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- World Cup 2010 deadline for Gareth Barry extended by Fabio Capello
• Gareth Barry given until 1 June to prove fitness• England midfielder to visit specialist again
Fabio Capello's desperation to include Gareth Barry in his World Cup squad means the England coach will delay making any final decision on the midfielder's participation until as late as 1 June, the eve of th View more »- South Africa 4-0 Thailand
South Africa kick-start World Cup run-in with Thai win
World Cup hosts South Africa kick-started their final run-in to the finals with a 4-0 win over Thailand in Nelspruit's Mbombela Stadium.
The friendly marked the opening of the World Cup venue where 30,000 vuvuzela-blowing fans made a deafening din.
Bafana Bafa View more »- Barcelona 4-0 Valladolid
Messi won the championship again with Barcelona and is ready for the World Cup
Barcelona won the League and achieved the bichampionship in Spain with a fantastic Messi.
Won 4-0 against the Valladolid and the Argentinian player got the Golden Boot and achieved the goal record of Ronaldo.
The first goal was scored View more »- John Terry fit for Chelsea's Wembley final and England World Cup bid
Centre-back suffered 'a bit of bruising' in right footWinning Double 'would rank at the very top'
John Terry has felt the hot flush of horror before in what has been a tumultuous season, but at Chelsea's training ground on Wednesday, when he lay with pain coursing through the nerves in his right foot, he thought he View more »- Florent Malouda rediscovers sweet smell of success at Chelsea
The winger has battled his way back to a starting berth. But will he get a look-in for France at the World Cup?
Florent Malouda – is he Chelsea's most improved player this season?
In the visitors' dressing room at Anfield this lunchtime, before the team emerge on to the grassy battleground, one of Chelsea's mo View more »- Kaka silences his critics
Have that: Kaka was offended by fans who thought he was putting Brazil and the World Cup ahead of Real Madrid
Kaka returned from a six-week injury lay-off for the trip to La Romareda and ended up being his side's hero as he climbed off the bench to fire home the clinching goal in a 2-1 win with eight minutes to go. View more »- Below-par Terry is a liability for England
Any match, any team, at this time of year it's all about England
As the World Cup finals approaches, any intrigue gets the same response: 'Yes, but what does Fabio Capello think?'
The obligatory photograph of Fabio Capello in the stands, on this occasion at last weekend's Manchester derby.
It is that time of year View more »- Rooney handed golden boot bonus
£500k incentive for World Cup heroics WAYNE ROONEY will pick up a staggering £500,000 goal bonus if he is top scorer at the World Cup.
The England striker must beat off competition from Fernando Torres, David Villa and Luis Fabiano to pick up the bounty. Rooney's incentive has been written into the lucrativ View more »- Coyle backs Wilshere for World Cup
Owen Coyle is confident Jack Wilshere would not be fazed by an England call-up after tipping the teenage midfielder as a potential wildcard for Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.
Wilshere has impressed for Bolton following his loan move from Arsenal in January and his eye-catching performance against Chelsea on Tuesday View more »- Johnson is given hope of role at World Cup
England manager says Manchester City winger deserves international call-up – and forces Wembley into action over pitch
Fabio Capello has given his broadest hint yet that he will give the Manchester City winger Adam Johnson the chance to make a late bid for a place in the England squad at the World Cup finals 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 |
