Relive every goal of the tournament. A great way to spend 10 minutes at work!
Here is a great spread of tournament statistics courtesy of FIFA.
FIFA Awards
Golden Ball: Diego Forlan of Uruguay
Golden Boot: Thomas Mueller of Germany
Golden Glove: Iker Casillas of Spain
Young Player: Thomas Mueller of Germany
Forlan was an absolute beast and probably had one of the best years any player could ask for.
My Team of the Tournament
Keeper: Iker Casillas (Spain)
Defense: Philip Lahm (Germany), Carles Puyol (Spain) John Mensah (Ghana) Maicon (Brazil)
Midfield: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Xavi (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands) Thomas Mueller (Germany)
Strikers: David Villa (Spain), Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
If you think my team is awful and needs some replacements...let me know in the comments! Who would you have picked?
Xabi Alonso has this to say about De Jong's Jackie Chan like tackle.
"It was one of the worst tackles I have ever suffered,"It was one of the most painful tackles in my life and it was hard to play on."I have probably broken a rib, although I am not too worried about that."A nice little read from David Bond of BBC on South Africa and it's new era thanks to the World Cup.
Dutch legend Johan Cruyff pretty much thinks the Dutch team played like idiots. - BBC -
Ronaldinho is in talks with AC Milan to move him to Brazilian club Flamengo.
Fernando Torres could be out for the first two months of the Prem season. - Guardian -
Man City launched a website for American fans.....because we can't read the UK site? MCFC.com
The New York Red Bulls are set to introduce Thierry Henry as a new member of their team on Thursday. - Global Post -
Bob Bradley to Craven Cottage? - Goal -
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