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FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 South Africa

Full details of all 736 World Cup players who participated in the FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 finals in South Africa together with their club affiliations…

FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 South Africa

FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 South Africa Group Stage & Knock-Out Stage Matches

2010 FIFA World Cup Finals Group Stage Matches

Group A
CountryPld WD L GF GA GD Pts
Uruguay ^32104047
Mexico ^31113214
South Africa311135-24
France301214-31
Fixtures & ResultsSouth Africa FootballMexico FootballUruguay FootballFrance FootballFIFA World CupFifa world cUPWorld cup
South Africa 1-10-32-1
Mexico 0-12-0World CupWord Cup FootbllWorld Cup
Uruguay 0-0
Group B
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Argentina ^33007169
South Korea ^311156-14
Greece310225-33
Nigeria301235-21
Fixtures & ResultsArgentina FootballNigeria FootballSouth Korea FootballGreece FootballLuis Suarez scores for Uruguay against South Korea"Nigeria's Haruna Lukman and Greece's Alexandros Tziolisartin Demichelis scored the first of Argentina's two goals against Greece
Argentina 1-04-12-0
Nigeria 2-21-2FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa MatchesLee Chung-Yong's own goal during Argentina's 4-1 won over South KoreaAction 2010 world cup from South Korea
South Korea 2-0
Group C
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
United States ^31204315
England ^31202115
Slovenia31113304
Algeria301202-21
Fixtures & ResultsEngland Football width=Algeria FootballSlovenia Football
England 1-10-01-0
United States 1-02-2
Algeria 0-1
Group D
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany ^32015146
Ghana ^31112204
Australia311136-34
Serbia310223-13
Fixtures & ResultsGermany FootballAustralia FootballSerbia FootballGhana Fooball
Germany 4-00-11-0
Australia 2-11-1
Serbia 0-1
Group E
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands ^33005149
Japan ^32014226
Denmark310236-33
Cameroon300325-30
Fixtures & ResultsNetherlands FootballDenmark FootballJapan FootballCameroon Football
Netherlands 2-01-02-3
Denmark 1-32-0
Japan 1-1
Group F
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Paraguay ^31203125
Slovakia ^311145-14
New Zealand30302203
Italy302145-12
Fixtures & ResultsItaly FootballParaguay FooballNew Zealand Football width=
Italy 1-11-12-3
Paraguay 0-02-0
New Zealand 1-1
Group G
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil ^32105237
Portugal ^31207075
Ivory Coast31114314
North Korea3003112-110
Fixtures & ResultsBrazil FootballNorth Korea FootballIvory Coast FootballPortugal Football
Brazil 2-13-10-0
North Korea 0-30-7
Ivory Coast 0-0
Group H
CountryPld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain ^32014226
Chile ^32013216
Switzerland31111104
Honduras301203-31
Fixtures & ResultsSpain FootballSwitzerland FooballHonduras FootballChile Football
Spain 0-12-02-1
Switzerland 0-00-1
Honduras 0-1 -

2010 FIFA World Cup Finals Knock Out Stages

Round of 16
DateVenueTeam 1ScoreTeam 2
26-JunPort ElizabethUruguay FootballUruguay2-1South KoreaSouth Korea Football
26-JunRustenburg width=United States1-2GhanaGhana Fooball
27-JunJohannesburgArgentina FootballArgentina3-1MexicoMexico Football
27-JunBloemfonteinGermany FootballGermany4-1EnglandEngland Football
28-JunDurbanNetherlands FootballNetherlands2-1Slovakia width=
28-JunJohannesburgBrazil FootballBrazil3-0ChileChile Football
29-JunPretoriaParaguay FooballParaguay0-0 p5-3JapanJapan Football
29-JunCape TownSpain FootballSpain1-0PortugalPortugal Football
Quarter Finals
2-JulPort ElizabethNetherlands FootballNetherlands2-1BrazilBrazil Football
2-JulJohannesburgUruguay FootballUruguay1-1 p4-2GhanaGhana Fooball
3-JulCape TownArgentina FootballArgentina0-4GermanyGermany Football
3-JulJohannesburgParaguay FooballParaguay0-1SpainSpain Football
Semi Finals
6-JulCape TownNetherlands FootballNetherlands3-2UruguayUruguay Football
7-JulDurbanGermany FootballGermany0-1SpainSpain Football
Third Place Play-Off
10-JulPort ElizabethUruguay FootballUruguay2-3GermanyGermany Football
2010 FIFA World Cup Final
11-JulJohannesburgNetherlands FootballNetherlands0-1SpainSpain Football
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FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 Player Details with Club & National League Affiliation

Full details of all 736 World Cup players who participated in the FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 finals in South Africa together with their club affiliations and summary of National Leagues. 298 different teams from 53 National Leagues supplied the players for the 2010 World Cup Finals. See World Cup Football players club affiliation, age, number of caps and nation.

