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- Van Marwijk happy with opening win
Bert van Marwijk stressed the importance of winning the opening match after Holland began their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Denmark at Soccer City.
A second half own goal by Daniel Agger and a late Dirk Kuyt effort were enough for the highly-fancied Dutch, but it was not all plain sailing in Johannesbur View more »- Lippi happy with fighting draw
Italy coach Marcello Lippi hailed the defending champions' "heart" as they came from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw from their first World Cup Group F game against Paraguay.
The 2006 winners were shocked when Wigan-bound defender Antolin Alcaraz rose to head home a 39th-minute free-kick, but Italy's blushes were sp View more »- Holland v Denmark in pictures
A Dutch fan (no, really) with some oversized specs gets ready for the big match
And he's not the only one, as an army of Oranje supporters congregate outside the calabash-inspired Soccer City stadium
Inspired by Laurent Blanc and Fabian Barthez in 1998, this cheeky fan is getting a few kisses on the head View more »- North Korea coach gives hostile press conference
Kim Jong Hun went immediately on the defensive when asked about his North Korean team on the eve of their opening World Cup match against five-time champion Brazil.
Get it right: coach Kim Jong Hun chastised a reporter at a World Cup press conference for referring to his team as North Korea.
After replying in his View more »- North Korea set their World Cup target: happiness for the Dear Leader
The emissaries of the Dear Leader to World Cup 2010 sat grim-faced through a meeting with the capitalist media
There is something about a North Korean World Cup press conference that recalls a possibly apocryphal story featuring the creepy Guinness Book of Records editor Norris McWhirter. According to this tale, Nor View more »- World Cup 2010: Vuvuzelas may be on their way to the Premier League
• Vuvuzela debate likely to continue after World Cup• Premier League would welcome the sound in England
The great vuvuzela debate looks likely to run well beyond the World Cup final, after organisers yesterday urged international fans to export the horn to their own countries and the Premier League said View more »- World Cup 2010: Franz Beckenbauer attacks England's 'kick and rush'
• Former Germany captain says England have gone backwards• Germans have advantage with Jabulani, says Carragher
Franz Beckenbauer has launched a scathing attack on England's style of play and claimed Fabio Capello's side have "gone backwards into the bad old times of kick and rush".
Beckenbauer, one of View more »- World Cup 2010: Dirk Kuyt taps in to seal win for Holland over Denmark
Holland 2 Agger (og) 46, Kuyt 85 Denmark 0
Whisper it softly, but though Holland got off to a winning start in Group E their performance was not that much better than England's. The Dutch fans must be hoping their team are slow starters too.
Holland did not concede a comedy goal like England, but they mostly View more »- Barry ready for England return
Gareth Barry insists he will be "spot on" in terms of fitness for England's World Cup clash with Algeria after admitting it was touch and go at one stage whether he would make the squad.
The midfielder revealed his ankle - injured when playing for Manchester City against Tottenham in early May - is fully recovered View more »- De Rossi spares Italy's blushes
Defending champions Italy had to come from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw in their World Cup Group F opener against Paraguay in Cape Town.
Having played well in the first half at Green Point Stadium, the 2006 winners were shocked when Wigan-bound defender Antolin Alcaraz rose to head home a 39th-minute free-kick.
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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 |
