2010 FIFA World Cup world title. Spain became the eighth nation to win the tournament and the first European nation to win a World Cup hosted outside its home continent: all previous World Cups held outside Europe had been won by South American nations. They are also the only national team since 1978 to win a World Cup after losing a game in the group stage. As a result of their win, Spain represented the World in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. Host nation South Africa and both 2006 World Cup finalists Italy and France were all eliminated in the first round of the
2006 FIFA Club World Cup following teams qualified in 2006: Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyota were the three cities to serve as venues for the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. For a list of all the rosters of this tournament, see the article "2006 FIFA Club World Cup squads". "All times Japan Standard Time ()" 2006 FIFA Club World Cup The 2006 FIFA Club World Cup (officially the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament held in Japan between 10 December and 17 December 2006. It was the third FIFA Club World Cup. The club champions from