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- Friedrich wants to beat the best
Germany defender Arne Friedrich is relishing the chance to rub shoulders with who he sees as the world's best ever footballer - and shatter his World Cup dreams.
The 31-year-old Hertha Berlin player and his team-mates will head into battle with Diego Maradona's Argentina on Saturday with a place in the semi-finals up View more »- Chambily calls for FFF overhaul
Guy Chambily, a member of the French Football Federation's federal council, has called for a complete overhaul of the organisation following France's World Cup debacle.
On Monday FFF president Jean-Pierre Escalettes announced he would be step down on July 2 after a campaign riven with team unrest and controversy. But View more »- Top 10 WAGs of team Argentina
Argentina, one of the most successful national football teams, has won the World Cup twice in 1978 and 1986. This nation is hoping to make the history again. Maradona who won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player and captained Argentina to finally success over West Germany in World Cup 1986 supports h View more »- Malouda hopes for positive response
France midfielder Florent Malouda is hoping the appointment of Laurent Blanc can restore Les Bleus' credibility.
It follows the team's exit at the group stage in the World Cup with just one point and one goal to their name, a bust-up involving Nicolas Anelka and former coach Raymond Domenech which resulted in the View more »- Blatter sorry for Lampard 'goal'
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said he apologised to the Football Association over Frank Lampard's disallowed 'goal' and revealed the governing body would look again at goal-line technology.
Lampard's effort during England's 4-1 defeat to Germany was ruled out even though the ball clearly crossed the line and has led View more »- Robben: I will get better
Holland winger Arjen Robben believes he is not yet at his best despite earning the man-of-the-match award against Slovakia.
Robben scored Holland's opener in their 2-1 triumph on Monday to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup against Brazil. It was all the more rewarding considering the Bayern Munich wi View more »- Dunga keen to cut out Kaka cautions
Brazil coach Dunga plans to speak to Kaka over the coming days in a bid to help the playmaker stop picking up needless yellow cards.
The Real Madrid midfielder collected his third caution of the World Cup - after two in the 3-1 group win over Ivory Coast - for a trip on Arturo Vidal during his country's 3-0 second-rou View more »- Del Bosque reflects on slow start
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque believes his side's shock opening defeat by Switzerland has been "highly motivating" as they seek to add the FIFA World Cup™ to their UEFA Euro 2008 triumph.
Del Bosque's side were among the pre-tournament favourites but were stunned when Switzerland snatched victory in their fir View more »- Okada: Japan building for future
Japan coach Takeshi Okada admits it would be "wonderful" news for the sport back home if his side can reach the FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals, but insists that must be just another step towards a more long-term goal.
The Blue Samurai have the chance to reach the last eight of the FIFA World Cup for the first View more »- Torres: We've still to hit our stride
Fans of Spain and followers of the beautiful game everywhere could be found biting their nails when Fernando Torres went under the knife just one month before his national side’s pre-South Africa 2010 training camp. However, El Niño and his medical team have worked wonders to ensure the Liverpool returned 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 |
