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| FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  South Africa |
| Dates | 11 June – 11 July (31 days) |
| Teams | 32 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Netherlands |
| Third place |  Germany |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 145 (2.27 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,178,856 (49,670 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Diego Forlán Thomas Müller Wesley Sneijder David Villa(5 goals each) |
| Best player | Diego Forlán |
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The 2010 World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship between 32 men's national football teams. It was held in South Africa from 11 June to 10 July 2010. In the host selection, only African countries may be selected as host of this tournament. In 2004 FIFA selected South Africa to become it the first African country hosted FIFA World Cup.
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