Kids play soccer in a rural area outside of Rustenburg, South Africa. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption
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Is Landon Donovan ready to pass the torch to Jozy Altidore? Gianluigi Guercia/Getty hide caption
South African children blow their vuvuzela's in the Yeoville neighborhood of Johannesburg during World Cup 2010. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption
Iker Casillas kisses his girlfriend Sara Carbonero during a live broadcast. Screen Grab/NPR hide caption
Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder upset after his team's loss to Spain in the World Cup 2010 finals: 1-0 Luca Bruno/AP hide caption
Spanish players celebrate after winning their match against the Netherlands for the World Cup 2010 victory: 1-0 Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP hide caption
Germany's Sami Khedira (right) celebrates with teammate Per Mertesacker after scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup third-place soccer match between Germany and Uruguay at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Saturday. Germany won 3-2. Gero Breloer/AP hide caption
A view of the personalisation of the adidas Jo'bulani official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final between the Netherlands and Spain. This ball was named slightly different than the one that has been used throughout the tournament. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Europe hide caption
Let The Games Begin: Sunday's World Cup final inspired an Amsterdam shop to stage a miniature version of the game in its display window, using "comedy condoms" to represent soccer players from Spain and the Netherlands. Christopher Lee/Getty Images Europe hide caption
Sea Life Aquarium's psychic octopus, Paul, chose Spain to win the semifinals over Germany. Paul's keeper says, "he's wrong this time." Mark Keppler/AP hide caption
Spain's midfielder Andres Iniesta chases the ball during Spain's semifinal match against Germany in Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday. Gianluigi Guercia/AFP hide caption
Spain's Carles Puyol (center, with long hair) scores the game's only goal. AP hide caption
Sea Life Aquarium's psychic octopus, Paul, chose Spain to win the semifinals over Germany. Paul's keeper says, "he's wrong this time." Mark Keppler/AP hide caption
Uruguay's Luis Suarez, who was suspended from the game because he received a red card for a handball, comforts defender Martin Caceres. Rodrigo Arangua/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Netherlands' fans like this one will be chanting, "Hup, Holland, Hup," as their team takes on Uruguay in the semifinals. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption