World Cup 2010 Photo Gallery

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Round of 16 : Brazil 3 Chile 0

Brazil's Robinho takes the ball past Chile's Alexis Sanchez

Sliding in: Brazil's defender Juan tackles Humberto Suazo of Chile

Brazil's Juan opens the scoring after heading Maicon's corner into the net

Back of the net: Brazil's Kaka celebrates after his teammate Juan scores the opening goal against Chile

All smiles: Brazil's defender Juan (left) celebrates with Lucio (right) after scoring at Ellis Park

Tap in: Brazil's Luis Fabiano hits the ball into the net to give his side a two goal lead at Ellis Park


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Round of 16 : Brazil 3 Chile 0

Celebration: Luis Fabiano (right) celebrates with Kaka (left) after scoring against Chile

Goalbound: Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has no chance to stop Robinho's strike which made the score 3-0 to Brazil

Making a point: Brazil's Robinho (left) celebrates with Kaka (right) after scoring Brazil's third goal against Chile

Group hug: Brazil's players Embrace after Robinho adds a third goal against Chile

Final score: supporters dance in front of the big screen in Johannesburg

Blurred vision: Juan of Brazil pictured in action against Chile

Embrace: Gilberto Silva hugs fellow Brazilian Maicon at the full time whistle


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Round of 16 : Paraguay 0 Japan 0 (aet) 5 : 3

Round of 16 (Knockout Stage)
Paraguay 0 Japan 0 (aet) 5 : 3

Rising sun: Japanese supporters bring some colour to the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria

A supporter of Paraguay blows a vuvuzela before the start of the match against Japan

On the ball: Japan's midfielder Keisuke Honda challenges Paraguay's midfielder Nestor Ortigoza and striker Edgar Benitez

Sliding in: Japan's Yoshito Okubo is tackled by Paraguay's Paulo Da Silva

On the ball: Japan's midfielder Keisuke Honda challenges Paraguay's midfielder Nestor Ortigoza and striker Edgar Benitez

Full stretch: Japan's Tulio defends against Paraguay's Lucas Barrios as he takes a shot on goal


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Round of 16 : Paraguay 0 Japan 0 (aet) 5 : 3

Vital block: Japan's Keisuke Honda (C) blocks a shot on goal by Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz

Tipped over: Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar reaches for the ball during the second round match against Japan

Paraguay's coach Gerardo Martino looks on as Japan's defender Yuto Nagatomo heads the ball with Paraguay's striker Lucas Barrios

Japan's Keisuke Honda reacts after being tackled by Paraguay's Paulo Da Silva

Painful viewing: Japan's goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima reacts during his side's goalless draw with Paraguay

Cramp: Paraguay players are helped by teammates as they prepares for extra time against Japan


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Round of 16 : Paraguay 0 Japan 0 (aet) 5 : 3

In the air: Japan defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka tries an overhead kick

Team talk: Japan's players huddle in their break during extra time

From the spot: Paraguay's Edgar Barreto scores his penalty kick

Crucial miss: Japan's Yuichi Komano misses his crucial penalty against Paraguay

Penalty heartache: Japan's Yuichi Komano reacts after missing from the spot

Match winner: Paraguay's Oscar Cardozo celebrates after scoring the last penalty of the shootout against Japan


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Round of 16 : Paraguay 0 Japan 0 (aet) 5 : 3

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Paraguay vs Japan (5-3) Penalty Shootout



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Round of 16 : Spain 1 Portugal 0

Round of 16 (Knockout Stage)
Spain 1 Portugal 0

Portugese supporters bring colour to Cape Town for their match against Spain

National anthem: Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo (right) sings along to the national anthem next to teammate Cristiano Ronaldo

Gerard Pique of Spain vies for the ball with Fabio Coentrao of Portugal

Eye on the ball: Portugal's Fabio Coentrao heads the ball during the World Cup match against Spain

Full house: a panoramic view of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town during the Second Round match between Spain and Portugal


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Round of 16 : Spain 1 Portugal 0

Caught up: Spain's Fernando Torres falls under the challenge of Portugal's Bruno Alves

Not happy: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures as he stands next to Argentine referee Hector Baldassi
during the World Cup match between Spain and Portugal

Sergio Busquets of Spain tangles with Tiago of Portugal

Goalmouth scramble: Hugo Almeida of Portugal challenges Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas on the goal line

Frustrated: Portugual's Ronaldo reacts after missing a chance to score against Spain


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Round of 16 : Spain 1 Portugal 0

Reaching out: Portugal's goalkeeper Eduardo saves a shot from Spain's Fernando Llorente

Opening goal: Spain's top scorer David Villa opens the scoring with a superb strike

Spain's David Villa celebrates after giving his side the lead against Portgual in their World Cup last 16 tie

Celebration: David Villa roars towards the crowd after scoring for Spain against Portugal

Referee Baldassi shows the red card to Portugal's Costa

Viva España: Spain's players celebrate at the full time whistle after booking their place in the quarter-finals


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Quarter-finals : Holland 2 Brazil 1

Quarter-finals
Holland 2 Brazil 1

Hair today, gone tomorrow: a Brazil fan shows a novel way to support his side in Port Elizabeth

Brazil fans soak up the sunshine ahead of their team's crucial quarter-final with Holland

