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- Rio: We'll prove Beckenbauer wrong
Rio Ferdinand believes England will make Franz Beckenbauer eat his words when they face Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup on Sunday.
Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner as a player and a coach with West Germany, had labelled England as "stupid" for failing to secure top spot in Group C after poor performances in View more »- Joe Cole: 'It's our time'
Joe Cole has revealed his displeasure at England's 'Golden Generation' tag but believes they may finally live up to it by winning the 2010 World Cup.
Midfielder Cole feels the title is undeserved given England have failed to win a major tournament with that group of players, but Cole believes this is "our time" re View more »- South Korea Captain Park Ji-Sung Eyeing Up Place In Final Four
Skipper looking to emulate 2002 success
Park Ji-Sung, the captain of South Korea, has called on him team-mates to emulate the class of 2002 and reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Eight years ago, playing on homesoil and led by Guus Hiddink, the Koreans shocked both Spain and Italy as they reached the final fou View more »- Ghana ready for hard fight
USA v Ghana: coach Milovan Rajevac warns US to brace themselves for 90-minute fight
Tough talk: Ghana manager Milovan Rajevac wants his players to give their all in a bid to knock the US out of the World Cup
The Ghana team are the last Africa side standing in the World Cup and are determined to fly the flag into th View more »- England v Germany: Joe Cole ready to be put on the spot
Joe Cole has admitted he has never taken a penalty in a professional career spanning more than a decade but would be willing to step forward if needed should Sunday's World Cup last 16 match with Germany go to a shoot-out.
Penalty novice: Joe Cole is yet to take a penalty in a competitive game for club or country d View more »- USA vs Ghana - Obama call inspires US confidence
- United States coach Bob Bradley believes his team can go all the way to the World Cup final after receiving a team talk from President Barack Obama. The president called the team on Thursday during dinner to wish them well in Saturday`s last 16 clash with Ghana at the Royal Bafokeng stadium. Bradley, whose side finis View more »
- Uruguay vs South Korea - Tabarez ready to emulate childhood heroes
- Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez will send his side into World Cup battle with South Korea dreaming of emulating the heroes of his childhood. Tabarez was just three years old when Uruguay won the World Cup in 1950, the second and most recent occasion they lifted the trophy, and he remembers the reverence with which the men View more »
- Huh wary of Uruguay threat
South Korea coach Huh Jung-moo admits he is concerned that last-16 opponents Uruguay have yet to concede a goal at the World Cup.
The Koreans could name an unchanged line-up for Saturday's match at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, with Cha Du-ri set to continue his role at right-back after featuring a View more »- Bradley inspired by Obama
United States coach Bob Bradley has revealed that his side has received an inspirational team talk ahead of their last-16 clash against Ghana.
Robbie Findley is expected to return to the USA starting XI after missing the 1-0 win over Algeria through suspension.
Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac will again be without View more »- King could return
Ledley King is in contention to make a dramatic return to the England side for Sunday's World Cup clash with Germany.
The odds must still be heavily against the Tottenham man making it considering the FA claimed he did not do any contact work on Thursday. However, coach Fabio Capello has confirmed that all 23 memb 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 |
