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- Villa the difference as Spain beats Portugal 1-0
- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP)—David Villa finished off a move of Spanish perfection to finally break down Portugal’s defensive wall Tuesday and give the European champions a 1-0 win and spot in the World Cup quarterfinals. Villa scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the 63rd minute, while Cristiano Ro 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 »
- Del Bosque reflects on slow start
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque believes his side's shock opening defeat by Switzerland has been "highly motivating" as they seek to add the FIFA World Cup™ to their UEFA Euro 2008 triumph.
Del Bosque's side were among the pre-tournament favourites but were stunned when Switzerland snatched victory in their fir View more »- Torres: We've still to hit our stride
Fans of Spain and followers of the beautiful game everywhere could be found biting their nails when Fernando Torres went under the knife just one month before his national side’s pre-South Africa 2010 training camp. However, El Niño and his medical team have worked wonders to ensure the Liverpool returned View more »- Don't Give Portugal The Ball
The former Spain coach has declared what he believes might make La Seleccion slip up against Portugal...
As reported by Marca, former Spain coach Luis Aragones has commented on La Roja's play thus far in the World Cup, and failed to express too much confidence in the national team's chances of progressing to the qua View more »- Deco returns for Iberian derby
Deco is set to return to Portugal's line-up for their World Cup last-16 clash with Spain after recovering from a hip problem though Danny is unlikely to feature after sustaining a badly bruised leg.
Xabi Alonso is a major doubt for Spain with a sprained ankle, while Raul Albiol is definitely out after damaging ank View more »- Spain VS Portugal: Villa defends `spectacular' Torres
- Spain forward David Villa has launched a staunch defence of Fernando Torres and insists he is "totally convinced" his strike partner will regain his scoring touch. Vicente Del Bosque's side meet Iberian rivals Portugal in the World Cup last-16 clash in Cape Town with Villa having scored three goals from as many matche View more »
- Queiroz: Record means nothing
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz has told his team not to get carried away by their unbeaten run as they enter the last 16 of the World Cup.
The Portuguese take on European champions Spain on Tuesday in Cape Town after finishing second in their group behind Brazil and Friday's goalless draw against the South American View more »- Carlos Queiroz happy with 'football feast'
Boos rained down on the Moses Mabhida Stadium pitch after fans watched a goalless draw between Portugal and Brazil in their final World Cup Group G game, but the Portugal coach thought it was a good game.
Carlos content: Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz seemed to disagree with the fans inside the stadium by calling hi View more »- Spain set up Portugal clash
European champions Spain set up a mouthwatering last-16 showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal after seeing off 10-man Chile 2-1 in a hard-fought encounter in Pretoria.
David Villa put Spain ahead with a long-range shot into an empty net after Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo had raced out of his area, and Andres View more »
