Nelson Mandela greeted fans before the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands in Johannesburg. There was much doubt whether Mr Mandela was going to attend the closing ceremony of the month long event.
The final game was full of highlights as both Spain and the Netherlands played a strong game and neither giving the other side a gap. After 90 minutes the score was still 0-0 and the match went into over time. During the final minutes of the game Spain found a gap in the opposing defense and scored the winning goal of the game thus taking the World Cup back home.
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan won the Golden Ball award as best player at the soccer World Cup after helping his team to reach the semifinals in South Africa.
The Atletico Madrid player got 23.4 percent of the votes from accredited media at the tournament to take the accolade ahead of Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands, and Spain’s David Villa.
Germany’s Thomas Mueller won the Golden Boot as top scorer after finishing tied on 5 goals with Spain’s Villa, Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands and Forlan. Mueller took the prize because he had three assists, compared to one each for the other candidates.
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