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.^[1] In total, 145 goals were scored by 98 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

• Daniel Agger (against the Netherlands)
• Park Chu-young (against Argentina)

Assists

Kaká won the assists table with three assists in 337 minutes (least minutes).

3 assists

2 assists

1 assist

Source: FIFA^[2]

Rank	Name	Assists	Minutes played
1	Kaká	3	337'
2	Thomas Müller	3	473'
3	Mesut Özil	3	586'
4	Dirk Kuyt	3	587'
5	Bastian Schweinsteiger	3	621'

Scoring

Overall

• Total number of goals scored: 145
• Average goals per match: 2.27
• Total number of braces: 10
  Luís Fabiano, Diego Forlán, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Müller, Wesley Sneijder, Luis Suárez, Carlos Tevez, Tiago, David Villa, Róbert Vittek
• Total number of hat-tricks: 1
  Gonzalo Higuaín
• Total number of penalty kicks awarded: 15
• Total number of penalty kicks scored: 9
  Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Landon Donovan, Samuel Eto'o, Diego Forlán, Asamoah Gyan (2), Vincenzo Iaquinta, Róbert Vittek, Yakubu
• Total number of penalty kicks missed or saved: 6
  Xabi Alonso, Óscar Cardozo, Asamoah Gyan, Lukas Podolski, Jon Dahl Tomasson, David Villa
• Penalty kick success rate: 7001600000000000000♠60%
• Own goals scored: 2
  Daniel Agger, Park Chu-Young

Timing

• First goal of the tournament: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa against Mexico
• First brace of the tournament: Diego Forlán for Uruguay against South Africa
• First hat-trick of the tournament: Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against South Korea
• Last goal of the tournament: Andrés Iniesta for Spain against Netherlands
• Last brace of the tournament: Miroslav Klose for Germany against Argentina
• Last hat-trick of the tournament: Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against South Korea
• Fastest goal in a match from kickoff: 3rd minute (2:38)
  Thomas Müller for Germany against Argentina
• Fastest goal in a match after coming on as a substitute: 2 minutes
  Cacau for Germany against Australia, Rodrigo Millar for Chile against Spain, Kamil Kopúnek for Slovakia against Italy
• Latest goal in a match without extra time: 90+5th minute
  Álvaro Pereira for Uruguay against South Africa
• Latest goal in a match with extra time: 116th minute
  Andrés Iniesta for Spain against Netherlands
• Latest winning goal in a match without extra time: 90+1st minute
  Landon Donovan for United States against Algeria
• Latest winning goal in a match with extra time: 116th minute
  Andrés Iniesta for Spain against Netherlands
• Shortest time difference between two goals scored by the same team in a match: 2 minutes (1:29)
  Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiago for Portugal against North Korea

Teams

• Most goals scored by a team: 16
  Germany
• Fewest goals scored by a team: 0
  Algeria, Honduras
• Most goals conceded by a team: 12
  North Korea
• Fewest goals conceded by a team: 1
  Portugal, Switzerland
• Best goal difference: +11
  Germany
• Worst goal difference: -11
  North Korea
• Most goals scored in a match by both teams: 7
  Portugal 7–0 North Korea
• Most goals scored in a match by one team: 7
  Portugal against North Korea
• Most goals scored in a match by the losing team: 2
  Italy against Slovakia, Uruguay against Netherlands, Uruguay against Germany
• Biggest margin of victory: 7 goals
  Portugal 7–0 North Korea
• Most clean sheets achieved by a team: 5
  Spain
• Fewest clean sheets achieved by a team: 0
  Australia, Cameroon, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Nigeria, North Korea, Slovakia, South Africa
• Most clean sheets given by an opposing team: 3
  Algeria, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal
• Fewest clean sheets given by an opposing team: 0
  Italy, South Korea, United States
• Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a team: 4
  Spain
• Most consecutive clean sheets given by an opposing team: 3
  Algeria, Honduras, Paraguay

Individual

• Most goals scored by an individual: 5
  Diego Forlán, Thomas Müller, Wesley Sneijder, David Villa
  
• Most assists given by an individual: 3
  Kaká, Dirk Kuyt, Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil, Bastian Schweinsteiger
  
• Most goals and assists produced by an individual: 8
  Thomas Müller (5 goals, 3 assists)
  
• Most clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 5
  Iker Casillas
  
• Fewest clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 0
  Gianluigi Buffon, Hans-Jörg Butt, Faouzi Chaouchi, Vincent Enyeama, Robert Green, Souleymanou Hamidou, Moeneeb Josephs, Itumeleng Khune, Federico Marchetti, Ján Mucha, Ri Myong-Guk, Mark Schwarzer, Thomas Sørensen, Alexandros Tzorvas
  
