematch of the UEFA Euro 2008 Final (also won 1–0 by Spain) at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to progress to the World Cup Final against the Netherlands. It was the first time that Spain had ever gone through to the final of the World Cup, while it was the second consecutive World Cup in which Germany had lost in the semi-finals, having lost to Italy at home four years before.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtf6lamDzvPPaVA4FEbAuQeAIdLQD9GQN95O0 https://web.archive.org/web/20100709191122/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtf6lamDzvPPaVA4FEbAuQeAIdLQD9GQN95O0 dead 9 July 2010 Spain beats Germany 1–0 in World Cup semifinal Armour Nancy 8 July 2010 Associated Press 9 July 2010 Spain had the bulk of possession throughout the match, with Germany adopting a tight defensive structure. Germany created chances on the counter-attack, but Spain also went close to scoring on numerous occasions in each half. The match was deadlocked at 0–0 until the 73rd minute, when Spain was awarded a corner. The corner, taken by Xavi, was met by Carles Puyol, who headed the ball into the net as Manuel Neuer didn't do much to protect it to give Spain the lead. Thereafter, Spain protected its advantage and won the match.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_62/default.stm Germany 0–1 Spain Fletcher Paul 7 July 2010 BBC Sport 9 July 2010 After the match, Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque praised the "excellent performance" of his team, while Germany's coach Joachim Löw predicted that Spain would win the final. 2010 7 7 y 20:30 GER 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Spain 0–1 ESP Puyol 73 Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban 60,960 Viktor Kassai (Hungary) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249719/300111114 Germany vs Spain Semi-final 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249719/match=300111114/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Germany v Spain FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170210095512/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249719/match=300111114/report.html 10 February 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/139393d6f486b7b7/original/nf4yowwpswhd29t18rox-pdf.pdf Match Report – Semi-final – Germany v Spain FIFA 7 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060814/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/139393d6f486b7b7/original/nf4yowwpswhd29t18rox-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 _ger10h2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 100000 FFFFFF Germanyhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1cc64fd31b8b511e/original/wze0buhpbt3cie02bjlj-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Semi-finals – Germany v Spain FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 7 July 2010 7 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181424/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1cc64fd31b8b511e/original/wze0buhpbt3cie02bjlj-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _esp10h1 _esp10h1 _esp10h1 _esp10h _esp10h E80113 E80113 E80113 3366FF FF0000 Spain GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 16Philipp Lahm (c)CB 3 Arne FriedrichCB 17Per MertesackerLB 20Jérôme Boateng 52DM 6 Sami Khedira 81DM 7 Bastian SchweinsteigerRW 15Piotr Trochowski 62AM 8 Mesut ÖzilLW 10Lukas PodolskiCF 11Miroslav KloseSubstitutions:DF 2 Marcell Jansen 52MF 18Toni Kroos 62FW 23Mario Gómez 81Manager:Joachim Löw300px GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)RB 15Sergio RamosCB 3 Gerard PiquéCB 5 Carles PuyolLB 11Joan CapdevilaDM 16Sergio BusquetsDM 14Xabi Alonso 90+3RW 6 Andrés IniestaAM 8 XaviLW 18Pedro 86CF 7 David Villa 81Substitutions:FW 9 Fernando Torres 81MF 21David Silva 86DF 4 Carlos Marchena 90+3Manager:Vicente del Bosque Man of the Match: Xavi (Spain) Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary) Tibor Vámos (Hungary) Fourth official: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) Fifth official: Peter Hermans (Belgium) Match for third place On 10 July 2010, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Germany defeated Uruguay 3–2 to claim third place at the World Cup for the second successive time after also finishing third at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.Khedira completes comeback http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264122&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global ESPNsoccernet 10 July 2010 14 July 2010 22 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121022005104/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=264122&league=FIFA.WORLD&cc=5739&ver=global dead In the 19th minute, Bastian Schweinsteiger managed to take a shot towards the goal, which Muslera rebounded towards the onrushing Thomas Müller, who opened the scoring. Uruguay forced their way back into the match after Luis Suárez's pass put Edinson Cavani through on the left. He slid low into the far corner to put the South American side on level terms after 28 minutes. Diego Forlán then put them ahead six minutes into the second half with a beautiful side volley from the edge of the penalty box while goalkeeper Hans-Jörg Butt didn't move off his line. Marcell Jansen then scored on 56 minutes after Muslera came for Jérôme Boateng's cross but missed it right in front of Jansen, allowing him