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- Carlos Queiroz happy with 'football feast'
Boos rained down on the Moses Mabhida Stadium pitch after fans watched a goalless draw between Portugal and Brazil in their final World Cup Group G game, but the Portugal coach thought it was a good game.
Carlos content: Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz seemed to disagree with the fans inside the stadium by calling hi View more »- Swiss knocked out after draw
The dream is over for Switzerland in the World Cup after they failed to build on their superb victory against European champions Spain in their opening game with a 0-0 draw against Honduras.
Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld knew if his side achieved a two-goal win in this Group H match then they would progress to the last 16 View more »- Swiss bow out
- The dream is over for Switzerland in the World Cup after they failed to build on their superb victory against European champions Spain in their opening game. Coach Ottmar Hitzfeld knew if his side achieved a two-goal win in this Group H match then they would progress to the last 16. However they were toothless and ha View more »
- World Cup 2010: Switzerland 0-0 Honduras: Disappointing Swiss Lacking Cutting Edge
A World Cup that started so brightly for Switzerland has come to a tame end as Ottmar Hitzfeld's side failed to find a way past an industrious Honduras, who probably deserved all three points on their second half showing at the Free State Stadium in Blomfontein.
The pattern of the game proved unfamiliar territory for View more »- Villa sends Spain through
- European champions Spain set up a mouthwatering last-16 showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal after seeing off 10-man Chile 2-1 in a hard-fought encounter in Pretoria. Chile, who had started the day with a three-point lead in Group H, surrendered top spot to the Spanish but still qualified for the knockout stages View more »
- Chile 1-2 Spain: David Villa & Andres Iniesta Send La Furia Roja To The Top Of Group H
Spain netted twice in the first half through David Villa and Andres Iniesta against ten men Chile to secure passage to the last-16.
Vicente del Bosque’s side needed a victory to guarantee passage to the last-16 while Chile only needed a draw to go through as group winners. But both sides started with a typically View more »- Government to launch enquiry
France captain Patrice Evra has revealed an enquiry is to be opened by the French government into Les Bleus' disastrous World Cup campaign.
The squad flew back from South Africa on Thursday following a dismal performance where they mustered a solitary point from three games and gained notoriety for a training grou View more »- North Korea 0-3 Cote D’Ivoire: Elephants Eliminated Despite Impressive Victory
Cote d’Ivoire have been eliminated from the World Cup as they failed to achieve the eight-goal swing against North Korea that would have put Portugal under threat, winning only 3-0.
The first half was entirely monopolised by the Elephants, but despite creating a steady stream of chances, they would only strike t View more »- Portugal 0-0 Brazil: Scrappy Encounter Sees Both Sides Advance
Portugal and Brazil battled to a 0-0 draw in Durban to ensure both sides qualified from Group G in the World Cup.
It was a largely scrappy game, with the best chance falling to Portugal's Raul Meireles on the hour mark, who had his effort tipped wide by Julio Cesar.
As expected, Brazil made changes to their side in l View more »- Elephants knocked out
Yaya Toure, Romaric and Salomon Kalou were on target as Ivory Coast's World Cup campaign ended with a hollow 3-0 victory over North Korea.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's side struck twice inside 20 minutes through Yaya Toure and Romaric as they tore into their limited opponents from the outset, but only frustration followe 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 |
