La fase eliminatoria de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2010 fue la segunda y última fase de la Copa del Mundo, después de la fase de grupos. Comenzó el 26 de junio con los octavos de final y terminó el 11 de julio con el partido final del torneo celebrado en Soccer City , Johannesburgo , en el que España venció a Holanda 1-0 después de la prórroga para reclamar su primera Copa del Mundo. Los dos mejores equipos de cada grupo (16 en total) avanzaron a la fase eliminatoria para competir en un torneo de eliminación simple . Se incluye un partido por el tercer puesto y se juega entre los dos equipos perdedores de las semifinales.
En la fase eliminatoria (incluida la final), si un partido estaba empatado al final de los 90 minutos, se jugaría una prórroga de dos períodos (15 minutos cada uno). Si el marcador seguía empatado después de la prórroga, el partido se decidiría por penales . [1]
Uruguay vs South Korea was the first match in the Round of 16. The match was held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth before a low crowd of 30,597.[2] Uruguay won the match 2–1. Uruguay's two goals came from Luis Suárez, the second of which broke a 1–1 deadlock in the 80th minute. Suárez's first was scored when Diego Forlán made a low cross from the left that was not dealt with by the Korean defence, leaving Suárez to score at the back post. Uruguay subsequently adopted a defensive posture and Korea had more chances to score. Eventually, Lee Chung-yong equalised in the 68th minute, scoring a headed goal following a free kick. Despite Korea then having chances to win the match, it was Suárez who scored Uruguay's winner in the 80th minute with a curling strike from the edge of the 18-yard box that went in off the inside of the post. Suarez's goal was regarded as one of the tournament's best.[3] Korea missed more good chances in the final minutes of the game, giving Uruguay victory and passage to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1970, where they would face Ghana.[3][4] After the match, the Uruguayan coach Óscar Tabárez attributed his team's successful run to the number of players with experience at top-level overseas clubs.[5] Korean coach Huh Jung-moo claimed his side "controlled" the match and that Uruguay's goals were "lucky".[6]
Uruguay
2–1
South Korea
Suárez 8', 80'
Report
Lee Chung-yong 68'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 30,597
Referee: Wolfgang Stark ( Germany)
Uruguay[7]
South Korea[7]
GK
1
Fernando Muslera
RB
16
Maxi Pereira
CB
2
Diego Lugano (c)
CB
3
Diego Godín
46'
LB
4
Jorge Fucile
RM
17
Egidio Arévalo Ríos
DM
15
Diego Pérez
LM
11
Álvaro Pereira
74'
RW
7
Edinson Cavani
CF
10
Diego Forlán
LW
9
Luis Suárez
84'
Substitutions:
DF
6
Mauricio Victorino
46'
MF
14
Nicolás Lodeiro
74'
MF
20
Álvaro Fernández
84'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK
18
Jung Sung-ryong
RB
22
Cha Du-ri
69'
CB
4
Cho Yong-hyung
83'
CB
14
Lee Jung-soo
LB
12
Lee Young-pyo
CM
16
Ki Sung-yong
85'
CM
8
Kim Jung-woo
38'
RW
13
Kim Jae-sung
61'
AM
7
Park Ji-sung (c)
LW
17
Lee Chung-yong
CF
10
Park Chu-young
Substitutions:
FW
20
Lee Dong-gook
61'
MF
19
Yeom Ki-hun
85'
Manager:
Huh Jung-moo
Man of the Match: Luis Suárez (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany) Mike Pickel (Germany) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: Juan Zumba (El Salvador)
United States vs Ghana
The match between the United States and Ghana was played on 26 June 2010 at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. The match was watched by 19 million Americans, making it the most watched association football match in American television history.[8] The match was won by Ghana in extra time, after Asamoah Gyan broke a 1–1 deadlock. Kevin-Prince Boateng scored the opening goal of the match for Ghana in the fifth minute. The goal followed an error by Ricardo Clark, who lost the ball to Ghana in midfield. Boateng took the ball to the edge of the penalty area, beating U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard with a low, left-footed shot. Landon Donovan equalised with a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, awarded after Jonathan Mensah fouled Clint Dempsey. The US had chances to win the game thereafter, but they were unable to get past Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson. The match thus went to extra time. In the third minute, Gyan latched onto a high long ball, chesting it down and holding off two defenders before scoring the winner.[9] After the match, Ghana's coach Milovan Rajevac hailed his side's achievement in becoming one of the "best eight teams in the world", but regretted the number of players that would miss the quarter-final against Uruguay because of injury or suspension.[10] The president of the United States Soccer Federation, Sunil Gulati, lamented the team's failure to make the quarter-finals and thereby further raise the profile of the sport in the U.S.[11]
United States
1–2 (a.e.t.)
