Tuesday, July 13

Viva España


Taken from Google


It a little bit late but I'd like to congratulate Spain for winning the World Cup 2010 held at Johannesburg, South Africa.

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If you wanna know why this sport is one of the most illustrious in the world, check how much they give to the winning teams. I hope The Philippines could join them in the near future. XD

World Cup cash pot

Champion: Spain — $30 million
Runner-up: Holland — $24 million
Semifinalists: Germany and Uruguay — $20 million each
Quarterfinalists: Argentina, Brazil, Ghana, Paraguay — $18 million
Second round losers: Chile, England, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Slovakia, South Korea, United States $9 million each
First round losers: Algeria, Australia, Cameroon, Denmark, France, Greece, Honduras, Italy, Ivory Coast, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Korea, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland — $8 million each

Previous World Cup winners
1930: Uruguay 4 Argentina 2
1934: Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 (after extra-time)
1938: Italy 4 Hungary 2
1950: Uruguay 2 Brazil 1
1954: West Germany 3 Hungary 2
1958: Brazil 5 Sweden 2
1962: Brazil 2 Czechoslovakia 1
1966: England 4 West Germany 2 (after extra-time)
1970: Brazil 4 Italy 1
1974: West Germany 2 Netherlands 1
1978: Argentina 3 Netherlands 1 (after extra-time)
1982: Italy 3 West Germany 1
1986: Argentina 3 West Germany 2
1990: West Germany 1 Argentina 0
1994: Brazil 0 Italy 0 (after extra time; Brazil won 3-2 on penalties)
1998: France 3 Brazil 0
2002: Brazil 2 Germany 0
2006: Italy 1 France 1 (after extra time; Italy won 5-3 on penalties)
2010: Spain 1 Netherlands 0 (after extra-time)

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