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- Germany v Spain: supporters miss World Cup semi-final due to flight delays
Five planeloads of football fans headed for the World Cup semi-final between Spain and Germany suffered severe delays on Wednesday at Durban's King Shaka international airport, forcing some to miss the match.
Four planes from Johannesburg and one from Cape Town thought to be carrying around 400 passengers in total View more »- Germany v Spain: victory is a homage to Catalonia and the world's greatest club side
How fitting, how totally perfect, that a victory made in Barcelona with a goal fashioned in Barcelona should be scored by Senor Barcelona himself.
Flying machine: Barcelona's Pedro torments Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger
And how ironic that a victory for the silk, style and skill of the finest club team the world View more »- World Cup 2010 Comment: Abandonment Of Philosophy Sends Germany Packing
Clark Whitney opines that Germany’s lack of confidence in their attack-minded strategy left them with no chance of winning tonight's match.
Just days ago, Germany coach Joachim Loew revealed his team’s plan for success, originally formulated in December.
“Our analysis was quite clear, we could only View more »- 'Octopus oracle' keeps perfect record as Germans demand he's turned into paella
'Eat Paul, the psychic octopus'Paul the psychic octopus, the oracle charged with predicting the outcomes of German World Cup matches is under threat of being eaten by angry fans after Spain was predicted to win.
His home team has been knocked out. But Paul the "psychic" octopus is still a winner after correctly predic View more »- Iker Casillas - Spain were superior to Germany, we even scored from a corner
Real Madrid stopper very happy to reach the final...
Spain captain Iker Casillas insisted his side were superior throughout their World Cup semi-final win over Germany in Durban.
Veteran Barcelona defender Carles Puyol made the breakthrough 73 minutes into the tightly fought contest to send Spain into their first View more »- Germany 0 Spain 1
Nobody expected the Spanish inquisition in the air. Nobody anticipated the European champions, the masters of the intricate passing movement, to stoop to conquer with a header from a centre-half at a corner. It was surely beneath such stylists.
Yet there was Carles Puyol, hair flying in all directions like an Old E View more »- Puyol powers Spain into final
Carles Puyol's second-half header was enough to send Spain into their first World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Germany.
Although Spain dominated possession in their last-four meeting with Germany in Durban, their opponents had just wasted an excellent chance to open the scoring themselves through Toni Kroos when View more »- Puyol sets up Holland showdown
- Carles Puyol powered Spain into their first World Cup final with a thunderous second-half header as Germany were beaten 1-0 in Durban. The Euro 2008 winners dominated possession but initially struggled to create clear openings against Joachim Low's impressive young side. But after failing to break through with their View more »
- Germany 0-1 Spain: Carles Puyol Heads La Furia Roja Into Historic World Cup Final
Spain dominated an absorbing first-half chess match but failed to break the deadlock against a Germany side who had their fair share of chances.
Both teams made one change from their regular line-up: Piotr Trochowski replaced the suspended Thomas Mueller for the Germans while out-of-form Fernando Torres was dropped View more »- HT: Germany 0-0 Spain - Stalemate in Durban
Spain and Germany were still searching for a breakthrough after the first half of their heavyweight World Cup semi-final in Durban.
The Euro 2008 winners dominated possession and Manuel Neuer made a brave block to deny David Villa, but Iker Casillas made the better save when he scrambled Piotr Trochowski's low shot View more »
