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- Resurgent Danes send Cameroon out
- Denmark hit back from an early deficit to re-ignite their World Cup challenge and in the process extinguish Cameroon's chances of getting through to the last 16 with a 2-1 win. In what was a hugely entertaining encounter between the bottom two teams in Group E in Pretoria, Cameroon took the lead in the 10th minute thr View more »
- Cameroon 1 Denmark 2
Dennis Rommedal set up Denmark's first goal then scored the second
Samuel Eto’o may be minded to ask, as he examines the wreckage of Cameroon’s World Cup campaign, not what he can do for his country, but what his country can do for him.
The Internazionale striker, a totemic figure in his homeland, entere View more »- Ghana 1 Australia 1
Harry Kewell (no10) conceded a penalty and was sent off after the ball hit his arm on the line
One of football’s enduring one-man soap operas enjoyed another rumbustious episode in Rustenburg when Harry Kewell’s brief World Cup odyssey ended in drama and recriminations and left his Australia team-mates to View more »- Holland 1 Japan 0
Wesley Sneijder celebrates scoring the winner against Japan
Holland might have a history of World Cup underachievement to surpass that of even England or Spain but, of the European contenders this year, they have certainly begun most plausibly.
Two games, two wins and no goals conceded should add up to a most serene View more »- Socceroos battle for point
- Ten-man Australia kept their slim hopes of qualifying for the next round of the World Cup alive after a dogged second-half display earned them a point in a 1-1 draw against Ghana in Rustenburg. Harry Kewell was sent off for the Socceroos midway through the first half after referee Roberto Rosetti deemed he had used hi View more »
- Sneijder sinks Japan
- Wesley Sneijder's second-half goal handed Holland a narrow 1-0 win over Japan in their second Group E match and put the Oranje within reach of the last 16 of the World Cup. After a frustrating opening half for the Dutch side, they finally broke through in the 52nd minute with Sneijder's stinging drive deflected by Jap View more »
- English Fans Arrive, but Team They Know Hasn’t
CAPE TOWN — Even the vuvuzelas were no match for England’s traveling army of soccer fans, no matter what their mood.
By Friday, the English had arrived here at the bottom of the continent by the tens of thousands. They were full of spirit (and spirits), transforming this Group C game against Algeria int View more »- England v Algeria: Fabio Capello has many problems to address, but at least not in goal
Jamie Carragher's lack of pace has left England in trouble
First of all, I have to admit that it came as a surprise. Having decided before the first World Cup game that Robert Green represented his best bet, Fabio Capello showed a neat turn of heel to swiftly change his mind.
It goes without saying that Green’ View more »- England v Algeria: Fabio Capello refuses to rule out quitting after poor World Cup display
Fabio Capello felt left down by his England players
“It’s too early to speak about this,” the England manager said when asked if he would resign. “You have to wait.”
In truth, the question is academic as Capello’s position - even if the break-clause in his contract has been taken View more »- Woeful England booed by fans
- There was no happy birthday for Fabio Capello in Cape Town as England were booed by their own supporters following a dreadful goalless draw against Algeria that leaves their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread. Although they exerted some late pressure, if Capello's men had denied Algeria a point it would have been a m View more »
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| 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 |
