2010 FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup international football tournament sports event

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th edition of the men's international football championship, notable for being the first World Cup held on the African continent and for Spain winning their first title.

Aliases (10)

2010 FIFA World Cup Final ×2
2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony ×2
2010 FIFA World Cup matches ×2
2010 FIFA World Cup Group A matches ×1
2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match ×1
2010 FIFA World Cup final ×1
2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony ×1
2010 FIFA World Cup opening concert ×1
FIFA World Cup 2010 ×1
Spain vs Netherlands 2010 FIFA World Cup Final ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FIFA World Cup → international football tournament → sports event →
bestYoungPlayer	Thomas Müller →
champion	Spain national football team →
continent	Africa →
defendingChampion	Italy national football team →
editionNumber	19 →
endDate	2010-07-11 →
fairPlayAwardWinner	Spain national football team →
finalCity	Johannesburg →
finalDecidedBy	extra time →
finalScore	Spain 1–0 Netherlands →
finalVenue	Soccer City →
fourthPlace	Uruguay national football team →
goalsScored	145 →
goldenBallWinner	Diego Forlán →
goldenBootWinner	Thomas Müller →
goldenGloveWinner	Iker Casillas →
hostCitiesCount	9 →
hostCity	Bloemfontein → Cape Town → Durban → Johannesburg → Nelspruit → Polokwane → Port Elizabeth → Pretoria → Rustenburg →
hostCountry	South Africa →
hostSelectionDate	2004-05-15 →
hostSelectionEvent	FIFA Executive Committee vote →
isFirstWorldCupHeldIn	Africa →
matchesPlayed	64 →
nextEdition	2014 FIFA World Cup →
notableFeature	Spain won their first World Cup title → first FIFA World Cup held in Africa → widespread use of vuvuzelas in stadiums →
numberOfConfederations	6 →
numberOfTeams	32 →
officialMascot	Zakumi →
officialMatchBall	Adidas Jabulani →
officialSong	Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) →
officialSongFeaturedArtist	Freshlyground →
officialSongPerformer	Shakira →
openingMatch	South Africa vs Mexico →
openingMatchScore	South Africa 1–1 Mexico →
organizer	FIFA →
previousEdition	2006 FIFA World Cup →
runnerUp	Netherlands national football team →
startDate	2010-06-11 →
thirdPlace	Germany national football team →
venuesCount	10 →
winner	Spain national football team →
winningGoalScorer	Andrés Iniesta →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bloemfontein ("2010 FIFA World Cup matches") → FNB Stadium → FNB Stadium ("2010 FIFA World Cup Final") → FNB Stadium ("2010 FIFA World Cup Group A matches") → FNB Stadium ("2010 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match") → FNB Stadium ("2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony") → FNB Stadium ("2010 FIFA World Cup opening concert") → Johannesburg ("2010 FIFA World Cup matches") → Johannesburg ("2010 FIFA World Cup final") → South Africa →	hostedEvent
Bastian Schweinsteiger → Gianluigi Buffon → Guillermo Ochoa → Landon Donovan → Lukas Podolski → Tim Cahill → Vincent Enyeama →	participatedIn
Andrés Iniesta → Cuauhtémoc Blanco → Miroslav Klose →	playedInTournament
Loftus Versfeld Stadium → South Africa national football team →	hostedTournament
Shakira ("2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony") → Shakira ("2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony") →	performedAt
2006 FIFA World Cup →	nextEdition
FNB Stadium ("Spain vs Netherlands 2010 FIFA World Cup Final") →	notableMatch
Shakira →	officialSongOf
DaMarcus Beasley →	participantIn
Nwankwo Kanu →	participatedInTournament
Andrés Iniesta ("2010 FIFA World Cup Final") →	scoredInMatch
Tim Cahill →	scoredInTournament
Xavi Hernández ("FIFA World Cup 2010") →	wonCompetition
Spain national football team →	wonTournament