At present, the 2010 World Cup has came to its end, and there is no doubt that lot of fans and some other people affected still found themselves immersed in the great event. As the do-or-die stage of the World Cup starts last Saturday, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay and Ghana routed into the quarter-finals. At the same time, we have to witness the cruel and grievous exit of some huge names: England, Italy, France, South Korea and United States. In and after the match, some memorable moments are worth paying attention to.
France endures football Waterloo at World Cup
On the edge of the pitch, French coach Raymond Domenech buried his head in hands. With Gourcuff expulsion, France’s wafer-thin hopes of perhaps recuing as its calamitous World Cup by beating South Africa evaporated. France’s humiliation was now total and complete.

Spain World Cup fiesta goes wild

Spain's national soccer team players look out from an open-top bus past Arco de la Victoria during a celebration parade in downtown Madrid, July 12, 2010. Spain stunned the Netherlands to win their first World Cup on Sunday in sensational fashion with a goal in the last minutes of extra time. Spain erupted with its biggest fiesta in memory Monday when its football team returned to a jubilant nation after winning the World Cup.
The unavoidable violence in the court
Spain’s Xabi Alonso (L) gets a boot in his chest by Netherlands’ Nigel de Jong as they fight for the ball during their 2010 World Cup final soccer match at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010. However, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, while refusing to directly criticize the Dutch tactics, said the effort required might have taken its toll on his team’s opponents.” I congratulate our opponents who gave us a very hard time and never let us get comfortable, “ said Del Bosque.”It’s very difficult to play for 90 minutes at the rhythm they imposed, they had a great physical effort and we dominated extra time.”
Fan tries to grab World Cup trophy before final
A pitch intruder covers the World Cup trophy with a cap before being detained by security officers before the 2010 World Cup final soccer match between Netherlands and Spain at soccer city stadium. It’s reported by local news that a man wearing an anti-racism T-shirt ran on to the pitch minutes before the start of World Cup final.