World Cup 2010

S.Africa's World Cup brought in less money than expected

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 6 (Reuters) - The soccer World Cup helped to rebrand South Africa but brought in far less money than anticipated, officials said on Monday.

Referee Webb defends performance after final furore

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - World Cup final referee Howard Webb has defended his performance in Sunday's match and said he did all he could to keep control in a bad-tempered atmosphere.

Tue 13 Jul 2010

I thought I was offside for winning goal - Iniesta

BARCELONA, Spain, July 13 (Reuters) - Spain's Andres Iniesta thought he was offside when he collected the ball and scored the winning goal in the World Cup final, the midfielder said on Tuesday.

Mon 12 Jul 2010

Spaniards turns out to welcome home heroes

MADRID, July 12 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of cheering fans turned Madrid's main streets into a sea of red and waited for hours in blistering heat to see Spain's World Cup heroes pass by with the trophy on an open-topped bus.

Tue 13 Jul 2010

Dutch team get canal parade despite Cup loss

AMSTERDAM, July 13 (Reuters) - Determined not to let defeat spoil a good party, some 700,000 fans turned out to welcome the Dutch soccer team home from the World Cup in a parade through Amsterdam's canals on Tuesday.

Mon 12 Jul 2010

African cup joy blemished by attack

JOHANNESBURG, July 12 (Reuters) - FIFA heaped praise on South Africa on Monday for a successful World Cup that defied the sceptics, but a bloody bomb attack in Uganda was a brutal blemish on the continent's joy.

Sun 11 Jul 2010

Iniesta delivers final blow in Spanish triumph

JOHANNESBURG, July 11 (Reuters) - Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta's nerveless finish in extra time delivered a knockout blow to Netherlands in a bruising final to clinch a 1-0 win and their first World Cup triumph at the first African finals.

Mon 12 Jul 2010

Lack of fair play spoiled final - Blatter

JOHANNESBURG, July 12 (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted on Monday that he was let down by the behaviour of the players in Sunday's World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain.

Mon 12 Jul 2010

Puyol should have been dismissed, says angry Robben

JOHANNESBURG, July 11 (Reuters) - Spanish defender Carles Puyol should have been the first player to be sent off by referee Howard Webb, according to Arjen Robben after his Dutch side lost the World Cup final 1-0 against Spain on Sunday.

Mon 12 Jul 2010

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