2010 World Cup Players Group A to Group D

No.PosPlayer's Full NameBirth Date (Age)CapsClubClub Country
South Africa (Group A)
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (Brazil)
1GK Moeneeb Josephs 19 May 1980 (aged 30) 17 Orlando PiratesSouth Africa
2DF Siboniso Gaxa 6 April 1984 (aged 26) 37 Mamelodi SundownsSouth Africa
3DF Tsepo Masilela 5 May 1985 (aged 25) 31Maccabi HaifaIsrael
4DF Aaron Mokoena (c) 25 November 1980 (aged 29) 101PortsmouthEngland
5DF Anele Ngcongca 20 October 1987 (aged 22) 5Racing GenkBelgium
6MF MacBeth Sibaya 25 November 1977 (aged 32) 58Rubin KazanRussia
7MF Lance Davids 11 April 1985 (aged 25) 22 Ajax Cape TownSouth Africa
8MF Siphiwe Tshabalala 25 September 1984 (aged 25) 48 Kaizer ChiefsSouth Africa
9FW Katlego Mphela 29 November 1984 (aged 25) 31 Mamelodi SundownsSouth Africa
10MF Steven Pienaar 17 March 1982 (aged 28) 50EvertonEngland
11MF Teko Modise 22 December 1982 (aged 27) 52 Orlando PiratesSouth Africa
12MF Reneilwe Letsholonyane 9 June 1982 (aged 28) 13 Kaizer ChiefsSouth Africa
13MF Kagisho Dikgacoi 24 November 1984 (aged 25) 37FulhamEngland
14DF Matthew Booth 14 March 1977 (aged 33) 27 Mamelodi SundownsSouth Africa
15DF Lucas Thwala 19 October 1981 (aged 28) 24 Orlando PiratesSouth Africa
16GK Itumeleng Khune 20 June 1987 (aged 22) 27 Kaizer ChiefsSouth Africa
17FW Bernard Parker 16 March 1986 (aged 24) 28TwenteNetherlands
18FW Siyabonga Nomvethe 2 December 1977 (aged 32) 76 Moroka SwallowsSouth Africa
19MF Surprise Moriri 20 March 1980 (aged 30) 34 Mamelodi SundownsSouth Africa
20DF Bongani Khumalo 6 January 1987 (aged 23) 14 Supersport UnitedSouth Africa
21DF Siyabonga Sangweni 29 September 1981 (aged 28) 8 Golden ArrowsSouth Africa
22GK Shu-Aib Walters 26 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 Maritzburg UnitedSouth Africa
23MF Thanduyise Khuboni 23 May 1986 (aged 24) 9 Golden ArrowsSouth Africa
Mexico (Group A)
Coach: Javier Aguirre
1GK Óscar Pérez 1 February 1973 (aged 37) 52 ChiapasMexico
2DF Francisco Rodríguez 20 October 1981 (aged 28) 48PSV EindhovenNetherlands
3DF Carlos Salcido 2 April 1980 (aged 30) 73PSV EindhovenNetherlands
4DF Rafael Márquez (c) 13 February 1979 (aged 31) 91BarcelonaSpain
5DF Ricardo Osorio 30 March 1980 (aged 30) 76StuttgartGermany
6MF Gerardo Torrado 30 April 1979 (aged 31) 114 Cruz AzulMexico
7MF Pablo Barrera 21 June 1987 (aged 22) 21 UNAMMexico
8MF Israel Castro 29 December 1980 (aged 29) 31 UNAMMexico
9FW Guillermo Franco 3 November 1976 (aged 33) 21West Ham UnitedEngland
10FW Cuauhtémoc Blanco 17 January 1973 (aged 37) 115 VeracruzMexico
11FW Carlos Vela 1 March 1989 (aged 21) 28ArsenalEngland
12DF Paul Aguilar 6 March 1986 (aged 24) 10 PachucaMexico
13GK Guillermo Ochoa 13 July 1985 (aged 24) 37 AméricaMexico
14FW Javier Hernández 1 June 1988 (aged 22) 12 GuadalajaraMexico
15DF Héctor Moreno 17 January 1988 (aged 22) 10AZNetherlands
16DF Efraín Juárez 22 February 1988 (aged 22) 19 UNAMMexico
17FW Giovani dos Santos 11 May 1989 (aged 21) 26Tottenham HotspurEngland
18MF Andrés Guardado 28 September 1986 (aged 23) 56Deportivo La CoruñaSpain
19DF Jonny Magallón 21 November 1981 (aged 28) 52 GuadalajaraMexico
