2010 FIFA World Cup statistics
These are the statistics for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which took place in South Africa.
Goalscorers
The winner of the Golden Boot was Thomas Müller. Of all players that scored five goals during the tournament, Müller had the most assists (three); the other three players had one assist each.
Scoring
- Total number of goals scored: 145, including 101 in the group stage
- Average goals per match: 2.27
- Total number of hat-tricks: 1 (Gonzalo Higuaín, Argentina)
- Total number of penalty kicks awarded: 15
- Total number of penalty kicks scored: 9
- Most goals scored, team: 16 — Germany
- Most goals scored, individual: 5 — David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Thomas Müller, Diego Forlán
- Most assists given: 3 — Mesut Özil, Dirk Kuyt, Kaká, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller
- Most goals and assists: 8 — Thomas Müller
- Fewest goals scored: 0 — Algeria, Honduras
- Most goals conceded: 12 — Korea DPR
- Fewest goals conceded: 1 — Portugal, Switzerland
- Best goal difference: +11 — Germany
- Worst goal difference -11 — Korea DPR
- Most goals, match, both teams: 7 — Portugal (7) and Korea DPR (0)
- Most goals, match, one team: 7 — Portugal against Korea DPR
- Most goals, match, losing team: 2 — Italy against Slovakia (3); Uruguay against Netherlands (3); Uruguay against Germany (3)
- Biggest margin of victory: 7 — Portugal 7–0 Korea DPR
- Most clean sheets: 5 — Spain
- Fewest clean sheets: 0 — Australia, Cameroon, Denmark, Greece, Italy, North Korea, Nigeria, Slovakia, South Africa
- Most clean sheets (by opponents): 3 — Algeria, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal
- Fewest clean sheets (by opponents): 0 — Italy, Korea Republic, United States
- Most consecutive clean sheets: 4 — Spain
- Most consecutive clean sheets (by opponents): 3 — Algeria, Honduras, Paraguay
- First goal of the tournament: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa against Mexico
- First hat-trick of the tournament: Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against Korea Republic
- Fastest goal in a match from kickoff: 3rd minute (2:38) — Thomas Müller for Germany against Argentina
- Fastest goal in a match by a substitute: 2 minutes — Cacau for Germany against Australia, Rodrigo Millar for Chile against Spain, and Kamil Kopúnek for Slovakia against Italy
- Latest goal in a match without extra time: 90+5 minute — Álvaro Pereira for Uruguay against South Africa
- Latest winning goal in a match without extra time: 90+1 minute — Landon Donovan for the United States against Algeria
- Latest winning goal in a match with extra time: 116 minute — Andrés Iniesta for Spain against the Netherlands
- Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3 — Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against Korea Republic
- Own goals scored: 2 — Park Chu-Young and Daniel Agger
- Oldest goal scorer: 37 years and 151 days old — Cuauhtémoc Blanco for Mexico against France
- Youngest goal scorer: 20 years and 273 days old — Thomas Müller for Germany against Australia
Assists
Players with two or more assists were as follows:
Name |
Team |
Assists |
|---|---|---|
Netherlands |
3 |
|
Brazil |
3 |
|
Germany |
3 |
|
Germany |
3 |
|
Germany |
3 |
|
Uruguay |
2 |
|
Korea Republic |
2 |
|
Côte d'Ivoire |
2 |
|
Netherlands |
2 |
|
Uruguay |
2 |
|
Spain |
2 |
|
Germany |
2 |
Man of the Match
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Awards |
Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Netherlands |
4 |
vs Uruguay (SF), vs Brazil (QF), vs Japan (GM), vs Denmark (GM) |
|
2 |
Spain |
3 |
vs the Netherlands (FI), vs Paraguay (QF), vs Chile (GM) |
|
Japan |
3 |
vs Paraguay (R16), vs Denmark (GM), vs Cameroon (GM) |
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Portugal |
3 |
vs Brazil (GM), vs Korea DPR (GM), vs Côte d'Ivoire (GM) |
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Uruguay |
3 |
vs Ghana (QF), vs South Africa (GM), vs France (GM) |
||
6 |
Nigeria |
2 |
vs Argentina (GM), vs Greece (GM) |
|
Korea Republic |
2 |
vs Nigeria (GM), vs Greece (GM) |
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USA |
2 |
vs Algeria (GM), vs Slovenia (GM) |
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Slovakia |
2 |
vs Italy (GM), vs New Zealand (GM) |