Ghana
Donovan 62' (pen.)
Report
Boateng 5'
Gyan 93'
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Attendance: 34,976
Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary)
United States[12]
Ghana[12]
GK
1
Tim Howard
RB
6
Steve Cherundolo
18'
CB
15
Jay DeMerit
CB
3
Carlos Bocanegra (c)
68'
LB
12
Jonathan Bornstein
CM
4
Michael Bradley
CM
13
Ricardo Clark
7'
31'
RM
8
Clint Dempsey
LM
10
Landon Donovan
CF
17
Jozy Altidore
91'
CF
20
Robbie Findley
46'
Substitutions:
MF
19
Maurice Edu
31'
MF
22
Benny Feilhaber
46'
FW
9
Herculez Gomez
91'
Manager:
Bob Bradley
GK
22
Richard Kingson
CB
4
John Paintsil
CB
5
John Mensah (c)
CB
8
Jonathan Mensah
61'
RWB
7
Samuel Inkoom
113'
LWB
2
Hans Sarpei
73'
CM
6
Anthony Annan
CM
23
Kevin-Prince Boateng
78'
RW
21
Kwadwo Asamoah
LW
13
André Ayew
90+2'
CF
3
Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
DF
19
Lee Addy
73'
MF
10
Stephen Appiah
78'
MF
11
Sulley Muntari
113'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac
Man of the Match: André Ayew (Ghana)
Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary) Tibor Vámos (Hungary) Fourth official: Michael Hester (New Zealand) Fifth official: Tevita Makasini (Tonga)
Germany vs England
Germany and England played each other on 27 June 2010 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Germany took the lead in the 20th minute after English defenders Matthew Upson and John Terry were at fault in allowing Miroslav Klose to latch on to a long goal kick from Manuel Neuer and score. Lukas Podolski doubled Germany's lead 12 minutes later, although England pulled one goal back through Upson in the 37th minute, heading in a cross from Steven Gerrard.[13] A controversial moment then occurred in the 39th minute: a shot by Frank Lampard was not awarded as a goal despite the ball bouncing off the crossbar and clearly crossing the line by at least a yard. Had the goal been awarded, England would have equalised at 2–2. Thomas Müller subsequently scored two goals in the second half, extending Germany's lead to 4–1.[14] His first came at the end of a swift German counter-attack in the 67th minute, the goal being assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger. His second came from an error by Gareth Barry and was set up by Mesut Özil.[13] Germany won the match, 4–1.[15] Germany progressed to meet Argentina in the quarter-final.
The ghost goal incident in this match was a major factor in the 2012 IFAB decision to implement new rules allowing goal-line technology to be used in football.[16]
Germany
4–1
England
Klose 20'
Podolski 32'
Müller 67', 70'
Report
Upson 37'
Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 40,510
Referee: Jorge Larrionda ( Uruguay)
Germany[17]
England[17]
GK
1
Manuel Neuer
RB
16
Philipp Lahm (c)
CB
3
Arne Friedrich
47'
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
LB
20
Jérôme Boateng
CM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
CM
6
Sami Khedira
RW
13
Thomas Müller
72'
AM
8
Mesut Özil
83'
LW
10
Lukas Podolski
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
72'
Substitutions:
MF
15
Piotr Trochowski
72'
FW
23
Mario Gómez
72'
FW
9
Stefan Kießling
83'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK
1
David James
RB
2
Glen Johnson
81'
87'
CB
15
Matthew Upson
CB
6
John Terry
LB
3
Ashley Cole
RM
16
James Milner
64'
CM
8
Frank Lampard
CM
14
Gareth Barry
LM
4
Steven Gerrard (c)
CF
19
Jermain Defoe
71'
CF
10
Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
MF
11
Joe Cole
64'
FW
21
Emile Heskey
71'
MF
17
Shaun Wright-Phillips
87'
Manager:
Fabio Capello
Man of the Match: Thomas Müller (Germany)
Assistant referees: Pablo Fandino (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Fourth official: Martin Vázquez (Uruguay) Fifth official: Miguel Nievas (Uruguay)
Argentina vs Mexico
