Editing 2010 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Goalscorers===
South African winger [[Siphiwe Tshabalala]] was the first player to score a goal in the competition, in their [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group A#South Africa vs Mexico|1–1 draw against Mexico]], the opening game of the tournament. Danish defender [[Daniel Agger]] was credited with the first [[own goal]] of the tournament, in his side's [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group E#Netherlands vs Denmark|2–0 loss to the Netherlands]]. Argentine striker [[Gonzalo Higuaín]] was the only player to score a [[hat-trick]] in the tournament, in Argentina's [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group B#Argentina vs South Korea|4–1 win over South Korea]], the match where the second and last own goal was scored.<ref>{{cite news |title=Higuain's hat-trick sinks South Koreans |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061458/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515054938/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249722/match=300061458/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 May 2010 |access-date=10 October 2018 |agency=FIFA.com}}</ref> It was the 49th [[List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks|World Cup hat-trick]] in the history of the tournament.

Spain set a new record for the fewest goals scored by a World Cup-winning team, with eight.<ref name="bbc_report"/> The previous record low was 11, set by Brazil in [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], England in [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]],<ref name="bbc_report"/> and Italy in [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Cup 1938 – Italy Defend Their Title |url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1938/wc38index.html |publisher=Planet World Cup |access-date=20 February 2014 |archive-date=13 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313084944/http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1938/wc38index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Spain had the fewest goalscorers for a champion as well (three – Villa with five goals, Iniesta with two and Puyol with one).<ref name="South Africa 2010 in numbers"/> They also had the fewest goals conceded for a champion (2), equal with Italy (2006) and France (1998). Spain's victory marked the first time that a team won the World Cup without conceding a goal in the knockout stage.<ref name="FIFA"/>

The four top scorers in the tournament had five goals each. All of the four top scorers also came from the teams that finished in the top four, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, and Uruguay. The [[World Cup Golden Boot|Golden Boot]] went to [[Thomas Müller]] of Germany who had three [[assist (football)|assist]]s, compared to one for the three others. The Silver Boot went to [[David Villa]] of Spain, who played a total of 635 minutes, and the Bronze Boot to [[Wesley Sneijder]] of the Netherlands, who played 652 minutes. [[Diego Forlán]] of Uruguay had five goals and one assist in 654 minutes. A further three players scored four goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/goldenboot/index.html|title=Golden Boot|date=11 July 2010|work=[[FIFA]]|access-date=11 July 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100615193822/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/awards/goldenboot/index.html| archive-date= 15 June 2010 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

Only 145 goals were scored at South Africa 2010, the lowest of any FIFA World Cup since the tournament switched to a 64-game format. This continued a downward trend since the first 64-game finals were held 12 years earlier, with 171 goals at [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France 1998]], 161 at [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea/Japan 2002]] and 147 at [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]].<ref name="South Africa 2010 in numbers"/>

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|5 goals=
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Thomas Müller]]
* {{fbicon|NED}} [[Wesley Sneijder]]
* {{fbicon|ESP}} [[David Villa]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Diego Forlán]]

|4 goals=
* {{fbicon|ARG|1861}} [[Gonzalo Higuaín]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]]
* {{fbicon|SVK}} [[Róbert Vittek]]

|3 goals=
* {{fbicon|BRA}} [[Luís Fabiano]]
* {{fbicon|GHA}} [[Asamoah Gyan]]
* {{fbicon|USA}} [[Landon Donovan]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Luis Suárez]]

|2 goals=
* {{fbicon|ARG|1861}} [[Carlos Tevez]]
* {{fbicon|AUS}} [[Brett Holman]]
* {{fbicon|BRA}} [[Elano]]
* {{fbicon|BRA}} [[Robinho]]
* {{fbicon|CMR}} [[Samuel Eto'o]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Lukas Podolski]]
* {{fbicon|JPN}} [[Keisuke Honda]]
* {{fbicon|MEX}} [[Javier Hernández]]
* {{fbicon|NED}} [[Arjen Robben]]
* {{fbicon|NGA}} [[Kalu Uche]]
* {{fbicon|POR}} [[Tiago Mendes|Tiago]]
* {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} [[Lee Chung-yong]]
* {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} [[Lee Jung-soo]]
* {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Andrés Iniesta]]

