Top scorers World Cup 2010 in South Africa

The leading goalscorers in World Cup in the 2010 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.

South Africa was host for World Cup 2010, a tournament that was won by Spain. The final match was played 11 July 2010 at Soccer City in Johannesburg and the winning team Spain faced Netherlands. The game went to overtime and the final result was 1-0, the result after ordinary time was 0-0.

Quick overview

Top scorer list winner: Diego Forlán, Uruguay - 6 goals
Most assists: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany - 4 assists
Number of hat-tricks: 1

World Cup best goalscorers 2010

Below is the final top scorer list for the World Cup 2010, including the 105 players who scored the most goals during the season.

#	Player	Nationality	Age	GoalsGoals
1.	Diego Forlán	Uruguay	31	6
2.	David Villa	Spain	28	5
	Thomas Müller	Germany	20	5
	Wesley Sneijder	Netherlands	26	5
5.	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	24	4
	Gonzalo Higuaín	Argentina	22	4
	Miroslav Klose	Germany	32	4
	Robert Vittek	Slovakia	28	4
9.	Keisuke Honda	Japan	24	3
	Landon Donovan	United States	28	3
	Luis Fabiano	Brazil	29	3
	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	23	3
13.	Andrés Iniesta	Spain	26	2
	Arjen Robben	Netherlands	26	2
	Brett Holman	Australia	26	2
	Carlos Tevez	Argentina	26	2
	Cristian Riveros	Paraguay	27	2
	Elano	Brazil	29	2
	Javier Hernandez	Mexico	22	2
	Kalu Uche	Nigeria	27	2
	Lee Chung-yong	South Korea	22	2
	Lee Jung-soo	South Korea	30	2
	Lukas Podolski	Germany	25	2
	Robinho	Brazil	26	2
	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	29	2
	Tiago	Portugal	29	2
	Yasuhito Endo	Japan	30	2
28.	Álvaro Pereira	Uruguay	24	1
	Andrés Scotti	Uruguay	34	1
	Antolín Alcaraz	Paraguay	27	1
	Antonio Di Natale	Italy	32	1
	Arne Friedrich	Germany	31	1
	Bongani Khumalo	South Africa	23	1
	Cacau	Germany	29	1
	Carles Puyol	Spain	32	1
	Clint Dempsey	United States	27	1
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	25	1
	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Mexico	37	1
	Daniele De Rossi	Italy	26	1
	Dennis Rommedahl	Denmark	31	1
	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	32	1
	Dimitris Salpingidis	Greece	28	1
	Dirk Kuyt	Netherlands	29	1
	Édgar Barreto	Paraguay	25	1
	Edinson Cavani	Uruguay	23	1
	Enrique Vera	Paraguay	31	1
	Fabio Quagliarella	Italy	27	1
	Florent Malouda	France	30	1
	Gabriel Heinze	Argentina	32	1
	Gelson Fernandes	Switzerland	23	1
	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	Netherlands	35	1
	Hugo Almeida	Portugal	26	1
	Jean Beausejour	Chile	26	1
	Jermain Defoe	England	27	1
	Ji Yun-nam	North Korea	33	1
	Jon Dahl Tomasson	Denmark	33	1
	Juan	Brazil	31	1
	Kamil Kopúnek	Slovakia	26	1
	Katlego Mphela	South Africa	25	1
	Kevin-Prince Boateng	Ghana	23	1
	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Netherlands	26	1
	Liedson	Portugal	32	1
	Lucas Barrios	Paraguay	25	1
	Maicon	Brazil	28	1
	Makoto Hasebe	Japan	26	1
	Marcell Jansen	Germany	24	1
	Mark González	Chile	26	1
	Marko Pantelic	Serbia	31	1
	Martin Demichelis	Argentina	29	1
	Martín Palermo	Argentina	36	1
	Matthew Upson	England	31	1
	Mauricio Victorino	Uruguay	27	1
	Maximiliano Pereira	Uruguay	26	1
	Mesut Özil	Germany	21	1
	Michael Bradley	United States	22	1
	Milan Jovanovic	Serbia	29	1
	Nelson Valdez	Paraguay	26	1
	Nicklas Bendtner	Denmark	22	1
	Oscar Cardozo	Paraguay	27	1
	Park Chu-young	South Korea	25	1
	Park Ji-sung	South Korea	29	1
	Rafael Márquez	Mexico	31	1
	Raul Meireles	Portugal	27	1
	Robert Koren	Slovenia	29	1
	Robin van Persie	Netherlands	26	1
	Rodrigo Millar	Chile	28	1
	Romaric	Ivory Coast	27	1
	Salomon Kalou	Ivory Coast	24	1
	Sami Khedira	Germany	23	1
	Sebastián Abreu	Uruguay	33	1
	Shane Smeltz	New Zealand	28	1
	Shinji Okazaki	Japan	24	1
	Simão Sabrosa	Portugal	30	1
	Siphiwe Tshabalala	South Africa	25	1
	Stephen Appiah	Ghana	29	1
	Steven Gerrard	England	30	1
	Sulley Muntari	Ghana	25	1
	Tim Cahill	Australia	30	1
	Valter Birsa	Slovenia	23	1
	Vasilis Torosidis	Greece	25	1
	Vincenzo Iaquinta	Italy	30	1
	Winston Reid	New Zealand	22	1
	Yakubu	Nigeria	27	1
	Yaya Touré	Ivory Coast	27	1
	Zlatan Ljubijankic	Slovenia	26	1

TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.

Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.

The age of the players is when the season ended at 11 July 2010

Most assists in the World Cup 2010

This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the World Cup during the 2010 season.

#	Player, team	Nationality	Age	Assists
1.	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Germany	25	4
2.	Thomas Müller	Germany	20	3
	Luis Suárez	Uruguay	23	3
	Dirk Kuyt	Netherlands	29	3
	Mesut Özil	Germany	21	3
	Kaká	Brazil	28	3
7.	Arthur Boka	Ivory Coast	27	2
	Walter Gargano	Uruguay	25	2
	Ki Sung-yueng	South Korea	21	2
	Lukas Podolski	Germany	25	2

Scored hat-tricks in World Cup, season 2010

In total there was one hat-trick during the season 2010 in World Cup, International. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.

Player, Team	Match	GoalsGoals
Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina	Argentina - South Korea 4-1 Thu 17 June 2010	3 33', 76', 80'

The season start for World Cup 2010 was 11 June 2010, the finishing round was being played 11 July 2010.

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