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After beating Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding war, South Africa will become the first ever African nation to host the FIFA World Cup Finals in the summer of 2010. The 64-game soccer bonanza, featuring 32 of the World's best teams, will take place from June the 11th to July the 11th. Italy are the current champions, after winning in the 2006 German-based tournament, but they will face stiff opposition from the other favourites, including Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Germany, France, England and Portugal amongst others.
Welcome to the 19th FIFA World Cup Finals! |
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| Location: Johannesburg |
| Completed: 1989 - Major renovation in 2009 |
| 2010 Capacity: 94,700 |
| World Cup Games: 8 |
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| * also known as First National Bank Stadium (FNB Stadium) |
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| Location: Port Elizabeth |
| Completed: 2009 |
| 2010 Capacity: 48,000 |
| World Cup Games: 8 |
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| Location: Cape Town |
| Completed: 2010 - Still under construction |
| 2010 Capacity: 70,000 |
| World Cup Games: 8 |
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| * previously known as Green Point Stadium |
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| Location: Durban |
| Completed: 2009 |
| 2010 Capacity: 70,000 |
| World Cup Games: 7 |
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| * sometimes known as Durban Stadium |
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| Location: Pretoria |
| Completed: 1906 - Major renovations in 1984 & 2008 |
| 2010 Capacity: 50,000 |
| World Cup Games: 6 |
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| Location: Johannesburg |
| Completed: 1928 - Demolished and rebuilt in 1982 - Major 2009 renovation |
| 2010 Capacity: 61,000 |
| World Cup Games: 7 |
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| * now formally known as Coca-Cola Park |
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| Location: Bloemfontein |
| Completed: 1952 |
| 2010 Capacity: 48,000 |
| World Cup Games: 6 |
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| Location: Polokwane |
| Completed: 2010 - Still under construction |
| 2010 Capacity: 46,000 |
| World Cup Games: 4 |
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| Location: Nelspruit |
| Completed: 2009 |
| 2010 Capacity: 46,000 |
| World Cup Games: 4 |
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| Location: Rustenburg |
| Completed: 1999 - Major renovation in 2010 |
| 2010 Capacity: 42,000 |
| World Cup Games: 6 |
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Team |
Ladbrokes |
Paddy Power |
William Hill |
Spain |
4/1 |
4/1 |
9/2 |
Brazil |
11/2 |
5/1 |
11/2 |
England |
5/1 |
11/2 |
5/1 |
Argentina |
9/1 |
9/1 |
9/1 |
Italy |
10/1 |
12/1 |
12/1 |
Germany |
9/1 |
14/1 |
12/1 |
Netherlands |
11/1 |
14/1 |
14/1 |
France |
16/1 |
12/1 |
14/1 |
Portugal |
20/1 |
25/1 |
28/1 |
Ivory Coast |
25/1 |
25/1 |
28/1 |
all other teams |
40/1+ |
40/1+ |
40/1+ |
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Player |
Team |
Games |
Goals |
1 |
Moumouni Dagano |
Burkina Faso |
12 |
12 |
1 |
Osea Vakatalesau |
Fiji |
10 |
12 |
3 |
Theofanis Gekas |
Greece |
11 |
10 |
| 3 |
Humberto Suazo |
Chile |
18 |
10 |
| 5 |
Edin Dzeko |
Bosnia & Hertz. |
12 |
9 |
| 5 |
Samuel Eto'o |
Cameroon |
11 |
9 |
| 5 |
Luis Fabiano |
Brazil |
11 |
9 |
| 5 |
Wayne Rooney |
England |
9 |
9 |
| 5 |
Seule Soromon |
Solomon Islands |
8 |
9 |
| 10 |
Joaquin Botero |
Bolivia |
