Italy draw level through Iaquinta penalty!
In the 26′ minute Ricardo Montolivo’s blast hit the inside of the upright and in 99.9% of the times...
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A nation unites in outrage over the stolen goal
Rarely do I agree with the NY Post but this time they got it right In the USA, the...
Riveros scores. Gooooooaaaaallll!
Paraguay goes two up with Cristian Riveros 85th minute blast. They are now almost assured of the group of...
Halftime: Paraguay look very good
The spirit of Salvador Cabanas is definitely on the Paraguayans in their match. The Albiroja are looking awfully good,...
Halftime: Netherlands 0 Japan 0
Nothing. After the excitement of yesterday with yellow card palooza, exciting goals, stirring comebacks, robbed goals, shock results and...
Fabio Capello: Lost in translation
The pundits are getting restive. Graham Taylor: ” If you’re the England manager – and I’ve been there –...
All quiet on the Dutch front
30+ minutes and there has been very little by the way of excitement in the Japan vs Netherlands match....
A soulless England draw enterprising Algeria
There will be no New Order “World in Motion” like assocation with this England side. They barely registered a...
Yellow card gate! An out of control referee cheats Klose
Alberto Undiano: “I think I will give out eight more” Unbeaten since the 1986 World Cup in group stages....
Second half: Will there be more send offs?
Sami Khedira, Phillip Lahm, Miroslav Klose (2 yellow cards = red), Aleksandar Kolarov, and Branislav Ivanovic are all flirting...
USA vs Slovenia: Torres and Findley to start
This is fantastic! Bradley must have read my reasons why Jose Francisco Torres should start. He joins Michael Bradley...
Germany vs Serbia: Miroslav Klose sent off
5 yellow cards. The referee Alberto Undiano is destroying the match. Just sent off Klose already on a booking...
Video: Not David James’s finest moment
Against Austria in Euro 2008, James muffed a simple collection allowing Andreas Ivanschitz to equalize for Austria. Robert Green...
David James to start against Algeria
The oldest player in the World Cup at 39 years is set for a shock recall. Fabio Capello kept...
Scouting report on the Slovenians
Not much in terms of travel for both teams with the Slovenians facing the Algerians in nearby Polokwane. By...
Administrative cock up? England’s unfamiliarity with the Jabulani
This is getting to conspiracy theory level. It seems that Adidas sent 25 Jabulani balls to the FA for...
Video: Group A: Mexico 2 France 0
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez holds his line perfectly, moving only when the ball was lofted over by Rafa Marquez. Great...
Higuain scores a hat trick: Argentina 4 South Korea 1
The Argentinian Pibes have stamped their class on this game. 80′ : Sergio Aguero lays a perfect pass with...
Halftime: Argentina 2 South Korea 1
A boneheaded mistake by Martin Demichelis who’s never been mistaken for a genius gifts Lee Chung Young a goal...
Argentina goes up: South Korea’s own goal
Park Joo Young scores an unfortunate own goal from a low free kick by Leo Messi in the 18th...
Video: Huh Jung Moo and Diego Maradona share a history
When South Korea meet Argentina today, Diego Maradona will remember Huh Jung Moo, the current South Korean coach who...
Spain vs Switzerland: Howard Webb’s decisions questioned
If Spain are to win the World Cup it must do so against the discomfiting statistic that losing opening...
Video: Group H: Uruguay 3 South Africa 0
Diego Forlan’s 27′ superlative long range strike from 30 yards dips in leaving Khune completely stranded. His and Siphiwe...
Luis Aragones: “Spain played without conviction”
Luis Aragones who led Spain to its Euro 2008 glory weighed in on the defeat and he pulled no...
Video: Group H: Switzerland 1 Spain 0
After all that great ball control by Spain, the goal was scored in a moment where the players lost...
Video: Group H: Chile 1 Honduras 0
Chile won a World Cup match after 48 years. The last time was in 1962 when they hosted the...
Spain vs Brazil: Wingback quality makes the difference
In yesterday’s match Brazil ran into a North Korean roadblock which frustrated their attack in the first half. In...
