World Cup 2010 Group D World Cup 2010: Mesut Ozil strike sends Germany through to last 16 Sean Ingle at Soccer City. Ghana, the only African nation to reach the knock-out phases in 2006, have been awarded four penalties in their six World Cup matches, scoring three. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. @seaningle Wed 23 Jun 2010 16.52 EDT First published on Wed 23 Jun 2010 … The bidding process for hosting the tournament finals was open only to African nations. Ghana entered the World Cup on the back of a strong showing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, where they eliminated the hosts and Nigeria in … Germany, on the back of their first defeat in the World Cup group stages since 1986, are looking to become the first team to win the World Cup despite losing a group match since Argentina in 1978.