7M SPORTS Favorites
- Klose hails new generation
Miroslav Klose has admitted German fans did not know where their new heroes were going to come from a couple of years ago.
Germany have lit up the World Cup with a series of brilliant displays. Suddenly the likes of Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer are becoming household names across Europe, after barely View more »- Torres anticipates Germany showdown
Fernando Torres admits Spain's World Cup clash with high-scoring Germany will be like a final as he looks to repeat his country's Euro 2008 success.
The Liverpool striker scored the only goal of the final against the Germans two years ago to help Spain lift their first major trophy for 44 years. Now the two sides View more »- Lugano desperate to make semi
Uruguay captain Diego Lugano will find out on Monday whether he will be fit to face Holland in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final, insisting he is ready to play through the pain.
The Fenerbahce defender limped out of his country's quarter-final encounter with Ghana after just 38 minutes with a knee injury and is now a View more »- Uruguay vs Netherlands Match Preview
A few months ago, no one would have expected Netherlands and Uruguay facing each other at the semi finals.
Both teams, undefeated, will have to fight for a place in the final. Uruguay's martyr Luis Suarez -the player most familiar with Dutch football in the squad- will be unable to perform, while Netherlands will View more »- Dunga fired as Brazil coach
Brazil coach Dunga has been dismissed after his side's quarter-final exit from the World Cup, the Brazilian Football Federation have announced.
End of the road: Brazil coach Dunga has been dismissed after his side were eliminated by Holland in the quarter-finals
The decision was widely expected after Brazil's surpr View more »- Ronaldo announces birth of son
Real Madrid and Portugal winger, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the father of a baby boy, according to an announcement on his Twitter account.
Thumbs up: Cristiano ronaldo has announced he has become a father to a baby boy
The 25-year-old, whose World Cup campaign came to and end this week when Portugal were knocked o View more »- Beckenbauer: Germany the 'perfect team'
Franz Beckenbauer has described Germany as the "perfect team" and believes they are favourites to defeat Spain and reach the World Cup final.
Perfect team? World Cup winning coach and captain Franz Beckenbauer believes the current Germany side are favourites to beat Spain
Germany have been in sparkling form durin View more »- Kaka unfit for World Cup, says Brazil's doctor
Lacking fitness: Kaka was not fit enough to play in a World Cup finals, according to Brazil's team doctor
Brazil fell in the quarter-finals for the second successive World Cup after suffering a surprise 2-1 defeat to Holland,and Kaka struggled to find his best form during the tournament.
"Maybe in other situation View more »- Dunga dismissed by Brazil
The Brazilian Football Federation have confirmed Dunga has been dismissed following the country's elimination from the World Cup.
Dunga indicated he was likely leave his post after Brazil's hopes of a sixth World Cup triumph were ended by Holland in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
"Ending the cycle of work that began View more »- Torres admits to fitness problems
Fernando Torres admits he has not been at his best during the World Cup but believes he is improving game by game.
The Liverpool striker missed the end of the Premier League season after undergoing ankle surgery and is still searching for his first goal in South Africa, despite helping Spain through to their first View more »
Hot issue
- Octopus Paul v Ahmadinejad [28/07]
- France suspend entire World Cup squ [24/07]
- Webb says World Cup final was taint [23/07]
- Goal-line technology off Fifa agend [20/07]
- World Cup final ball sold for £48K [18/07]
- Evra 'is being victimised', says Fe [17/07]
- Scolari says no offer yet to coach [16/07]
- Beckham: England players must take [15/07]
- Messi says WCup loss left him with [15/07]
- Now it's Brazil's turn to get ready [15/07]
Hot Topic
Lastest Comments
Cities & Venues
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 |