June 16th is a special day in South African history
Sam Nzima with his famous photo of a dying Hector Pieterson being carried by Mbuyisa Makhubo, while Hector’s sister...
Group H: Silky, smooth Spain meet Swiss cheese?
Phillipe Senderos will try and stop Spain: Well he did try! Spain vs Switzerland, Group H, Durban, Wednesday, 16...
Group H: Honduras face an uphill task against Chile
Alexis Sanchez could be the star of Group H Honduras vs Chile, Group H, Nelspruit, Wednesday 16 June No...
Soccer divides the Middle East?
John Montague’s article discusses how soccer does nothing to unify the Middle East. It in fact, divides it. But...
Ronaldinho shows up ….
At Ellis Park to watch Brazil. He could have done better than Kaka.
Carlos Quieroz whines about Drogba favouritism
Carlos Quieroz believes that Didier Drogba received permission to wear a protective cast because he is a superstar. He...
Dunga: “We want to play better”
Dunga talks about the Brazilian response: ” The opener is always difficult with all that anxiety after a long...
World Cup 2010: Brazil 2 North Korea 1
The ITV announcer can’t quite believe Maicon’s goal.
Hungarian TV to test new technology blocking vuvuzelas
Less zealous of the vuvu? Hungarian state broadcaster MTV will begin testing a new system to block out the...
North Korea earn the respect of the footballing world
North Korea’s national team, the Chollima gets its name from a mythical 1000 mile long horse A 2-1 scoreline...
Group of dearth? Portugal 0 Ivory Coast 0
At least one would expect that this match bristling with no mean sloths when it comes to scoring goals...
No Drogba in Ivory Coast starting line up
Ivory Coast line up: Boubacar Barry, Kolo Toure, Siaka Tiéné, Guy Demel, Emmanuel Eboue, Yaya Toure, Didier Zokora, Cheick...
Der Kaiser adds insult to England’s injury
Franz Beckenbauer weighs in on England’s tied game (effectively a loss given its emotional import) with the USA. He...
Winston Reid equalizes for the All Whites!
Shock all around as Reid scores in the 92nd minute. A historic moment for the All Whites!
Slovakia vs NZ: Slovakia go one up through Vittek
Robert Vittek’s header of an on the money cross by Stanislav Sestak creeps in past Mark Paston for their...
Benayoun’s new home: Chelsea
The Liverpool midfield maestro so often overlooked by Rafa Benitez and many times their saviour with his sparkling play...
Halftime: The Slovaks and the All Whites no score
Bright early start by the All Whites but the game thereafter has been taken over by the Slovaks as...
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Didier Drogba: Who’s going to dive first?
As relevant to the discussion to who scores first, is who will dive first? They have enviable track records...
Drogba on track for Portugal clash
A mini Chelsea union unfolds tomorrow when Portugal take on Cote D’Ivoire. Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho will try...
Tim Howard cleared for Slovenia
Great news for US soccer fans. No cracked ribs for Howard but probable bruising. From the US soccer website:...
Vuvuzelas make officiating difficult
The one thing I can say about the vuvuzelas controversy – it does make officiating more difficult. There have...
Roger Milla might feel vindicated
Cameroon loses to Japan, 0-1. Samuel Eto’o was unable to score. Which should put Roger Milla’s observation that Eto’o...
Netherlands subs provide shock impact
Eljero Elia and Ibrahim Affelay in the second half provided the zip and zest missing in the Dutch attack....
Sami Khedira consigns Ballack to a footnote
The VfB Stuttgart midfielder shows he is ready Michael Ballack may not be missed at all. That is because...
Video: Milovan Rajevac reacts unhappily to Ghana win
Rajevac is a Serbian and this match must have been tough on his loyalties. He did not look too...
Tim Howard uncertain for the Slovenia game
Suspected rib injury sustained as Emile Heskey slid into him in the 30th minute. Unsure whether these are soft...
Video: Maradona conquers the Jabulani
El Diego shows that he still has it. He needs his own World Cup.