• Most consecutive clean sheets achieved by a goalkeeper: 4
  Iker Casillas
  
• Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3
  Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against South Korea
• Oldest goal scorer: 37 years and 5 months
  Cuauhtémoc Blanco for Mexico against France
  
• Youngest goal scorer: 20 years and 9 months
  Thomas Müller for Germany against Australia

Wins and losses

• Most wins: 6 – Netherlands, Spain
  
• Fewest wins: 0 – Algeria, Cameroon, France, Honduras, Italy, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea
  
• Most losses: 3 – Cameroon, North Korea
  
• Fewest losses: 0 – New Zealand
  
• Most draws: 3 – New Zealand, Paraguay
  
• Fewest draws: 0 – Argentina, Cameroon, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, North Korea, Serbia, Spain
  
• Most points in the group stage: 9 – Argentina, Netherlands
  
• Fewest points in the group stage: 0 – Cameroon, North Korea

Match awards

Man of the Match

Wesley Sneijder received four Man of the Match awards, more than any other player.^[3]

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Awards
1	Wesley Sneijder	Netherlands	Denmark (GM), Japan (GM), Brazil (QF), Uruguay (SF)	4
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	Ivory Coast (GM), North Korea (GM), Brazil (GM)	3
	Diego Forlán	Uruguay	France (GM), South Africa (GM), Ghana (QF)
	Keisuke Honda	Japan	Cameroon (GM), Denmark (GM), Paraguay (R16)
	Andrés Iniesta	Spain	Chile (GM), Paraguay (QF), Netherlands (FI)
6	Landon Donovan	United States	Slovenia (GM), Algeria (GM)	2
	Vincent Enyeama	Nigeria	Argentina (GM), Greece (GM)
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	Serbia (GM), Australia (GM)
	Thomas Müller	Germany	England (R16), Uruguay (TP)
	Park Ji-Sung	South Korea	Greece (GM), Nigeria (GM)
	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	Mexico (GM), South Korea (R16)
	Róbert Vittek	Slovakia	New Zealand (GM), Italy (GM)
	Xavi	Spain	Portugal (R16), Germany (SF)
14	Daniel Agger	Denmark	Cameroon (GM)	1
	Antolín Alcaraz	Paraguay	Italy (GM)
	André Ayew	Ghana	United States (R16)
	Jean Beausejour	Chile	Honduras (GM)
	Tim Cahill	Australia	Serbia (GM)
	Ashley Cole	England	Algeria (GM)
	Daniele De Rossi	Italy	New Zealand (GM)
	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	North Korea (GM)
	Gelson Fernandes	Switzerland	Spain (GM)
	Mark González	Chile	Switzerland (GM)
	Javier Hernández	Mexico	France (GM)
	Gonzalo Higuaín	Argentina	South Korea (GM)
	Tim Howard	United States	England (GM)
	Robert Koren	Slovenia	Algeria (GM)
	Luís Fabiano	Brazil	Ivory Coast (GM)
	Maicon	Brazil	North Korea (GM)
	Lionel Messi	Argentina	Greece (GM)
	James Milner	England	Slovenia (GM)
	Katlego Mphela	South Africa	France (GM)
	Mesut Özil	Germany	Ghana (GM)
	Lukas Podolski	Germany	Australia (GM)
	Arjen Robben	Netherlands	Slovakia (R16)
	Robinho	Brazil	Chile (R16)
	Roque Santa Cruz	Paraguay	New Zealand (GM)
	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Germany	Argentina (QF)
	Vladimir Stojković	Serbia	Germany (GM)
	Carlos Tevez	Argentina	Mexico (R16)
	Siphiwe Tshabalala	South Africa	Mexico (GM)
	Noel Valladares	Honduras	Switzerland (GM)
	Robin van Persie	Netherlands	Cameroon (GM)
	Enrique Vera	Paraguay	Slovakia (GM)
	David Villa	Spain	Honduras (GM)

