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- Upson to replace Carragher
West Ham defender Matthew Upson will replace Jamie Carragher in England's vital World Cup Group C game against Slovenia on Wednesday.
With Ledley King injured and Carragher suspended, coach Fabio Capello confirmed Upson will play in Port Elizabeth. A regular during qualifying games for the finals in South Africa, View more »- Van Marwijk to let Robben decide
Holland boss Bert van Marwijk will let Arjen Robben make his own judgment over his fitness this week.
The winger has missed Holland's two Group E victories with a hamstring problem so far as his team-mates breezed into the last 16 by beating Denmark and Japan. The Bayern Munich man seems to be nearing full fitness View more »- Boateng backs Beleaguered brother
Germany international Jerome Boateng has defended his brother Kevin-Prince ahead of Wednesday's confrontation between Germany and Ghana, a game which promises fireworks.
Kevin-Prince recently decided to represent Ghana while his brother is part of Joachim Low's Germany squad. Yet the real focus is on the way the r View more »- No Brazil complaint over Kaka red
FIFA have yet to receive a formal complaint from the Brazilian confederation regarding Kaka's sending-off against Ivory Coast on Sunday night.
The Real Madrid star was dismissed by French referee Stephane Lannoy for what he deemed to be two bookable offences, the second of which was a collision with Ivory Coast's View more »- French revolution quelled
The France squad returned to training on Monday morning, a day after refusing to take part in a routine session in protest at the decision to send home Nicolas Anelka.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has now got involved, asking his sports minister Roselyne Bachelot to meet with the key people in the dispute.
View more »- Lampard backs passionate Terry
Midfielder Frank Lampard insists England and Chelsea team-mate John Terry spoke out because he wants to "hit things head-on".
On Sunday, former captain John Terry laid bare a series of grievances and personnel issues which he vowed to raise at a pre-planned team meeting with manager Fabio Capello.
Opinion has b View more »- Reina: We cannot live in the past
Spain goalkeeper Jose Reina has warned his team of European champions they can not afford to "live off the past" ahead of their make-or-break World Cup match against Honduras.
A defeat to Switzerland in their opening Group H match means Spain need a convincing performance - and certainly three points - when they t View more »- Hitzfeld identifies fear factor
Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has put the number of World Cup first-round shocks down to the fear of failure.
The Swiss pulled off arguably the result of the tournament to date when they defeated reigning European champions Spain 1-0 in their opening Group H match, but there have been plenty of other surprises View more »- Drogba backs team-mate Anelka
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has come out in support of his Chelsea team-mate Nicolas Anelka after he was kicked out of France's World Cup squad.
Anelka was sent home after a verbal assault on France coach Raymond Domenech and will play no further part in the tournament, although Les Bleus have only a slim ch View more »- Herbert keeps his balance
New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert felt it was important to keep emotions in check after his side's momentous draw against Italy.
The All Whites produced the greatest result in their history as they held the world champions 1-1 in a pulsating World Cup Group F clash. After two draws, New Zealand know they can now rea View more »
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
| Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
| 2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
| 1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
| 1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
| 1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
| 1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
| 1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
| 1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
| 1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
| 1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
| 1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
| 1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
| 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
| 1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
| 1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
| 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
| 1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |
