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- Forlan showed nerves of steel to stare down vuvuzelas
After the curtain was brought down on the 2010 World Cup by Andres Iniesta's extra time winner for Spain against Holland, Steve Wilson names his team of the tournament and his highs and lows from the tournament.
Forlan angel: Uruguay forward Diego Forlan was joint top scorer and official player of the tournament
Te View more »- Muller: winning golden boot is incredible
Thomas Muller has said he never believed he would win the Golden Boot before the World Cup began.
Incredible: Thomas Muller cannot believe he has won both the Golden Boot award and the Best Young Player Award at the World Cup.
The 20-year-old forward, who only made his international debut in March, scored five time View more »- Lahm looks to future
Germany's World Cup captain Philip Lahm believes Joachim Low's men will only get better after their third-place finish in South Africa.
The average age of the German squad at the tournament was less than 25 and with youngsters such as Mehmut Ozil and Thomas Muller making a huge impression Lahm, who took the armban View more »- Tabarez wants to keep Uruguay job
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez wants to remain in charge of the South American side following their fourth-place finish at the World Cup.
The former AC Milan boss' contract expired following the 3-2 third-place play-off defeat to Germany on Saturday but the 63-year-old is keen to continue in the post he has held sinc View more »- Low thrilled with third place
Joachim Low insists his Germany side can leave the World Cup with their heads held high after exceeding expectations in South Africa.
The three-time champions ended their campaign with a 3-2 victory over Uruguay in the third-place play-off in Port Elizabeth.
Low said: "In the second half, when we were forced to View more »- Uruguay 2 Germany 3: match report
Last gasp: Sammy Khedira's goal gives germany the victory and seals a third-place finish
The rule book may already have been well and truly shredded at this World Cup, but there was still time for one more twist in a wet and wild Port Elizabeth on Saturday night: a third-placed play-off brimming over with entertainme View more »- Germans fight back to finish third again
* Germany claim third place at finals again
* Uruguay denied best finish since winning in 1950
* Mueller and Forlan move joint top of scoring charts
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Dejected and Pleased
PORT ELIZABETH, July 10 (Reuters) - Germany showed their legendary resilience on Saturday when they came fro View more »- Loew proud of 'champion team'
Germany coach Joachim Loew praised the way his "champion team" overcame illness in the camp and fought back from adversity again to beat Uruguay 3-2 in a third-place World Cup play-off thriller.
Trailing 2-1 early in the second half and with their two first-choice strikers and captain watching from the bench after b View more »- Uruguay 2–3 Germany: Late Sami Khedira Header Gives Die Mannschaft Third Place
Germany have won third place at the World Cup, claiming the bronze medal position after a fine match against Uruguay.
A lively opening period saw the teams go into the break level. Die Mannschaft impressed early and moved ahead thanks to a predatory strike from Thomas Mueller but Edison Cavani had tied the scores by t View more »- Germany survive five-goal thriller
- Thomas Muller staked his claim for the Golden Shoe award as the World Cup's top scorer as Germany secured the third-place consolation prize. The 20-year-old midfielder currently leads the race after his fifth goal of the tournament - the same as Diego Forlan, David Villa and Wesley Sneijder but with more `assists'. V View more »
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
| Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
| 2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
| 1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
| 1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
| 1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
| 1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
| 1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
| 1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
| 1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
| 1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
| 1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
| 1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
| 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
| 1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
| 1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
| 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
| 1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |
