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The '''2010 FIFA World Cup''' was a [[association football|football]] tournament hosted by [[South Africa (football)|South Africa]]. The 19th edition of the tournament, it began on Friday, 11 June 2010 and ended on Sunday, 11 July 2010 when the final was played at the [[Soccer City Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]]. The winners were [[Spain (football)|Spain]], who defeated the [[Netherlands (football)|Netherlands]] 1–0 in the final with a 116th minute (extra time) goal by [[Andrés Iniesta]] of [[Futbol Club Barcelona|Barcelona]]. A total of 204 countries entered teams into the qualifying stage which began in August 2007 and 32, including South Africa who were exempt from pre-qualification, took part in the 2010 tournament.


The current World Cup is being contested in South Africa.  It is the 19th [[World Cup]], a [[football]] tournament held every four years under the auspices of the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ([[FIFA]]).  There are 16 national teams contesting the final; the winning team will take home $30,000,000.
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Although initially there was doubt about South Africa's ability to host the games, and worry over whether or not venues would be completed on time, there has been a great deal of praise for the accomplishments of the host nation.  However, FIFA has come under fire from several controversial refereeing decisions, most notoriously a ''handball'' from French captain [[Thierry Henry]] in the [[France]]-[[Ireland]] game that delivered a World Cup berth to France, despite international outcry and an official protest from Ireland, and a series of judgmental blunders and inconsistent decisions during the current tournament.
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With respect to the controversy, FIFA's original position was that there was nothing wrong with the present system. In the wake of continued egregious errors in judgment during the present competition, notably the denying of a [[goal]] to English midfielder Frank Lampard during the England-Germany match, FIFA has agreed to review the possibility of using electronic technology.
 
The finals will be held on Sunday 11th July 2010 and will be between [[The Netherlands]] and [[Spain]]. A playoff between the losers of the two semi-finals ([[Uruguay]] and [[Germany]]) will determine third and fourth places.

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The 2010 FIFA World Cup was a football tournament hosted by South Africa. The 19th edition of the tournament, it began on Friday, 11 June 2010 and ended on Sunday, 11 July 2010 when the final was played at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. The winners were Spain, who defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in the final with a 116th minute (extra time) goal by Andrés Iniesta of Barcelona. A total of 204 countries entered teams into the qualifying stage which began in August 2007 and 32, including South Africa who were exempt from pre-qualification, took part in the 2010 tournament.

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