Ghana were the last surviving African team in the tournament. A team from Europe has also won the FIFA World Cup for the first time on a different continent.Дў0. It was also the first new winner and the first new finalist since then 1998 FIFA World Cup tournament in France and the first new winner without home advantage since Brazil in 1958.ДЄnd itвЂ™s the first time the winning team lost their opening match in a tournament. ItвЂ™s the first time European teams have won consecutive FIFA World Cup tournaments since Italy retained the title in 1938. The 2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony was reportedly broadcast in 215 countries to 500 million people.ДЎ9. Thomas MГјller (Germany) was awarded with the FIFA Golden Boot award, Diego ForlГЎn (Uruguay) was awarded with the FIFA Golden Ball award, Iker Casillas (Spain) was awarded the Golden Glove award and Spain were awarded the FIFA Fair Play trophy for their outstanding performances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.ДЎ8. England were knocked out in the 2nd round of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since 1998.ДЎ7. Slovakia made it to the 2nd round of their first ever FIFA World Cup appearance.ДЎ6. Paraguay made it into the quarter final stage of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time.ДЎ5. 2006 FIFA World Cup winners Italy were knocked out in the first round of a FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 (in West Germany).ДЎ4. Thomas MГјller (Germany), David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (The Netherlands) and Diego ForlГЎn (Uruguay) all scored 5 goals in the tournament.ДЎ3. Two time FIFA World Cup winners Uruguay played in a FIFA World Cup semi-final match for the first time since 1970 (when the tournament was hosted by Mexico).ДЎ2. They played in the final matches of the tournaments in 1974 (in West Germany) and in 1978 (in Argentina).ДЎ1. The Netherlands advanced to their 3rd FIFA World Cup final in history. They played to a draw in all three of their group matches (against Italy, Paraguay and Slovakia).ДЎ0. New Zealand were the only unbeaten team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Spain played in its first semi-final and final match of a FIFA World Cup tournament and became the 8th different nation in tournament history to win footballвЂ™s grandest prize.Д©. The Netherlands were the team awarded with most yellow cards (23 in total).ДЁ. A total of 245 players were yellow-carded and 17 players were sent off after receiving red cards in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 15 Penalty kicks were awarded in the tournament, but only 9 penalty goals were scored.Д§. Germany were the team that scored the highest amount of goals (16) in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.ДЄrgentina and The Netherlands were the teams with most shots on goal (43) and North Korea were the team that conceeded the most goals (12) in the tournament.Д¦. The most goals (171) were scored in the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournament in France. There were a total of 145 goals (of which 2 were own goals by Denmark and South Korea) scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. ThatвЂ™s an average of 49,670 people per match.ДҐ. A total of 3,178,856 people attended the 64 matches in the tournament, the 3rd highest in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa) was the first player to score a goal in the competition in Bafana BafanaвЂ™s opening match against Mexico at Soccer City.Д¤. South Africa also became the first host country in history to be knocked out in the first round of a FIFA World Cup tournament.ДЈ. South Africa won their first match in a FIFA World Cup in the tournament.Дў. Here are some facts about the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa:ДЎ. Also be on the lookout for daily updates in Babes and Photography categories. Watch this space for updates in 10 Facts and Quotations section of the Facts category. This post contains 20 facts about the first FIFA World Cup tournament on African soil. The international response has been immensely positive. Already there has been talk in the media of a F1 Grand Prix making its way to South Africa for the first time since 1993.

It will be a while before an event of this magnitude will be hosted in South Africa again. The South African people will have to deal with football fever withdrawal symptoms for the time being. South Africa has proven that its capable of hosting world class events once again.

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