The final group match saw Spain and Chile go head-to-head. The scoreline was 2-1 to Spain and three players were shown yellow cards. Marco Estrada was sent off in the 38th minute.
Uruguay played the first knockout match of the tournament against South Korea. Luis Suarez scored twice for Uruguay and Lee Chung-Yong scored once for South Korea, meaning Uruguay are through to the quarter-finals - the first time a South American team other than Brazil or Argentina made the quarter-finals since Peru in 1978. Kim Jung-Woo, Cha Du-Ri, and Cho Yong-Hyung were all booked.
And then, a Kiwi that doesn't usually watch much soccer proceeded to watch his fiftieth soccer match within just over two weeks: USA versus Ghana. The Black Stars were the first to score through Kevin Prince Boateng early in the match and Landon Donovan answered the goal almost an hour (of actual playing time) later. Ricardo Clark, Steve Cherundolo, and Carlos Bocanegra (all playing for the USA) received bookings, as did Jonathan Mensah and Andre Ayew (both playing for Ghana). The match went to extra time, with Sanwar Gyan bringing Ghana to a 2-1 victory in the 94th minute.
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