2010 FIFA World Cup Final, Scores, FIFA Golden Ball, Golden Boot

South Africa’s 2010 FIFA World Cup started with Google’s, Baidu’s and Bing’s logo changes. Google presented the logo for the World Cup Final Match between Spain and Netherlands.

    Google's 2010 FIFA World Cup Final

A tournament with a total of 145 goals scored that averages 2.27 goals per match, you could Google all the live scores of 2010 FIFA World Cup’s matches. Scores from final, semi-finals, quarter-finals, round of 16, to group stage matches, individual awards and All-Star team were all announced.

Final, Third-Place and Quarter Final Match Scores

  • Final: Spain 1-0 Netherlands – A match that was decided by a 106th-minute goal from Iniesta in which Spain was crowned the world champion.
  • Third-place: Germany 3-2 Uruguay – Uruguay’s Forlan and Germany’s Mueller both went on to win individual FIFA awards after a “demo” 3rd-place match.
  • Semi Finals 1: Netherlands 3-2 Uruguay – van Bronckhorst, Sneijder and Robben all scored to send Holland through to the final and end Uruguay’s surprising run in the tournament.
  • Semi Finals 2: Spain 1-0 Germany – Spain’s possession football proved to be too strong for the young German team. Captain Puyol’s header sent Spain through to the final.

Quarter Final Scores, Round of 16 Scores and Group Stage Scores

2010 FIFA’s Golden Ball and Golden Boot

2010 FIFA World Cup’s individual awards include Golden Ball (best performed footballer) and Golden Boot (top scorer).

The Golden Ball winner was Uruguay’s Diego Forlan. Forlan’s overall performance was influential to Uruguay’s surprise advancement to the last four and on the way he scored 5 goals.

The Golden Boot was rewarded to Germany’s Thomas Mueller in which he scored 5 goals and assisted his German teammates for 3 other goals. Thomas Mueller, Diego Forlan, Wesley Sneijder and David Villa were all level on goal scored (5 each).

2010 FIFA’s All-Star Team

2010 FIFA World Cup’s All-Star team of 11 football players were elected and consists of 6 Spanish, 2 German, 1 Brazilian, 1 Dutch, 1 Uruguayan and 1 Spanish coach:

  • Goalkeeper: Spain’s Iker Casillas
  • Defenders: Germany’s Philipp Lahm, Brazil’s Maicon, Spain’s Carles Puyol and Sergio Ramos
  • Midfielders: Netherlands’ Wesley Sneijder, Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger, Spain’s Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez
  • Strikers: Spain’s David Villa, Uruguay’s Diego Forlan
  • Coach: Spain’s Vicente Del Bosque

2010 FIFA’s 32 Teams

The goals scored and goals against statistics of the 32 national football teams:

  • Algeria: 0 goals scored, 2 goals conceded
  • Argentina: 10 goals scored, 6 goals conceded
  • Australia: 3 goals scored, 6 goals conceded
  • Brazil: 9 goals scored, 4 goals conceded
  • Cameroon: 2 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • Chile: 3 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • Cote d’Ivoire: 4 goals scored, 3 goals conceded
  • Denmark: 3 goals scored, 6 goals conceded
  • England: 3 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • France: 1 goals scored, 4 goals conceded
  • Germany: 16 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • Ghana: 5 goals scored, 4 goals conceded
  • Greece: 2 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • Honduras: 0 goals scored, 3 goals conceded
  • Italy: 4 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • Japan: 4 goals scored, 2 goals conceded
  • Mexico: 4 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • Netherlands: 12 goals scored, 6 goals conceded
  • New Zealand: 2 goals scored, 2 goals conceded
  • Nigeria: 3 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • North Korea: 1 goals scored, 12 goals conceded
  • Paraguay: 3 goals scored, 2 goals conceded
  • Portugual: 7 goals scored, 1 goals conceded
  • Serbia: 2 goals scored, 3 goals conceded
  • Slovakia: 5 goals scored, 7 goals conceded
  • Slovenia: 3 goals scored, 3 goals conceded
  • South Africa: 3 goals scored, 5 goals conceded
  • South Korea: 6 goals scored, 8 goals conceded
  • Spain: 8 goals scored, 2 goals conceded
  • Switzerland: 1 goals scored, 1 goals conceded
  • Uruguay: 11 goals scored, 8 goals conceded
  • USA: 5 goals scored, 5 goals conceded

FIFA has summarized the stories of the 32 teams.

