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Whoever won this game was guaranteed to reach the knockout stages, so it was always going to be a hard-fought match. Holland had looked impressive in beating Denmark, and with Van Persie, Van Der Vaart, Sneijder et al in the team, they had…

Both these teams lost their opening games so it was make or break time. It was probably the most exciting match of the tournament so far, with both sides attacking at every given opportunity. The Danish defence were looking very nervous…

After being destroyed by Germany in their first game, Australia really needed to get something from this match to keep their hopes alive. With Tim Cahill suspended, Brad Holman was brought in to beef up the midfield, and his selection was…

Didier Drogba fractured his elbow just two weeks ago, but yesterday his coach Sven Goran Eriksson told reporters that the Chelsea striker is likely to be lining up to face Brazil in tomorrows big match. Eriksson said: "Do not be surprised…

Slovenia needed a win here to take them into the last 16 of the World Cup, and after Birsa put the ahead with a brilliant strike in the 13th minute it looked like they were going to cruise past the United States. When they added a second…

Germany looked unbeatable after demolishing Australia and were expected to qualify for the knockout rounds with another win here. They looked very good and controlled the early exchanges, but the referee was having a field day, handing out…

After Englands lacklustre performance against the USA, it was thought that they could only get better, but in fact they have got decidedly worse! Why should such big stars suddenly be overtaken by nerves to such a degree? Rooney couldn't…

It has been reported today that Chelsea have secured the signing today of the 17 year-old Czech Republic starlet, Tomas Kalas, from Sigma Olomou, but he has been variously reported as a centre-back or a goalkeeper!. Sigma's official…

Argentina were disappointing in the World Cup Qualifiers, but with the amount of skill in the squad they can never be written off. Even with Lionel Messi, Higuain and Tevez could only manage one goal in their opening game against Nigeria,…

Nigeria and Greece both got beaten in their opening games so whoever lost this game were guaranteed to be going home early, and once Uche had put Nigeria ahead after just 15 minutes it looked like the Africans were going to vruise to an…