Editing 2010 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Round of 16===
In this round, each group winner (A to H) was paired against the runner-up from another group.
* South American teams again performed strongly in the round of 16, with four teams advancing to the quarter-finals including [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] who defeated fellow South Americans [[Chile national football team|Chile]].
* European teams performed even more strongly in the sense that all matches between a European and a non-European team were won by the European team. In the previous edition (2006), they had also achieved this.
* England's 4–1 loss to Germany was their biggest ever margin of defeat at a World Cup finals.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/10430974.stm |title=England's World Cup exit dominates papers |work=BBC News |date=28 June 2010 |access-date=1 December 2011 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417062620/https://www.bbc.com/news/10430974 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-world-cup-jones-20100628,0,2663952.column |title=There's no disputing that England deserved its loss to Germany |work=Los Angeles Times |date=27 June 2010 |first=Grahame L. |last=Jones |access-date=1 December 2011 |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417062606/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-27-la-sp-world-cup-jones-20100628-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also the first time that a World Cup finals match between these two traditional rivals had a decisive result in regulation time, their [[England–Germany football rivalry|three previous meetings]] all being tied at 90 minutes, with two settled in extra time and one in a penalty shoot-out.
* Ghana defeated the United States after extra time to become the third African team to reach the last eight (after [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] and [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]), and the only African team to have achieved both a top 8 finish and a separate top 16 finish (in 2006).
* Paraguay and Ghana reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

The round was marked by some [[List of 2010 FIFA World Cup controversies|controversial referees' decisions]], including:
* A disallowed goal by [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs England|England in their 4–1 loss against Germany]], where the shot by [[Frank Lampard]] was seen to cross substantially over the goal line when shown on television broadcast replays.
* An allowed goal by [[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Mexico|Argentina in their 3–1 win over Mexico]], where Argentine striker [[Carlos Tevez]] was seen to be offside when shown on television broadcast replays, which were shown inside the stadium shortly after the incident.

FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] took the unusual step of apologising to England and Mexico for the decisions that went against them, saying: "Yesterday I spoke to the two federations directly concerned by referees' mistakes [...] I apologised to England and Mexico. The English said thank you and accepted that you can win some and you lose some and the Mexicans bowed their head and accepted it."<ref name=Blatter_apology>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8771294.stm |title=World Cup 2010: Blatter apologises for disallowed goal |work=BBC Sport |date=29 June 2010 |access-date=29 June 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100629184921/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8771294.stm| archive-date= 29 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Blatter also promised to re-open the discussion regarding devices which monitor possible goals and make that information immediately available to match officials, saying: "We will naturally take on board the discussion on technology and have the first opportunity in July at the business meeting."<ref name=Blatter_apology/> Blatter's call came less than four months after FIFA general secretary [[Jérôme Valcke]] said the door was closed on [[goal-line technology]] and video replays after a vote by the [[International Football Association Board|IFAB]].<ref name=Blatter_apology/>

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|time=16:00
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|score=2–1
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*[[Luis Suárez|Suárez]] {{goal|8||80}}
|goals2=
*[[Lee Chung-yong]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium=[[Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
|attendance=30,597
|referee=[[Wolfgang Stark]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]]) }}
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|time=20:30
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*[[Landon Donovan|Donovan]] {{goal|62|pen.}}
|goals2=
*[[Kevin-Prince Boateng|Boateng]] {{goal|5|}}
*[[Asamoah Gyan|Gyan]] {{goal|93|}}
|stadium=[[Royal Bafokeng Stadium]], [[Rustenburg]]
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|referee=[[Viktor Kassai]] ([[Hungarian Football Federation|Hungary]]) }}
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|date=27 June 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|GER}}
|score=4–1
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|team2={{fb|ENG}}
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*[[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] {{goal|20}}
*[[Lukas Podolski|Podolski]] {{goal|32}}
*[[Thomas Müller|Müller]] {{goal|67||70}}
|goals2=
*[[Matthew Upson|Upson]] {{goal|37}}
|stadium=[[Free State Stadium]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|attendance=40,510
|referee=[[Jorge Larrionda]] ([[Uruguayan Football Association|Uruguay]]) }}
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{{football box
|date=27 June 2010
|time=20:30
|team1={{fb-rt|ARG|1861}}
|score=3–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061502?date=2010-06-27 Report]
|team2={{fb|MEX}}
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*[[Carlos Tevez|Tevez]] {{goal|26||52}}
*[[Gonzalo Higuaín|Higuaín]] {{goal|33}}
|goals2=
*[[Javier Hernández|Hernández]] {{goal|71}}
|stadium=[[Soccer City]], [[Johannesburg]]
|attendance=84,377
|referee=[[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) }}
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{{football box
|date=28 June 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|NED}}
|score=2–1
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300111113?date=2010-06-28 Report]
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=
*[[Arjen Robben|Robben]] {{goal|18}}
*[[Wesley Sneijder|Sneijder]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2=
*[[Róbert Vittek|Vittek]] {{goal|90+4|pen.}}
|stadium=[[Moses Mabhida Stadium]], [[Durban]]
|attendance=61,962
|referee=[[Alberto Undiano Mallenco]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]]) }}
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|date=28 June 2010
|time=20:30
|team1={{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score=3–0
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|team2={{fb|CHI}}
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*[[Juan (footballer, born 1979)|Juan]] {{goal|34}}
*[[Luís Fabiano]] {{goal|38}}
*[[Robinho]] {{goal|59}}
|goals2=
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|attendance=54,096
|referee=[[Howard Webb]] ([[The Football Association|England]]) }}
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{{football box
|date=29 June 2010
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|PAR|1990}}
|score=0–0
|aet=yes
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061497?date=2010-06-29 Report]
|team2={{fb|JPN}}
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|goals2=
|stadium=[[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]], [[Pretoria]]
|attendance=36,742
|referee=[[Frank De Bleeckere]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
|penalties1=
*[[Édgar Barreto|Barreto]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Lucas Barrios|Barrios]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Cristian Riveros|Riveros]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Nelson Haedo Valdez|Valdez]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Óscar Cardozo|Cardozo]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore=5–3
|penalties2=
*{{pengoal}} [[Yasuhito Endō|Endō]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Makoto Hasebe|Hasebe]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Yūichi Komano|Komano]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Keisuke Honda|Honda]]
}}
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|date=29 June 2010
|time=20:30
|team1={{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/249715/249717/300061498?date=2010-06-29 Report]
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*[[David Villa|Villa]] {{goal|63}}
|goals2=
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|referee=[[Héctor Baldassi]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]) }}