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- We must stop Wayne Rooney, says Bob Bradley
Wayne Rooney must be stopped for the United States to have any chance of beating England in their World Cup opener, US coach Bob Bradley said on the eve of Saturday's showdown.
Asked after the final USA pre-match training session if England's star striker had to be subdued in order for the Americans to win, Bradley View more »- South Korea v Greece: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group B game between South Korea and Greece at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Saturday June 12 2010, kick-off 12.30 BST.
Group BSouth Korea v GreeceNelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethKick-off: Sat June 12, 12.30pm BST.TV: ITV1 12pm, ITV HD 12pm
View more »- Argentina v Nigeria: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group B game between Argentina and Nigeria at the Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on Saturday June 12 2010, kick-off 15.00 BST.
Group BArgentina v NigeriaEllis Park Stadium, JohannesburgKick-off: Sat June 12, 3pm BST.TV: BBC One 2.30pm, BBC HD 2.30pm
Roll up, the g View more »- Opening games showed referees will be harsh
After one day of the World Cup, 11 cards have already been shown, and there were signs that referees are prepared to clamp down hard on misdemeanours.
The last World Cup saw a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards issued, and after two games of the 2010 edition we are already up and running with the fir View more »- Uruguay 0 France 0
Raymond Domenech was unrepentant over his decision to drop Florent Malouda from the French starting line-up, despite seeing the 1998 world champions held to a potentially costly draw against Uruguay in Cape Town.
Malouda, whose 15 goals in all competitions proved influential in Chelsea’s double success last s View more »- South Africa 1 Mexico 1: match report
“Even if he is not here tonight, the spirit of Mandela is in Soccer City!” Sepp Blatter screamed over the vuvuzelas. And for nearly 80 minutes, the whole of South Africa believed the exhortation as some unseen, invisible force seemed to be driving the Bafana Bafana to the victory which would have sealed a View more »- Rehhagel ready for Cup bow
- Veteran Greece coach Otto Rehhagel's wait to lead a side out into World Cup battle will finally come to an end on Saturday. The 71-year-old German has achieved much in his distinguished managerial career and sent shockwaves around Europe when he guided the Greeks to their stunning Euro 2004 triumph against all the odd View more »
- Maradona sees Messi as natural heir
- Argentina coach Diego Maradona admits he would love to see Lionel Messi make the same impact on this World Cup as he himself did back in 1986. Maradona took the tournament by storm 24 years ago in Mexico, scoring five goals - including stunning individual efforts against England and Belgium - and setting up five more View more »
- England v USA
Steven Gerrard has spoken of his pride at being England's 10th World Cup captain.
Gerrard has followed Billy Wright, Johnny Haynes, Bobby Moore, Mick Mills, Bryan Robson, Peter Shilton, Terry Butcher, Alan Shearer and David Beckham in leading England at the finals.
The Liverpool midfielder has willingly stepped in View more »- World Cup: South Africa - Mexico
The 2010 World Cup is here, and the opening match will see host nation South Africa take on Mexico at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.
Kick-off: Friday, June 11, 2010, 16:00 (local time), Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bafana Aiming For Round Of 16 With Opening Victory
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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 |
