FIFA World Cup 2010 Team Captains

Aaron Mokoena was the captain of the South African football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He led the team in all their matches during the tournament held in South Africa.

Rafael Marquez served as the captain of the Mexican national team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was a veteran defender and team leader.

Diego Lugano was the captain of the Uruguayan football team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a central defender and the team's leader during their successful tournament run.

Patrice Evra was the captain of the French national team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The tournament was controversial for France, with player strikes and poor performance.

Javier Mascherano was the captain of Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was a defensive midfielder and led the team under coach Diego Maradona.

Joseph Yobo was the captain of the Nigerian national team (Super Eagles) during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a central defender and the team's leader.

Park Ji-Sung was the captain of the South Korean national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a midfielder and the country's most famous player at the time, having played for Manchester United.

Giorgos Karagounis served as the captain of the Greek national football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was a veteran midfielder and the team's leader at that tournament. The other options were notable players but not the captain.

Steven Gerrard captained England at the 2010 FIFA World Cup after regular captain Rio Ferdinand was injured just before the tournament. Gerrard was the vice-captain and took over the leadership role for the World Cup campaign.

Carlos Bocanegra, a defender, was the captain of the United States national team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He had been the team's primary captain for several years leading up to and including the tournament in South Africa.

Antar Yahia was the captain of the Algerian national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a defender and played a key leadership role for Algeria during their first World Cup appearance since 1986.

Robert Koren was the captain of the Slovenian national team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a midfielder and led Slovenia in their first major tournament appearance as an independent nation.

Philipp Lahm captained Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Michael Ballack was the longtime captain but was injured before the tournament, so Lahm as vice-captain took the armband and led the young German team to a third-place finish.

Lucas Neill was the captain of the Australian national team (Socceroos) at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a defender and had been the team's captain for several years leading up to the tournament.

Dejan Stankovic was the captain of Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was an experienced midfielder who had been a key player for Serbia for many years and led the team in their first World Cup appearance as an independent nation.

John Mensah was the captain of Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a defender and one of the team's most experienced players, leading the Ghanaian squad during their impressive run to the quarterfinals.

The question contains a factual error. Mahela Jayawardene scored 34 Test centuries in his career (not 28), and 19 of those were scored in Sri Lanka. Despite the incorrect premise in the question, option C (Nineteen) is indeed the correct number of centuries he scored at home in Sri Lanka, making the answer valid despite the flawed question statement.

Mahela Jayawardene scored 374 runs against South Africa at Colombo (SSC) in 2006, the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan in Test cricket. Tillakaratne Dilshan's highest is 173, Marvan Atapattu's is 249, and Thilan Samaraweera's is 261 - none have crossed 300. Jayawardene is the only Sri Lankan to score a triple century in Test matches.

Don Bradman scored 9 of his 29 Test centuries at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the most by any batsman at a single venue for a long time. Mahela Jayawardene scored 10 Test centuries at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo, surpassing Bradman's long-standing record. Sachin Tendulkar also scored 9 centuries at a single ground (MCG), making the question technically refer to both Bradman and Jayawardene's achievements.