Under Fabio Capello's guidance, his team qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
 Platini said that he would allocate an additional berth to UEFA, two each to the Asian Football Confederation and the Confederation of African Football, two shared between CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, and a guaranteed place for the Oceania Football Confederation
 He broke Ronaldo of Brazil's record of 15 goals (19982006) during the 2014 semi-final match against Brazil