Argentina and Mexico met on 27 June 2010 at Soccer City in Johannesburg. Argentina won the match 3–1 for a place in the quarter-finals against Germany. The match was overshadowed by a refereeing error that allowed Argentina's opening goal. Carlos Tevez headed the ball into the net from a Lionel Messi pass in the 25th minute, but replays showed there were no players between Tevez and the goal, rendering his goal clearly offside.[18] Replays of the goal were shown in the stadium but the decision to award the goal was not overturned. Tevez said he knew that the goal was offside, but chose not to say anything.[19] Argentina's second goal came from a defensive error from Ricardo Osorio as a poor pass out of defence was snatched by Gonzalo Higuaín to round the keeper and score. After half-time, Tevez scored his second goal of the match to give Argentina a three-goal lead, with a long range shot that found the top corner of the Mexican goal. Javier Hernández scored for Mexico in the 71st minute but it turned out to be no more than a consolation goal, as Argentina held on to win 3–1.[20] Mexico's coach Javier Aguirre resigned after the match, accepting responsibility for not meeting the team's target of the quarter-finals.[21] Tevez conceded that he was aware his first goal was offside at the time,[22] although Aguirre deflected the blame for his side's loss away from the refereeing.[23]
Argentina
3–1
Mexico
Tevez 26', 52'
Higuaín 33'
Report
Hernández 71'
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,377
Referee: Roberto Rosetti ( Italy)
Argentina[24]
Mexico[24]
GK
22
Sergio Romero
RB
15
Nicolás Otamendi
CB
2
Martín Demichelis
CB
4
Nicolás Burdisso
LB
6
Gabriel Heinze
DM
14
Javier Mascherano (c)
RM
20
Maxi Rodríguez
87'
LM
7
Ángel Di María
79'
AM
10
Lionel Messi
CF
11
Carlos Tevez
69'
CF
9
Gonzalo Higuaín
Substitutions:
MF
8
Juan Sebastián Verón
69'
MF
17
Jonás Gutiérrez
79'
MF
23
Javier Pastore
87'
Manager:
Diego Maradona
GK
1
Óscar Pérez
RB
5
Ricardo Osorio
CB
2
Francisco Javier Rodríguez
CB
4
Rafael Márquez (c)
28'
LB
3
Carlos Salcido
RM
16
Efraín Juárez
CM
6
Gerardo Torrado
LM
18
Andrés Guardado
61'
AM
17
Giovani dos Santos
AM
21
Adolfo Bautista
46'
CF
14
Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
MF
7
Pablo Barrera
46'
FW
9
Guillermo Franco
61'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
Man of the Match: Carlos Tevez (Argentina)
Assistant referees: Paolo Calcagno (Italy) Stefano Ayroldi (Italy) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Netherlands vs Slovakia
The Netherlands and Slovakia played on 28 June 2010 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The Netherlands won 2–1. The Netherlands' first goal was an excellent individual effort from Arjen Robben in the 18th minute, taking on the Slovakian defence with the ball before scoring from 25 yards. The Dutch had chances to extend their lead in the second half; Robben cut inside on his left foot just like he did when he scored the first goal, but this time the Slovak goalkeeper Ján Mucha saved the shot going to his far post. The Slovaks also had two big opportunities to equalise but forced a save from Maarten Stekelenburg each time. The Dutch sealed their win in the 84th minute, with Wesley Sneijder scoring off an assist from Dirk Kuyt into an unguarded net after Kuyt got the ball past the Slovak keeper. Róbert Vittek slotted a penalty kick late in stoppage time, but it was no more than a consolation goal for Slovakia. The penalty had been awarded for a trip on Vittek by the Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.[25] The Netherlands' win threatened to be overshadowed by Robin van Persie responding angrily to being substituted by coach Bert van Marwijk. Van Marwijk called a team meeting over the incident, and insisted later that there was no residual unrest in the squad.[26][27]
Brazil soundly defeated Chile 3–0 on 28 June 2010 at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg to progress to a quarter-final match against the Netherlands.[29] Brazil's first goal came from a corner kick taken by Maicon in the 34th minute, with Juan heading the ball into the goal without being marked. Brazil had doubled its lead within five minutes after a free-flowing passing movement involving Robinho and Kaká that teed up Luís Fabiano to score after taking the ball around the Chilean goalkeeper. Robinho himself sealed victory for Brazil in the second half, scoring following a long run with the ball by Ramires.[30] After the match, Chile's coach Marcelo Bielsa conceded that his team had been outplayed, arguing that in his position there was "little one can do" when up against a team of Brazil's quality.[31]
