2010 FIFA World Cup

2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th edition of the men's FIFA World Cup tournament. 32 teams qualified for the final tournament, including hosts South Africa. This was the first time the World Cup traveled to Africa since there was no FIFA World Cups hosted by countries in Africa before.

The winners of the tournament was Spain, who defeated the Netherlands in the final 1-0 after extra time.

Qualified teams
32 teams participated in the final tournament. Two European nations made their World Cup debuts, Slovakia and Serbia. Both nations previously had no experience with the World Cup.

Nations that failed to qualify include Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Croatia, which all of their streaks of appearing in the tournaments have ended. Sweden, Poland, and Ecuador all failed to qualify for the first time since 1998. Euro 2008 semifinalists Russia and Turkey also failed.