Pictures of the Day - 2010 World Cup Comes to a Close

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Photographers adjust their remote cameras before the a World Cup Round of 16 match between Paraguay and Japan on June 29, 2010 at Loftus Versfeld Stadiumin Pretoria. (JUAN MABROMATA/AFP/Getty Images) #


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Chile's defender Gonzalo Jara shows his dejection at the end of their 2010 World Cup Round of 16 football match at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg, SouthAfrica, on June 28, 2010. Brazil won 3-0. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images) #


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14A fan of Spain smiles before the 2010 World Cup Group H match between Chile and Spain at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria June 25, 2010.

(REUTERS/Dylan Martinez) #


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15A Germany soccer fan is thrown up in the air during the screening of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Germany and England, in the

German city of Hamburg on June 27, 2010. (REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen) #


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17Brazil's Robinho (center) argues with Netherlands' Mark van Bommel next to Nigel de Jong (left) and Andre Ooijer during the 2010 World Cup quarter-final

soccer match in Port Elizabeth July 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker) #


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19Argentina's striker Carlos Tevez argues with an assistant referee after Argentina's striker Gonzalo Higuain (not pictured) scored a denied goal during the 2010

World Cup quarter-final match Argentina vs. Germany on July 3, 2010 at Green Point stadium in Cape Town. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) #


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20Fans celebrate Germany's fourth goal against Argentina while watching a 2010 World Cup match on a giant screen in Kuala Lumpur July 3, 2010. Germany won

4-0. (REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad) #


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22Netherlands' midfielder Wesley Sneijder walks the pitch at the end of the 2010 World Cup semi-final football match between Uruguay and Netherlands on July 6,

2010 at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. The Netherlands advanced to the final winning 3-2. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) #


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23Uruguay's Diego Forlan scores a goal during their 2010 World Cup semi-final soccer match against Netherlands at Green Point stadium in Cape Town July 6,

2010. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez) #


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24A Uruguayan fan reacts at the window of his apartment with a poster of Uruguay's national soccer team striker Diego Forlan below, after the World Cup semi-finalmatch between Uruguay and the Netherlands, in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Andres Stapff) #


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25Netherlands' John Heitinga (right) celebrates with Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben (left) and Dirk Kuyt (2nd left) after winning their World Cup semi-final soccer

match against Uruguay at Green Point stadium in Cape Town July 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria) #


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26A general view taken from the stands during the 2010 World Cup semi-final football match between Germany and Spain at Moses Mabhida stadium on July 7,

2010 in Durban. (RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP/Getty Images) #


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27Spanish fans react as they watch the 2010 World Cup semi-final match between Spain and Germany during an outdoor televised screening in Madrid July 7, 2010.

(REUTERS/Andrea Comas) #


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28Fans of the German national football team cheer during the public viewing event in the German city of Cologne on July 7, 2010, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Semi final match between Germany and Spain in Durban, South Africa. (PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images) #


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29Spain's Carles Puyol (4th right) scores a goal past Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the 2010 World Cup semi-final soccer match at Moses Mabhida

stadium in Durban July 7, 2010. (REUTERS/Eddie Keogh) #


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30Spain's defender Carles Puyol is blocked by Germany's striker Miroslav Klose during the 2010 World Cup semi-final football match between Germany and Spain

on July 7, 2010 at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) #


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Uruguay's goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, third right, fails to block a header by Germany's Sami Khedira, not visible, during the World Cup third-place soccermatch between Germany and Uruguay at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Saturday, July 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia) #


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33Two year-old octopus Paul, the so-called "octopus oracle" predicts Spain's 2010 soccer World Cup final victory over The Netherlands by opening and choosing a

mussel from a glass box decorated with the Spanish national flag instead of a glass box with the Dutch flag, at the Sea Life Aquarium in the German city of Oberhausen on July 9, 2010. The octopus has became a media star after correctly picking all six German World Cup results including their first-round defeat

against Serbia and their semi-final defeat against Spain. (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay) #


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Prior to the World Cup Final, a helicopter dropped orange flowers from the sky above Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where 180,000 Dutch peoplewatched the match. ( Arnoud Ens ) #


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Netherlands fans form a sea of orange as they watch the 2010 World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain on a large screen near the Rijksmuseum on July 11,2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Christopher Lee/Getty Images) #


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Nigel De Jong of the Netherlands tackles Xabi Alonso of Spain during the 2010 World Cup final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium onJuly 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) #


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Spain's Andres Iniesta (right) shoots to score the winning goal past Netherland's goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg during their 2010 World Cup final soccer matchat Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010. (REUTERS/Michael Kooren) #


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38Spain's striker Fernando Llorente carries teammate David Villa who holds the trophy after the award ceremony following the 2010 FIFA World Cup match

between the Netherlands and Spain on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto. Spain won 1-0. (CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty Images) #


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39Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas (center) raises the trophy handed to him by FIFA President Sepp Blatter (4th right) and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (3rdright) as Spain's football team players celebrate winning the 2010 World Cup on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto. (GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty

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40Supporters of the Spanish team celebrate after the World Cup final football match Spain against Netherlands on July 11, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (DANI

POZO/AFP/Getty Images) #


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41Supporters of the Spain's team celebrate after Spain won the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands on July 11, 2010 in Barcelona. (JOSEP

LAGO/AFP/Getty Images) #


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42Spain's Andres Iniesta lifts the World Cup trophy after their final match victory over Netherlands at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010.

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43Fireworks light up the sky over Soccer City stadium in Soweto after the 2010 World Cup football final on July 11, 2010. (Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty Images) #


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44South African Lucas Mahuca, 3, kicks a ball as he plays soccer in a field next to his house in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP Photo/Emilio

Morenatti) #

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