Brazil
3–0
Chile
Juan 35'
Luís Fabiano 38'
Robinho 59'
Report
Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 54,096
Referee: Howard Webb ( England)
Brazil[32]
Chile[32]
GK
1
Júlio César
RB
2
Maicon
CB
3
Lúcio (c)
CB
4
Juan
LB
6
Michel Bastos
DM
8
Gilberto Silva
RM
13
Dani Alves
LM
18
Ramires
72'
AM
10
Kaká
30'
81'
SS
11
Robinho
85'
CF
9
Luís Fabiano
76'
Substitutions:
FW
21
Nilmar
76'
MF
20
Kléberson
81'
DF
16
Gilberto
85'
Manager:
Dunga
GK
1
Claudio Bravo (c)
RB
4
Mauricio Isla
62'
CB
5
Pablo Contreras
46'
CB
18
Gonzalo Jara
LB
2
Ismael Fuentes
68'
RM
8
Arturo Vidal
47'
CM
6
Carlos Carmona
LM
15
Jean Beausejour
RW
7
Alexis Sánchez
CF
9
Humberto Suazo
LW
11
Mark González
46'
Substitutions:
MF
10
Jorge Valdivia
46'
MF
21
Rodrigo Tello
46'
MF
20
Rodrigo Millar
80'
62'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa
Man of the Match: Robinho (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Darren Cann (England) Mike Mullarkey (England) Fourth official: Martin Hansson (Sweden) Fifth official: Stefan Wittberg (Sweden)
Paraguay vs Japan
Paraguay and Japan met at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 29 June 2010. The match was decided by a penalty shootout after the score was locked at 0–0 for 120 minutes. Paraguay won the shootout and progressed to their first ever World Cup quarter-final.[33] The match was a generally unexciting affair, as Japan adopted a defensive posture while Paraguay itself maintained a solid defence. The first half produced the occasional chance on goal with Lucas Barrios having a shot saved shortly before a long distance shot from Daisuke Matsui hit the crossbar of Paraguay's goal. The second half was similar, with either side producing occasional chances to score rather than periods of dominance. The result of the deadlock was extra time, which continued goalless. A penalty shootout ensued, in which Yuichi Komano missed a spot kick for Japan. Paraguay scored all five of its penalties, clinching the win and passage to the quarter-finals.[34] After the match, Japan's coach Takeshi Okada resigned and Shunsuke Nakamura retired from international football.[35]
Paraguay
0–0 (a.e.t.)
Japan
Report
Penalties
Barreto
Barrios
Riveros
Valdez
Cardozo
5–3
Endō
Hasebe
Komano
Honda
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 36,742
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere ( Belgium)
Paraguay[36]
Japan[36]
GK
1
Justo Villar (c)
RB
6
Carlos Bonet
CB
14
Paulo da Silva
CB
21
Antolín Alcaraz
LB
3
Claudio Morel
DM
20
Néstor Ortigoza
75'
CM
13
Enrique Vera
CM
16
Cristian Riveros
118'
RW
9
Roque Santa Cruz
94'
LW
10
Édgar Benítez
60'
CF
19
Lucas Barrios
Substitutions:
FW
18
Nelson Valdez
60'
MF
8
Édgar Barreto
75'
FW
7
Óscar Cardozo
94'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino
GK
21
Eiji Kawashima
RB
3
Yūichi Komano
CB
22
Yuji Nakazawa
CB
4
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
LB
5
Yuto Nagatomo
72'
DM
2
Yuki Abe
81'
CM
17
Makoto Hasebe (c)
CM
7
Yasuhito Endō
113'
RW
8
Daisuke Matsui
58'
65'
LW
16
Yoshito Ōkubo
106'
CF
18
Keisuke Honda
90+3'
Substitutions:
FW
9
Shinji Okazaki
65'
MF
14
Kengo Nakamura
81'
FW
11
Keiji Tamada
106'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
Man of the Match: Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Assistant referees: Peter Hermans (Belgium) Walter Vromans (Belgium) Fourth official: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand) Fifth official: Matthew Taro (Solomon Islands)
Spain vs Portugal
Sergio Ramos of Spain tries to pass the ball to Fernando Torres as Portugal's Fábio Coentrão, Bruno Alves and Cristiano Ronaldo look on.
