Keisuke Honda carries the hopes of Japan
Paraguay meets Japan at Tshwane/Pretoria (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) today. Japan’s main weapon by far has been CSKA Moscow midfielder...
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Brazil are through, 3-0 over Chile
Chile’s record of futility continues against Brazil as they crash out 3-0. Goals by Juan, Luis Fabiano, and Robinho...
Video: Highlights of Argentina vs Mexico
10+ minutes highlights. Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. This match could have been a...
Brazil vs Chile: Brazil 2-0 through Juan and Fabiano!
Maicon’s cross had the perfect distance and height for Juan to bury the header past Omar Bravo. A few...
Video: Highlights of England vs Germany
14+ minutes: Patience advised. Slow loading but good quality. The Beeb’s commentary. For all that touted experience, England really...
The Dutch go through, 2-1
Robert Vittek become Slovakia’s top scorer beating Szilard Nemeth’s record but it was another story of too little too...
The Dutch go up through Robben’s brilliance!
Bert Marwijk’s gamble of starting Arjen Robben paid of immediately. What a brilliant goal as he controls with his...
Fabio Capello’s fate to be decided in two weeks
Will he stay or will he go? The FA met with Capello in which the England manager stated his...
Video: The Smiths “What difference does it make?”
Another World Cup, another England squad crashes out. “What difference does it make?” might sum it perfectly.
England’s shambolic World Cup mercifully comes to an end
He never did Thoroughly outplayed by a relatively inexperienced German team but with loads more talent. A Germany with...
It’s over: Mueller makes it 4-1 for Germany!
Two great counter attacks by Germany with most of England camped in the opponent’s half. This match is over....
FIFA’s rejection of goal line technology is medieval
Just outrageous. We have a linesman who cannot keep up with the ball relying on essentially guesswork to rule...
England cruelly denied by linesman: Germany 2 England 1
Frank Lampard’s shot hit the upright and went behind the line, 2 yards inside and it was disallowed. What...
Podolksi puts Germany ahead, 2-0!
England can’t stop Germany who are shredding the defense like cheese. Podolski gets the ball from a brilliant through...
Klose’s 12th goal puts Germany ahead!
A huge boot upfield by Manuel Neuer falls beyond John Terry to Miroslav Klose who muscles aside Matthew Upson...
England vs Germany: Starting line ups
The Germans are predicting a 6-5 win penalty shootout. Watch out for Mesut Oezil but for the English the...
Lay off Ricardo Clark: He is not a fault, Team USA is
There has been a lot of anger directed against Ricardo Clark for giving up that ball to Kevin Prince...
Video: The 1990 World Cup epic: England vs Germany
Stuart Pearce and Chris Waddle will not look back fondly to this one. But for most of the match...
Video: Paul the Octopus predicts Germany over England
The Germans are pinning their hopes on Paul the Octopus, a denizen of the Sea Life public aquarium in...
Video: Asamoah Gyan sends USA into a world of pain
This was Ghana’s win. They did not need Razak Pimpong or Markus Merk to provide another talking point. The...
Video: Luis Suarez and Uruguay overcome an excellent South Korea
Luis Suarez will be hot property after this World Cup. The Ajax striker who was by far the most...
The USA run out of miracles: Ghana through
Sad, sad, sad! USA gets beaten by Ghana again. The extra time goal by Asamoah Gyan was a killer....
USA falls behind in extra time: Ghana 2 USA 1
All I can say is wtf? What is happening? Asamoah Gyan has a goal as the US fall behind...
Full time: Ghana 1 USA 1
Time for socia/ cognitive psychologists to debate the different motivational levels in the two halves. Why does the USA...
Donovan’s penalty! USA 1 Ghana 1
Dempsey is brought down by Jonathan Mensah. Viktor Kassai points to the penalty spot. Donovan steps up. A bit...
Halftime: Shades of Claudio Reyna in Ghana’s goal
It was a familiar story. Only an upright denied Rafik Djebbour otherwise it would have been a perfect record...
Ghana’s danger men: Prince Tagoe and Andre Ayew
Ghana has scored only two goals and they have come through penalties scored by Asamoah Gyan, the Stade Rennais...
Der Kaiser: Germany will go through on penalties
Franz Beckenbauer is the special psy ops Germany is employing to sow discord and panic into the English ranks....
World Cup 2010: Ghana carries the weight of a whole continent
With Ivory Coast bowing out, Ghana now carries the aspirations of a whole continent. A huge responsibility on the...
Brazil and Portugal are through
Mere formality. But the Brazil and Portugal match rather than being a classy showcase for all that talent was...
Zico takes credit for Endo free kick
The Japansese advanced to the Group of 16 dismantling the Danes. One of the highlights was a free kick...
Spain: All out on attack
Chile and Spain go head to head today. For Spain it is a must win situation. Only top of...
Cesare Prandelli: Azzurri coach hopes to find a purple patch
A real change from the buttoned down Marcello Lippi Cesare Prandelli, long time Viola coach will take on the...
World Cup 2010: A new world order?
And a new World Cup champion The one thing that this World Cup has thrown up is that no...
We shall miss the great Italian diving team
Zambrotta, Totti, Grosso, De Rossi, Gilardino, Materazzi- a generation of legendary divers will soon retire. Will this art form...
Video: Robben’s cameo in Netherlands win over Cameroon
The biggest cheers by the Oranje were reserved for Arjen Robben when he came on for Rafael Van Der...
Video: Keisuke Honda shows Denmark the exit
The Asians seem to have figured out the Jabulani. Two free kicks magnificently struck by Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito...
Robert Vittek: Player who sent Italy to ignominy
Robert Vittek is not by any stretch of the imagination, a household name. But he has three goals in...
Italy: “A shameful homecoming”
Marcello Lippi issues a mea culpa >> “I never thought that kids would be on the pitch with fear...
Video: Slovakia 3 Italy 2
The Italians gave up after Robert Vittek’s first goal.
Video: Italy crash out of the World Cup!
A clip of what transpired in the last few moments of the Itall vs Slovakia match. Fabio Quagliarella is...
Shane Smeltz slams Pim Verbeek
The All Whites progress in the World Cup has proven one more talking point. The domestic league is capable...
Italy joins England, France in the theme of disunity
Commendatore Marcelo Lippi faces his sternest test Disunity. A common theme which emerges from European teams that are struggling...
Will the All Whites fairy tale continue against Paraguay?
Shane Smeltz is the impact player for the All Whites New Zealand go up against Paraguay. The South American...
Everton played” a massive part” in Donovan’s development
Bruce Arena credits Landon Donovan’s improved performance to his three month cameo at Everton. He relayed this to Phil...
England won but it was unflattering
As Richard Williams points out, their performance against Slovenia although an improvement, may not be enough to engender a...
Video: Australia 2 Serbia 1
Highlights (7+ minutes, no commentary, “Jabulani” song) Well played Socceroos. You went out with your heads held high. For...
Video: Donovan’s goal in HD
This is for all the soccer people Thinking that a goal had passed them by Don’t give up until...
German reaction to the win
Gooooaaaallllll, Ooooeeeezzzillll!
Video: Mesut Oezil’s wonder strike advances Germany
Mesut Oezil is a languid player, not for him the burlesque of muscular moves, which draw attention to oneself....
Video: Jermain Defoe keeps English hopes alive
Also read Jermain Defoe saves Fabio Capello’s job. England qualify but they take second billing to the US. Topping...
Germany and Ghana advance!
What a fantastic match by the Socceroos who sank Serbia, 2-1. They held off the Serbians as they fought...