Holland supporers enjoy a pint ahead of kick off in Port Elizabeth

Feeling the pressure: Brazil's Robinho clashes with Mark van Bommel

Holland's Arjen Robben lies on the ground after a tackle from Brazil's Felipe Melo


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Quarter-finals : Holland 2 Brazil 1

Goalbound: Brazil's Robinho fires past Holland's goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg to give his side the lead

Back of the net: Holland goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg looks on after Robinho's strike opens the scoring

Gilberto Silva of Brazil tackles Holland's Arjen Robben

Brazil's Robinho celebrates after giving his side the lead against Holland

Piece to camera: Holland's Wesley Sneijder celebrates to the camera after his side equalise against Brazil


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Quarter-finals : Holland 2 Brazil 1

Camera shy: Holland's Wesley Sneijder celebrates after Felipe Melo's own goal makes the score 1-1

Mix up: Brazil's Felipe Melo jumps with goalkeeper Julio Cesar, resulting in an own goal

Own goal: Felipe Melo scores an own goal past his goalkeeper Julio Cesar

Holland's Robin van Persie reacts after his side equalise against Brazil

Flying Dutchman: Holland's Arjen Robben reacts after being tripped up by Brazil's Michel Bastos


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Quarter-finals : Holland 2 Brazil 1

Heading in: Wesley Sneijder gives Holland the lead with a header

Wesley Sneijder celebrates after scoring Holland's second goal against Brazil

Having a word: Mark Van Bommel has words with Brazil's Dani Alves

Seeing red: Referee Yuichi Nishimura flashes the red card to Brazil's Felipe Melo for stamping on Arjen Robben

Embrace: Andre Ooijer celebrates with John Heitinga after the full time whistle in Port Elizabeth


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Quarter-finals : Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 a.e.t. 4:2 Penalty Shoot Out

Quarter-finals
Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 a.e.t.
4:2 Penalty Shoot Out

Soccer City in Johannesburg, setting for the second quarter-final, between Uruguay and Ghana, looked impressive by nightfall

Patriotic: Uruguay fans were in full voice in the build up to the match

Pride of Africa: Ghana will be flying the flag for Africa, after being the only side from the continent to survive the group stages.

While Uruguay will hope to rain on Ghana's parade as they continue their quest for a third World Cup triumph

Alvaro Fernandez skips away from Kevin-Prince Boateng as Uruguay dominate the early exchanges


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Quarter-finals : Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 a.e.t. 4:2 Penalty Shoot Out

Star quality: Diego Forlan accelerates away from Sulley Muntari as the pressure on the Ghanaian goal bgins to build

On the stretch: Richard Kingston is forced into action in the Ghana goal

Resistance is Futile: Jorge Fucile takes a tumble as he competes for the ball with Ghana's Samuel Inkoom

Even contest: Sulley Muntari surges through the Uruguay midfield as Ghana work their way back into the match

Sulley Muntari lets fly from distance...

... and opens the scoring for Ghana shortly before the half-time interval


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Quarter-finals : Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 a.e.t. 4:2 Penalty Shoot Out

... and his wickedly-swerving shot flies beyond Kingston and into the Ghana goal

Diego Forlan is congratulated by strike partner Luis Suárez after putting Uruguay back on level terms against Ghana

See you later: Uruguay's Nicolas Lodeiro jinks past Anthony Annan

Uruguay's Diego Perez protests his innocence after a crunching tackle on Ghana's Kwadwo Asamoah

Plenty to think about: Uruguay manger Oscar Tabarez (right) and his Ghanaian counterpart, Milovan Rajevac,
contemplate extra time as the 90-minute mark approaches


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Quarter-finals : Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 a.e.t. 4:2 Penalty Shoot Out

Luis Suárez punches the ball off the line to deny Ghana a last-minute extra time winner...

... but the referee spots his hand ball, sends Suarez off and awards Ghana a penalty

Paying the penalty: but Asamoah Gyan hits the bar with the subsequent penalty and the match heads into a shoot-out

... where Fernando Muslera is the hero, as he saves from Jon Mensah and Dominic Adiyah

Nonchalant: leaving Sebastian Abreu to cooly chip home the deciding penalty and send Uruguay through to the semi-finals


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Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 a.e.t.
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Quarter-finals : Argentina 0 Germany 4

Quarter-finals
Argentina 0 Germany 4

Sign language: an Argentina fan brings some humour to the Green Point stadium

Clowning around: Argentina supporters enjoy the atmosphere ahead of kick off in Cape Town

Football pundit Chris Kamara enjoys a kick around with South African president Jacob Zuma ahead of kick off in Cape Town

Early lead: Germany's Thomas Mueller heads in the game's opening goal on three minutes

Opening goal: Thomas Mueller's header heads into the net to give Germany an early lead

Celebration: Germany's Thomas Mueller reacts after giving his side an early lead against Argentina


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Quarter-finals : Argentina 0 Germany 4

On the ball: Javier Mascherano of Argentina tackles Bastian Schweinsteiger of Germany

Chancellor's delight: German Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrates next to South African President Jacob Zuma after Thomas Mueller's opening goal

Lucky charm: Argentina coach Diego Maradona holds a bracelet during his side's quarter-final match with Germany

Attacking threat: Argentina's Carlos Tevez takes on Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer

Sliding in: Javier Mascherano of Argentina challenges Miroslav Klose of Germany

Argentina's striker Gonzalo Higuain falls over Germany's defender Per Mertesacker


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