USA Africa Dialogue Series - WORLD-CUP-SOUTH-AFRICA-2010: Final (July 11) Report: Spain Wins World Cup Over Netherland - as Correctly Predicted (Again!) by German Octopus Paul

 

Dear All:

 

Every good thing must come to an end.  World Cup 2010 South Africa (June 11 - July 11, 2010) has.

 

1.  Spain has deservedly won the World Cup 2010 - and for the first time ever.

2.  South Africa has organized a  successful World Cup - which happened for the first time ever on African soil.

3.  Nelson Mandela (at age 92) was able to watch the World Cup final - albeit very briefly at the venue before the match began before retiring to the comfort of his home TV.

4.  Europe had First (Spain), Second (Netherlands) and Third (Germany) Places. For that, I wished the Ghana-nemesis Uruguay (Fourth Place) had beaten Germany. 

5.  Ghana did Africa proud - Uruguay notwithstanding - and we shall not forget Suarez, Gyan and Mensah quickly for preventing Ghana's advancement beyond the Quarter-Final stage.

6.  Nigeria nko?  Did not get past the group stage.  We hope to forget Kaita and Yakubu quickly.

7.  A legendary winner-predicting "psychic" octopus called Paul was born - how long it will last remains to be seen.

8.  Outstanding players for me: Forlan (Uruguay), Ayew (Ghana), Villa (Spain), Robben (Netherlands), Mueller (Germany), Messi (Argentina), Dos Santos (Mexico), Enyeama (Nigeria), Altidore (USA).

 

And there you have it.  See you in 2014 - Deo volonte!

 

 

 

Bolaji Aluko

 

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World Cup 2010

http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/index.html 

 

Awards:

 

1.  adidas Golden Ball: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
   Diego Forlan named Best Player.

2.      adidas Silver Ball: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)
adidas Bronze Ball: David Villa (Spain)

3.      adidas Golden Boot: Thomas Mueller (Germany) - 5 goals, 3 assists

4.      adidas Silver Boot: David Villa (5 goals, 1 assist)
adidas Bronze Boot: Wesley Sneijder (5 goals, 1 assist)

5.      adidas Golden Glove: Iker Casillas (Spain)                                                         

      The Spain keeper conceded just two goals.

6.      Hyundai Best Young Player: Thomas Mueller (Germany)

7.      Last Man of the Match: Andres Iniesta (Spain)

8.      Castrol Index Top Player of the Tournament: Sergio Ramos (Spain)

9.      FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain

 

 

 

Finals
Match #	Date & Day	Time EST	Country 1 Score		Country 2 Score	Comment
64	11/07 Sunday	2.30 pm	Netherlands 0	Vs	Spain 1	Spain Wins World Cup (0-0 ht) deservedly in a match won by an Andres Iniesta goal at extra time, match in which Netherlands wasted some scoring opportunities but Spain even more
Third Place
63	10/07 Saturday	2.30 pm	Uruguay 2	Vs	Germany 3	Germany wins Third Place (1-1 ht) In a thrilling match with great Uruguay play and last-second Diego Forlan free kick that hit the bar
Semi-Finals
Match #	Date & Day	Time EST	Country 1 Score		Country 2 Score	Comment	Next match
61	06/07 Tuesday	2.30 pm	Uruguay 2	Vs	Netherlands 3	Netherland Wins (1-1 ht; 3-1; 3-2) In a closely-fought contest with a frenetic end	Netherlands Plays Spain In Finals;   Uruguay Plays Germany In 3rd-Place Match
62	07/07 Wensday	2.30 pm	Germany 0	Vs	Spain 1	Spain Wins (0-0 ht) with superior ball control and chaining of Germany's famous break-away goals sans Muelller
QuarterFinals
Match #	Date & Day	Time EST	Country 1 Score		Country 2 Score	Comment	Next match
57	02/07 Friday	10.00 am	Netherlands 2	Vs	Brazil 1	Netherlands wins in an  upset against favorites Brazil.. Robben and Van Persie caused problems, and Brazil was not particularly exciting	Netherlands Plays Uruguay Next
58	02/07 Friday	2.30 pm	Uruguay 1 (4 PK)	Vs	Ghana 1 (2 PK)	Uruguay Wins In a heartbreaker for Ghana  (Africa's last hope), that could have won through penalty kick at last second of extra time that was missed by Gyan. Ghana missed two more PKs, including one by a ridiculously overconfident captain Mensah who took no run-up
59	03/07 Saturday	10.00 am	Germany 4	Vs	Argentina 0	Germany Wins In a Massacre of Argentina in Africa	Germany Plays Spain Next
60	03/07 Saturday	2.30 pm	Paraguay 0	Vs	Spain 1	Spain Wins In a Great Match-up with Missed and Canceled PKs and Late Win
Round-of-16 Matches
Match #	Date & Day	Time EST	Country 1 Score		Country 2 Score	Comment	Next match
49	26/06 Saturday	10.00 am	A1 Uruguay 2	vs	B2 Korea Republic 1	Uruguay wins Korea played Much better though	Uruguay Plays Ghana Next
50	26/06 Saturday0	2.30 pm	C1 USA 1	vs	D2 Ghana 2	Ghana wins Extra-time US played better in the second half; pressed till the end
51	27/06 Sunday	10.00 am	D1 Germany 4	vs	C2 England 1	Germany Wins Germany Mangled England, and richly deserved to win despite the atrocious disallowed England goal (goal-line technology should be adopted)	Germany Plays Argentina Next
52	27/06 Sunday	2.30 pm	B1 Argentina 3	vs	A2 Mexico 1	Argentina wins Despite controversy of offside first goal, Argentina deserved win richly
53	28/06 Monday	10.00 am	E1 Netherlands 2	vs	F2 Slovakia 1	Netherlands Wins Slovakia played well for whole periods of time,	Netherlands Plays Brazil Next
54	28/06 Monday	2.30 pm	G1 Brazil 3	vs	H2 Chile 0	Brazil wins Score line does not reflect better play and possession by Chile
55	29/06 Tuesday	10.00 am	F1 Paraguay 0 (5 PK)	vs	E2 Japan 0 (3 PK)	Paraguay Wins 5-3 on Penalty Kicks Great Game Unlucky Japan	Paraguay Plays Spain Next
56	29/06 Tuesday	2.30 pm	H1 Spain 1	vs	G2 Portugal 0	Spain Wins And gives Portugal a clinic

