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The Netherlands has been runners-up at the World Cup three times, not once: 1974 (lost to West Germany), 1978 (lost to Argentina), and 2010 (lost to Spain). This makes them one of the most successful nations never to have won the tournament. Their three final losses are a World Cup record.

Gylmar dos Santos Neves, known simply as Gylmar, was Brazil's goalkeeper in the 1958 and 1962 World Cup victories. He was renowned for his composed style and excellent positioning, making crucial saves in both tournaments. The description of making a great save against Spain in 1962 refers to his performance in the group stage.

Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002 were the first two African teams to reach World Cup quarterfinals before Ghana achieved this feat in 2010. Cameroon famously beat Colombia in the Round of 16, while Senegal stunned Sweden in a golden goal match. Egypt and Ivory Coast had not reached the quarterfinal stage at that point.

Thomas Muller was the youngest goalscorer of the 2010 World Cup at age 21 years and 171 days when he scored against Argentina in the quarterfinal. He went on to win the Golden Boot as the tournament's top scorer. Mesut Ozil and other players listed were older or did not score in that tournament.

The statement is false because not all group winners won their knockout matches. The USA, winners of Group C, lost to Ghana (a group runner-up) in the Round of 16. This upset was one of the notable storylines of the 2010 tournament. Several group winners did advance, but not all of them.

Algeria and Honduras both failed to score a single goal in their group matches at the 2010 World Cup. Algeria drew 0-0 with England and lost to USA and Slovenia without scoring. Honduras lost all three matches without finding the net. New Zealand actually scored three goals in their group matches.

Nathan Astle of New Zealand scored the fastest Test double-century (200 off 153 balls) against England in 2002. While Sehwag and Gilchrist were also aggressive batsmen, Astle held this record for many years.

Sunil Gavaskar was the first cricketer to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this milestone in 1987 and set the benchmark for batting excellence in the longest format of the game.

Nathan Astle scored the fastest 200 in Test cricket (200 off 153 balls) against England in 2002. Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist, and Virender Sehwag all scored double centuries, but Astle's record stood for years.