World Cup News

This is one game that you would expect to see lots of goals in, as it featured both Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast team, and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal side. But it wasn't to be. Like a lot of these opening matches it was like both teams…

Chile got off to a good start, but we would all have expected a lot more goals against the minnows of the Honduras. But three points is three points and they are now on their way to the knockout stages. It was a well taken goal by…

In an unbelievable start to their World Cup campaign, the favourites Spain got beaten by the minnows of Switzerland! David Silva, Fernando Torres, Xabi Alonso, David Silva and all the other stars of the Euro2008 winning team couldn't find…

Brazil may have won the game, but it was hardly the "sexy football" we have come to expect from them. In fact it was basically an efficient win against a side that are the big outsiders of the competition. The Brazil coach, Dunga, said…

England are to play Algeria on Friday, and their captain Antar Yahia says his team are going to try and force more goalkeeping errors out of England. The new Adidas ball has been causing problems for all the teams in the competition,…

This World Cup for some reason has not lived up to the expectations of the fans so far. One reason could be because of a lack of stars who are either absent due to injury or because they have not been selected. There’s no Ronaldo or…

For most countries a win means everything but not for Brazilian fans. Brazil is a team unlike any other team simply because they play the most exciting game of ‘futebol bonito’ or beautiful football. Fans from around the world expect the…

The German legend Franz Beckanbauer thinks that England have "gone backwards" and are nothing but a "hit and rush" team, and blames it purely on the fact that there are too many foreigners playing in the Premier League, and very few English…

There is probably no other team in the world that has fielded more skill, flamboyance and magic at the World Cup than Brazil. Yet, this Brazilian team is being attacked by the press for focusing on winning rather than playing ‘futebol…

Italy is fielding the oldest team in the tournament and it showed when they played at a rainy Green Point Stadium on Monday. The Paraguayans were not intimidated by the current world champions and played a really strong game during the…