The champion of the 2010 Men’s World Cup will be a first time winner after the Netherlands and Spain won their respective semifinals. The Netherlands continued their perfect record at South Africa 2010 by defeating Uruguay 3-2 in Cape Town, whilst Spain won 1-0 against Germany to reach the final and potentially become the first Men’s World Cup champion that lost its first match of the tournament. For the Dutch, it will be their third appearance in the final match, whilst the Spanish have never previously reached this plateau.
» Third place match: Uruguay-Germany, SAT 10 JUL 2010, Nelson Mandela Bay/​Port Elizabeth
» Final: Netherlands-Spain, SUN 11 JUL 2010, Johannesburg [Soccer City]