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- 'Octopus oracle' keeps perfect record as Germans demand he's turned into paella
'Eat Paul, the psychic octopus'Paul the psychic octopus, the oracle charged with predicting the outcomes of German World Cup matches is under threat of being eaten by angry fans after Spain was predicted to win.
His home team has been knocked out. But Paul the "psychic" octopus is still a winner after correctly predic View more »- Iker Casillas - Spain were superior to Germany, we even scored from a corner
Real Madrid stopper very happy to reach the final...
Spain captain Iker Casillas insisted his side were superior throughout their World Cup semi-final win over Germany in Durban.
Veteran Barcelona defender Carles Puyol made the breakthrough 73 minutes into the tightly fought contest to send Spain into their first View more »- Germany 0 Spain 1
Nobody expected the Spanish inquisition in the air. Nobody anticipated the European champions, the masters of the intricate passing movement, to stoop to conquer with a header from a centre-half at a corner. It was surely beneath such stylists.
Yet there was Carles Puyol, hair flying in all directions like an Old E View more »- Puyol powers Spain into final
Carles Puyol's second-half header was enough to send Spain into their first World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Germany.
Although Spain dominated possession in their last-four meeting with Germany in Durban, their opponents had just wasted an excellent chance to open the scoring themselves through Toni Kroos when View more »- Puyol sets up Holland showdown
- Carles Puyol powered Spain into their first World Cup final with a thunderous second-half header as Germany were beaten 1-0 in Durban. The Euro 2008 winners dominated possession but initially struggled to create clear openings against Joachim Low's impressive young side. But after failing to break through with their View more »
- Germany 0-1 Spain: Carles Puyol Heads La Furia Roja Into Historic World Cup Final
Spain dominated an absorbing first-half chess match but failed to break the deadlock against a Germany side who had their fair share of chances.
Both teams made one change from their regular line-up: Piotr Trochowski replaced the suspended Thomas Mueller for the Germans while out-of-form Fernando Torres was dropped View more »- HT: Germany 0-0 Spain - Stalemate in Durban
Spain and Germany were still searching for a breakthrough after the first half of their heavyweight World Cup semi-final in Durban.
The Euro 2008 winners dominated possession and Manuel Neuer made a brave block to deny David Villa, but Iker Casillas made the better save when he scrambled Piotr Trochowski's low shot View more »- Germany vs Spain team news
Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has dropped misfiring striker Fernando Torres for the World Cup semi-final against Germany.
The Liverpool forward has yet to score in the tournament so Del Bosque has turned to Barcelona striker Pedro.
Full Spain team: 1-Iker Casillas; 15-Sergio Ramos, 3-Gerard Pique, 5-Carles Puyol, 1 View more »- 'Best year' turns sour for Forlan
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan left Cape Town devastated on Tuesday night but is at least able to look back on the best year of his career.
Forlan scored his fourth goal of the tournament against Holland, but it was not enough to stop Bert Van Marwijk's men winning 3-2. After the disappointing result, Forlan has bee View more »- De Jong expresses final relief
Nigel de Jong sweated his way through the hardest game of his career on Tuesday night - and he was not even playing.
De Jong was a helpless spectator, having been ruled out of Holland's World Cup semi-final with Uruguay through suspension. Thankfully for the Manchester City star, the Dutch emerged triumphant thank 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 |
