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Of the six African teams, only Ghana advanced to the round of 16. South Africa became the first host nation in World Cup history to be eliminated in the first round, despite beating France and drawing with Mexico, while Ghana and Ivory Coast were the only other African teams to win a match.
Round of 16 Uruguay vs South Korea. Uruguay vs South Korea was the first match in the Round of 16. The match was held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth before a low crowd of 30,597. Uruguay won the match 2–1. Uruguay's two goals came from Luis Suárez, the second of which broke a 1–1 deadlock in the 80th minute.
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FIFA World Cup 2010 would be historical in terms of the location; it was the first time ever that the tournament was played in Africa (Morocco had been rather close to be the host in 1994, 7 votes against 10 votes for USA). But this time it was decided that the tournament would be arranged in Africa and consequently only African countries candidate...
The format was copied from the previous tournament. Meaning that a first round with a group stage consisting of eight four-team groups would proceed to a second round with a knockout phase.
The matches would be played in twelve cities and the same amount of stadiums (see “Cities and stadiums” box for overview). The biggest stadium where the final was played was Maracana Stadium (Estádio do Maracanã). It had been rebuilt for the tournament and had a capacity of 74,738 (which could be compared with the capacity close to 200,000 in 1950)...
Brazil, Germany, Spain and Argentina were four of the biggest favorites before the start of the tournament. Argentina had the spectacular duo of Diego Maradona as coach and Lionel Messi on the pitch. After impressive performances by the Argentinian side, it would be an abrupt halt with a 0-4 against Germany in the Quarter-finals. Brazil would also ...
Sth Africa, 2010 | Groups | Schedule | Cities | Stadia | Results | Goal Scorers. Teams are allocated into eight groups of four teams, a total of 32 countries (see the Group list). In the first round, each team plays three matches, one against each of the other teams in their group. For a win 3 points are awarded, 1 point for a draw and no ...
Jun 26, 2010 · FIFA World Cup. 2010 South Africa. Group Stage; Final Stages; ... Round of 16 By game week; By date; Day Home team Score/Time Away team ; Saturday 26/06/2010: FT. Uruguay