Spain defeated Portugal 1–0 in the Iberian derby to progress to the quarter finals where they were to play Paraguay. The game took place on Tuesday 29 June 2010 at the Cape Town Stadium. Spain dominated the game with a ball possession ratio of 62% and several opportunities, but had to endure a pair of missed chances by the Portuguese in the first half, including one by Hugo Almeida which nearly resulted in a goal. In the second half, the Portuguese attacking threat decreased, and the entry of Fernando Llorente for Fernando Torres on the field brought new energy to the Spanish team. The only goal of the match came on the 63rd minute: David Villa picked up a brilliant pass by Xavi, having his first shot saved, but then lifted the rebound into the roof of the net.[37] Post-match replays showed that the goal was scored from an offside position (0.22 m (8.7 in) according to ESPN axis).[38][39][40][41][42][43]
Spain
1–0
Portugal
Villa 63'
Report
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 62,955
Referee: Héctor Baldassi ( Argentina)
Spain[44]
Portugal[44]
GK
1
Iker Casillas (c)
RB
15
Sergio Ramos
CB
3
Gerard Piqué
CB
5
Carles Puyol
LB
11
Joan Capdevila
CM
16
Sergio Busquets
CM
14
Xabi Alonso
74'
90+3'
RM
8
Xavi
LM
6
Andrés Iniesta
SS
7
David Villa
88'
CF
9
Fernando Torres
58'
Substitutions:
FW
19
Fernando Llorente
58'
FW
17
Pedro
88'
DF
4
Carlos Marchena
90+3'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
GK
1
Eduardo
RB
21
Ricardo Costa
89'
CB
6
Ricardo Carvalho
CB
2
Bruno Alves
LB
23
Fábio Coentrão
DM
15
Pepe
72'
CM
19
Tiago
80'
CM
16
Raul Meireles
RW
11
Simão
72'
LW
7
Cristiano Ronaldo (c)
CF
18
Hugo Almeida
58'
Substitutions:
MF
10
Danny
58'
FW
9
Liédson
72'
MF
8
Pedro Mendes
72'
Manager:
Carlos Queiroz
Man of the Match: Xavi (Spain)
Assistant referees: Ricardo Casas (Argentina) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Fourth official: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) Fifth official: Carlos Pastrana (Honduras)
Cuartos de final
Netherlands vs Brazil
External video
Netherlands v Brazil (South Africa 2010) Full match on YouTube
The Netherlands versus Brazil was the first quarter-final match, held on 2 July 2010 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The Netherlands won 2–1 after recovering from a 1–0 deficit, knocking the five-time world champions Brazil out of the tournament.[45] The Netherlands' team was affected by an injury to Joris Mathijsen before the match. His replacement in defence – André Ooijer – and fellow central defender John Heitinga were at fault for Brazil's opening goal in the 10th minute, when Robinho was allowed to latch onto a deep pass from Felipe Melo and score without being challenged by the defence.[46][47] For the rest of the first half, the Dutch were largely frustrated by the Brazilian defence, and needed to rely on Maarten Stekelenburg's goalkeeping to prevent Brazil from extending its lead. However, eight minutes after half-time, the Dutch equalised through a goal from Sneijder. The goal was initially recorded as an own goal by Felipe Melo, but FIFA overturned the decision to credit the goal to Sneijder.[48][49] Having equalised, the Netherlands subsequently took the lead from a Robben corner kick in the 68th minute, Sneijder heading the ball in after a flick-on from Kuyt. Brazil's chances of restoring parity were damaged when Felipe Melo was sent off for a stamp on Robben. The Netherlands held out for the win, thereby earning passage to the semi-finals.[46] Brazil's coach Dunga confirmed after the match that he would be leaving the position upon the expiry of his contract, admitting responsibility for Brazil's defeat.[50] The Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk attacked the Brazilian team after the match, claiming they had provoked his side, and that Melo's stamp on Robben left him "ashamed for Brazilian football."[51]
Uruguay and Ghana met on 2 July 2010 at Soccer City, Johannesburg for a place in the semi-final against the Netherlands. It was the first time that the teams had ever played each other in a senior competitive football match. After a dramatic 120 minutes of play (including extra time) that finished 1–1, Uruguay won in a penalty shoot-out 4–2.[53] Uruguay dominated the early periods of the match, but suffered an injury to captain Diego Lugano in the first half. Just before half-time, Ghana took the lead when Sulley Muntari was allowed time on the ball by Uruguay, and took advantage by scoring with a shot from 40 yards. After half-time, Diego Forlán pulled Uruguay level with a free kick from the left side of the field that went over the head of Ghana's goalkeeper Richard Kingson. While both teams had chances to win, the match proceeded to extra time as the scores remained level. Late in extra time, Ghana sent a free kick into the penalty area; Luis Suárez blocked Stephen Appiah's shot on the goal line.[54] On the rebound, Dominic Adiyiah's header was heading into the goal, but Suárez blatantly blocked the shot with his hand[55] to save what would have been the extra-time winner[56] and he was red carded. Asamoah Gyan missed the ensuing penalty kick off the crossbar[54] and Suárez celebrated the miss.[57][58] In the shootout, Gyan converted his penalty,[56] as did everybody else until Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved captain John Mensah's penalty (Ghana's third). Uruguay's Maxi Pereira then hit his penalty over the bar, but then Adiyiah's penalty was saved by Muslera.[53] Sebastián Abreu converted Uruguay's fifth spot kick by lightly chipping it Panenka-style to win the match.[59]
After the game, Suárez said, "I made the save of the tournament,"[56] and, referring to the infamous handball goal scored by Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, claimed that "The 'Hand of God' now belongs to me". Suárez claimed he had no alternative and was acting out of instinct.[60] Forlán agreed that Suárez saved the game, "Suárez this time, instead of scoring goals, he saved one, I think he saved the game.[56] Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac said the play was an "injustice"[57] and Suárez was labeled a "villain"[60][61] and a "cheat".[55][62] But Uruguay coach, Óscar Tabárez, said these labels were too harsh: "Well, there was a handball in the penalty area, there was a red card and Suárez was thrown out. Saying that Ghana were cheated out of the game is too harsh. We have to go by the rules. It might have been a mistake by my player but I do not like that word 'cheating'."[63] Ghana was the last African team left in the tournament and if they had won, they would have been the first team from Africa to ever qualify for the semi-finals.[64] Thus, Suárez was said to have "enraged an entire continent [Africa]." But others viewed him as a hero[55][65] who sacrificed himself in the semi-final for the unlikely chance that his team could win.[62][66] A distraught Gyan conceded, "I would say Suárez is a hero now in his own country, because the ball was going in and he held it with his hand. He is a hero now."[64]
Uruguay
1–1 (a.e.t.)
