
Asamoah Gyan has rifled Ghana into the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup after striking early in the first half of extra-time. The game was locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes when a Landon Donavon penalty cancelled out Kevin-Prince Boateng’s opening goal.
With a quarter-final showdown with Uruguay awaiting either View more »
Uruguay will enjoy their first World Cup quarter-final appearance for 40 years after defeating South Korea 2-1 on a wet early evening in Port Elizabeth.
Having survived a fright in the opening five minutes when the Taegeuk Warriors hit the post, the Celeste moved into the ascendancy through Luis Suarez. After opening View more »
Skipper looking to emulate 2002 success
Park Ji-Sung, the captain of South Korea, has called on him team-mates to emulate the class of 2002 and reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.
Eight years ago, playing on homesoil and led by Guus Hiddink, the Koreans shocked both Spain and Italy as they reached the final fou View more »
A World Cup that started so brightly for Switzerland has come to a tame end as Ottmar Hitzfeld's side failed to find a way past an industrious Honduras, who probably deserved all three points on their second half showing at the Free State Stadium in Blomfontein.
The pattern of the game proved unfamiliar territory for View more »
Spain netted twice in the first half through David Villa and Andres Iniesta against ten men Chile to secure passage to the last-16.
Vicente del Bosque’s side needed a victory to guarantee passage to the last-16 while Chile only needed a draw to go through as group winners. But both sides started with a typically View more »
Cote d’Ivoire have been eliminated from the World Cup as they failed to achieve the eight-goal swing against North Korea that would have put Portugal under threat, winning only 3-0.
The first half was entirely monopolised by the Elephants, but despite creating a steady stream of chances, they would only strike t View more »
Portugal and Brazil battled to a 0-0 draw in Durban to ensure both sides qualified from Group G in the World Cup.
It was a largely scrappy game, with the best chance falling to Portugal's Raul Meireles on the hour mark, who had his effort tipped wide by Julio Cesar.
As expected, Brazil made changes to their side in l View more »| 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 |