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	Team	Opponent	Awards
1	Iker Casillas	Spain	Honduras (GM), Portugal (R16), Paraguay (QF), Germany (SF), Netherlands (FI)	5
2	Eduardo	Portugal	Ivory Coast (GM), North Korea (GM), Brazil (GM)	3
	Fernando Muslera	Uruguay	France (GM), South Africa (GM), Mexico (GM)
	Manuel Neuer	Germany	Australia (GM), Ghana (GM), Argentina (QF)
	Justo Villar	Paraguay	Slovakia (GM), New Zealand (GM), Japan (R16)
6	Boubacar Barry	Ivory Coast	Portugal (GM), North Korea (GM)	2
	Diego Benaglio	Switzerland	Spain (GM), Honduras (GM)
	Claudio Bravo	Chile	Honduras (GM), Switzerland (GM)
	David James	England	Algeria (GM), Slovenia (GM)
	Júlio César	Brazil	Portugal (GM), Chile (R16)
	Eiji Kawashima	Japan	Cameroon (GM), Japan (R16)
	Sergio Romero	Argentina	Nigeria (GM), Greece (GM)
	Maarten Stekelenburg	Netherlands	Denmark (GM), Japan (GM)
14	Samir Handanović	Slovenia	Algeria (GM)	1
	Tim Howard	United States	Algeria (GM)
	Jung Sung-Ryong	South Korea	Greece (GM)
	Richard Kingson	Ghana	Serbia (GM)
	Hugo Lloris	France	Uruguay (GM)
	Raïs M'Bolhi	Algeria	England (GM)
	Mark Paston	New Zealand	Paraguay (GM)
	Óscar Pérez	Mexico	France (GM)
	Vladimir Stojković	Serbia	Germany (GM)
	Noel Valladares	Honduras	Switzerland (GM)

Discipline

• Total number of yellow cards: 261
  
• Average yellow cards per match: 4.08
  
• Total number of red cards: 17
  
• Average red cards per match: 0.27
  
• First yellow card of the tournament:
  Efraín Juárez for Mexico against South Africa
  
• First red card of the tournament:
  Nicolás Lodeiro for Uruguay against France
  
• Fastest yellow card from kick off: 2nd minute
  Humberto Suazo for Chile against Switzerland
  
• Fastest yellow card after coming on as a substitute: 1 minute
  Abdelkader Ghezzal for Algeria against Slovenia (introduced in the 58th minute)
  
• Latest yellow card in a match without extra time: 90+5th minute
  Hassan Yebda for Algeria against Slovenia, Mark van Bommel for Netherlands against Uruguay
  
• Latest yellow card in a match with extra time: 120+1st minute
  Xavi for Spain against Netherlands
  
• Fastest dismissal from kick off: 24 minutes
  Harry Kewell for Australia against Ghana
  
• Fastest dismissal of a substitute: 15 minutes
  Abdelkader Ghezzal for Algeria against Slovenia (introduced in the 58th minute)
  
• Latest dismissal in a match without extra time: 90+3rd minute
  Antar Yahia for Algeria against United States
  
• Latest dismissal in a match with extra time: 120+1st minute
  Luis Suárez for Uruguay against Ghana
  
• Shortest time difference between two yellow cards given to the same player: 3 minutes
  Kaká for Brazil against Ivory Coast (booked in the 85th minute and again in the 88th minute)
  
• Most yellow cards (team): 24
  Netherlands
  
• Most red cards (team): 2
  Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Uruguay
  
• Fewest yellow cards (team): 2
  North Korea
  
• Most yellow cards (player): 3
  Víctor Cáceres, Nigel de Jong, John Heitinga, Kaká, Aleksandar Luković, Gregory van der Wiel
  
• Most red cards (player): 1
  Valon Behrami, Tim Cahill, Ricardo Costa, Marco Estrada, Abdelkader Ghezzal, Yoann Gourcuff, Johnny Heitinga, Sani Kaita, Kaká, Harry Kewell, Itumeleng Khune, Miroslav Klose, Nicolás Lodeiro, Aleksandar Luković, Felipe Melo, Luis Suárez, Antar Yahia
  
• Most yellow cards (match): 14
  Netherlands vs Spain
  
• Most red cards (match): 1
  17 different matches
  
• Fewest yellow cards (match): 0
  North Korea vs Ivory Coast, Germany vs Spain
  
• Most cards in one match: 14 yellow cards and 1 red card
  Netherlands vs Spain

Multiple World Cups

Scoring at three or more World Cups

Name	1998		2002		2006		2010		Total goals
	Goals	Against	Goals	Against	Goals	Against	Goals	Against
Cuauhtémoc Blanco	1	BEL	1	CRO	N/A		1	FRA	3
Miroslav Klose	N/A		5	KSA (3), IRL, CMR	5	CRC (2), ECU (2), ARG	4	AUS, ENG, ARG (2)	14
Park Ji-Sung	N/A		1	POR	1	FRA	1	GRE	3

Appearing in four World Cups

Name	1994		1998		2002		2006		2010		Total appearances
	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against	Apps	Against
Denis Caniza	N/A		4	BUL, ESP, NGA, FRA	4	RSA, ESP, SVN, GER	3	ENG, SWE, TRI	1	NZL	12
Fabio Cannavaro	N/A		5	CHI, CMR, AUT, NOR, FRA	3	ECU, CRO, MEX	7	GHA, USA, CZE, AUS, UKR, GER, FRA	3	PAR, NZL, SVK	18
Thierry Henry	N/A		6	RSA, KSA, DEN, PAR, ITA, CRO	2	SEN, URU	7	SUI, KOR, TOG, ESP, BRA, POR, ITA	2	URU, RSA	17
Rigobert Song	2	SWE, BRA	3	AUT, ITA, CHI	3	IRL, KSA, GER	N/A		1	NED	9

Overall results

Bold numbers indicate the maximum values in each column.