20DF Jorge Torres Nilo 16 January 1988 (aged 22) 8 AtlasMexico
21MF Adolfo Bautista 15 May 1979 (aged 31) 37 GuadalajaraMexico
22MF Alberto Medina 29 May 1983 (aged 27) 56 GuadalajaraMexico
23GK Luis Ernesto Michel 21 July 1979 (aged 30) 4 GuadalajaraMexico
Uruguay (Group A)
Coach: Oscar Tabárez
1GK Fernando Muslera 16 June 1986 (aged 23) 6LazioItaly
2DF Diego Lugano (c) 2 November 1980 (aged 29) 42FenerbahçeTurkey
3DF Diego Godín 16 February 1986 (aged 24) 38VillarrealSpain
4DF Jorge Fucile 19 November 1984 (aged 25) 24PortoPortugal
5MF Walter Gargano 23 July 1984 (aged 25) 28NapoliItaly
6DF Mauricio Victorino 11 October 1982 (aged 27) 4Universidad de ChileChile
7FW Edinson Cavani 14 February 1987 (aged 23) 14PalermoItaly
8MF Sebastián Eguren 8 January 1981 (aged 29) 27AIKSweden
9FW Luis Suárez 24 January 1987 (aged 23) 30AjaxNetherlands
10FW Diego Forlán 19 May 1979 (aged 31) 62Atlético MadridSpain
11MF Álvaro Pereira 28 November 1985 (aged 24) 15PortoPortugal
12GK Juan Castillo 17 April 1978 (aged 32) 11Deportivo CaliColombia
13FW Sebastián Abreu 17 October 1976 (aged 33) 56BotafogoBrazil
14MF Nicolás Lodeiro 21 March 1989 (aged 21) 4AjaxNetherlands
15MF Diego Pérez 18 May 1980 (aged 30) 50AS MonacoFrance
16DF Maxi Pereira 8 June 1984 (aged 26) 37BenficaPortugal
17MF Egidio Arévalo Ríos 1 January 1982 (aged 28) 6PeñarolUruguay
18MF Ignacio González 14 May 1982 (aged 28) 17ValenciaSpain
19DF Andrés Scotti 14 December 1974 (aged 35) 26Colo-ColoChile
20MF Álvaro Fernández 11 October 1985 (aged 24) 7Universidad de ChileChile
21FW Sebastián Fernández 23 May 1985 (aged 25) 6BanfieldArgentina
22DF Martín Cáceres 7 April 1987 (aged 23) 19JuventusItaly
23GK Martín Silva 25 March 1983 (aged 27) 1DefensorUruguay
France (Group A)
Coach: Raymond Domenech
1GK Hugo Lloris 26 December 1986 (aged 23) 11 LyonFrance
2DF Bacary Sagna 14 February 1983 (aged 27) 20 ArsenalEngland
3DF Éric Abidal 11 September 1979 (aged 30) 54BarcelonaSpain
4DF Anthony Réveillère 10 November 1979 (aged 30) 6 LyonFrance
5DF William Gallas 17 August 1977 (aged 32) 81 ArsenalEngland
6DF Marc Planus 3 July 1982 (aged 27) 1 BordeauxFrance
7MF Franck Ribéry 7 April 1983 (aged 27) 45Bayern MunichGermany
8MF Yoann Gourcuff 11 July 1986 (aged 23) 20 BordeauxFrance
9FW Djibril Cissé 12 August 1981 (aged 28) 39PanathinaikosGreece
10FW Sidney Govou 27 July 1979 (aged 30) 46 LyonFrance
11FW André-Pierre Gignac 5 December 1985 (aged 24) 13 ToulouseFrance
12FW Thierry Henry 17 August 1977 (aged 32) 121BarcelonaSpain
13DF Patrice Evra (c) 15 May 1981 (aged 29) 30 Manchester UnitedEngland
14MF Jérémy Toulalan 10 September 1983 (aged 26) 34 LyonFrance
15MF Florent Malouda 13 June 1980 (aged 29) 54 ChelseaEngland
16GK Steve Mandanda 28 March 1985 (aged 25) 13 MarseilleFrance
17DF Sébastien Squillaci 11 August 1980 (aged 29) 20SevillaSpain
18MF Alou Diarra 15 July 1981 (aged 28) 25 BordeauxFrance
19MF Abou Diaby 11 May 1986 (aged 24) 5 ArsenalEngland
20MF Mathieu Valbuena 28 September 1984 (aged 25) 2 MarseilleFrance
21FW Nicolas Anelka 14 March 1979 (aged 31) 67 ChelseaEngland
22DF Gaël Clichy 26 July 1985 (aged 24) 4 ArsenalEngland
23GK Cédric Carrasso 30 December 1981 (aged 28) 0 BordeauxFrance
Argentina (Group B)

