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    2010 FIFA World Cup

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    La 2010 FIFA World Cup It was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's soccer teams.

    Event

    The FIFA World Cup took place in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, 2010. The bidding process to host the tournament finals was open only to African nations; in 2004, FIFA selected South Africa before Egypt and Morocco to become the first African nation to host the finals.



    The matches were played in 10 stadiums in nine cities around the country, with the final match at Soccer City Stadium in South Africa's largest city, Johannesburg. 32 teams were selected to participate through a world ranking tournament that began in August 2007. In the first round of the finals, teams competed in groups of 4 teams on points, with the top 2 teams in each group going from round. Those 16 teams advanced to the knockout round, where three matches decided which teams would advance to the finals.

    In the final, Spain, the European champion, defeated three-time finalist Holland 1-0 after extra time, with Andrés Iniesta's goal in the 116th minute giving Spain its first world title, making it the eighth country to win. the tournament, and the first European country to win the tournament outside of its continent.

    Aspects

    To celebrate the FIFA World Cup, Riot released soccer-themed skins for specific champions. These skins were released during the Cup, the men's on June 22, 2010 and the women's on July 28, 2010. All were removed from the store on November 1, 2010.


    Appearance name Cost 2010 FIFA World Cup
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    2010 FIFA World Cup Blitzcrank Goalkeeper 520
    2010 FIFA World Cup Ezreal Forward 520
    2010 FIFA World Cup Katarina Red Card 975


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