The correct answer is (d) South Africa. The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010. It was the first World Cup to be held in Africa. The final match was played at Soccer City in Johannesburg, and was won by Spain, who defeated the Netherlands 1–0 in extra time.