2010 World Cup Players Group E to Group H

No.PosPlayer's Full NameBirth Date (Age)CapsClubClub Country
Netherlands (Group E)
Coach: Bert van Marwijk
1GK Maarten Stekelenburg 22 September 1982 (aged 27) 25 AjaxNetherlands
2DF Gregory van der Wiel 3 February 1988 (aged 22) 8 AjaxNetherlands
3DF John Heitinga 15 November 1983 (aged 26) 51EvertonEngland
4DF Joris Mathijsen 5 April 1980 (aged 30) 53 HamburgGermany
5DF Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c) 5 February 1975 (aged 35) 97 FeyenoordNetherlands
6MF Mark van Bommel 22 April 1977 (aged 33) 54 Bayern MunichGermany
7FW Dirk Kuyt 22 July 1980 (aged 29) 60LiverpoolEngland
8MF Nigel de Jong 30 November 1984 (aged 25) 40Manchester CityEngland
9FW Robin van Persie 6 August 1983 (aged 26) 41ArsenalEngland
10MF Wesley Sneijder 9 June 1984 (aged 26) 59InternazionaleItaly
11FW Arjen Robben 23 January 1984 (aged 26) 46 Bayern MunichGermany
12DF Khalid Boulahrouz 28 December 1981 (aged 28) 28 StuttgartGermany
13DF André Ooijer 11 July 1974 (aged 35) 53 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
14MF Demy de Zeeuw 26 May 1983 (aged 27) 23 AjaxNetherlands
15DF Edson Braafheid 8 April 1983 (aged 27) 5CelticScotland
16GK Michel Vorm 20 October 1983 (aged 26) 3 UtrechtNetherlands
17FW Eljero Elia 13 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 HamburgGermany
18MF Stijn Schaars 11 January 1984 (aged 26) 11 AZNetherlands
19FW Ryan Babel 19 December 1986 (aged 23) 38LiverpoolEngland
20MF Ibrahim Afellay 2 April 1986 (aged 24) 20 PSV EindhovenNetherlands
21FW Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 12 August 1983 (aged 26) 30MilanItaly
22GK Sander Boschker 20 October 1970 (aged 39) 0 TwenteNetherlands
23MF Rafael van der Vaart 11 February 1983 (aged 27) 75Real MadridSpain
Denmark (Group E)
Coach: Morten Olsen
1GK Thomas Sørensen 12 June 1976 (aged 33) 86 Stoke CityEngland
2MF Christian Poulsen 28 February 1980 (aged 30) 72 JuventusItaly
3DF Simon Kjær 26 March 1989 (aged 21) 9 PalermoItaly
4DF Daniel Agger 12 December 1984 (aged 25) 30 LiverpoolEngland
5DF William Kvist 24 February 1985 (aged 25) 13 KøbenhavnDenmark
6DF Lars Jacobsen 20 September 1979 (aged 30) 29 Blackburn RoversEngland
7MF Daniel Jensen 25 June 1979 (aged 30) 47 Werder BremenGermany
8MF Jesper Grønkjær 12 August 1977 (aged 32) 76 KøbenhavnDenmark
9FW Jon Dahl Tomasson (c) 29 August 1976 (aged 33) 108 FeyenoordNetherlands
10MF Martin Jørgensen 6 October 1975 (aged 34) 94 AGFDenmark
11FW Nicklas Bendtner 16 January 1988 (aged 22) 32 ArsenalEngland
12MF Thomas Kahlenberg 20 March 1983 (aged 27) 30 WolfsburgGermany
13DF Per Krøldrup 31 July 1979 (aged 30) 28 FiorentinaItaly
14MF Jakob Poulsen 7 July 1983 (aged 26) 11 AGFDenmark
15DF Simon Poulsen 7 October 1984 (aged 25) 4 AZNetherlands
16GK Stephan Andersen 26 November 1981 (aged 28) 5 BrøndbyDenmark
17MF Mikkel Beckmann 24 October 1983 (aged 26) 3 RandersDenmark
18FW Søren Larsen 6 September 1981 (aged 28) 17 MSV DuisburgGermany
19MF Dennis Rommedahl 22 July 1978 (aged 31) 94 AjaxNetherlands
20MF Thomas Enevoldsen 27 July 1987 (aged 22) 4 GroningenNetherlands
21MF Christian Eriksen 14 February 1992 (aged 18) 2 AjaxNetherlands
22GK Jesper Christiansen 24 April 1978 (aged 32) 11 KøbenhavnDenmark
