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Spain is the champion of the 19th World Cup, the eighth different nation to ever be champion. Spain defeated the Netherlands in the final 1-0 with the goal coming at the 116' minute. The Spaniards richly deserve their championship, they were the best team in the tournament. The 3rd place match was won by Germany once again as they beat Uruguay 3-2. Ghana came agonizingly close to being the first African team to ever reach the semi-finals, while Paraguay made it to their first quarter-final. Asian sides South Korea and Japan both beat out second-tier European sides to reach the round-of-16, while Australia and New Zealand almost did the same. Meanwhile, Brazil and Argentina both slumped out of the tournament in the quarter-finals for the second consecutive World Cup, while Italy and France—the two finalists from 2006—were both humiliated in the first round. CONCACAF sides Mexico and the United States were solid in reaching the round-of-16, but Ghana was the only African side to progress to the knockout stage. England was knocked out in the round-of-16, partially due to a refereeing decision that will go down in infamy. Slovakia and Chile both had good tournaments in reaching the last 16. Over all it was a fantastic tournament and South Africa deserves tremendous credit for making it so.
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