Ghana
Forlán 55'
Report
Muntari 45+2'
Penalties
Forlán
Victorino
Scotti
M. Pereira
Abreu
4–2
Gyan
Appiah
Mensah
Adiyiah
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,017
Referee: Olegário Benquerença ( Portugal)
Uruguay[67]
Ghana[67]
GK
1
Fernando Muslera
RB
16
Maxi Pereira
CB
2
Diego Lugano (c)
38'
CB
6
Mauricio Victorino
LB
4
Jorge Fucile
20'
RM
20
Álvaro Fernández
46'
CM
15
Diego Pérez
59'
CM
17
Egidio Arévalo Ríos
48'
LM
7
Edinson Cavani
76'
CF
9
Luis Suárez
120+1'
CF
10
Diego Forlán
Substitutions:
DF
19
Andrés Scotti
38'
MF
14
Nicolás Lodeiro
46'
FW
13
Sebastián Abreu
76'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK
22
Richard Kingson
RB
4
John Paintsil
54'
CB
15
Isaac Vorsah
CB
5
John Mensah (c)
93'
LB
2
Hans Sarpei
77'
DM
6
Anthony Annan
RM
7
Samuel Inkoom
74'
CM
21
Kwadwo Asamoah
CM
23
Kevin-Prince Boateng
LM
11
Sulley Muntari
88'
CF
3
Asamoah Gyan
Substitutions:
MF
10
Stephen Appiah
74'
FW
18
Dominic Adiyiah
88'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac
Man of the Match: Diego Forlán (Uruguay)
Assistant referees: José Manuel Silva Cardinal (Portugal) Bertino Miranda (Portugal) Fourth official: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Fifth official: Fermín Martínez Ibáñez (Spain)
Argentina vs Germany
Thomas Müller heads in the opening goal for Germany from Bastian Schweinsteiger's free kick.
On 3 July 2010, Germany beat Argentina 4–0 at the Cape Town Stadium, to reach the semi-finals.[68] It was the third time in the tournament that Germany had scored four goals in a match. Germany's first goal was scored by Thomas Müller in the third minute of the match, with a header from a free kick taken by Bastian Schweinsteiger. Early in the second half, Argentina pressed Germany and came close to scoring on a number of occasions, but Germany hit back on a counter-attack in the 67th minute, when Miroslav Klose scored into an empty goal from a pass by Lukas Podolski. Germany's third came from Arne Friedrich after sliding it inside by a pass from Bastian Schweinsteiger seven minutes later, before Klose took the score to 4–0, volleying the ball into the net off a cross from Mesut Özil.[69] The 4–0 defeat was Argentina's biggest loss at a World Cup since 1974.[70] Germany's coach Joachim Löw hailed his side's performance as one of "absolute class,"[71] but admitted the suspension of Müller for picking up a yellow card was a blow.[72]
Argentina
0–4
Germany
Report
Müller 3'
Klose 68', 89'
Friedrich 74'
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov ( Uzbekistan)
Argentina[73]
Germany[74]
GK
22
Sergio Romero
RB
15
Nicolás Otamendi
11'
70'
CB
2
Martín Demichelis
CB
4
Nicolás Burdisso
LB
6
Gabriel Heinze
RM
20
Maxi Rodríguez
DM
14
Javier Mascherano (c)
80'
LM
7
Ángel Di María
75'
AM
10
Lionel Messi
CF
9
Gonzalo Higuaín
CF
11
Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
MF
23
Javier Pastore
70'
FW
16
Sergio Agüero
75'
Manager:
Diego Maradona
GK
1
Manuel Neuer
RB
16
Philipp Lahm (c)
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
CB
3
Arne Friedrich
LB
20
Jérôme Boateng
72'
DM
6
Sami Khedira
77'
DM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW
13
Thomas Müller
35'
84'
AM
8
Mesut Özil
LW
10
Lukas Podolski
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
Substitutions:
DF
2
Marcell Jansen
72'
MF
18
Toni Kroos
77'
MF
15
Piotr Trochowski
84'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
Man of the Match: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
Assistant referees: Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan) Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Paraguay vs Spain
On 3 July 2010, Spain defeated Paraguay 1–0, to secure entry to the semi-finals where they would meet Germany. It was the first time that Spain had progressed to the semi-final of a World Cup since 1950; while for Paraguay, the quarter-final appearance was also the country's best ever performance.[75] The first half of the match finished goalless, although both sides had chances to score and Paraguay's Nelson Valdez had a goal ruled out as offside. The match suddenly became eventful in the second half due to a string of penalty kicks. First, Óscar Cardozo was pulled down by Gerard Piqué in Spain's penalty area and Paraguay was awarded a penalty. Cardozo took the penalty himself but it was saved by Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Spain soon after launched an attack at the other end of the field, in which David Villa was ruled by the referee to have been brought down by Antolín Alcaraz. Xabi Alonso stepped up to take the penalty kick and seemed to have scored, only for the referee to order it be retaken because of encroachment by a Spanish player into the penalty area before the kick was taken. Xabi Alonso's retake was saved by Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar. As a result, the score remained 0–0 after the three penalty kicks. However, Spain ultimately managed to take the lead in the 82nd minute: David Villa collected a rebounded shot off the post from Pedro, to score himself off both posts. The goal turned out to be the winner for Spain.