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- Villa sends Spain into quarters
- Spain's crusade to add the World Cup trophy to their Euro 2008 title continued with a closely-fought 1-0 win over 10-man Portugal. Vicente Del Bosque's side dominated on the ball as usual but were frustrated for long periods by Portugal, who had decent chances of their own at Cape Town's Green Point Stadium. Spain's View more »
- Villa the difference as Spain beats Portugal 1-0
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP)—David Villa finished off a move of Spanish perfection to finally break down Portugal’s defensive wall Tuesday and give the European champions a 1-0 win and spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. Villa scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the 63rd minute, while Cristiano Ro View more »
- Villa strike sees Spain progress
- Spain's crusade to add the World Cup trophy to their Euro 2008 title continued tonight with a closely-fought last-16 win over Iberian neighbours Portugal. Vicente Del Bosque's side dominated on the ball as usual but were frustrated for long periods by Portugal, who had decent chances of their own at Cape Town's Green View more »
- Gyan expects to face Uruguay
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan is winning his battle to be fit for Friday's quarter-final clash with Uruguay in Johannesburg.
The 24-year-old has been forced to sit out his country's last two training sessions with an ankle problem sustained during the win over the United States in the last-16 meeting.
But the Rennes pla View more »- World Cup Player Ratings: Paraguay 0-0 Japan (5-3 pens)
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Villar – 7 - Was wholly untested over the course of 90 minutes. Did punch away one dangerous cross but didn’t have anything else of note to cope with. Sharp from his line to clear a couple of weak back passes.
Bonet – 7 - Got forward semi-regularly from his role at right-back and tended to View more »- Paraguay 0-0 Japan (5-2 pens): La Albirroja Hold Nerve To Claim Quarter-Final Berth
The first penalty shoot-out of the 2010 World Cup has seen Paraguay progress at the expense of Japan after a tense but ultimately tepid encounter in Pretoria.
There were few genuine chances over the course of a tense match. La Albirroja had the better of the play but struggled to create chances against a well discipli View more »- Paraguay progress as Japan pay penalty
- Paraguay progressed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history after beating Japan in a penalty shoot-out in Pretoria. With neither side able to make the breakthrough during 120 minutes of precious few goalscoring chances or notable incidents, it needed the first shoot-out of th View more »
- Paraguay sneak through
Paraguay progressed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history after beating Japan 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw in Pretoria.
With neither side able to make the breakthrough during 120 minutes of precious few goalscoring chances or notable incidents, it needed View more »- Tevez dreams of glory
Argentina star Carlos Tevez admits he cannot bear to think of losing to Germany in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
The 26-year-old Manchester City striker and his team-mates will attempt to book their place in the semi-finals in Cape Town on Saturday evening with the alternative simply not an option.
He told www. View more »- Gilberto spells out Brazil desire
Midfielder Gilberto Silva has spoken of Brazil's hunger for a sixth World Cup crown, insisting all the players are desperate for success in South Africa.
The South Americans sealed their place in the quarter-finals on Monday night after coasting to a 3-0 win over continental rivals Chile in Johannesburg and the former 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 |
