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- World Cup Preview: Spain - Honduras
The European champions will be expecting to bounce back.....
Kick-Off: Monday, June 21, 20:30 CET.Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg.
Overcoming The Shock
At the start of the World Cup, most observers backed Spain to win the competition. However, things got a bit rough for the Spain fans as the European champions su View more »- Portugal v North Korea: match preview
Read a full match preview 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, kick-off 12.30 BST.
Group GPortugal v North KoreaGreen Point Stadium, Cape TownKick-off: Mon June 21, 12.30pm BSTTV: BBC1 12pm, BBC1 HD 12pm
Cape Town's Green View more »- Ronaldo confident of Portugal's chances
• 'I am not frustrated and I don't feel pressure,' says captain • Expresses sympathy for plight of England and Wayne Rooney
Cristiano Ronaldo knows the rules of the game. It does not mean he has to like them. The Portugal superstar was discussing the travails of his old friend Wayne Rooney for England wh View more »- Chile v Switzerland - Hitzfeld keeps Swiss feet on the ground
- Switzerland coach Ottmar Hitzfeld is confident his players will not allow themselves to be carried away by their shock victory over European champions Spain. The Swiss got their Group H campaign off to the best possible start when, against all odds, they defeated Vicente del Bosque's men 1-0 in Durban on Wednesday. H View more »
- Spain v Honduras - Puyol: Honduras match akin to a final
- Carles Puyol accepts Monday's World Cup group match with Honduras is like a "final" for the European champions after their shock defeat to Switzerland in their opening game. Puyol and co were beaten 1-0 by the Swiss in their first Group H match and need a win against the Central Americans to get their campaign back on View more »
- Italy v New Zealand - Lippi not thinking about absent stars
- Italy coach Marcello Lippi claims his team are growing in confidence and can thrive even without their biggest stars. The champions made an indifferent start to their World Cup defence in South Africa as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Paraguay in their Group F opener on Monday. Playmaker Andrea Pirlo missed that mat View more »
- Slovakia v Paraguay - Weiss keen to prove his place
- Vladimir Weiss, son of the Slovakia coach of the same name, says he will continue to work hard to maintain the respect of his team-mates. The Manchester City winger, who ended last season on loan to Bolton, is expected to retain his place tomorrow against Paraguay at the Free State Stadium. Weiss, 20, was impressive View more »
- Ghana v Australia - Rajevac confident despite injury troubles
- Ghana face major injury concerns ahead of their clash against Australia in Rustenburg, but coach Milovan Rajevac remains confident his side can claim the victory that would put them in command of Group D. The Black Stars will be without defender Isaac Vorsah, while his first-choice centre-back partner John Mensah is a View more »
- Japan VS Holland: Van Marwijk expects "aggressive" Japan
- Holland coach Bert van Marwijk expects a more aggressive Japan than the last time the sides met in a friendly last year. The Dutch face Japan on Saturday in Durban on the back of a 2-0 win against Denmark in their opening World Cup Group E match. The Dutch were frustrated by Japan for over an hour before beating them View more »
- Germany v Serbia - Low wary of Serbia response
- Germany boss Joachim Low has warned his players not to be caught out by a Serbia backlash as they attempt to continue their charge into the last 16. The Germans turned in arguably the performance of the opening round of games when they trounced Group D rivals Australia 4-0 in Durban on Sunday. Serbia had earlier gone 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 |
