Even though the World Cup has ended, the passion for futbol has not died down at Univision!

UnivisionFutbol.com is still the premier site for you to get all of your futbol news. Did you enjoy their coverage for the World Cup? All of the same featuress are still present in the site such as mobile apps., recent news, and team rankings for leagues all over the world!

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After more than a month of spectacular futbol, Spain has been crowned the new champion. However, another winner of the tournament has been Univision, which has broken numerous records for their coverage of the World Cup. Here are some of the highlights of their coverage from the final game:

• Final match broke all previous final match games with 8.8 million viewers!
• The final game became the third most-watched program in Spanish-language television history, regardless of genre.
• The Spain win attracted approximately 50% More Total Viewers compared to 2006 tournament final

UnivisionFutbol.com also had broke some impressive records during the entire tournament, creating their largest and most engaged audience throughout all platforms. Check out these stats:

• During the World Cup tournament, Univision Fútbol generated 34.7 million visits across online and mobile offerings.
• Fans streamed over 10 million total hours of live video on UnivisionFutbol.com.
• On average each day, users spent nearly 1 hour and 30 minutes per viewing session across more than 265,000 unique media players.
• On the mobile front, the Univision Fútbol App continues to be one of the most popular apps in Apple’s App Store and on other top mobile platforms with over 450,000 downloads since it launched.

Overall, this World Cup has been great. Africa had a time to shine and in the end impressed the whole world with their hospitality. Even though at times the games were not as exciting as everyone hoped, Spain showed what it takes to be champion.

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After more than a month of intense games, the World Cup today came to a dramatic end. After a strenuous game that lasted two overtimes, Spain won its first World Cup title defeating the Netherlands 1-0.

Spain vs. The Netherlands

Andres Iniesta secured the World Cup for Spain for the first time in their history by scoring the only goal of an enthralling final against the Netherlands four minutes from the end of extra-time on Sunday.

Just as it seemed a third World Cup final was destined to be settled by a penalty shoot-out, the Barcelona midfielder found himself in space in the Dutch box and hammered an unstoppable shot past goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

It was a cruel blow for a Dutch side that had hoped to eradicate memories of the country’s defeats in the 1974 and 1978 finals…(continue)

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The Spain and Netherlands national teams are set to face-off in the most-awaited sporting event on the planet, the 2010 World Cup Final. From octopuses to parakeets, predictions have been the norm, and pundits have sounded-off, with the Spaniards receiving some impressive backing!

Futfanatico started things off in favor of the ‘Red Fury’: “I predict that Spain will win 1-0. Both teams have very formidable midfield triangles, but I think the wing play of Iniesta and Pedro will be the difference. I can’t see Robben getting a lot of time or space against Capdevila, and Van Persie has been a non-factor in the tournament thus far.”…

For more including my prediction, visit futbol.univision.com

Even though they were not fighting for gold, Germany today proved that bronze is worth fighting for. Even with many of their players out to injuries, the Germans were able to rally and in the end beat the South American country.

Germany vs.Uruguay

Sami Khedira’s 82nd-minute header earned Germany a 3-2 victory in an exciting and rain-soaked 2010 World Cup Third Place play-off match.

The 23-year-old Stuttgart midfielder rose to nod the ball beyond Fernando Muslera, after Uruguay failed to clear a late corner, while Diego Forlan came inches away from a dramatic equalizer with an injury-time free-kick that struck the crossbar.

Forlan rounded off an impressive individual showing with a brilliantly taken volley to give Uruguay a 2-1 lead early in the second period, only for Marcell Jansen to restore parity moments later…(continue)

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World Cup Final Tomorrow!!!

Spain vs. The Netherlands 2:00pm EST

Watch it live at futbol.univsion.com

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We now have the teams for the final! In another great show of futbol, Spain today beat Germany for the final position in Sunday’s championship game with the Netherlands.

For a full game recap read below.

Spain vs. Germany

Carles Puyol scored the only goal of the match to send Spain into the World Cup final following a 1-0 victory over Germany.

The Barcelona center-back powered home a header from Xavi’s corner 17 minutes from time to send the reigning European champions into their first ever World Cup championship game.

This means there will be a new name on the trophy for the first time since France claimed victory on home soil in 1998.

Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque had sprung a surprise before kick-off by dropping out-of-form Liverpool forward Fernando Torres and replacing him with Barcelona youngster Pedro…(continue)

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Uruguay vs. Germany2:00pm EST

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In the first semi-final game of the tournament, the Netherlands proved once again their quiet dominance by beating Uruguay and eliminating the last standing non-European team.

The Orange are making their first World Cup final appearance since 1978 and will play either Spain or Germany in the final. Read further for a full game recap.

Netherlands vs. Uruguay

The Netherlands stormed into their first World Cup final since 1978 beating Uruguay 3-2 to set up a title clash against either Germany or Spain. Two second-half goals from Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben shattered South American hopes.

