
Read a full match report of the World Cup 2010 Group H game between Chile and Switzerland at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth on Monday June 21 2010.
Chile kept their place at the top of Group H with a bitterly-fought 1-0 win over a stubborn 10-man Switzerland on Monday.
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Former Liverpool striker Mark Gonzalez came off the bench to head Chile to within touching distance of the last 16.
The 25-year-old, now at CSKA Moscow, struck with 15 minutes remaining as Switzerland, reduced to 10 men when Valon Behrami was sent off before the break, finally succumbed at the Nelson Mandela Bay Sta View more »
Read a full match report of the World Cup 2010 Group G game between Portugal and North Korea at the Green Point Stadium, Cape Town on Monday June 21 2010.
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his 16-month international goal drought and served notice of his destructive capabilities by inspiring Portugal to an emphatic victory aga View more »
Portugal produced a spectacular performance of fluidity and flair to earn their first win - a 7-0 one at that - of the World Cup in style against North Korea.
Having failed to impress in their opening Group G stalemate with the Ivory Coast, Carlos Queiroz's side were under pressure to deliver against North Korea wit View more »
• Senior players unhappy with former captain's outburst • Squad demands recall of Joe Cole in crisis meeting
Fabio Capello moved to reassert complete control over the England set-up last night after successfully deflecting a proposed challenge to his authority by disgruntled players at a scheduled team m View more »
Brazil's Kaka (right) will miss his side's final group game against Portugal after the Real Madrid player was sent off
Boring, boring Brazil. Fabiano consigned that impression to the World Cup dustbin with two goals out of the jogo bonito handbook. A late red card for Kaka following a shameful dive by substitute Kader View more »
Up against it: reigning World Cup holders Italy have to beat Slovakia in final group match to progress
All over the glistening, ultra-modern Mbombela Stadium, patches of white whirled, New Zealand shirts stripped from chests and held aloft in defiance and delight. The team that came as cannon fodder had just detonated View more »
Paraguay are in sight of the second phase of the World Cup after goals from Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros gave them a 2-0 victory against Slovakia in Group F.
It was just the result coach Gerardo Martino was looking for after the draw with reigning world champions in their opening game.
Vera made the breakthrou 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 |