2010 FIFA’s Quotes

Spain’s and Barcelona’s creative midfielder Andres Iniesta who scored the extra-time goal for Spain in 2010 FIFA World Cup Final match against Holland expressed his joy after scoring the goal:

“Every situation has its feelings. The joy I felt that day against Chelsea was the maximum, the same as the other day (World Cup Final), maximum joy. But there are only a few teams lucky enough to win the World Cup and it’s the biggest tournament there is.”

Xavi Hernandez, Spain’s and Barcelona’s playmaker explained after winning the World Cup:

“Now we have the trophy it’s difficult to put into words, it’s such an amazing feeling to have the trophy in my arms.”

Vicente del Bosque, Spain coach said after winning the World Cup:

“This is an unforgettable moment. We have to congratulate our rivals because they made it very difficult for us. The Final was all about attacking football and both sides tried to play the game the way it should be played. There’s a great sense of happiness in the dressing room right now. It’s hard to put it all into words and the way the players feel goes way beyond words.”

Arjen Robben, Dutch talisman and winger who had an one-on-one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas but saw his shot saved explained the “miss” has been haunting him:

“On a day like today, I think about it a lot. It hurts to miss such a chance.”

Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Netherlands captain expressed his disappointment for not winning the World Cup:

“We’ve come so close, and that’s the biggest disappointment. If we’d taken one of our chances, we might well have gone on to win. But I’m still proud of this team.”

Bert van Marwijk, Netherlands coach said after losing the final to Spain:

“Obviously, we’re devastated by the result. We were down to ten men but almost made it to penalties. You have to say the better team won, but losing the World Cup Final is hard to take. Spain created far more chances, but Arjen Robben twice came within inches of scoring for us. If he had, I think we’d have been world champions.”

Uruguayan talisman Diego Forlan who was the fourth South Americans to be awarded 2010 FIFA’s Golden Ball after Diego Maradona in 1986, Romario in 1994 and Ronaldo in 1998, said:

“It’s as great as it is unexpected. I never even imagined something like this, nor did I have my sights set on it.”

Thomas Mueller, Germany’s and Bayern Munich’s striker who made his international debut in March 2010 and scored 5 goals to win the Golden Boot in South Africa said:

“This is just incredible for a newcomer to the World Cup. If anyone had told me I’d end on eight scorer points, I’d have said they were kidding me. It’s an honour of course, but at the end of the day, I’d rather have had the World Cup itself.”

Bora Milutinovic, Serbian football strategist who previously coached five different national teams at the World Cup Finals – Mexico on home soil in 1986, Costa Rica at Italy 1990, USA on home soil in 1994, Nigeria at France 1998 and China at Korea/Japan 2002, praised Ghana’s performance in 2010 FIFA:

“Id like to point out that they had a Serbian coach in Milovan Rajevac. He was able to adapt quickly and incorporate the talented youngsters that won the U-20 World Cup (in 2009). They did a great job, keeping one eye on the future, and only went out on penalties. It’s very good news for African football.”

Shakira, Colombian pop singer who performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of 2010 FIFA in South Africa commented about South Africans’ attitude to the World Cup:

“They’re amazing, they’re so joyful, expressive and affectionate.”

2010 FIFA’s Match Photos

Gathered 30 photos for 2010 FIFA World Cup matches.

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