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- Slovenia v USA - Kek looking to put Slovenia on the map
- Slovenia coach Matjaz Kek hailed the great step forward his team have taken in 12 months from struggling to qualify for the World Cup to being a win away from reaching the last 16. Kek described his team's second Group C match against the United States at Ellis Park as a "huge challenge" but their victory over Algeria View more »
- England v Algeria - Rooney ready to prove power
- Wayne Rooney has vowed to prove himself on football's biggest stage and the England striker is feeling "sharp and hungry" ahead of Friday's clash with Algeria in Cape Town. Rooney admits there is room for improvement in his own performance following England's 1-1 draw with the United States in their opening World Cup View more »
- France v Mexico - Evra: Les Bleus are united
- France captain Patrice Evra has dismissed claims there is disharmony within the squad and that players do not play as a team. Earlier this week France legend Zinedine Zidane criticised Les Bleus for a lack of teamwork, suggesting egos were preventing the side working together. There were also reports Chelsea winger F View more »
- Greece v Nigeria - We can recover - Rehhagel
- Otto Rehhagel, at 71 the oldest coach at the World Cup in South Africa, is not ready to return home just yet. The German is determined to drive Greece to victory over Nigeria on Thursday and rekindle their hopes of progressing from Group B. A 2-0 defeat by South Korea in the first match continued the Euro 2004 winner View more »
- Veron set to miss game
- Argentina coach Diego Maradona is set to make at least one change to his winning line-up for their World Cup encounter against South Korea, with veteran midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron being rested as a precaution. The 35-year-old Veron played 74 minutes of Argentina`s 1-0 victory over Nigeria in their opening match, View more »
- Honduras v Chile: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group H game between Honduras and Chile at the Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off 12.30 BST.
Group HHonduras v ChileMbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Kick-off: Wed June 16, 12.30pm BST TV: ITV1 12pm, ITV HD 12pm
Marcelo Bielsa begins his secon View more »- Spain v Switzerland: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group H game between Spain and Switzerland at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off 15.00 BST.
Group H
Spain v SwitzerlandMoses Mabhida Stadium, DurbanKick-off: Wed June 16, 3pm BSTTV: BBC1 2.30pm, BBC1 HD 2.30pm
Switzerland’s View more »- South Africa v Uruguay: match preview
Read a full match preview of the World Cup 2010 Group A game between South Africa and Uruguay at the Loftus Versfield Stadium, Pretoria on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off 19.30 BST.
Group A
South Africa v UruguayLoftus Versfield Stadium, PretoriaKick-off: Wed June 16, 7.30pm BSTTV: BBC1 7pm, BBC1 HD 7pm
This is View more »- South Africa VS Uruguay: First game was toughest - Parreira
- South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira believes his side will be more confident going into their potentially crucial World Cup showdown with Uruguay having got their first game under their belts. The pressure was on the host nation heading into Friday's curtain-raiser against Mexico and nerves looked to play a par View more »
- Del Bosque: We can make the World Cup great
- Spain coach Vicente del Bosque heads into his team's opening Group H game against Switzerland believing South Africa's tournament can still be remembered as the best World Cup of all time. Del Bosque said he and his players feel a sense of responsibility to make the tournament a success so the people in the host count 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 |
