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The 2010 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2010 World Cup, the 19th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at Soccer City in Johannesburg , South Africa, on 11 July 2010, and was contested by the Netherlands and Spain .
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.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
After qualifying to the 2010 world cup at the expense of Egypt, Algeria was gaining back the respect that they lost in the early 90s. So they came in the 2010 tournament full of confidence. Being drawn in Group A, with Angola , Malawi , and Mali , Algeria started poorly, surprisingly losing 3–0 to group outsiders Malawi.
Since 1930, FIFA has sanctioned an official documentary film for each World Cup. Up to 2002, 35 mm film was used for the footage. List Year Host country Title Narrator(s) Refs Notes 1954 Switzerland German Giants Emil Fersil 1958 Sweden Hinein! Herbert Zimmermann Heribert Meisel Heinz Gottschalk An UFA production with commentary in German. The title is German for "[It's] in!", often shouted ...
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During the final minutes of the second leg of the play-off for the 2010 World Cup between Ireland and France, William Gallas scored the decisive goal from a Thierry Henry assist that gave France a 2–1 aggregate victory and qualified them for the World Cup. Controversy followed immediately as replays showed Henry repeatedly centering the ball ...