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The knockout stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. It began on 26 June with the round of 16 matches, and ended on 11 July with the final match of the tournament held at Soccer City, Johannesburg, in which Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time to claim their first World Cup.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations.
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.
Netherlands eliminates U.S. in round of 16 at World Cup. RONALD BLUM. December 3, 2022 at 9:00 AM. 1 / 10. WCup Netherlands United States Soccer. ... Runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010, the Oranje ...
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total ...
Group C of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and ended on 23 June 2010. The group consisted of national association football teams from England, the United States, Algeria and Slovenia. The United States and England progressed to the round of 16 undefeated. The United States won the group, winning one match and drawing two.
Group D of the 2010 FIFA World Cup began on 13 June and ended on 23 June 2010. [1] ... (runners-up of Group C) in the round of 16. Ghana advanced to play United ...
The remaining 12 teams were then placed into three third-round groups of four based on the preliminary draw, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the fourth and final qualification group. The top three teams from the fourth round group of six (held from February to October 2009) qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.