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- Hand of God belongs to me, says Suárez
Luis Suárez pushes away Dominic Adiyiah's header during the dying seconds of Uruguay's game against Ghana.
The Uruguay striker Luis Suárez has evoked Diego Maradona's infamous goal against England in 1986, declaring "the Hand Of God now belongs to me" after he broke Ghana's hearts and helped his side r View more »- Paraguay 0 Spain 1
Seven heaven: David Villa (left) was the difference as Spain beat Paraguay in dramatic fashion
It took two penalties and several rattles of the woodwork to separate Spain and Paraguay on Saturday night, but eventually Europe continued its quarter-final eclipse of Latin America when David Villa scored an 85th minute w View more »- Juninho: Dunga will be a scapegoat
When you are coach of the Brazilian national team you have 190 million of your countrymen advising you on everything from who should be in the team, to how they should play.
Blame game: Dunga faces heavy criticism after Brazil's defeat to Holland
When you lose you get the same number calling for your hea View more »- Maradona 'may leave' as Argentina coach
Diego Maradona's future as Argentina coach is unclear after the team's devastating 4-0 loss to Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Knocked out: Argentina coach Diego Maradona hugs his daughter after his side are knocked out of the World Cup by Germany
"I may leave tomorrow, but I'd like that these boys conti View more »- Iniesta looking forward to Germany clash
Spain playmaker Andres Iniesta said his side plan to repeat their Euro 2008 success against Germany, after they set up a mouth watering semi-final with a 1-0 victory over Paraguay.
Looking forward: Spain's Andres Iniesta says his side are desperate to reach the World Cup final
David Villa scored the only goal of the View more »- 90 minutes of despair for Diego Maradona
Pucker up: Diego Maradona kisses Argentina's Carlos Tevez ahead of kick off against Germany
Lucky charm: Diego Maradona holds his famous lucky bracelet ahead of kick off in Cape Town
Frustrating afternoon: Diego Maradona looks displeased from the sidelines during his side's 4-0 defeat to Germany
Watc View more »- World Cup: Villa gives Spain 1-0 win over Paraguay
- JOHANNESBURG (AP)—David Villa has millions of friends in Spain these days and two pretty good ones in South Africa—the goalposts at Ellis Park. Villa banked in the only goal of Spain’s 1-0 victory over Paraguay in the World Cup quarterfinals off not one post, but both of them. Villa took the tourname View more »
- Eto'o keen to move on
Samuel Eto'o wants Cameroon to quickly banish the memories of the World Cup and turn their focus to the future after a forgettable experience in South Africa.
The Indomitable Lions failed to register a point in the competition. They were beaten in all three matches in Group E - by Japan, Denmark and Holland - desp View more »- Villa strike sends Spain through
David Villa enhanced his reputation as the World Cup's outstanding striker with a late winner to give a below-par Spain a 1-0 victory over Paraguay.
The 28-year-old struck his fifth goal of the finals to send the perennial underachievers to their first-ever World Cup semi-finals.
Both sides contrived to miss pe View more »- Villa sends Spain through
- David Villa enhanced his reputation as the World Cup's outstanding striker with a late winner to give a below-par Spain an historic 1-0 victory over Paraguay. The 28-year-old struck his fifth goal of the finals to send the perennial underachievers to their first-ever World Cup semi-finals. It was tough on Paraguay wh 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 |