23DF Patrick Mtiliga 28 January 1981 (aged 29) 2MálagaSpain
Japan (Group E)
Coach: Takeshi Okada
1GK Seigo Narazaki 15 April 1976 (aged 34) 76 Nagoya GrampusJapan
2MF Yuki Abe 6 September 1981 (aged 28) 45 Urawa Red DiamondsJapan
3DF Yūichi Komano 25 July 1981 (aged 28) 53 Júbilo IwataJapan
4DF Marcus Tulio Tanaka 24 April 1981 (aged 29) 39 Nagoya GrampusJapan
5DF Yuto Nagatomo 12 September 1986 (aged 23) 26 FC TokyoJapan
6DF Atsuto Uchida 27 March 1988 (aged 22) 31 Kashima AntlersJapan
7MF Yasuhito Endō 28 January 1980 (aged 30) 94 Gamba OsakaJapan
8MF Daisuke Matsui 11 May 1981 (aged 29) 23GrenobleFrance
9FW Shinji Okazaki 16 April 1986 (aged 24) 28 Shimizu S-PulseJapan
10MF Shunsuke Nakamura 24 June 1978 (aged 31) 97 Yokohama F. MarinosJapan
11FW Keiji Tamada 11 April 1980 (aged 30) 70 Nagoya GrampusJapan
12FW Kisho Yano 5 April 1984 (aged 26) 18 Albirex NiigataJapan
13DF Daiki Iwamasa 30 January 1982 (aged 28) 2 Kashima AntlersJapan
14MF Kengo Nakamura 31 October 1980 (aged 29) 47 Kawasaki FrontaleJapan
15DF Yasuyuki Konno 25 January 1983 (aged 27) 37 FC TokyoJapan
16FW Yoshito Ōkubo 9 June 1982 (aged 28) 49 Vissel KobeJapan
17MF Makoto Hasebe (c) 18 January 1984 (aged 26) 31WolfsburgGermany
18MF Keisuke Honda 13 June 1986 (aged 23) 15CSKA MoscowRussia
19FW Takayuki Morimoto 7 May 1988 (aged 22) 6CataniaItaly
20MF Junichi Inamoto 18 September 1979 (aged 30) 80 Kawasaki FrontaleJapan
21GK Eiji Kawashima 20 March 1983 (aged 27) 10 Kawasaki FrontaleJapan
22DF Yuji Nakazawa 15 February 1978 (aged 32) 105 Yokohama F. MarinosJapan
23GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 15 August 1975 (aged 34) 116 Júbilo IwataJapan
Cameroon (Group E)
Coach: Paul Le Guen (France)
1GK Carlos Kameni 18 February 1984 (aged 26) 58EspanyolSpain
2DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto 24 March 1984 (aged 26) 4Tottenham HotspurEngland
3DF Nicolas N'Koulou 27 March 1990 (aged 20) 6AS MonacoFrance
4DF Rigobert Song 1 July 1976 (aged 33) 133TrabzonsporTurkey
5DF Sébastien Bassong 9 July 1986 (aged 23) 3Tottenham HotspurEngland
6MF Alexandre Song 9 September 1987 (aged 22) 20ArsenalEngland
7MF Landry N'Guémo 28 November 1985 (aged 24) 17CelticScotland
8DF Geremi 20 December 1978 (aged 31) 109AnkaragücüTurkey
9FW Samuel Eto'o (c) 10 March 1981 (aged 29) 92InternazionaleItaly
10FW Achille Emana 5 June 1982 (aged 28) 32Real BetisSpain
11MF Jean Makoun 29 May 1983 (aged 27) 46LyonFrance
12DF Gaëtan Bong 25 April 1988 (aged 22) 0ValenciennesFrance
13FW Eric Choupo-Moting 23 March 1989 (aged 21) 0NurembergGermany
14DF Aurélien Chedjou 20 June 1985 (aged 24) 8LilleFrance
15FW Pierre Webó 20 January 1982 (aged 28) 39MallorcaSpain
16GK Souleymanou Hamidou 22 November 1973 (aged 36) 40KayserisporTurkey
17FW Mohammadou Idrissou 8 March 1980 (aged 30) 28FreiburgGermany
18MF Eyong Enoh 23 March 1986 (aged 24) 12AjaxNetherlands
19DF Stephane Mbia 20 May 1986 (aged 24) 29MarseilleFrance
20MF Georges Mandjeck 9 December 1988 (aged 21) 4KaiserslauternGermany
21MF Joel Matip 8 August 1991 (aged 18) 1Schalke 04Germany
22GK Guy N'dy Assembé 28 February 1986 (aged 24) 0ValenciennesFrance
23FW Vincent Aboubakar 22 January 1992 (aged 18) 0Cotonsport GarouaCameroon
Italy (Group F)

