The official anthem of the 2010 World Cup was "Sign of a Victory" by R. Kelly with the Soweto Spiritual Singers, which was also performed at the opening ceremony. ts=String.fromCharCode(60); Saudi Arabia Starting XI: 22 Mohammed Al-Owais. [112][113][114][115] Many World Cup competitors complained about the noise caused by the vuvuzela horns, including France's Patrice Evra, who blamed the horns for the team's poor performance. At 35 years and 124 days, Pepe became Portugal’s oldest goalscorer in a major tournament. google_ad_height = 90; The top two teams in each group advanced to the round of 16. There is a lot to improve on. "It is unbelievable that we have to suffer this way. 6 Rodrigo Betancur (10 Giorgian De Arrascaeta 63). Despite the absence of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, they kick off with convincing wins away to Bolivia and at home to Colombia providing a morale-boosting start and a tribute to 17 Taisir Al Jassim (17 Housein Al Hogahwi 44), 19 Fahad Al Muwallad (10 Mohhamad Al Sahlawi 78), Luis Suarez won his 100th cap and became the first. var _gaq = _gaq || []; 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game), FIFA World Cup hosts § 2010 FIFA World Cup, failed to win the right to host the 2006 event, play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland, Cape Town International Convention Centre, 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies § Refereeing, England in their 4–1 loss against Germany, 2010 FIFA World Cup statistics § Goalscorers, Elimination and Prevention of Re-Emergence of Slums Act, Listen Up! New Zealand, with their three draws, were the only undefeated team in the tournament, but they were also eliminated in the first round. [15][16] Franz Beckenbauer, Horst R. Schmidt, and, reportedly, some FIFA executives expressed concern over the planning, organisation, and pace of South Africa's preparations. Four years later he rushed back from injury to help Uruguay into the knockout stage but was thrown out of the competition for biting. Saudi Arabia were much improved from the team that had surrendered five goals to Russia five days earlier. Once at the tournament, the prize money was distributed as follows:[41], In a first for the World Cup, FIFA made payments to the domestic clubs of the players representing their national teams at the tournament. document.write(ts+'script src="http://www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads/ad2513e.cgi/v=2.3S/sz=728x90A/'+rnum+'/'+nf+'RETURN-CODE/JS/">'+ts+'/script>'); Uruguay qualified 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; , with Martin Caceres moving to right-back. 2010 in South Africa The Coach: Oscar Tabárez (Uruguayan, 62). Iniesta scored the latest winning goal in a FIFA World Cup final (116'). Only six out of the thirteen UEFA teams advanced to the round of 16, a record low since the introduction of this stage in 1986.