[75] After the match, Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque conceded that his side were not playing at their best and were starved of possession. He also noted his view that Spain's next opponents Germany were the best team at the World Cup.[76] Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino stated he would be leaving his position at the end of his contract.[77]
Uruguay played the Netherlands in the first semi-final on 6 July 2010 at the Cape Town Stadium. The Netherlands won the match 3–2, thereby qualifying for the final for the first time since the 1978 World Cup.[79] Uruguay adopted a defensive posture early in the match, but were only able to hold their opponents scoreless for 18 minutes, when Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored from 35 yards into the top right corner of the goal. However, the Netherlands were unable to capitalise on their lead, as Diego Forlán equalised in the 41st minute (1–1) when his shot from 25 yards hit squarely in the middle of the goal was misjudged by goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg who missed it by millimetres. The Netherlands regained the lead in the second half, as a pass from Rafael van der Vaart reached Wesley Sneijder who hit it into the side-netting as Muslera dived and missed it by inches. Three minutes later, Kuyt crossed to Robben, who headed it in to make it 3–1. The Netherlands suffered a late scare when Maxi Pereira, who missed a penalty against Ghana, scored a stoppage-time free kick; however, the match finished 3–2 despite desperate Uruguayan attempts to equalise.[80] After the match, Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez spoke of his pride in his team for reaching the semi-finals.[81]
On 7 July 2010, Spain defeated Germany 1–0 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to progress to the World Cup Final against the Netherlands. It was the first time that Spain had ever gone through to the final of the World Cup, while it was the second consecutive World Cup in which Germany had lost in the semi-finals, having lost to Italy at home four years before.[83]
Spain had the bulk of possession throughout the match, with Germany adopting a tight defensive structure. Germany created chances on the counter-attack, but Spain also went close to scoring on numerous occasions in each half. The match was deadlocked at 0–0 until the 73rd minute, when Spain was awarded a corner. The corner, taken by Xavi, was met by Carles Puyol, who headed the ball into the net as Manuel Neuer didn't do much to protect it to give Spain the lead. Thereafter, Spain protected its advantage and won the match.[84]
After the match, Spain's coach Vicente del Bosque praised the "excellent performance" of his team, while Germany's coach Joachim Löw predicted that Spain would win the final.[83]
Germany
0–1
Spain
Report
Puyol 73'
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 60,960
Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary)
Germany[85]
Spain[85]
GK
1
Manuel Neuer
RB
16
Philipp Lahm (c)
CB
3
Arne Friedrich
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
LB
20
Jérôme Boateng
52'
DM
6
Sami Khedira
81'
DM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
RW
15
Piotr Trochowski
62'
AM
8
Mesut Özil
LW
10
Lukas Podolski
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
Substitutions:
DF
2
Marcell Jansen
52'
MF
18
Toni Kroos
62'
FW
23
Mario Gómez
81'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK
1
Iker Casillas (c)
RB
15
Sergio Ramos
CB
3
Gerard Piqué
CB
5
Carles Puyol
LB
11
Joan Capdevila
DM
16
Sergio Busquets
DM
14
Xabi Alonso
90+3'
RW
6
Andrés Iniesta
AM
8
Xavi
LW
18
Pedro
86'
CF
7
David Villa
81'
Substitutions:
FW
9
Fernando Torres
81'
MF
21
David Silva
86'
DF
4
Carlos Marchena
90+3'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
Man of the Match: Xavi (Spain)
