
Luis Suarez will only be banned for one match for his hand-ball against Ghana - meaning the striker will be eligible for the World Cup final if Uruguay beat Holland.
FIFA confirmed that their disciplinary committee had looked at the case and decided against imposing any further punishment beyond the minimum one-ma View more »
Germany hammered Argentina today on a gorgeous afternoon in Cape Town. Thomas Mueller opened the scoring for die Mannschaft after just three minutes, and Germany took second half goals from Miroslav Klose (68, 89), and Arne Friedrich (74) to round off their comprehensive victory.
Following emphatic victories in the Ro View more »
ARGENTINA (4-3-3)
Romero: 5 - Could have done better at the first goal and failed to truly assert himself after that. Granted he had relatively little to do.
Otamendi: 3 - Completely and utterly out of his depth. Sold the jerseys for Mueller's opener with a failure to challenge in the air; lunged in with colossal nai View more »
Six days after turfing England out of the World Cup with a magical display, Germany cast their spell on Argentina with a brilliant 4-0 quarter-final victory.
Argentina were buried thanks to a third-minute goal from Thomas Muller and two second-half efforts from Miroslav Klose either side of one from Arne Friedrich View more »
FIFA have confirmed that Uruguay striker Luis Suarez could miss the rest of the World Cup following his hand-ball against Ghana
The Ajax striker was given a straight red card for saving Dominic Adiyiah's goalbound-header on the line in extra-time. Asamoah Gyan missed the resultant spot kick and the African nation View more »
Nicolas Anelka should never play for Les Bleus again, according to outgoing French Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes.
The Chelsea striker was sent home from France's World Cup campaign earlier this month after refusing to apologise for a dressing-room rant aimed at coach Raymond Domenech, an aff View more »
Nigel de Jong is hoping his Holland team-mates can keep alive his dreams of playing in the World Cup final as he prepares to sit out the match which could take them there.
The 25-year-old Manchester City midfielder picked up his second yellow card of the tournament in yesterday's 2-1 quarter-final win over favouri View more »
Holland boss Bert van Marwijk is convinced his team can go on to lift the World Cup after dumping favourites Brazil out of the competition.
Felipe Melo's own goal and the first headed strike of Wesley Sneijder's career saw the Dutch come from behind to edge past the Brazilians and into the semi-finals, and van Mar View more »| Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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