2010 World Cup
Spain won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In the final in Johannesburg on 11 July 2010, Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time.
- Hosts
- South Africa
- Teams
- 32
- Winner
- Spain
- Runner-up
- Netherlands
- Final
- 1–0 aet, 11 July 2010
- Venue
- Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg
- Top scorers
- Thomas Müller, Wesley Sneijder, David Villa and Diego Forlán (5 goals each)
- Goals in the tournament
- 145
- Crowd at the final
- 84,490
Play the lists
Every team at the 2010 World Cup
Name every nation that played at the 2010 men’s World Cup.Netherlands starting XI — 2010 World Cup final
Name the Netherlands’ starting XI in the 2010 World Cup final.Spain starting XI — 2010 World Cup final
Name Spain’s starting XI in the 2010 World Cup final.Netherlands squad — 2010 World Cup
Name every player in the Netherlands’ squad at the 2010 World Cup.Spain squad — 2010 World Cup
Name every player in Spain’s squad at the 2010 World Cup.
Questions
Who won the 2010 World Cup?
Spain won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In the final in Johannesburg on 11 July 2010, Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time.
Who was the top scorer at the 2010 World Cup?
Thomas Müller, Wesley Sneijder, David Villa and Diego Forlán (5 goals each).
Where was the 2010 World Cup final?
At Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg, on 11 July 2010.
Sources
Checked against 5 pages from 3 publishers; a server re-read the quoted lines before this page went up. Scores are the winner’s first.
- Planet World Cup / Jan Alsos (read 2026-10-26)
- Planet World Cup / Jan Alsos (read 2026-10-26)
- Planet World Cup / Jan Alsos (read 2026-10-26)
- Deutscher Fußball-Bund / DFB Datencenter (read 2026-10-26)
- Clyde Street / Keith Lyons (read 2026-10-26)