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Ghana |
2 |
vs Serbia (GM), vs Australia (GM) |
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Uruguay |
2 |
vs South Korea (R16), vs Mexico (GM) |
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Germany |
2 |
vs England (R16), vs Uruguay (3P) |
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Spain |
2 |
vs Germany (SF), vs Portugal (R16) |
Stadiums
Stadium |
City |
Capacity |
Matches played |
Overall |
Average |
Average |
Overall |
Average |
Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cape Town Stadium |
Cape Town |
64,100 |
8 |
{{#expr: +64100 +62869 + 64100 +63644 +63093 + 62955 + 64100 + 62479}} |
63,418 |
98.9 |
22 |
2.75 |
0 (sea level) |
Ellis Park Stadium |
Johannesburg |
55,686 |
7 |
{{#expr: +55686 +54331 + 45573 + 54386 +53412 + 54096 + 55359}} |
53,263 |
95.7 |
19 |
2.71 |
1753 m |
Free State Stadium |
Bloemfontein |
40,911 |
6 |
{{#expr: +30620 +31593 + 26643 + 39415 + 28042 + 40510}} |
32,804 |
80.2 |
14 |
2.33 |
1400 m |
Loftus Versfield Stadium |
Pretoria |
42,858 |
6 |
{{#expr: +38833 +42658 + 38074 + 35827 + 41958 + 36742}} |
39,015 |
91.0 |
11 |
1.83 |
1214 m |
Mbombela Stadium |
Nelspruit |
40,929 |
4 |
{{#expr: +32664 + 38229 + 37836 + 34763}} |
35,873 |
87.6 |
9 |
2.25 |
660 m |
Moses Mabhida Stadium |
Durban |
62,760 |
7 |
{{#expr: +62660 +62453 + 62010 + 61874 + 62712 + 61962 + 60960}} |
62,090 |
98.9 |
14 |
2.00 |
0 (sea level) |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
Port Elizabeth |
42,486 |
8 |
{{#expr: +31513 +37034 + 38294 + 34872 + 36893 + 30597 + 40186 + 36254}} |
35,705 |
84.0 |
16 |
2.00 |
0 (sea level) |
Peter Mokaba Stadium |
Polokwane |
41,733 |
4 |
{{#expr: +30325 + 35370 + 38891 +34850}} |
34,859 |
83.5 |
5 |
1.25 |
1310 m |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
Rustenburg |
38,646 |
6 |
{{#expr: +38646 +23871 + 34812 + 33425 +27967 + 34976}} |
32,283 |
83.5 |
14 |
2.33 |
1500 m |
Soccer City |
Johannesburg |
84,490 |
8 |
{{#expr: +84490 + 83465 + 82174 + 84445 + 83391 + 84337 + 84017 + 84490}} |
83,851 |
99.2 |
21 |
2.63 |
1753 m |
Total |
{{#expr: +64100*8 + 55686*7 + 40911*6 + 42858*6 + 40929*4 + 62760*7 + 42486*8 + 41733*4 +38646*6 + 84490*8 }} |
64 |
{{#expr: +84490 + 64100 + 31513 + 55686 + 38646 + 30325 + 38833 + 62660 + 83465 + 30620 + 62869 + 23871 + 37034 + 54331 + 32664 + 62453 + 42658 + 82174 + 31593 + 35370 + 38294 + 45573 + 64100 + 62010 + 34812 + 38074 + 26643 + 38229 + 84455 + 63644 + 34872 + 54386 + 33425 + 39415 + 61874 + 38891 + 35827 + 36893 + 37836 + 83391 + 53412 + 34850 + 63093 + 27967 + 34763 + 62712 + 41958 + 28042 + 30597 + 34976 + 40510 + 84377 + 61962 + 54096 + 36742 + 62955 + 40186 + 84017 + 64100 + 55359 + 62479 + 60960 + 36254 + 84490}} |
49,670 |
92.9 |
145 |
2.27 |
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Wins and losses
- Most wins: 6 — Spain, Netherlands
- Fewest wins: 0 — Algeria, Cameroon, France, Honduras, Italy, Korea DPR, New Zealand, Nigeria
- Most losses: 3 — Cameroon, Korea DPR
- Fewest losses: 0 — New Zealand
- Most draws: 3 — New Zealand, Paraguay
- Fewest draws: 0 — Argentina, Cameroon, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Korea DPR, Netherlands, Serbia, Spain
- Most points in group stage: 9 — Argentina, Netherlands
- Fewest points in group stage: 0 — Cameroon, Korea DPR
Team rankings
Shortly after the final, FIFA issued the following final ranking of every team in the tournament. The ranking was based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.
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Overall statistics
In the table below, the following abbreviations are used:
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- Pts = total points accumulated (teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss)
- APts = average points per game
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- AGF = average goals scored per game
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- AGA = average goals conceded per game
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
- AGD = average goal difference (GD/Pld)
- CS = clean sheets
- ACS = average clean sheets
- YC = yellow cards
- AYC = average yellow cards
- RC = red and/or yellow-red cards
- ARC = average red cards
Bold numbers indicate the maximum values in each column.
Nation |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
APts |
GF |
AGF |
GA |
AGA |
GD |
AGD |
CS |
ACS |
YC |
AYC |
RC |
ARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0.33 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
−2 |
−0.67 |
1 |
0.33 |
8 |
2.67 |
2 |
0.67 |
Argentina |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
2.40 |
10 |
2.00 |
6 |
1.20 |
4 |
0.80 |
2 |
0.40 |
8 |
1.60 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1.33 |
3 |
1.00 |
6 |
2.00 |
−3 |
−1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
7 |
2.33 |
2 |
0.67 |
|
Brazil |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
2.00 |
9 |
1.80 |
4 |
0.80 |
5 |
1.00 |
2 |
0.40 |
9 |
1.80 |
2 |
0.40 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
5 |
1.67 |
−3 |
−1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Chile |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1.50 |
3 |
0.75 |
5 |
1.25 |
−2 |
−0.50 |
2 |
0.50 |
11 |
2.75 |
1 |
0.25 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1.33 |
4 |
1.33 |
3 |
1.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
2 |
0.67 |
5 |
1.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Denmark |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1.00 |
3 |
1.00 |
6 |
2.00 |
−3 |
−1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
England |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1.25 |
3 |
0.75 |
5 |
1.25 |
−2 |
−0.50 |
2 |
0.50 |
6 |
1.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
France |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0.33 |
1 |
0.33 |
4 |
1.33 |
−3 |
−1.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
6 |
2.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
Germany |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
2.14 |
16 |
2.29 |
5 |
0.71 |
11 |
1.57 |
3 |
0.43 |
10 |
1.43 |
1 |
0.17 |
Ghana |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1.40 |
5 |
1.00 |
4 |
0.80 |
1 |
0.20 |
1 |
0.20 |
12 |
2.40 |
0 |
0.00 |
Greece |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
5 |
1.67 |
−3 |
−1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
1.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
Honduras |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0.33 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
1.00 |
−3 |
−1.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
3 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Italy |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0.67 |
4 |
1.33 |
5 |
1.67 |
−1 |
−0.33 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
1.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
Japan |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1.50 |
4 |
1.00 |
2 |
0.50 |
2 |
0.50 |
2 |
0.50 |
4 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Korea DPR |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
12 |
4.00 |
−11 |
−3.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1.00 |
6 |
1.50 |
8 |
2.00 |
−2 |
−0.50 |
1 |
0.25 |
6 |
1.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Mexico |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1.00 |
4 |
1.00 |
5 |
1.25 |
−1 |
−0.25 |
1 |
0.25 |
9 |
2.25 |
0 |
0.00 |
Netherlands |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
2.57 |
12 |
1.71 |
6 |
0.86 |
6 |
0.86 |
2 |
0.29 |
23 |
3.29 |
1 |
0.14 |
New Zealand |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
2 |
0.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
6 |
2.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Nigeria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0.33 |
3 |
1.00 |
5 |
1.67 |
−2 |
−0.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
1.67 |
1 |
0.33 |
Paraguay |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1.60 |
3 |
0.60 |
2 |
0.40 |
1 |
0.20 |
3 |
0.60 |
9 |
1.80 |
0 |
0.00 |
Portugal |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1.25 |
7 |
1.75 |
1 |
0.25 |
6 |
1.50 |
3 |
0.75 |
8 |
2.00 |
1 |
0.25 |
Serbia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
3 |
1.00 |
−1 |
−0.33 |
1 |
0.33 |
8 |
2.67 |
1 |
0.33 |
Slovakia |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1.00 |
5 |
1.25 |
7 |
1.75 |
−2 |
−0.50 |
0 |
0.00 |
11 |
2.75 |
0 |
0.00 |
Slovenia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1.33 |
3 |
1.00 |
3 |
1.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.33 |
9 |
3.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
South Africa |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1.33 |
3 |
1.00 |
5 |
1.67 |
−2 |
−0.67 |
0 |
0.00 |
4 |
1.33 |
1 |
0.33 |
Spain |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
2.57 |
8 |
1.14 |
2 |
0.29 |
6 |
0.86 |
5 |
0.71 |
8 |
1.14 |
0 |
0.00 |
Switzerland |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1.33 |
1 |
0.33 |
1 |
0.33 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
0.67 |
7 |
2.33 |
1 |
0.33 |
United States |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1.25 |
5 |
1.25 |
5 |
1.25 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.25 |
8 |
2.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
Uruguay |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
1.86 |
11 |
1.57 |
8 |
1.14 |
3 |
0.43 |
3 |
0.43 |
13 |
1.85 |
2 |
0.29 |
Total |
64 |
48 |
16 |
48 |
160 |
2.50 |
145 |
2.27(1) |
145 |
2.27(1) |
0 |
0.00 |
43 |
0.67(1) |
241 |
3.77(1) |
17 |
0.27(1) |
(1): per match in total, not per side.
External links
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