As part of FIFA tournament regulations 4 victorious teams from the Quarter-finals advance to the Semi-finals.
In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Semi-finals consisted entirely of European teams:
The Quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup were as follows:
Netherlands 2-1 BrazilJuly 2 (16:00)
Location: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 40,186
Head Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Netherlands' Goalscorer: Wesley Sneijder - 53rd, 68th minute
Brazil's Goalscorer: Robinho - 10th minute
Man of the Match: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)
Results: The Netherlands advance to the Semi-finals. Brazil is eliminated from the competition.
Uruguay 1-1 (4-2 pen.) GhanaJuly 2 (20:30)
Location: Soccer City, Johannesburg
Attendance: 84,017
Head Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)
Uruguay's Goalscorer: Diego Forlán- 55th minute
Ghana's Goalscorer: Sulley Muntari - 47th minute
Uruguay's Penalty Goalscorers:
Ghana's Penalty Goalscorers:
Man of the Match: Diego Forlán (Uruguay)
Results: Uruguay advances to the Semi-finals. Ghana is eliminated from the competition.
Argentina 0-4 GermanyJuly 3 (16:00)
Location: Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
Attendance: 64,100
Head Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Germany's Goalscorers: Thomas Müller - 3rd minute, Miroslav Klose - 68th, 89th minute, Arne Friedrich - 74th minute
Man of the Match: Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)
Results: Germany advances to the Semi-finals. Argentina is eliminated from the competition.
Paraguay 0-1 SpainJuly 3 (20:30)
Location: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 55,359
Head Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Spain's Goalscorer: David Villa - 83rd minute
Man of the Match: Andrés Iniesta (Spain)
Results: Spain advances to the Semi-finals. Paraguay is eliminated from the competition.
We are in the semifinals today and tomorrow. Uruguay is playing Netherlands currently. It is 1-1 at halftime. Germany and Spain play tomorrow at 1:30 CST / 20:30 SAST on ESPN.
It is Bulgaria and Romania and Croatia.
13 European teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They are: Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia England France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Portugal Russia Spain Switzerland
1930 and 1950.
32 teams qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. See the related question below.
Five teams from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup:CameroonIvory CoastNigeriaGhanaAlgeria
32 teams qualified for the tournament in 2010
32 teams qualify every 4 years.
16 teams have qualified for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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List of qualified teamsThe following 32 teams qualified for the final tournament.AFC (4) AustraliaJapanKorea DPRKorea RepublicCAF (6) AlgeriaCameroonCôte d'IvoireGhanaNigeriaSouth Africa (hosts)CONCACAF (3) HondurasMexicoUnited StatesCONMEBOL (5) ArgentinaBrazilChileParaguayUruguayOFC (1) New ZealandUEFA (13) DenmarkEnglandFranceGermanyGreeceItalyNetherlandsPortugalSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwitzerland
there is 32 teams that have qualified