2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup
Host Country	South Africa Kenya Zimbabwae
Dates	June 11-July 11
Teams	257
Venue	20
Final Positions
Champions	Spain
Runner-up	Netherlands
3rd Place	Germany
4th place	Uruguay

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association 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; in 2004, the international football federation, FIFA, selected South Africa over Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals. In the final, Spain, the European champions, defeated third-time finalists the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain their first world title, becoming the eighth nation to win the tournament, and the first European nation to win the tournament outside its home continent. Host nation South Africa, 2006 world champions Italy and 2006 runners-up France were all eliminated in the first round of the tournament. It was the first time that the hosts were eliminated in the first round.

Qualification

CAF	6	South Africa (Host Tournament 1) Autistic Republic of South Africa (Host Tournament 2) Most Serene Republic of South Africa (Host Tournament 4) Zimbabwe (co-host Tournament 3) Namibia (co-host Tournament 3) Lesotho (Co-Host Tournament 3) Kenya (co-host Tournament 3) Egypt (co-host Tournament 3) Swaziland (Co-host Tournament 3) Ghana Ivory Coast Cameroon Nigeria Algeria Egypt
AFC	4	Australia Japan North Korea South Korea Bahrain Hong Kong Macau Iraq Taijikistan
UEFA		Italy France England Spain Netherlands Serbia Slovenia Slovakia Switzerland Germany Greece Denmark Portugal Ukraine Croatia Republic of Ireland Turkey Wales Romania Northern Ireland Czech Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina Malta Autistic Republic of Austria Most Serene Republic of Greece United Kingdom of Great Britain Arsenal FC Chelsea FC
CONCACAF		Honduras United States Mexico Anguilla Barbados Monserrat Costa Rica Trinidad & Tobago USWNT US U-20 MNT US U-17 WNT Most Serene Republic of Mortville Most Serene Republic of Cold River
COMEBOL	5	Argentina Brazil Paraguay Uruguay Chile
OFC		New Zealand Tonga Samoa Fiji
NCAA		Florida Atlantic Owls Illinois Fighting Illini Boise State Broncos Notre Dame Fighting Irish Indiana State Sycamores
NHSAA		South Vermillion Wildcats
NFL		AFC Pro Bowl 2010 team NFC Pro Bowl 2010 team San Francisco 49ers Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots Buffalo Bills New Orleans Saints New York Giants Detroit Lions Barcelona Dragons Pittsburgh Steelers Buffalo Iron Bisons
USFL		Oklahoma Outlaws
LFL		Orlando Fantasy Seattle Mist
NHL		Minnesota Mighty Ducks
NBA		Cleveland Cavaliers San Antonio Spurs
LGBTQ/Feminist World		Playboy Bunnies

Group Stage

World Cup 1 and 2-South Africa and Zimbabwe/Kenya Regionals

World Cup 3- South African Autistic Republic Regional

Group I

1		Autistic Republic of South Africa
2		San Francisco 49ers
3		United States Women's National Soccer Team
4		Florida Atlantic Owls

Group J

1		United States Under-20 Men's National Team
2		Indianapolis Colts
3		Autistic Republic of Austria
4		United Kingdom of Great Britain

Group K

1		Arsenal FC
2		New Orleans Saints
3		Most Serene Republic of Cold River
4		New York Giants

Group L

1		Cleveland Cavaliers
2		Orlando Fantasy
3		Minnesota Mighty Ducks
4		United States Under-17 Women's National Team

Group M

1		Barcelona Dragons
2		Most Serene Republic of Mortville
3		South Vermillion Wildcats
4		Illinois Fighting Illini

Group N

1		Chelsea FC
2		Detroit Lions
3		Boise State Broncos
4		Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Group O

1		AFC 2010 Pro Bowl Team
2		NFC 2010 Pro Bowl Team
3		Buffalo Bills
4		Seattle Mist

Group P

1		San Antonio Spurs
2		New England Patriots
3		Oklahoma Outlaws
4		Indiana State Sycamores

World Cup 4- South African Most Serene Republic Regional

World Cup 5- South West Africa Regional

1. South West Africa
2. Playboy Bunnies

World Cup 6- Namibia Regional

1. Namibia
2. New Jersey Generals

World Cup 7- Angola Regional

1. Angola

World Cup 8- South African Oakley Republic and South African Feminist Republic Regional

1. Oakley Republic of South Africa
2. Feminist Republic of South Africa
3. Buffalo Iron Bisons
4. Pittsburgh Steelers