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- Uruguay 1 Ghana 1; Uruguay win 4-2 on pens
Asamoah Gyan misses a penalty at the death which could have seen Ghana through
Africa’s footballing dream was shattered in a penalty shoot out after the most dramatic finish to any game at this World Cup saw Ghana blow a glorious opportunity to become the continent’s first ever semi-finalists.
With the s View more »- Ghana bow out
Uruguay 1 Ghana 1 (after extra time, Uruguay win 4-2 on penalties)
Ghana bowed out of the World Cup in the most heartbreaking circumstances in one of the most amazing finishes to a match the World Cup has ever seen.
In this tournament's 80-year history, surely there has never been such agony for a country, and a co View more »- Sneijder dumps Brazil
- Wesley Sneijder dumped favourites Brazil out of the World Cup as Holland finally got the better of their South American nemesis with a 2-1 victory. 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 ru View more »
- Xavi: Spain can go all the way after win over Portugal
Spain playmaker Xavi believes the European champions are hitting form at just the right time as they bid to finally land the World Cup trophy.
The Barcelona midfielder was named man of the match after an impressive showing in his side's 1-0 World Cup second-round win over Portugal in Cape Town last night.
Spain d View more »- Elano out for Brazil
- Brazil will be without Elano for the Friday's quarter-final against Holland The team's medical staff said the former Manchester City midfielder has not recovered from an ankle injury and could be out for the rest of the World Cup. Elano suffered the injury in a challenge by Ivory Coast defender Cheik Tiote in Brazil' View more »
- World Cup 2010: Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger brands Argentina 'whingers'
Germany's Bastian Schweinsteiger has lit the fuse for a potentially explosive World Cup quarter-final with Argentina by launching an extraordinary attack on their South American opponents.
Schweinsteiger lambasted the Argentine players for provoking referees, using gamesmanship and disrespecting their opponents, su View more »- World Cup 2010: Fabio Capello can still succeed with England
Continuity is the key for coaches and players and experience of a big tournament can help Capello
I feel for Fabio Capello. I know how painful it is to be knocked out of a tournament. I haven't got over our European final defeat last year, and I don't think I ever will. The silver medal we received is hanging up in View more »- Spain 1 Portugal 0
Constant threat: David Villa wheels away after scoring Spain's winner
Within minutes of Portugal’s elimination from the World Cup, Carlos Queiroz, suggested that his team would ‘hopefully’ play with more ambition the next time they grace this stage.
As David Villa ruthlessly proved, however, View more »- Villa strike sees Spain progress
- Spain's crusade to add the World Cup trophy to their Euro 2008 title continued tonight with a closely-fought last-16 win over Iberian neighbours Portugal. Vicente Del Bosque's side dominated on the ball as usual but were frustrated for long periods by Portugal, who had decent chances of their own at Cape Town's Green View more »
- Paraguay progress as Japan pay penalty
- Paraguay progressed through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history after beating Japan in a penalty shoot-out in Pretoria. With neither side able to make the breakthrough during 120 minutes of precious few goalscoring chances or notable incidents, it needed the first shoot-out of th 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 |