Assistant referees: Gábor Erős (Hungary) Tibor Vámos (Hungary) Fourth official: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) Fifth official: Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Eliminatoria por el tercer puesto
Uruguay vs Germany
On 10 July 2010, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Germany defeated Uruguay by 3–2 to claim third place at the World Cup for the second successive time after also finishing third at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[86] In the 19th minute, Bastian Schweinsteiger managed to take a shot towards the goal, which Muslera rebounded towards Thomas Müller who scored. Uruguay forced their way back into the game after Luis Suárez's pass put Edinson Cavani through on the left and he slid low into the far corner to put them on level terms after 28 minutes. Diego Forlán then put them ahead in the second half with a beautiful side volley from the edge of the penalty box while goalkeeper Hans-Jörg Butt didn't move off his line after 51 minutes. Marcell Jansen then scored on 56 minutes after Muslera came for Jérôme Boateng's cross but missed it right in front of Jansen allowing him to head into an empty net. Mesut Özil took a corner in the 82nd minute, which reached a German player, bounced off him and went up to Khedira's head, who headed it in. Uruguay almost forced extra time when Forlán curled a 92nd-minute free-kick onto the bar, but Germany held on to win the match.[87]
After the game, Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez insisted that his side did not deserve to be on the losing side: "We achieved an equal game against a real power, we could have won because in the game [they] were not superior to us... We're not that far away [from Germany's level], the route has been marked, we must learn from this."[88]
Uruguay
2–3
Germany
Cavani 28'
Forlán 51'
Report
Müller 19'
Jansen 56'
Khedira 82'
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 36,254
Referee: Benito Archundia ( Mexico)
Uruguay[74]
Germany[74]
GK
1
Fernando Muslera
RB
4
Jorge Fucile
CB
2
Diego Lugano (c)
CB
3
Diego Godín
LB
22
Martín Cáceres
CM
15
Diego Pérez
61'
77'
CM
17
Egidio Arévalo Ríos
RW
16
Maxi Pereira
LW
7
Edinson Cavani
88'
CF
9
Luis Suárez
CF
10
Diego Forlán
Substitutions:
MF
5
Walter Gargano
77'
FW
13
Sebastián Abreu
88'
Manager:
Óscar Tabárez
GK
22
Hans-Jörg Butt
RB
20
Jérôme Boateng
CB
3
Arne Friedrich
90+2'
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
LB
4
Dennis Aogo
5'
DM
6
Sami Khedira
DM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger (c)
RW
13
Thomas Müller
AM
8
Mesut Özil
90+1'
LW
2
Marcell Jansen
81'
CF
19
Cacau
7'
73'
Substitutions:
FW
9
Stefan Kießling
73'
MF
18
Toni Kroos
81'
DF
5
Serdar Tasci
90+1'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
Man of the Match: Thomas Müller (Germany)
Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara (Canada) Marvin Cesar Torrentera Rivera (Mexico) Fourth official: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) Fifth official: José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Final
Netherlands
0–1 (a.e.t.)
Spain
Report
Iniesta 116'
Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,490
Referee: Howard Webb ( England) [89]
Netherlands[90]
Spain[90]
GK
1
Maarten Stekelenburg
RB
2
Gregory van der Wiel
111'
CB
3
John Heitinga
57' 109'
CB
4
Joris Mathijsen
117'
LB
5
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
54'
105'
DM
6
Mark van Bommel
22'
DM
8
Nigel de Jong
28'
99'
RW
11
Arjen Robben
84'
AM
10
Wesley Sneijder
LW
7
Dirk Kuyt
71'
CF
9
Robin van Persie
15'
Substitutions:
MF
17
Eljero Elia
71'
MF
23
Rafael van der Vaart
99'
DF
15
Edson Braafheid
105'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK
1
Iker Casillas (c)
RB
15
Sergio Ramos
23'
CB
3
Gerard Piqué
CB
5
Carles Puyol
16'
LB
11
Joan Capdevila
67'
DM
16
Sergio Busquets
DM
14
Xabi Alonso
87'
RW
6
Andrés Iniesta
118'
AM
8
Xavi
120+1'
LW
18
Pedro
60'
CF
7
David Villa
106'
Substitutions:
MF
22
Jesús Navas
60'
MF
10
Cesc Fàbregas
87'
FW
9
Fernando Torres
106'
Manager:
Vicente del Bosque
Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Assistant referees: Darren Cann (England)[89] Mike Mullarkey (England)[89] Fourth official: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)[89] Fifth official: Toru Sagara (Japan)[89]
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Twelve named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.
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enlaces externos
Official website
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