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- Parreira escapes FIFA disciplinary
FIFA plan no action against Carlos Alberto Parreira following his comments about Swiss referee Massimo Busacca in the aftermath of South Africa's 3-0 loss to Uruguay.
Busacca booked two Bafana Bafana players and, in an incident late on, sent off goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune and awarded Uruguay a penalty after he tri View more »- Greece secure first World Cup win
A blunder by goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama handed Greece their first victory at the fifth attempt in two World Cup finals as Nigeria were beaten 2-1.
It maintains Greece's hopes of an appearance in the next stage although their final Group B game is against Argentina.
Enyeama, whose side were down to 10 men follow View more »- England v Algeria - Rooney ready to prove power
- Wayne Rooney has vowed to prove himself on football's biggest stage and the England striker is feeling "sharp and hungry" ahead of Friday's clash with Algeria in Cape Town. Rooney admits there is room for improvement in his own performance following England's 1-1 draw with the United States in their opening World Cup View more »
- Algeria pile pressure on England
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane has issued a call to arms ahead of Friday's World Cup clash with England, insisting the result is not as certain as Wayne Rooney seems to think.
Rooney has already expressed total confidence that England would win their second Group C match, but Saadane views Rooney's bullish stance as a si View more »- Higuain hat-trick sinks Koreans
Gonzalo Higuain scored the first hat-trick of the World Cup as Argentina all but assured themselves a place in the last 16 with an impressive 4-1 victory over South Korea at Soccer City.
Diego Maradona's men were on top from the time they took the lead through a Park Chu-young own goal in the 17th minute. Higuain doub View more »- Capello 'surprised' by Beckenbauer
Fabio Capello has told Franz Beckenbauer to show his team some respect - and lambasted the World Cup ball as the worst he has ever come across.
Capello has been stung by Beckenbauer's accusation that England reverted to "kick and rush" tactics during their opening game against the United States and that the Three Lion View more »- Portugal ask for Ronaldo review
Portugal have asked FIFA to overturn Cristiano Ronaldo's booking against Ivory Coast.
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said in a statement that Ronaldo was "pushed and insulted" after being fouled by Guy Demel, and there was a "disparity" in the treatment of the Real Madrid player and the man who brought him d View more »- One-game ban for Cahill
Australia have been boosted by the news key man Tim Cahill will only miss one World Cup game following his sending-off against Germany.
The Socceroos were concerned Cahill's red card against the Germans - shown for a poor challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger - would rule him out for the remainder of the group phase.
B View more »- Buffon out of Kiwi clash
Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been ruled out of the Azzurri's match against New Zealand due to a herniated disc in his back.
The world's most expensive goalkeeper was substituted at half-time in Italy's World Cup opener against Paraguay due to the problem, with Federico Marchetti taking his place. Marchett View more »- Bielsa cautious despite victory
Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa claimed his team must play better despite opening their World Cup campaign in impressive fashion.
Jean Beausejour handed the South Americans a 1-0 win over Honduras in their Group H meeting in Nelspruit but Bielsa's attack-minded side should have scored more. Chile squandered a number of View more »
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| 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 |
