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- Martino hoping for historic win
- Paraguay boss Gerardo Martino is hoping his side can make the most of their one-off chance against Spain in the World Cup quarter-finals. The La Albirroja coach, whose team have never beaten the European champions, has already made history by taking the South Americans to the last eight for the first time. And Martin View more »
- Caceres could return for Paraguay
Paraguay could restore Victor Caceres to their starting line-up for their quarter-final clash against Spain on Saturday after he missed their match with Japan through suspension.
If Caceres does make the starting XI, Nestor Ortigoza is expected to be the player to make way, while Aureliano Torres may feature after View more »- Low wary of Argentina firepower
- Joachim Low can't get any satisfaction from knowing Mick Jagger is backing Germany to beat Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final. The legendary Rolling Stones front-man was in Bloemfontein to watch the Germans dump England out of the competition last Sunday and was impressed enough to declare Low's young side are View more »
- Thuram: France should ban Evra
Former France defender Lilian Thuram has called on the French Football Federation to ban current captain Patrice Evra from future international action.
The Manchester United full-back led the team in their dismal World Cup campaign in South Africa this summer and was central to the squad's refusal to train the day View more »- Carragher happy with Capello
England World Cup defender Jamie Carragher believes Fabio Capello deserves his second chance as national team manager.
The Football Association ended speculation over the Italian's future by confirming he would stay on despite England's failure in South Africa.
Liverpool player Carragher, who came out of intern View more »- Low downbeat over Cacau
Joachim Low has virtually ruled Cacau out of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final with Argentina in Cape Town.
The forward missed last weekend's defeat of England with an abdominal strain and has not trained since. Low admitted: "We have to be realistic. I don't think he will be able to play."
Argentina, meanwhil View more »- Netherlands beats Brazil 2-1 at World Cup
- PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP)—The Netherlands came from behind to stun five-time champion Brazil 2-1 Friday and become the first semifinalist of the World Cup. Wesley Sneijder scored the winner in the 68th minute with a header following a corner kick. “It just slipped through from my bald head and it View more »
- Player Ratings: Netherlands 2-1 Brazil
Stekelenburg: 6.5 – Made one magnificent save from Kaka’s curling effort, but could do little with Robinho’s goal. Left Dutch hearts in mouths when he made a mess of a near post corner as they were left holding on near the end.
Van der Wiel: 6 – Was run ragged early on, then picked up a suspens View more »- Netherlands 2-1 Brazil: Wesley Sneijder Sends Oranje Into Semi-Finals
Brazil have been eliminated from the World Cup after being unable to defend an early lead against Netherlands. The Dutch came back after falling 1-0 behind at half-time 1-0 to record a 2-1 win and progress to the semi-finals.
The Netherlands sprung the first attack of the afternoon as Dirk Kuyt floated in a ball from View more »- Sneijder sends Dutch through
Wesley Sneijder dumped favourites Brazil out of the World Cup as Holland won 2-1 to finally get the better of their South American nemesis.
But they had to come from behind to avenge their heartbreaking defeats of 1994 and 1998 and book their place in the semi-finals.
Robinho, who had already had an effort rule 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 |
