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- Torres sounds Spanish rallying cry
Perhaps fittingly, considering that he is sporting a new barnet which makes him resemble a young military cadet, Fernando Torres went into full Corporal Jones mode as he suggested there was no panic following the alarming false start to Spain's World Cup bid, which they will seek to rectify here on Monday night.
Hm View more »- Capello crushes Terry's England revolt to regain command
• Senior players unhappy with former captain's outburst • Squad demands recall of Joe Cole in crisis meeting
Fabio Capello moved to reassert complete control over the England set-up last night after successfully deflecting a proposed challenge to his authority by disgruntled players at a scheduled team m View more »- World Cup 2010: Eight World Cup bust-ups down the years
Disharmony in France camp in South Africa is not new at the World Cup.
2006 (France): Gregory Coupet was unhappy at Fabien Barthez being made France's goalkeeper and packed his bags. He was eventually persuaded to stay with the squad, with Raymond Domenech saying: "He lost his head, that happens."
2002 (Republic o View more »- Brazil v Ivory Coast: Dunga and Sven-Goran Eriksson disagree over Kaka's red card
Kaka's sending off has tainted a good win for Brazil and has prompted comments from both Dunga and Sven-Goran Eriksson - unsurprisingly, they have a difference in opinion about the red card.
Kaka was dismissed for a second yellow card in the final minutes for pushing Abdelkader Keita, but the Ivory Coast man wildly View more »- England focused on Slovenia
The Football Association remain fully focused on Wednesday afternoon's crucial World Cup clash with Slovenia and have not had any discussions over the future of Fabio Capello.
If England fail to win in Port Elizabeth, they will almost certainly be heading home after collecting just two points from their opening co View more »- Von Bergen rolls in for Swiss
Steve von Bergen is expected to replace ankle injury victim Philippe Senderos in Switzerland's defence for the World Cup Group H match with Chile, while skipper Alex Frei has resumed training after shaking of a similar problem.
Chile striker Humberto Suazo, who missed their impressive victory over Honduras, has re View more »- Deco ruled out
North Korea boss Kim Jong-hun has reported no injury worries ahead of the much anticipated World Cup Group G clash with Portugal, who will be without Deco
The playmaker has been ruled out of the game in Cape Town with a left hip problem which should be cured by the time Carlos Queiroz's side face Brazil.
"Our m View more »- Iniesta to miss Honduras clash
Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is expected to miss Spain's World Cup Group H clash with Honduras as the European champions look to bounce back from their shock 1-0 loss to Switzerland.
Boss Vicente Del Bosque reported no injuries other than the undisclosed problem for Iniesta.
Honduras midfielder Hendry Th View more »- World Cup 2010: FA expect Fabio Capello to resign if England fail to qualify from Group C
Bowing out? Fabio Capello may quit his role as England manager
Capello’s future has been called into question by England’s dismal showing in South Africa thus far, and while he retains the support of the FA board and senior executives there is a growing consensus that failure to secure qualification on Wed View more »- Brazil 3 Ivory Coast 1
Brazil's Kaka (right) will miss his side's final group game against Portugal after the Real Madrid player was sent off
Boring, boring Brazil. Fabiano consigned that impression to the World Cup dustbin with two goals out of the jogo bonito handbook. A late red card for Kaka following a shameful dive by substitute Kader 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 |
