2010 FIFA World cup statistics

The four top scorers in the tournament had five goals each. The Golden Boot went to Thomas Müller of Germany who had three assists, compared to one for the three others. The Silver boot to David Villa of Spain, who played a total of 635 minutes; 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 wins the Golden Ball Award.Iker Casillas Wins the Golden Clove Award.The Best Young Player award was awarded to Thomas Müller.

Leading Goal Scorers

5 goals

Thomas Müller (Germany)
Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)
David Villa (Spain)
Diego Forlán (Uruguay)

4 goals

Gonzalo Higuaín (Argentina)
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

3 goals

Luís Fabiano (Brazil)
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
Landon Donovan (United States)
Luis Suárez (Uruguay)

2 goals

Carlos Tévez (Argentina)
Brett Holman (Australia)
Elano (Brazil)
Robinho (Brazil)
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
Lukas Podolski (Germany)
Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Lee Chung-Yong (Korea Republic)
Lee Jung-Soo (Korea Republic)
Javier Hernández (Mexico)
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
Kalu Uche (Nigeria)
Tiago (Portugal)
Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

1 goal

Martín Demichelis (Argentina)
Gabriel Heinze (Argentina)
Martín Palermo (Argentina)
Tim Cahill (Australia)
Juan (Brazil)
Maicon (Brazil)
Jean Beausejour (Chile)
Mark González (Chile)
Rodrigo Millar (Chile)
Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire)
Salomon Kalou (Côte d’Ivoire)
Romaric (Côte d’Ivoire)
Yaya Touré (Côte d’Ivoire)
Nicklas Bendtner (Denmark)
Dennis Rommedahl (Denmark)
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
Jermain Defoe (England)
Steven Gerrard (England)
Matthew Upson (England)
Florent Malouda (France)
Cacau (Germany)
Arne Friedrich (Germany)
Marcell Jansen (Germany)
Sami Khedira (Germany)
Mesut Özil (Germany)
Kevin-Prince Boateng (Ghana)
Sulley Muntari (Ghana)
Dimitris Salpigidis (Greece)
Vasilis Torosidis (Greece)
Daniele De Rossi (Italy)
Antonio Di Natale (Italy)
Vincenzo Iaquinta (Italy)
Fabio Quagliarella (Italy)
Yasuhito Endō (Japan)
Shinji Okazaki (Japan)
Ji Yun-Nam (Korea DPR)
Park Chu-Young (Korea Republic)
Park Ji-Sung (Korea Republic)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)
Rafael Márquez (Mexico)
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Netherlands)
Dirk Kuyt (Netherlands)
Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Netherlands)
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)
Winston Reid (New Zealand)
Shane Smeltz (New Zealand)
Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Nigeria)
Antolín Alcaraz (Paraguay)
Cristian Riveros (Paraguay)
Enrique Vera (Paraguay)
Hugo Almeida (Portugal)
Liédson (Portugal)
Raul Meireles (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Simão (Portugal)
Milan Jovanović (Serbia)
Marko Pantelić (Serbia)
Kamil Kopúnek (Slovakia)
Valter Birsa (Slovenia)
Robert Koren (Slovenia)
Zlatan Ljubijankič (Slovenia)
Bongani Khumalo (South Africa)
Katlego Mphela (South Africa)
Siphiwe Tshabalala (South Africa)
Carles Puyol (Spain)
Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland)
Michael Bradley (United States)
Clint Dempsey (United States)
Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)
Álvaro Pereira (Uruguay)
Maxi Pereira (Uruguay)

Own goals

Daniel Agger (Denmark) (playing against Netherlands)
Park Chu-Young (Korea Republic) (playing against Argentina)

Statistics Details

Total number of goals scored: 145, including 101 in the group stage

Average goals per match: 2.27

Total number of hat-tricks: 1 (Gonzalo Higuaín, Argentina)

Total number of penalty kicks awarded: 15

Total number of penalty kicks scored: 9

Most goals scored, team: 16 — Germany

Most goals scored, individual: 5 — David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Thomas
Müller, Diego Forlán

Most assists given: 3 — Mesut Özil, Dirk Kuyt, Kaká, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Thomas Müller

Most goals and assists: 8 — Thomas Müller

Fewest goals scored: 0 — Algeria, Honduras

Most goals conceded: 12 — Korea DPR

Fewest goals conceded: 1 — Portugal, Switzerland

Best goal difference: +11 — Germany

Worst goal difference -11 — Korea DPR

Most goals, match, both teams: 7 — Portugal (7) and Korea DPR (0)

Most goals, match, one team: 7 — Portugal against Korea DPR

Most goals, match, losing team: 2 — Italy against Slovakia (3); Uruguay
against Netherlands (3);Uruguay against Germany(3)

Biggest margin of victory: 7 — Portugal 7–0 Korea DPR

Most clean sheets: 5 — Spain

Fewest clean sheets: 0 — Australia, Cameroon, Denmark, Greece, Italy, North Korea, Nigeria, Slovakia, South Africa

Most clean sheets (by opponents): 3 — Algeria, Honduras, Paraguay, Portugal

Fewest clean sheets (by opponents): 0 — Italy, Korea Republic, United States

First goal of the tournament: Siphiwe Tshabalala for South Africa against Mexico

37th goal of the tournament: Javier Hernández for Mexico against France (This goal is a milestone goal as it marks the 2100th goal overall in the FIFA World Cup.)

137th goal of the tournament: Arjen Robben for Netherlands against Uruguay (This goal is a milestone goal as it marks the 2200th goal overall in the FIFA World Cup.)

First hat-trick of the tournament: Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against Korea Republic

Fastest goal in a match from kickoff: 3rd minute (2:38) — Thomas Müller for Germany against Argentina

Fastest goal in a match by a substitute: 2 minutes — Cacau for Germany against Australia, Rodrigo Millar for Chile against Spain, and Kamil Kopúnek for Slovakia against Italy

Latest goal in a match without extra time: 90+5 minute — Álvaro Pereira for Uruguay against South Africa

Latest winning goal in a match without extra time: 90+1 minute — Landon Donovan for the United States against Algeria

Latest winning goal in a match with extra time: 116 minute — Andres Iniesta for Spain against the Netherlands

Most goals scored by one player in a match: 3 — Gonzalo Higuaín for Argentina against Korea Republic

Own goals scored: 2 — Park Chu-Young and Daniel Agger

Oldest goal scorer: 37 years and 151 days old — Cuauhtémoc Blanco for Mexico against France

Youngest goal scorer: 20 years and 273 days old — Thomas Müller for Germany against Australia

Assists

Mesut Özil Germany 3
Dirk Kuyt Netherlands 3
Kaká Brazil 3
Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany 3
Thomas Müller Germany 3
Walter Gargano Uruguay 2
Ki Sung-Yong South Korea 2
Arthur Boka Ivory Coast 2
Robin van Persie Netherlands 2
Lukas Podolski Germany 2