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Quiz: How well do you remember the 2010 World Cup?

*HONK!*

1. Which South African player scored the first goal of the tournament in the opening game?
Steven Pienaar
Teko Modise

Siphiwe Tshabalala
Katlego Mphela
2. Spain lost their opening game, throwing their World Cup hopes into serious doubt. Who defeated them?
Switzerland
Chile

Denmark
Honduras
3. Which stadium hosted the World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain?
Cape Town Stadium
Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban)

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth)
Soccer City (Johannesburg)
4. England crashed out of the tournament in a 4-1 humbling by Germany in the last 16. Who scored England's only goal?
Matthew Upson
Stephen Gerrard

James Milner
Jermaine Defoe
5. Andres Iniesta scored what would ultimately be the winner for Spain in extra-time of the final. What minute did the goal come?
114
116

110
119
6. Who out of the players below finished the tournament with more goals?
Luis Suarez
Asamoah Gyan

Robinho
Gonzalo Higuain
7. We all know what this is, it ruined an entire World Cup but how is it spelled?
Vuvuezela
Vuvizela

Vuvuzela
Vuvuzala
8. Ghana missed a penalty late in extra-time that ultimately cost them as they lost the subsequent shootout 4-2. Who missed the decisive penalty in the shootout?
John Mensah
Dominic Adiyiah

Kevin-Prince Boateng
Asamoah Gyan
9. Which of these players was not named in the World Cup Dream Team after the tournament?
Maicon
Fernando Torres

Wesley Sneijder
Diego Forlan
10. Diego Maradona's Argentina topped Group B but who finished second place in that group?
South Korea
Greece

Japan
Slovakia
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Gold
Top of the pile, you really were paying attention.
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Silver
Not too bad at all. If you'd paid a little more attention you could have won the gold.
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Bronze
The questions just didn't suit you this time.
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Wooden Spoon
Well now. There's not much we can say about that. Did you even watch that World Cup?
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