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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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. English footballer (born 1981) Peter Crouch Crouch playing for Stoke City in 2014 Personal information Full name Peter James Crouch Date of birth (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 44) Place of birth Macclesfield, England Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Position(s) Striker Youth career 1991 ...
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Donovan played every minute of the U.S. campaign at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He scored against Slovenia with a powerful close-range finish to begin a U.S. comeback for a 2–2 draw, [ 72 ] and the only goal in the dying seconds of a 1–0 defeat of Algeria with a finish off a rebounded Clint Dempsey attempt, leading the U.S. to ...
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: 15: 12 October 2008: Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela: 2–0: 4–0: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: 16: 4–0 17: 10 February 2009: Emirates Stadium, London, England Italy: 2–0: 2–0: Friendly: 18: 10 June 2009: Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil Paraguay: 1–1 ...
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.
Pedro was included by in Spain's 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. [76] Nine days later, he made his debut in a 3–2 friendly win against Saudi Arabia , replacing David Silva for the final 30 minutes. [ 77 ]
Casillas also led Spain to their first World Cup win in 2010, where he kept a joint–record five clean sheets, winning the Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Spain became the first nation to retain the European Championship, winning the title again in 2012 , where he set the record for most consecutive minutes without ...