to head into an empty net. Mesut Özil took a corner in the 82nd minute, which reached a German player, bounced off him and went up to Khedira's head, who headed it in. Uruguay almost forced extra time when Forlán curled a 92nd-minute free kick onto the bar, but Germany held on to win the match.David Ornstein Uruguay 2–3 Germany http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_63/default.stm BBC Sport 10 July 2010 14 July 2010 This was the eighth consecutive World Cup in which European teams finished third, stretching back to 1982. After the game, Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez insisted that his side did not deserve to be on the losing side: "We achieved an equal game against a real power, we could have won because in the game [they] were not superior to us ... We're not that far away [from Germany's level], the route has been marked, we must learn from this."Tabarez: Uruguay as good as Germany http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/807787/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global ESPNsoccernet 10 July 2010 14 July 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110827052326/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/807787/ce/uk/?cc=5739&ver=global 27 August 2011 2010 7 10 y 20:30 URU 2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Match for third place 2–3 GER Cavani 28 Forlán 51 Müller 19 Jansen 56 Khedira 82 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 36,254 Benito Archundia (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249720/300061510 Uruguay vs Germany Match for third place 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249720/match=300061510/report.html 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Matches – Uruguay v Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171212132807/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249720/match=300061510/report.html 12 December 2017 https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5f2c581ebba50642/original/yyxci8hjbguo2phemfs5-pdf.pdf Match Report – Match for third place – Uruguay v Germany FIFA 10 July 2010 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413060830/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5f2c581ebba50642/original/yyxci8hjbguo2phemfs5-pdf.pdf 13 April 2026 _uru10H _uru10H _uru10H _uru10H _uru10H 87CEEB 87CEEB 87CEEB 7FBEFF 7FBEFF Uruguayhttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/15d5930222a8c583/original/wdz07yr01zv00tsforta-pdf.pdf Tactical Line-up – Match for third place – Uruguay v Germany FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 10 July 2010 10 July 2010 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260522181441/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/15d5930222a8c583/original/wdz07yr01zv00tsforta-pdf.pdf 22 May 2026 _ger10a2 _ger10a2 _ger10a2 _ger10h2 _ger10al 000000 000000 000000 000000 0F0F0F Germany GK 1 Fernando MusleraRB 4 Jorge FucileCB 2 Diego Lugano (c)CB 3 Diego GodínLB 22Martín CáceresCM 15Diego Pérez 61 77CM 17Egidio Arévalo RíosRW 16Maxi PereiraLW 7 Edinson Cavani 88CF 9 Luis SuárezCF 10Diego ForlánSubstitutions:MF 5 Walter Gargano 77FW 13Sebastián Abreu 88Manager:Óscar Tabárez300px GK 22Hans-Jörg ButtRB 20Jérôme BoatengCB 3 Arne Friedrich 90+2CB 17Per MertesackerLB 4 Dennis Aogo 5DM 6 Sami KhediraDM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger (c)RW 13Thomas MüllerAM 8 Mesut Özil 90+1LW 2 Marcell Jansen 81CF 19Cacau 7 73Substitutions:FW 9 Stefan Kießling 73MF 18Toni Kroos 81DF 5 Serdar Tasci 90+1Manager:Joachim Löw Man of the Match: Thomas Müller (Germany) Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara (Canada) Marvin Torrentera (Mexico) Fourth official: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Fifth official: José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Final 2010 FIFA World Cup final Final Lineups References Match reports Report External links https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html The official 2010 host country website Germany v England | 2010 FIFA World Cup | Full Match on YouTube Category:2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 Category:Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Brazil at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Spain at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Netherlands at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Paraguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:United States at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Uruguay at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:England at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Portugal at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Japan at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Slovakia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:South Korea at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Chile at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Category:Sports competitions in Pretoria Category:Rustenburg Category:Sports competitions in North West (South African province) Category:Sport in Bloemfontein Category:Sports competitions in the Free State (province) Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg Category:2010s in Johannesburg Category:Sports competitions in Durban Category:Sports competitions in Cape Town Category:2010s in Cape Town Category:Sports competitions in Gqeberha