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- Barry back to face Algeria
Fabio Capello has confirmed England midfielder Gareth Barry will start Friday's World Cup match against Algeria in Cape Town.
Barry has regained full fitness after suffering an ankle injury when in action for Manchester City in early May.
Capello told BBC Sport: "Gareth will play this Friday. He is okay, there View more »- Eriksson wants Jabulani talks
Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has called for discussions on the ball to take place before the next big tournament and believes goalkeepers should be involved in any future talks.
The adidas Jabulani has come in for criticism after a number of high-profile errors in the early stages of the World Cup.
"I View more »- Dempsey: England feel pressure
United States forward Clint Dempsey claims England's players seemed "edgy" during their 1-1 draw on Saturday and believes they were struggling to deal with the pressure.
England got their World Cup campaign off to a flyer when captain Steven Gerrard gave them the lead inside four minutes, but the USA hit back thro View more »- Kiwis on a high
New Zealand manager Ricki Herbert hailed his team's 1-1 World Cup draw with Slovakia as the best result in the nation's football history, before immediately began dreaming of producing something similar against Italy.
Herbert saw full-back Winston Reid score his side's equaliser with a glancing header three minute View more »- Ronaldo feels frustration
Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure after being denied by the woodwork and picking up a booking in Portugal's stalemate against the Ivory Coast.
The 25-year-old, who has not scored for his country in 16 months, crashed a long-range effort against the post with 11 minutes gone shortly after being cautioned. R View more »- Dunga admits Brazilian nerves
Brazil coach Dunga admitted his side had shown "nervousness and anxiety" in their World Cup opener against North Korea at Ellis Park before running out 2-1 winners.
Maicon made the breakthrough for the five-time world champions with a shot from an acute angle and Elano added a superb second when he sidefooted home View more »- World Cup 2010: Brazil v North Korea
The call goes out for fans to converge on Ellis Park for one of the most intriguing matches of the tournament so far. It's everybody's second-favourite World Cup team, Brazil, taking on North Korea. This is North Korea's first appearance at the World Cup since 1966 and in that time Brazil have won the trophy three View more »- North Korea worthy of world stage
Tuesday night in South Africa, and North Korea have made their mark on the World Cup once again.
Memories of 1966 abound, and although the Chollimas need to up the pace of their game and indeed place more focus on their own attacking potential ahead of their second game, the surprise was certainly in the icy air of View more »- Honduras v Chile: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group H game between Honduras and Chile at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off 12.30 BST.
Group HHonduras v ChileMbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Kick-off: Wed June 16, 12.30pm BST TV: ITV1 12pm, ITV HD 12pm
Marcelo Bielsa begins his secon View more »- Spain v Switzerland: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group H game between Spain and Switzerland at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off 15.00 BST.
Group H
Spain v SwitzerlandMoses Mabhida Stadium, DurbanKick-off: Wed June 16, 3pm BSTTV: BBC1 2.30pm, BBC1 HD 2.30pm
Switzerland’s 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 |