By team

Team	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
Australia	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
Cameroon	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
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	0.14
Ghana	5	2	2	1	8	1.60	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
Ivory Coast	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
Japan	4	2	1	1	7	1.75	4	1.00	2	0.50	+2	0.50	2	0.50	4	1.00	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
North Korea	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
Paraguay	5	1	3	1	6	1.20	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
South Korea	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
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	1.57	11	1.57	8	1.14	+3	0.43	3	0.43	13	1.86	2	0.29
Total	64(1)	48	16(2)	48	176	1.38	145	1.13	145	1.13	0	0.00	43	0.34	241	1.88	17	0.13

Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
⁽¹⁾ – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
⁽²⁾ – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
⁽³⁾ – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By confederation

Confederation	T	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	APts	Pts/T
AFC	4	14	4	3	7	15	1.07	3.75
CAF	6	20	4	6	10	18	0.90	3.00
CONCACAF	3	11	2	4	5	10	0.91	3.33
CONMEBOL	5	26	13	6	7	45	1.73	9.00
OFC	1	3	0	3	0	3	1.00	3.00
UEFA	13	54	25	10	19	85	1.57	6.54
Total	32	64(1)	48	16(2)	48	176	1.38	5.50

Host nation(s) are situated in the region(s) rendered in italics.
⁽¹⁾ – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
⁽²⁾ – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
⁽³⁾ – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Stadiums

Stadium	City	Capacity	Elevation[4]	Matches played	Overall attendance	Average attendance per match	Average attendance as % of Capacity	Overall goals scored	Average goals scored per match
Cape Town Stadium	Cape Town	64,100[5]	0 (sea level)	8	507,340	63,418	98.9%	22	2.75
Ellis Park Stadium	Johannesburg	55,686[6]	1753 m	7	372,843	53,263	95.7%	19	2.71
Free State Stadium	Bloemfontein	40,911[7]	1400 m	6	196,823	32,804	80.2%	14	2.33
Loftus Versfield Stadium	Pretoria	42,858[8]	1214 m	6	234,092	39,015	91.0%	11	1.83
Mbombela Stadium	Nelspruit	40,929[9]	660 m	4	143,492	35,873	87.6%	9	2.25
Moses Mabhida Stadium	Durban	62,760[10]	0 (sea level)	7	434,631	62,090	98.9%	14	2.00
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Port Elizabeth	42,486[11]	0 (sea level)	8	285,643	35,705	84.0%	16	2.00
Peter Mokaba Stadium	Polokwane	41,733[12]	1310 m	4	139,436	34,859	83.5%	5	1.25
Royal Bafokeng Stadium	Rustenburg	38,646[13]	1500 m	6	193,697	32,283	83.5%	14	2.33
Soccer City	Johannesburg	84,490[14]	1753 m	8	670,809	83,851	99.2%	21	2.63
Total		3,422,868		64	3,178,856	49,670	92.9%	145	2.27

See also

• 2014 FIFA World Cup statistics

References

1. ↑ "Golden Boot". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2014. 
2. ↑ "Players - Top attacks". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 24 August 2014. 
3. ↑ "Man of the Match". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 30 June 2016. 
4. ↑ "2010 World Cup Stadiums in South Africa". www.soccer-training-info.com. Retrieved 25 June 2010. 
5. ↑ "Greenpoint Stadium – Cape Town". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
6. ↑ "Ellis Park Stadium – Johannesburg". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
7. ↑ "Free State Stadium – Bloemfontein". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
8. ↑ "Loftus Versfeld Stadium – Pretoria". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
9. ↑ "Mbombela Stadium – Nelspruit". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
10. ↑ "Moses Mabhida Stadium – Durban". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
11. ↑ "Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium – Port Elizabeth". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
12. ↑ "Peter Mokaba Stadium – Polokwane". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
13. ↑ "Royal Bafokeng Stadium – Rustenburg". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 
14. ↑ "Soccer City Stadium – Johannesburg". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010. 

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