6 |
8 |
| 10 |
Sarayoot Chaikamdee |
Thailand |
8 |
8 |
| 10 |
Rudis Corrales |
El Salvador |
17 |
8 |
| 10 |
Frederic Kanoute |
Mali |
10 |
8 |
| 10 |
Razak Omotoyossi |
Benin |
11 |
8 |
| 10 |
Maksim Shatskikh |
Uzbekistan |
11 |
8 |
| 10 |
Shane Smeltz |
New Zealand |
5 |
8 |
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Year |
Host Country |
Teams |
Winner |
Losing Finalist |
Score of Final |
1930 |
Uruguay |
13 |
Uruguay |
Argentina |
4-2 |
1934 |
Italy |
16 |
Italy |
Czechoslovakia |
1-1 (2-1 aet) |
1938 |
France |
15 |
Italy |
Hungary |
4-2 |
1950 |
Brazil |
13 |
Uruguay |
Brazil (2nd) |
winner of 4 team final group |
1954 |
Switzerland |
16 |
West Germany |
Hungary |
3-2 |
1958 |
Sweden |
16 |
Brazil |
Sweden |
5-2 |
1962 |
Chile |
16 |
Brazil |
Czechoslovakia |
3-1 |
1966 |
England |
16 |
England |
West Germany |
2-2 (4-2 aet) |
1970 |
Mexico |
16 |
Brazil |
Italy |
4-1 |
1974 |
West Germany |
16 |
West Germany |
Netherlands |
2-1 |
1978 |
Argentina |
16 |
Argentina |
Netherlands |
1-1 (3-1 aet) |
1982 |
Spain |
24 |
Italy |
West Germany |
3-1 |
1986 |
Mexico |
24 |
Argentina |
West Germany |
3-2 |
1990 |
Italy |
24 |
West Germany |
Argentina |
1-0 |
1994 |
United States |
24 |
Brazil |
Italy |
0-0 (0-0 aet) pen: 3-2 |
1998 |
France |
32 |
France |
Brazil |
3-0 |
2002 |
S. Korea / Japan |
32 |
Brazil |
Germany |
2-0 |
2006 |
Germany |
32 |
Italy |
France |
1-1 (1-1 aet) pen: 5-3 |
2010 |
South Africa |
32 |
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Player |
Team |
Games |
Goals |
Final Appearances |
1 |
Ronaldo |
Brazil |
19 |
15 |
1994 (did not play), 1998, 2002, 2006 |
2 |
Gerd Müller |
West Germany |
13 |
14 |
1970, 1974 |
3 |
Just Fontaine |
France |
6 |
13 |
1958 |
4 |
Pelé |
Brazil |
14 |
12 |
1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 |
5 |
Jürgen Klinsmann |
Germany / West Germany |
17 |
11 |
1990, 1994, 1998 |
5 |
Sándor Kocsis |
Hungary |
5 |
11 |
1954 |
7 |
Gabriel Batistuta |
Argentina |
12 |
10 |
1994, 1998, 2002 |
7 |
Teófilo Cubillas |
Peru |
13 |
10 |
1970, 1978, 1982 |
7 |
Miroslav Klose |
Germany |
14 |
10 |
2002, 2006 |
7 |
Grzegorz Lato |
Poland |
20 |
10 |
1974, 1978, 1982 |
| 7 |
Gary Lineker |
England |
12 |
10 |
1986, 1990 |
| 7 |
Helmut Rahn |
West Germany |
10 |
10 |
1954, 1958 |
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Players with 9 goals |
Ademir, Roberto Baggio, Eusébio, Jairzinho, Paolo Rossi, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Uwe Seeler, Vavá, Christian Vieri |
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Players with 8 goals |
Diego Maradona, Guillermo Stábile, Leônidas, Oscar MÃguez, Rivaldo, Rudi Völler |
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Players with 7 goals |
Careca, Oldřich Nejedlý, Hans Schäfer, Lajos Tichy , Johnny Rep, Andrzej Szarmach |
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Players with 6 goals |
Mario Kempes, Erich Probst, Bebeto, Rivelino, Hristo Stoichkov, Davor Šuker, Thierry Henry, Helmut Haller, Lothar Matthäus, Max Morlock, György Sárosi, Gyula Zsengellér, Salvatore Schillaci, Dennis Bergkamp, Rob Rensenbrink, Zbigniew Boniek, Oleg Salenko, Josef Hügi |
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Players with 5 goals |
Hans Krankl, Marc Wilmots, Garrincha, Romário, Zico, Roger Milla, Tomáš Skuhravý, Geoff Hurst, Michel Platini, Zinédine Zidane, Alessandro Altobelli, Silvio Piola, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Neeskens, Peter McParland, Estanislao Basora, Emilio Butragueño, Fernando Hierro, Fernando Morientes, Raúl, Kennet Andersson, Henrik Larsson, Pedro Cea, Juan Alberto Schiaffino |
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