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The Top 10 Best World Cup 2010 Moments

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These are my favourites at least and in no particular order.

1) Tshabalala scores the first goal in the World Cup

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfETqhMz30g[/youtube]

Not the best goal of the World Cup, but a good one and in the list for the moment.

2) The Luis Suarez handball

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwUOLos3GFw[/youtube]

A true Marmite moment as Suarez denies Ghana a winning goal. Hero or Villain? You decide.

3) Frank Lampard’s ‘goal’

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctQK1auhPsM[/youtube]

The goal that was never given and ended England’s hopes against Germany. Shocking decision, classic moment.

4) Maradona misunderstands a press question

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jicVtHRUu5A[/youtube]

Just look at his face! Something lost in translation there, methinks…

5) Portugal 7-0 North Korea

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4GFFzT2EAI[/youtube]

The biggest win in South Africa and Portugal’s only really good performance…even given the opposition.

6) Robert Green ends his England career

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxspfInbLV8[/youtube]

I might be exaggerating, but this definitely set the tone for England’s disastrous World Cup campaign.

7) French implosion

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghPGMM9psqc[/youtube]

No one video can do this bizarre set of events justice, but France’s implosion was as remarkable as it was ridiculous.

8 ) Gio van Bronckhorst’s last ever goal

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFczbFGmfh0[/youtube]

Assuming he HAS now retired, this isn’t a bad way to go out. If you ignore losing the World Cup final, of course…

9) South Africa’s pre-match singsong

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X69KValv0As[/youtube]

They might not have been good enough to get through the group stage, but South Africa were excellent hosts and a breath of fresh air. Here’s one reason why.

10) The winning goal from Andres Iniesta

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7fhk8nJljM[/youtube]

Can’t leave out the goal that won it all, can I?! Lovely.

Those are the highlights from the 2010 World Cup for me. What are yours? Let me know in the comments.

VIDEO: Gio van Bronckhorst – Best Bits

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Giovanni van BronckhorstWhether or not Holland lift the World Cup for the first time on Sunday, captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst will hang up his boots after a long and illustrious career.

Gio, as he is affectionately known, has not only captained his country to the World Cup final but has lifted two Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish FA Cups, and a Scottish League Cup with Rangers, an English Premier League title and two FA Cups with Arsenal, two La Liga titles, two Spanish Super Cups and the Uefa Cup with Barcelona and two KNVB Cups with current and final club Feyenoord.

Could he cap it all with a World Cup winners medal? There’s no doubting he deserves it.

Here’s some of his best bits right from when he was a kid. Enjoy.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Pmhxrvris[/youtube]

VIDEO: van Bronckhorst & Forlan light up semis

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I’ll be doing a full review of both semi final matches tomorrow, but for now…you gotta see these!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwZcHNxu3Nw[/youtube]

Giovanni van Bronckhorst scores a beauty from 35 yards to give Holland the lead against Uruguay

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKz2rRt0H4Q[/youtube]

Diego Forlan equalises in slightly less spectacular fashion – but still good!