2010 World Cup Players A to Z by Club Affiliation

Club A to ZClub CountryPlayer's Full NamePlayer's Country
1860 MunichGermanyAntonio Rukavina Serbia
Adelaide UnitedAustraliaEugene GalekovićAustralia
AEKGreeceRafik Djebbour Algeria
AGFDenmarkMartin Jørgensen Denmark
AGFDenmarkJakob Poulsen Denmark
AGFDenmarkBenny Feilhaber United States
AIKSwedenSebastián Eguren Uruguay
AjaccioFranceCarl Medjani Algeria
AjaxNetherlandsMaarten Stekelenburg Netherlands
AjaxNetherlandsGregory van der Wiel Netherlands
AjaxNetherlandsDemy de Zeeuw Netherlands
AjaxNetherlandsDennis Rommedahl Denmark
AjaxNetherlandsChristian Eriksen Denmark
AjaxNetherlandsLuis Suárez Uruguay
AjaxNetherlandsNicolás Lodeiro Uruguay
AjaxNetherlandsMarko Pantelić Serbia
AjaxNetherlandsEyong Enoh Cameroon
Ajax Cape TownSouth AfricaLance Davids South Africa
Al-AinUnited Arab EmiratesJorge Valdivia Chile
Alania VladikavkazRussiaSani Kaita Nigeria
Albirex NiigataJapanKisho Yano Japan
Al-HilalSaudi ArabiaLee Young-Pyo South Korea
Al-JaziraUnited Arab EmiratesMichael Beauchamp Australia
AlmeríaSpainKalu Uche Nigeria
Al-SaddQatarQuincy Owusu-Abeyie Ghana
AméricaMexicoGuillermo Ochoa Mexico
AméricaMexicoJean Beausejour Chile
AmrokgangNorth KoreaCha Jong-Hyok North Korea
AmrokgangNorth KoreaPak Chol-Jin North Korea
AmrokgangNorth KoreaPak Nam-Chol North Korea
AmrokgangNorth KoreaKim Myong-Gil North Korea
AmrokgangNorth KoreaKim Myong-WonNorth Korea
AnderlechtBelgiumVíctor Bernárdez Honduras
AnkaragücüTurkeyGeremi Cameroon
AnkaragücüTurkeyMarek Sapara Slovakia
AnkaragücüTurkeyRóbert Vittek Slovakia
AntalyasporTurkeyMile Jedinak Australia
42850North KoreaPak Nam-Chol North Korea
42850North KoreaRi Kwang-Chon North Korea
42850North KoreaKim Kum-Il North Korea
42850North KoreaJi Yun-Nam North Korea
42850North KoreaMun In-Guk North Korea
42850North KoreaChoe Kum-Chol North Korea
42850North KoreaNam Song-Chol North Korea
Argentinos JuniorsArgentinaNéstor Ortigoza Paraguay
ArisGreeceMichalis Sifakis Greece
ArisGreeceSakis Prittas Greece
Arles-AvignonFranceAndré Ayew Ghana
ArsenalEnglandBacary Sagna France
ArsenalEnglandWilliam Gallas France
ArsenalEnglandAbou Diaby France
ArsenalEnglandGaël Clichy France
ArsenalEnglandNicklas Bendtner Denmark
ArsenalEnglandEmmanuel Eboué Ivory Coast
ArsenalEnglandCarlos Vela Mexico
ArsenalEnglandRobin van Persie Netherlands
ArsenalEnglandAlexandre Song Cameroon
ArsenalEnglandCesc Fàbregas Spain
AS MonacoFranceLukman Haruna Nigeria
AS MonacoFranceJean-Jacques Gosso Ivory Coast
AS MonacoFranceDiego Pérez Uruguay
AS MonacoFrancePark Chu-Young South Korea
AS MonacoFranceNicolas N'Koulou Cameroon
ASEC MimosasIvory CoastDaniel Yeboah Ivory Coast
ASO ChlefAlgeriaLounès Gaouaoui Algeria
Aston VillaEnglandStephen Warnock England
Aston VillaEnglandJames Milner England
Aston VillaEnglandEmile Heskey England
Aston VillaEnglandBrad Guzan United States
AtalantaItalyÉdgar Barreto Paraguay
Athletic BilbaoSpainFernando Llorente Spain
Athletic BilbaoSpainJavi Martínez Spain
AtlasMexicoJorge Torres Nilo Mexico
Atlético MadridSpainSergio Agüero Argentina
Atlético MadridSpainDiego Forlán Uruguay
Atlético MadridSpainSimão Portugal
Atlético MadridSpainTiago Portugal
Atlético MineiroBrazilJulio César Cáceres Paraguay
Auckland CityNew ZealandIvan Vicelich New Zealand
AuxerreFranceValter Birsa Slovenia
AuxerreFranceStéphane Grichting Switzerland
AZNetherlandsStijn Schaars Netherlands
AZNetherlandsSimon Poulsen Denmark
AZNetherlandsHéctor Moreno Mexico
AZNetherlandsSergio Romero Argentina
AZNetherlandsBrett Holman Australia
BanfieldArgentinaSebastián Fernández Uruguay
BarcelonaSpainLionel Messi Argentina
BarcelonaSpainDaniel Alves Brazil
BarcelonaSpainYaya Touré Ivory Coast
BarcelonaSpainGerard Piqué Spain
BarcelonaSpainCarles Puyol Spain
BarcelonaSpainAndrés Iniesta Spain
BarcelonaSpainXavi Spain
BarcelonaSpainVíctor Valdés Spain
BarcelonaSpainSergio Busquets Spain
BarcelonaSpainPedro Spain
BarcelonaSpainRafael Márquez (c) Mexico
BarcelonaSpainÉric Abidal France
BarcelonaSpainThierry Henry France

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FIFA World Cup 2010 Goalscorers

Table featuring every player who has scored a goal in the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa.

