2010 FIFA World Cup Matches in Photos

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Match photos of 30 were selected from the official FIFA website’s match gallery to pay tribute to 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. For the first time the World Cup was held on Africa soil and Spain, the favorite of the tournament, became the first European team to win the FIFA World Cup outside of Europe.

    Spain Won 2010 FIFA World Cup

The Final: Spain 1-0 Netherlands

The World Cup Final match between Spain and Netherlands was played at the Soccer City Stadium of Johannesburg.

    World Cup Final Between Spain and Netherlands

The two national teams went for the biggest glory of football – the World Cup Trophy.

    The World Cup Trophy

Netherlands’ Talisman Arjen Robben was on an one-on-one with Spain’s goalkeeper Iker Casillas in the World Cup Final watch, but Robben’s shot was saved.

    Robben's One-on-one Shot Saved by Casillas

Robben reacted with his disappointment after failing to put the Dutch in front.

    Robben's Disappointment

Spain’s Fabregas who provided the assisting pass to Iniesta’s winning goal, previously had a shot at goal but was saved by Netherland’s goalkeeper Stekelenburg.

    Fabregas Shot Saved By Stekelenburg

The Spanish goalscorer Iniesta expressed his joy after the victory.

    Iniesta Reacted at Final Whistle

Iker Casillas reacted after the final whistle.

    Casillas Reacted to Victory

Spain lifted 2010 FIFA World Cup.

    Spain's Celebration for Lifting the World Cup

Semi-final: Netherlands 3-2 Uruguay

Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s reaction with the Netherlands team after he scored a long range goal.

    van Bronckhorst Celebrated Goal with Team

Uruguay’s Forlan equalised with a long range shot against Netherlands.

    Forlan Scored with Long-range Shot

Sneijder scored Netherlands’ second goal when his shot was deflected off Uruguay’s Pereira and hit the back of the net.

    Sneijder's Deflected Goal

Robben scored against Uruguay with his header and made the scoreline 3-1.

    Robben Scored Header Against Uruguay

Robben’s shot was saved by Uruguay’s goalkeeper Muslera.

    Robben's Shot Saved by Muslera

Quarter-final: Germany 4-0 Argentina

Bastian Schweinsteiger and Carlos Tevez battled for the ball in a quarter final match between Germany and Argentina.

    Schweinsteiger and Tevez Battle for Ball

Germany’s young player Thomas Mueller ran with the ball.

    Mueller Ran with Ball

Thomas Mueller tried to chase down Argentina’s Lionel Messi.

    Mueller Chased Down Messi

Miroslav Klose scored Germany’s second goal against Argentina when he tapped the ball into the empty net.

    Klose's Tapped-in Goal

Quarter-final: Netherlands 2-1 Brazil

Robinho scored the opening goal of the match between Brazil and Netherlands, after receiving a pass from Felipe Melo.

    Robinho Scored Opening Goal

Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst tackled Brazil’s Fabiano.

    van Bronckhorst Tackled Fabiano

Brazil’s Robinho tried to hold off Nigel De Jong’s challenge.

    Robinho Held off De Jong

Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg made a diving save from a Kaka shot.

    Stekelenburg Saved from Kaka

Brazil’s Dani Alves took a free-kick against Netherlands.

    Dani Alves Took a Free-kick

Netherlands’ Wesley Sneijder scored the match winning header against Brazil.

    Sneijder Scored Header

Sneijder celebrated after scoring his header.

    Sneijder Celebrated Match Winning Header

Quarter-final: Uruguay 1-1 Ghana (Uruguay won on penalty shoot-out)

Forlan evaded challenges from Ghana’s Sulley Muntari.

    Forlan Evaded Muntari's Challenge

Uruguayan talisman Diego Forlan made the scoreline 1-1 with his free-kick.

    Forlan Scored From Free-kick

Forlan and his teammates reacted when Uruguay beat Ghana on penalty shoot-out and advanced to the semi-finals.

    Uruguay Advanced on Penalty Shoot-out

Round of 16: Ghana 2-1 USA

Landon Donovan scored from the penalty spot to equalise for the USA.

    Donovan Scored from Spot Kick

Asamoah Gyan held off challenges from USA’s defenders to score the match winning goal for Ghana.

    Gyan Held off Defenders' Challenges

Gyan shot and scored to win the round of 16 match.

    Gyan Scored Ghana's Match Winner

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