Saturday, July 17, 2010

FIFA World Cup 2010 - Facts and Stats


WINNING FACTS

  • Spain became the first side ever to win the World Cup after losing their opening match.
  • First time to win outside their continent since Brazil in 1958.
  • Managed only 8 goals in 7 matches, 3 fewer than the previous lowest total in a winning campaign.
  • Only the second reigning European Champions to lift the World Cup after West Germany, who won the 1972 Euro and 1974 World Cup.
  • Didn't concede a single goal in all 4 knockout matches, becoming the first team to keep a clean sheet en route to winning the Trophy.
  • The 2 goals conceded by Spain in the entire Cup equaled the joint fewest allowed in a World Cup by the winning team (France in 1998; Italy in 2006)
  • 32 years after Argentina's Daniel Bertoni scored the last extra-time goal against Holland in a World Cup final, Iniesta repeated the feat


ROLL OF HONOUR

  • Golden Ball (Best Player of the World Cup) - Uruguay's Diego Forlan
  • Golden Boot (Top Scorer) - Germany's Thomas Mueller
  • Golden Glove (Best Goalkeeper) - Spain's Iker Casillas
  • Best Young Player - Germany's Thomas Mueller
  • Fair Play Award - Spain


WORLD CUP IN NUMBERS

  • 16 - Most goals scored, by Germany
  • 00 - Fewest goals scored, by Algeria and Honduras
  • 01 - Fewest goals conceded, by Portugal and Switzerland
  • 12 - Most goals conceded, by North Korea
  • 37 - Oldest scorer, Mexico's Blanco vs France
  • 20 - Youngest scorer, Germany's Mueller vs Australia
  • 13 - Number of times team beating 3rd placed team has won Cup
  • 164 - Total goal scored in 64 matches 
  • 03 - Mins, Fastest goal scored from kick off, by Thomas Mueller vs Argentina 


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