Veteran Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst gave his side the lead on 18 minutes with a stunning 35-yard strike, before Diego Forlan produced an equally memorable goal four minutes before half-time to keep Uruguay alive.

Maxi Pereira got one back for Uruguay in injury time but it was too little too late.

The last time Holland made it this far was 32 years ago, when they fell at the last hurdle to hosts Argentina 3-1 after extra-time.

Coach Bert van Marwijk will be desperate to avoid a similar fate in the final as the Dutch bid to lift the World Cup for the first time in their history.

Despite losing, Uruguay did their small nation proud with coach Oscar Tabarez guiding them to their first semifinal in 40 years…(continue)

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Tomorrow’s Semi-Final!

Spain vs. Germany 2:00pm EST

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After a media blitz promoted by Diego Maradona proclaiming Argentine dominance in the World Cup, Argentina today failed to even score a goal and lost 4-0 to the better qualified Germany. The Germans are now poised to play against Spain in the semi-finals.

In the Afternoon, Spain once again proved their dominance in World Cup soccer. They beat the hopeful Paraguayans 1-0 and advance their goal of becoming World Cup champions. Do they have what it takes?

Game Play

Argentina vs. Germany

Striker Miroslav Klose celebrated his 100th cap with two second-half goals to help Germany reach the World Cup semifinals with a 4-0 demolition of Diego Maradona’s outclassed Argentina.

Germany now face either Spain or Paraguay for a place in the final at Johannesburg’s Soccer City on July 11.

A third-minute goal by Thomas Mueller gave Germany a 1-0 lead, before the three-time champions tightened the screws after the interval…(continue)

Spain vs. Paraguay

David Villa scored the only goal as European champions Spain beat Paraguay 1-0 to set up a World Cup semifinal against Germany.

Villa struck the winner seven minutes from the end of what had been a disjointed quarterfinal performance from the European favorites in a game that saw both goalkeepers save second-half penalties.

Paraguay made a good start to the match and created two chances in the first 10 minutes… (continue)

First Semi-Final Game July 6!

Holland vs. Uruguay2:00pm EST

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The quarterfinals are here! After the first day of the two day round there are some sure surprises. In an exciting game between Brazil and Netherlands, the South American kings tumbled to the small European country 2-1. It was lucky goal by Sneijder that allowed the Dutch to slip past Brazil for the win.

In the afternoon, Ghana and Uruguay fought to move continue causing two rounds of extratime. Ghana in a last minute effort almost scored until the hand was knocked out by a defender’s hand. The game then went to penalty kicks were Uruguay took the win and moves on to the semifinals.

Game Play

Netherlands vs. Brazil

There was only one name on the lips of the thousands of Dutch supporters here Friday and that was Wesley Sneijder after the Inter Milan star fired Holland into the World Cup semifinals.

Sneijder’s second half header in the Netherlands’ 2-1 win over Brazil took the playmaker’s tally in South Africa to three, after his goals against Slovakia in the Round of 16 and Japan in the closing group game.

The man of the match, reflecting on his crucial header, said: “This was my first header here, I don’t think it will happen again, but it was great. The ball slipped on my bald head and went into the net, a great feeling”…(continue)

Uruguay vs. Ghana

Uruguay claimed their first World Cup semi-final appearance in 40 years after an amazing 4-2 penalty shootout win over heartbroken Ghana.

Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera saved cpatain John Mensah and Dominic Adiyah’s attempts, after the quarterfinal had been locked at 1-1 after extra time.

Two-time World Cup winners Uruguay will now play the Netherlands in the semifinals… (continue)

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Next games on 7/3/10
Argentina vs. Germany 9:30am EST
Paraguay vs. Spain 2:00pm EST

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So far, the World Cup has been a truly inspiring event world wide. Countries have been ignited by the passion of the players and the drama games create have made fans out of everyone.

Here in the United States, even with their own country out of the tournament, people are still passionate to see how the tournament will pan out. At the same time, the use of technology has created a new medium for fans to connect with the sport. Univision, for example, with its live streaming of all 64 games has made it possible for people to keep track of scores constantly, review the latest stats, and connect with other futbol fans.

Overall, this World Cup will be an event to remember, and as we head into the quarterfinals it is only sure to get more exciting!

Univision Steps it Up

UnivisionFutbol.com has broken numerous records with their coverage of the World Cup proving that Futbol is popular in the states. the best results are here:

• 6.7 million hours of live video streamed on UnivisionFutbol.com
• 8.6 million pages and 1.6 million visits to the mobile app. store
• This past weekend was the #1 overall weekend of the tournament, with 8.2 million page views, almost 950,000 visits and over 380,000 average daily unique cookies
• 9.3 million total viewers for the Mexico vs. Argentina game making it the highest rated Spanish language program ever

Coming Up!
The quarterfinals start 7/2/10 with some impressive match ups:

Holland vs. Brasil 9:30am EST
Uruguay vs. Ghana 2:00pm EST

7/3/10

Argentina vs. Germany9:30am EST
Paraguay vs. Spain 2:00pm EST