Full NameCountryGls
David VillaSpain5
Diego ForlanUruguay5
Thomas MullerGermany5
Wesley Sneijder*Netherlands5
Gonzalo HiguainArgentina4
Miroslav KloseGermany4
Robert VittekSlovenia4
Asamoah GyanGhana3
Landon DonovanUnited States of America3
Luis FabianoBrazil3
Luis SuarezUruguay3
Andres IniestaSpain2
Arjen RobbenNetherlands2
Brett HolmanAustralia2
Carlos TevezArgentina2
ElanoBrazil2
Javier HernandesMexico2
Kalu UcheNigeria2
Keisuke HondaJapan2
Lee Chung-YongSouth Korea2
Lukas PodolskiGermany2
RobinhoBrazil2
Samuel Eto'oCameroon2
TiagoPortugal2
Alvaro PereiraUruguay1
Antolin AlcarezParaguay1
Antonio Di NataleItaly1
Arne FriedrichGermany1
Ayegbeni YakubuNigeria1
Bongani KhumaloSouth Africa1
CacauGermany1
Carles PuyolSpain1
Clint DempseyUnited States of America1
Cristian RiverosParaguay1
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal1
Cuauhtemoc BlancoMexico1
Daniel Agger (Own Goal)Denmark (for Netherlands)1
Daniele De RossiItaly1
Dennis RommedahlDenmark1
Didier DrogbaIvory Coast1
Dimitrios SalpingidisGreece1
Dirk KuytNetherlands1
Edinson CavaniUruguay1
Enrique VeraParaguay1
Fabio QuagliarellaItaly1
Florent MaloudaFrance1
Gabriel HeinzeArgentina1
Gelson FernandesSwitzerland1
Giovanni Van BronckhorstNetherlands1
Hugo AlmeidaPortugal1
Jean BeausejourChile1
Jermain DefoeEngland1
Ji-Sung ParkSouth Korea1
Jon Dahl TomassonDenmark1
JuanBrazil1
Jung-Soo LeeSouth Korea1
Kamil KopunekSlovakia1
Katlego MphelaSouth Africa1
Kevin-Prince BoatengGhana1
Klaas Jan HuntelaarNetherlands1
Lee Jung-SooSouth Korea1
LiedsonPortugal1
MaiconBrazil1
Marcell JansenGermany1
Mark GonzalezChile1
Marko PantelicSerbia1
Martin DemichelisArgentina1
Martin PalermoArgentina1
Matthew UpsonEngland1
Maximiliano PereiraUruguay1
Mesut OzilGermany1
Michael BradleyUnited States of America1
Milan JovanovicSerbia1
Niklas BendtnerDenmark1
Park Chu-Young (Own Goal)South Korea (for Argentina)1
Park Chu-YoungSouth Korea1
Rafael MárquezMexico1
Raul MeirelesPortugal1
Robert KorenSlovakia1
Robin Van PersieNetherlands1
Rodrigo MillarChile1
RomaricIvory Coast1
Salomon KalouIvory Coast1
Sami KhediraGermany1
Shane SmeltzNew Zealand1
Shinji OkazakiJapan1
SimaoPortugal1
Siphiwe TshabalalaSouth Africa1
Steven GerrardEngland1
Sulley MuntariGhana1
Tim CahillAustralia1
Valter BirsaSlovenia1
Vasileios TorosidisGreece1
Vincenzo IaquintaItaly1
Winston ReidNew Zealand1
Yasuhito EndoJapan1
Yaya ToureIvory Coast1
Yu-Nam JiNorth Korea1
Zlatan LjubijanicSlovenia1
145 goals in 64 matches (2.27 goals per game)

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FIFA World Cup Finals 2010 South Africa Qualification Statistics & Group Stage Draw

FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa – Qualification (32 teams to qualify)

#CountryQualified AsDate of QualificationFinals AppearancesConsecutive World CupsLast AppearancesPrevious Best PerformanceCurrent FIFA Ranking
1 South Africa South Africa FootballHost Nation15th May 2004312002Group stage (1998, 2002) 85
2 Japan Japan FootballAFC Fourth Round Group A Runners-Up 6th June 2009442006Round of 16 (2002) 24
3 Australia Australia FootballAFC Fourth Round Group A Winners 6th June 2009322006Round of 16 (2006) 40
4 South Korea South Korea FootballAFC Fourth Round Group B Winners 6th June 2009872006Fourth Place (2002) 48
5 Netherlands Netherlands FootballUEFA Group 9 Winners 6th June 2009922006Runners-Up (1974, 1978) 3
6 Korea DPR North Korea FootballAFC Fourth Round Group B Runners-Up 17th June 2009211966Quarter Finals (1966) 91
7 Brazil Brazil FootballCONMEBOL Top four finish 5th September 200919192006Winners (5 times) 1
8 Ghana Ghana FooballCAF Third Round Group D Winners 6th September 2009222006Round of 16 (2006) 38
9 England England FootballUEFA Group 6 Winners 9th September 20091342006Winners (1966) 7
10 Spain Spain FootballUEFA Group 5 Winners 9th September 20091392006Fourth Place (1950) 2
11 Paraguay Paraguay FooballCONMEBOL Top four finish 9th September 2009842006Round of 16 (3 times) 21
12Ivory CoastIvory Coast FootballCAF Third Round Group E Winners 10th October 2009222006Group Stage (2006) 19
13GermanyGermany FootballUEFA Group 4 Winners 10th October 200917152006Winners (3 times)5
14DenmarkDenmark FootballUEFA Group 1 Winners 10th October 2009412002Quarter Finals (1998) 27
15SerbiaSerbia FootballUEFA Group 7 Winners 10th October 20091122006Round of 16 (1998) 20
16ItalyItaly FootballUEFA Group 8 Winners 10th October 200917132006Winners (4 times) 4
17ChileChile FootballCONMEBOL Top four finish 11th October 2009811998Third Place (1962)17
18MexicoMexico FootballCONCACAF 4th Round Top three finish11th October 20091452006Quarter Finals (1970, 1986) 18
19United States width=CONCACAF 4th Round Top three finish11th October 2009962006Third Place (1930)11
20SwitzerlandSwitzerland FooballUEFA Group 2 Winners 14th October 2009922006Quarter Finals (3 times)13
21Slovakia width=UEFA Group 3 Winners 14th October 200911xx33
22ArgentinaArgentina FootballCONMEBOL Top four finish 14th October 200915102006Winners (1978, 1986)6
23HondurasHonduras FootballCONCACAF 4th Round Top three finish14th October 2009211982Group Stage (1982)35
24New ZealandNew Zealand FootballAsia/Oceania Play-Off v Bahrain14th November 2009211982Group Stage (1982)83
25NigeriaNigeria FootballCAF Third Round Group B Winners 14th November 2009412002Round of 16 (1994, 1998)32
26CameroonCameroon FootballCAF Third Round Group A Winners 14th November 2009612002Quarter Finals (1990)14
27AlgeriaAlgeria FootballCAF Third Round Group C Play-Off18th November 2009311986Group Stage (1986)29
28GreeceGreece FootballUEFA Play-Off v Ukraine18th November 2009211994Group Stage (1994)16
29SloveniaSlovenia FootballUEFA Play-Off v Russia18th November 2009212002Group Stage (2002)49
30PortugalPortugal FootballUEFA Play-Off v Bosnia Herzegovina18th November 2009532006Semi-Finals (1966, 2006)10
31FranceFrance FootballUEFA Play-Off v Ireland18th November 20091342006Winners (1998)9
32UruguayUruguay FootballCONMEBOL / CONCACAF Play-Off18th November 20091112002Winners (1930, 1950)25
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Top 50 FIFA World Rankings 2010 (Points)

FIFA Top 50 Rankings for countries during 2010, including points index figures. Next rankings out on 11th August 2010.

Top 50 FIFA World Rankings 2010 (Points)

Full NameCountryGls
David VillaSpain5
Diego ForlanUruguay5
Thomas MullerGermany5
Wesley Sneijder*Netherlands5
Gonzalo HiguainArgentina4
Miroslav KloseGermany4
Robert VittekSlovenia4
Asamoah GyanGhana3
Landon DonovanUnited States of America3
Luis FabianoBrazil3
Luis SuarezUruguay3
Andres IniestaSpain2
Arjen RobbenNetherlands2
Brett HolmanAustralia2
Carlos TevezArgentina2
ElanoBrazil2
Javier HernandesMexico2
Kalu UcheNigeria2
Keisuke HondaJapan2
Lee Chung-YongSouth Korea2
Lukas PodolskiGermany2
RobinhoBrazil2
Samuel Eto'oCameroon2
TiagoPortugal2
Alvaro PereiraUruguay1
Antolin AlcarezParaguay1
Antonio Di NataleItaly1
Arne FriedrichGermany1
Ayegbeni YakubuNigeria1
Bongani KhumaloSouth Africa1
CacauGermany1
Carles PuyolSpain1
Clint DempseyUnited States of America1
Cristian RiverosParaguay1
Cristiano RonaldoPortugal1
Cuauhtemoc BlancoMexico1
Daniel Agger (Own Goal)Denmark (for Netherlands)1
Daniele De RossiItaly1
Dennis RommedahlDenmark1
Didier DrogbaIvory Coast1
Dimitrios SalpingidisGreece1
Dirk KuytNetherlands1
Edinson CavaniUruguay1
Enrique VeraParaguay1
Fabio QuagliarellaItaly1
Florent MaloudaFrance1
Gabriel HeinzeArgentina1
Gelson FernandesSwitzerland1
Giovanni Van BronckhorstNetherlands1
Hugo AlmeidaPortugal1
Jean BeausejourChile1
Jermain DefoeEngland1
Ji-Sung ParkSouth Korea1
Jon Dahl TomassonDenmark1
JuanBrazil1
Jung-Soo LeeSouth Korea1
Kamil KopunekSlovakia1
Katlego MphelaSouth Africa1
Kevin-Prince BoatengGhana1
Klaas Jan HuntelaarNetherlands1
Lee Jung-SooSouth Korea1
LiedsonPortugal1
MaiconBrazil1
Marcell JansenGermany1
Mark GonzalezChile1
Marko PantelicSerbia1
Martin DemichelisArgentina1
Martin PalermoArgentina1
Matthew UpsonEngland1
Maximiliano PereiraUruguay1
Mesut OzilGermany1
Michael BradleyUnited States of America1
Milan JovanovicSerbia1
Niklas BendtnerDenmark1
Park Chu-Young (Own Goal)South Korea (for Argentina)1
Park Chu-YoungSouth Korea1
Rafael MárquezMexico1
Raul MeirelesPortugal1
Robert KorenSlovakia1
Robin Van PersieNetherlands1
Rodrigo MillarChile1
RomaricIvory Coast1
Salomon KalouIvory Coast1
Sami KhediraGermany1
Shane SmeltzNew Zealand1
Shinji OkazakiJapan1
SimaoPortugal1
Siphiwe TshabalalaSouth Africa1
Steven GerrardEngland1
Sulley MuntariGhana1
Tim CahillAustralia1
Valter BirsaSlovenia1
Vasileios TorosidisGreece1
Vincenzo IaquintaItaly1
Winston ReidNew Zealand1
Yasuhito EndoJapan1
Yaya ToureIvory Coast1
Yu-Nam JiNorth Korea1
Zlatan LjubijanicSlovenia1
145 goals in 64 matches (2.27 goals per game)

Ben Jardine

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