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...
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David Hinds: The African World Cup – First Impressions
The following report was filed by David “Dread” Hinds of Steel Pulse, the legendary reggae band. SoccerBlog.com asked Steel...
First dive by Cristiano Ronaldo
Theatrical tumble by Ronaldo from incidental contact by Zokora earns him a booking and a free kick for Portugal....
Winston Reid: Danish bred, Kiwi hero
Winston Reid, on the wrong end when he allowed Robert Vittek to get in front of him to head...
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...
England v/s USA in Legoland….
The game is a bit slower but the feelings are the same ..!
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...
Big day for the All Whites
Rory Fallon and the All Whites take on the Slovaks. New Zealand is capable of springing a surprise 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...
World Cup 2010: USA vs England match breaks US viewership record
The match was the most viewed World Cup first round match and fifth most viewed soccer match in the...
Tim Howard cleared for Slovenia
Great news for US soccer fans. No cracked ribs for Howard but probable bruising. From the US soccer website:...
Video: How will South Africa benefit from the World Cup?
Maybe FIFA should donate some of its profits to South Africa, eh, Sepp Blatter? How should SA build on...
Vuvuzelas make officiating difficult
The one thing I can say about the vuvuzelas controversy – it does make officiating more difficult. There have...
Video: Italy 1, Paraguay 1
Is Italy too slow? or just too old?
Video: Japan 1, Cameroon 0
Cameroon fail to show up… E’to’s a disappointment. Milla has the last Coke, er, laugh.
Why the Germans have scored the maximum number of goals so far..
They have been practising with the jabulani…………! The Bundesliga,France and Argentina – all national sides sponsored by adidas –...
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...
Ledley King’s World Cup maybe over
BBC radio reporting that the Spurs central defender may not be available for the rest of the group games...
Netherlands subs provide shock impact
Eljero Elia and Ibrahim Affelay in the second half provided the zip and zest missing in the Dutch attack....
Halftime: The Oranje and the Danes are scoreless
Not the free flowing, attacking football one would associate with the Dutch given all that firepower. One possible chance...
Andres Iniesta demonstrates a better way to blow the vuvuzela
Better …much better.
Vuvuzelas: “a beautiful noise for the beautiful game”
Will John Leicester shut up already? In his AP column, he says: “The constant drone of cheap and tuneless...
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...
Zwelenqaba Report: Solar TV Powers South African Pride
The following report was sent in by Swarthmore College’s Micah Rose who, as we explained earlier, is hanging out...
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: ITV drops the Hyundai on the England goal
If Hyundai sales go down in England this year, you can blame ITV. 1.5 million HD viewers missed Gerrard’s...
Video: Maradona conquers the Jabulani
El Diego shows that he still has it. He needs his own World Cup.
dispatch from south africa, 6/13
dispatches from south africa, 6/13/10 hello there. my name is rob colonna from boston, massachusetts. i support the usa,...
Watch out! Here come Podolski and the Germans
A very, very good German team toyed with the Socceroos sending them to a 4-0 defeat. It was also...
Fabio Capello is looking a lot like …. Sven Goran
Every tabloid is going ape piling onto Robert Green, trying to outdo themselves in their vitriol. But did you...
The best player so far: Vincent Enyeama
Nigeria’s goalkeeper was in spectacular form keeping the Argentinians at bay, explicitly denying Leo Messi on four separate occasions...
Another Goalie Error: Slovenia 1, Algeria 0
The goalies are going to blame the Jabulani. But it looks like this was just another fumbled play:
Video: Fawzi Chaouchi’s blunder costs Algeria
A bizarre bit of goalkeeping by Chaouchi costs Algeria what would have been a hard earned draw despite being...
Asamoah Gyan fires Ghana to a historic win for Africa!
The first win by an African country in Africa in the World Cup. The Black Stars have that honour....
Don’t Ban the Vuvuzela, Danny Jordan!
SA’s Danny Jordan is now saying they may ban the vuvuzela. Don’t do it, South Africa. The vuvuzela is...
Close Up: Maradona’s Coaching Style
As I mentioned in my first post, I’m still worried about Maradona’s coaching abilities. 1-0 isn’t really a victory...
South Korea shreds Greece 2-0
The South Koreans showed their speed as they ripped Greece apart 2-0. IMHO it should have been 5-0. Man...
Video: England drops the ball, ties the US 1-1
The worst kind of goal. Poor Green is going to play this over and over in his head. Just...
Was Rob Green done in by the Jabulani effect?
……or was it just butterfingers ? He seemed to have it covered when it turned out that he hadn’t.
Gabriel Heinze heads Argentina to their first win..
A brilliant diving header from Gabriel Heinze was the only goal of the game.Messi came close a few times,but...
The buzzing you heard during the France – Uruguay game..
…was the Vuvuzelas – not people snoring.Gary Lineker confirms this …
Thank You Nelson Mandela!
Years ago we used to dream that South Africa would be free. The first day of the World Cup...
Uruguay 0, France 0 = B-O-R-I-N-G
Nope, not even Thierry “the Hand” Henry could salvage this one. Both teams played without inspiration, although Forlan did...
Solar TV for Solar Schools in South Africa
As some of you may have noticed, SoccerBlog.com has been a proud promoter of the Solar Electric Light Fund...