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Chile were one of the surprises in the group stages, and it was thought that they may give Brazil a hard game in last nights Round of 16, but it proved a fruitless endeavour. Brazil were majestic as they bombarded the Chilean goal through…

England had looked very unimpressive in the group stages, while Germany easily won their group, but for some crazy reason the English were favourites to win this game. They were destroyed! Okay they may go on about the goal that was…

Sout Korea have become a regular player in the World Cup Finals, but they have never beaten a South American side in the history of the competition. It was never going to be easy against a Uruguay team with both Luis Suarez, who has been…

The United States played their hearts out again but this time the last minute winner went against them. It didn't look good when Ghana went 1-0 up after just five minutes and it was an uphill battle after that. There were lots of chances…

New Zealand were thought to be the whipping boys of this group, but they managed a third draw in a row. They may have been knocked out but they finished above the World Champions Italy and can go home as heroes. Paraguay ended up as group…

Japan only needed a draw to progress to the knockout rounds, but Denmark were favourites to go through despite needing all three points. The Danes were hoping to use their height advantage against the Japanese but the smaller defenders had…

The Netherlands kept their 100% record to finish top of their group, but Cameroon made them work hard for it, despite finishing with zero points and with nothing to play for but their pride. Holland also conceded their first goal, albeit…

The biggest shock of the tournament came last night when the World Champions Italy were knocked out in the Group stages by minnows Slovakia. This is the first time that Slovakia had appeared at the World Cup Finals, and they had been…

The France and Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka may have been sent home from South Africa in disgrace, but he was immediately given a boost on his return by Chelsea, who have given him a one-year extension to his present contract. The 31…

According to reports this evening, the Valencia and Spain midfielder David Silva has agreed to join Manchester City for £27m, but if Roque Santa Cruz goes the other way then the price will be reduced to just £21m, but that depends on how…