 

 

GROUP STAGE

 

Match #	Date - Time	Country #1	Results (h.t.)	Country # 2	Comment
GROUP A	Uruguay Mexico Qualify
1	11/06 10:00 am	South Africa	1:1 (0:0)	Mexico
2	11/06 2.30 pm	Uruguay	0:0	France
17	16/06 2.30 pm	South Africa	0:3 (0:1)	Uruguay
18	17/06 2.30 pm	France	0:2 (0:0)	Mexico
33	22/06 10:00 am	Mexico	0:1 (0:1)	Uruguay
34	22/06 10:00 am	France	1:2 (0:2)	South Africa
GROUP B	Argentina Korea Republic Qualify
3	12/06 10:00 am	Argentina	1:0 (1:0)	Nigeria
4	12/06 1.30 pm	Korea Republic	2:0 (1:0)	Greece
19	17/06 10:00 am	Greece	2:1 (1:1)	Nigeria
20	17/06 1.30 pm	Argentina	4:1 (2:1)	Korea Republic
35	22/06 2.30 pm	Nigeria	2:2 (1:1)	Korea Republic
36	22/06 2.30 pm	Greece	0:2 (0:0)	Argentina
GROUP C	England USA Qualify
5	12/06 2.30 pm	England	1:1 (1:1)	USA
6	13/06 1.30 pm	Algeria	0:1 (0:0)	Slovenia
22	18/06 10:00 am	Slovenia	2:2 (2:0)	USA
23	18/06 2.30 pm	England	0:0	Algeria
37	23/06 10:00 am	Slovenia	0:1 (0:1)	England
38	23/06 10:00 am	USA	1:0 (0:0)	Algeria
GROUP D	Germany Ghana Qualify
7	13/06 2.30 pm	Germany	4:0 (2:0)	Australia
8	13/06 10:00 am	Serbia	0:1 (0:0)	Ghana
21	18/06 1.30 pm	Germany	0:1 (0:1)	Serbia
24	19/06 10:00 am	Ghana	1:1 (1:1)	Australia
39	23/06 2.30 pm	Ghana	0:1 (0:0)	Germany
40	23/06 2.30 pm	Australia	2:1 (0:0)	Serbia
GROUP E	Netherlands Japan Qualify
9	14/06 1.30 pm	Netherlands	2:0 (0:0)	Denmark
10	14/06 10:00 am	Japan	1:0 (1:0)	Cameroon
25	19/06 1.30 pm	Netherlands	1:0 (0:0)	Japan
26	19/06 2.30 pm	Cameroon	1:2 (1:1)	Denmark
43	24/06 2.30 pm	Denmark	1:3 (0:2)	Japan
44	24/06 2.30 pm	Cameroon	1:2 (0:1)	Netherlands
GROUP F	Paraguay Slovakia Qualify
11	14/06 2.30 pm	Italy	1:1 (0:1)	Paraguay
12	15/06 1.30 pm	New Zealand	1:1 (0:0)	Slovakia
27	20/06 1.30 pm	Slovakia	0:2 (0:1)	Paraguay
28	20/06 10:00 am	Italy	1:1 (1:1)	New Zealand
41	24/06 10:00 am	Slovakia	3:2 (1:0)	Italy
42	24/06 10:00 am	Paraguay	0:0	New Zealand
GROUP G	Brazil Portugal Qualify
13	15/06 10:00 am	Côte d'Ivoire	0:0	Portugal
14	15/06 2.30 pm	Brazil	2:1 (0:0)	Korea DPR
29	20/06 2.30 pm	Brazil	3:1 (1:0)	Côte d'Ivoire
30	21/06 1.30 pm	Portugal	7:0 (1:0)	Korea DPR
45	25/06 10:00 am	Portugal	0:0	Brazil
46	25/06 10:00 am	Korea DPR	0:3 (0:2)	Côte d'Ivoire
GROUP H	Spain Chile Qualify
15	16/06 1.30 pm	Honduras	0:1 (0:1)	Chile
16	16/06 10:00 am	Spain	0:1 (0:0)	Switzerland
31	21/06 10:00 am	Chile	1:0 (0:0)	Switzerland
32	21/06 2.30 pm	Spain	2:0 (1:0)	Honduras
47	25/06 2.30 pm	Chile	1:2 (0:2)	Spain
48	25/06 2.30 pm	Switzerland	0:0	Honduras

 

 

 

 

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