Skip to content
World Cup Explorer
PL

FIFA World Cup

World Cup 2010

  • South Africa

Overview

Champions

Spain

View the Final
Runner-up
Netherlands
Final score
NED 0–1 ESP
Final venue
Soccer City
Johannesburg, South Africa

Participating Teams

Every team that competed, grouped exactly as they were drawn.

GroupA

GroupB

GroupC

GroupD

GroupE

GroupF

GroupG

GroupH

Group Stage

Teams that progressed to the knockout stage are highlighted.

GroupA

GDPts
  1. Uruguay , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+47
  2. Mexico , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–1D–1L+14
  3. South Africa 1W–1D–1L-24
  4. France 0W–1D–2L-31

GroupB

GDPts
  1. Argentina , Progressed to the knockout stage3W–0D–0L+69
  2. South Korea , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–1D–1L-14
  3. Greece 1W–0D–2L-33
  4. Nigeria 0W–1D–2L-21

GroupC

GDPts
  1. United States , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–2D–0L+15
  2. England , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–2D–0L+15
  3. Slovenia 1W–1D–1L04
  4. Algeria 0W–1D–2L-21

GroupD

GDPts
  1. Germany , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+46
  2. Ghana , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–1D–1L04
  3. Australia 1W–1D–1L-34
  4. Serbia 1W–0D–2L-13

GroupE

GDPts
  1. Netherlands , Progressed to the knockout stage3W–0D–0L+49
  2. Japan , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+26
  3. Denmark 1W–0D–2L-33
  4. Cameroon 0W–0D–3L-30

GroupF

GDPts
  1. Paraguay , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–2D–0L+25
  2. Slovakia , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–1D–1L-14
  3. New Zealand 0W–3D–0L03
  4. Italy 0W–2D–1L-12

GroupG

GDPts
  1. Brazil , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+37
  2. Portugal , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–2D–0L+75
  3. Ivory Coast 1W–1D–1L+14
  4. North Korea 0W–0D–3L-110

GroupH

GDPts
  1. Spain , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+26
  2. Chile , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+16
  3. Switzerland 1W–1D–1L04
  4. Honduras 0W–1D–2L-31

Knockout Stage

Every match on the road to the Final, round by round, as the field narrows.

Third-place play-off

1Matches
  1. Uruguay Match 632–3Germany , Winner

Final

1Matches
  1. Netherlands Match 640–1aetSpain , Winner

Journey to the Final

Tournament Statistics

From packed stadiums to the final kick of the shootout, the tournament reduced to its defining numbers.

Total attendance

3,178,856

Matches
64
Goals scored
145
Goals per match
2.27

Tournament

Teams
32
Stadiums
10
Referees
24

Attendance

Average attendance
49,670
Highest attendance
84,490
Lowest attendance
23,871

Discipline

Yellow cards
261
4.08 per match
Red cards
17
0.27 per match

Match Outcomes

Decided after extra time
2
Decided on penalties
2