Soccer Blog | Category | World Cup 2006

The Swiss-Ukraine match: A perfect example of why the US can’t stomach soccer

120 minutes of dull, listless soccer, with men flopping around like fish and no outcome, and then deciding it...

Totti’s PK: Grosso sells a fake, the referee falls for it

How many bad decisions can FIFA allow?? Ridiculous. You know you are playing the Italians who can act their...

The Socceroos meet the scandal plagued Azzurris

Mark Viduka could be right about Hiddink: “The man’s a genius.” There is talk of bestowing Guus Hiddink with...

Video: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0

Maniche punishes the Dutch again! Beautiful touch by Deco.

Video: England 1 Ecuador 0 (Beckham and Posh)

Beckham’s stupendous free kick. The man disappears for 89 minutes, and just when he is proving his detractors right,...

Is Brasil better off without Roberto Carlos?

I hate to agree with this article, but I think they are right. Roberto Carlos creates chaos when he...

In which Victoria Beckham finally shows some emotion

Victoria Beckham’s usual visage There wasn’t the most enormous amount of love for Beckham, it had to be said,...

Dutch coach watch: And then there was just one

Marco Van Basten’s team’s exit is probably the most painful. Most pundits would have predicted the semi-finals for the...

Round of 16, Italy faces its old nemesis: Guus Hiddink

One of the most painful matches in Italian soccer history was when the South Koreans coached by Guus Hiddink...

Video: Funny remake of New Order’s World in Motion

Warning: Bad soccer skills and lip synching! But hilarious. Here is the real one with John Barnes and Glenn...

Hernan Crespo gets the goal: Number 3 is in his bag

FIFA had initially ruled that the equaliser in the Argentina- Mexico game was an own goal by Jared Borgetti....

Ghana vs. Brazil: Will the Real Ronaldo Show Up?

Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari: “We’re praying Ronaldo will play like he did in the first two games. Then we’ll...

The Netherlands: The legendary 1974, 1978 squads are a dream

Johny Heitinga, he and the Oranje disgraced themselves today vs Portugal I have always been a fan of Dutch...

The Netherlands vs Portugal match: England is the beneficiary

Some invisible hand must be guiding England. They have managed to get through their matches with some of the...

Who is Valentin Ivanov?

He is the referee who officiated the controversial semi-final match between Arsenal and Villareal in their semif0inal match in...

Netherlands vs Portugal: Is the German police ready?

One of the most unfortunate consequences of this bitter match made worse by a referee who ran amok with...

Fulltime: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0: Where does FIFA get these referees from?

The most bizarre match. I thought nothing could top the Italy-USA match. But Ivanov topped Larrionda. 4 red cards...

Halftime: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0

Very physical game that the referee Ivanov is barely in control of. Robben almost got decapitated in the penalty...

Owen Hargreaves: Photoshopping Sven’s boy

Nancy D’el Oweno My favourite Hargreaves photoshop. My heart grieves for him 🙂 The Guardian has more

World Cup: No one is feeling bullish on England these days

The reaction to the England win against Ecuador is that most English fans are still worried. You could hear...

Video: Argentina 1 Mexico 1 (Hernan’s Oscar)

We Argentinians are very good actors. Hernan should have said thank you to Borgetti in his acceptance speech.

Video: Argentina 2 Mexico 1: Fabuloso!!

Maxi Rodriguez, incredible! He is the talk of Argentina now and nobody was talking about him before. I leave...

Fulltime:England 1 Ecuador 0

England found a way to win and were helped by the fact that Ecuador went to sleep in the...

Halftime: The Three Kittens 0 Ecuador 0

So bad. If this is what England has come up, with such a lacklustre first half, then one can...

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Klinsi has united Germany

It’s a strange feeling. East and West Germany are finally looking past the past. I get a feeling not...

Is the English League providing the most impact in this World Cup?

The first round of the World Cup is over, 16 countries have made it. But which of the big...

Video: France vs Togo: 2-0

Birthday boy Viera provides Thierry Henry with his goal!

Video: France vs Togo: 1- 0

Viera comes alive! Nice pass from Rebeiry.

Final: Argentina 2 Mexico 1 (End of extra time)

Maxi Rodriguez, scored Argentina’s matchwinner Great game and a great goal by Maxi Rodriguez as he chested a pass...

Halftime: Mexico 1 Argentina 1 (You heard right!)

This could turn out to be one of those classics. Mexico is playing a team possessed, they are giving...

Mexico takes on Argentina: Can they hold them off?

Argentina meets Mexico, round of sixteen, today, June 24 in Leipzig, at 9:00 PM, German time (3:00 PM EST)...

Halftime: Germany 2 Sweden 0 (Sweden under siege)

Klose- Podolski- Isaakson. The three most repeated names in the match so far. The most amazing thing is how...

Sweden vs Germany: This might go to a penalty shootout.

Sweden meets Germany, round of 16, today, June 24 in Munich at 5:00 PM German time (11:00 AM EST)...

Video: Switzerland vs South Korea: 1-0

Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos scores through a header!

Video: Ghana- USA: Onyewu’s no-foul on Pimpong

Rio Ferdinand’s thoughts on the PK.

Video: Socceroos vs Croatia: 2-2

Kewell’s jewel. And the Socceroos are through!

Video: Socceroos vs Croatia: 1-2

Kalac’s magnificent keeping! Kovac scores

Video: Socceroos vs Croatia : 1-1

Darjo Srna goal, Craig Moore PK.

Video: Funny TV commercial for Croatian beer (before the Aus- Croat match)

Croatian Dundee. Hilarous!

France, Switzerland through: It was day for Arsenal and its alumni

Switzerland 2 South Korea 0 France 2 Togo 0 It was a day for Arsenal players and its alumni...

Halftime: France 0 Togo 0 (Sui 1 S.Korea 0) Domenech, bring Dhorasoo on!!

Kosi Agassa – Togo’s goalie It has been Kosi Agassi between the goal and Trezeguet, Henry, Ribery, Sillvestre, and...

Podcast from World Cup Celebrations in Montreal

Up here in Canada, we’re as crazy for the World Cup as anywhere, particularly in the big cities – Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver – where diverse global populations live. We also have a great public broadcaster interested in experiments with technology. Bring those two things together and you have the CBC Radio 3 Soccer Podcast.