|1 goal=
* {{fbicon|ARG|1861}} [[Martín Demichelis]]
* {{fbicon|ARG|1861}} [[Gabriel Heinze]]
* {{fbicon|ARG|1861}} [[Martín Palermo]]
* {{fbicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]]
* {{fbicon|BRA}} [[Juan (footballer, born 1979)|Juan]]
* {{fbicon|BRA}} [[Maicon (footballer, born 1981)|Maicon]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Jean Beausejour]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Mark González]]
* {{fbicon|CHI}} [[Rodrigo Millar]]
* {{fbicon|DEN}} [[Nicklas Bendtner]]
* {{fbicon|DEN}} [[Dennis Rommedahl]]
* {{fbicon|DEN}} [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]]
* {{fbicon|ENG}} [[Jermain Defoe]]
* {{fbicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
* {{fbicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Upson]]
* {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} [[Florent Malouda]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Cacau]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Arne Friedrich]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Marcell Jansen]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Sami Khedira]]
* {{fbicon|GER}} [[Mesut Özil]]
* {{fbicon|GHA}} [[Kevin-Prince Boateng]]
* {{fbicon|GHA}} [[Sulley Muntari]]
* {{fbicon|GRE}} [[Dimitris Salpingidis]]
* {{fbicon|GRE}} [[Vasilis Torosidis]]
* {{fbicon|ITA}} [[Daniele De Rossi]]
* {{fbicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Di Natale]]
* {{fbicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Iaquinta]]
* {{fbicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Quagliarella]]
* {{fbicon|CIV}} [[Didier Drogba]]
* {{fbicon|CIV}} [[Salomon Kalou]]
* {{fbicon|CIV}} [[Romaric (footballer)|Romaric]]
* {{fbicon|CIV}} [[Yaya Touré]]
* {{fbicon|JPN}} [[Yasuhito Endō]]
* {{fbicon|JPN}} [[Shinji Okazaki]]
* {{fbicon|MEX}} [[Cuauhtémoc Blanco]]
* {{fbicon|MEX}} [[Rafael Márquez]]
* {{fbicon|NED}} [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]]
* {{fbicon|NED}} [[Dirk Kuyt]]
* {{fbicon|NED}} [[Giovanni van Bronckhorst]]
* {{fbicon|NED}} [[Robin van Persie]]
* {{fbicon|NZL}} [[Winston Reid (footballer)|Winston Reid]]
* {{fbicon|NZL}} [[Shane Smeltz]]
* {{fbicon|NGA}} [[Yakubu (footballer)|Yakubu]]
* {{fbicon|PRK}} [[Ji Yun-nam]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1990}} [[Antolín Alcaraz]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1990}} [[Cristian Riveros]]
* {{fbicon|PAR|1990}} [[Enrique Vera]]
* {{fbicon|POR}} [[Hugo Almeida]]
* {{fbicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
* {{fbicon|POR}} [[Liédson]]
* {{fbicon|POR}} [[Raul Meireles]]
* {{fbicon|POR}} [[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]]
* {{fbicon|SRB|2004}} [[Milan Jovanović (footballer, born 1981)|Milan Jovanović]]
* {{fbicon|SRB|2004}} [[Marko Pantelić]]
* {{fbicon|SVK}} [[Kamil Kopúnek]]
* {{fbicon|SVN}} [[Valter Birsa]]
* {{fbicon|SVN}} [[Robert Koren]]
* {{fbicon|SVN}} [[Zlatan Ljubijankić]]
* {{fbicon|RSA}} [[Bongani Khumalo]]
* {{fbicon|RSA}} [[Katlego Mphela]]
* {{fbicon|RSA}} [[Siphiwe Tshabalala]]
* {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} [[Park Chu-young]]
* {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} [[Park Ji-sung]]
* {{fbicon|ESP}} [[Carles Puyol]]
* {{fbicon|SUI}} [[Gelson Fernandes]]
* {{fbicon|USA}} [[Michael Bradley (soccer)|Michael Bradley]]
* {{fbicon|USA}} [[Clint Dempsey]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Edinson Cavani]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Álvaro Pereira]]
* {{fbicon|URU}} [[Maxi Pereira]]
|1 own goal=
* {{fbicon|DEN}} [[Daniel Agger]] (against Netherlands)
* {{fbicon|KOR|1997}} [[Park Chu-young]] (against Argentina)
}}}}