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2010 SOUTH AFRICA
First African World Cup. Iniesta wins it in extra time. Vuvuzelas everywhere.
The Final
How it ended
2010-07-11 · Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance
84,490
Referee
Howard Webb (ENG)
Venue
Soccer City
City
Johannesburg
Top four
- 1Spain ✦
- 2Netherlands
- 3Germany
- 4Uruguay
Individual honours
Awards
The numbers
By the figures
32
Teams
64
Matches
145
Goals
2.27 per game
3,178,856
Attendance
avg 49,669
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Group stage + knockout
Dates
2010-06-11
→ 2010-07-11
Mascot
Zakumi (a leopard)
Match ball
Jabulani
Poster
Vibrant African motifs
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
Spain became the first team to win after losing their opener. Paul the Octopus picked every Germany match correctly.
Phase 2 adds full squads, group standings, knockout bracket, and every match