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- Blatter rejects World Cup criticism
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has defended the 2010 World Cup from criticism over empty seats and poor refereeing standards.
The head of world football's governing body also claimed he was not surprised by the poor showing by African countries. Instead, the 74-year-old believes the decision by Ivory Coast and Nigeri View more »- Elephants knocked out
Yaya Toure, Romaric and Salomon Kalou were on target as Ivory Coast's World Cup campaign ended with a hollow 3-0 victory over North Korea.
Sven-Goran Eriksson's side struck twice inside 20 minutes through Yaya Toure and Romaric as they tore into their limited opponents from the outset, but only frustration followe View more »- Toure begins Coast cruise
- Yaya Toure, Romaric and Salomon Kalou were on target as Ivory Coast's World Cup campaign ended with a hollow 3-0 victory over North Korea. Sven-Goran Eriksson's side struck twice inside 20 minutes as they tore into their limited opponents from the outset, but only frustration followed in their final Group G game. The View more »
- Ivory Coast hoping for a miracle
Ivory Coast will make one last desperate attempt to win a place in the World Cup last 16 on Friday when they face a North Korea side hoping to salvage some national pride in the Group G finale.
The West Africans are hoping they can defy the odds to get out of a tough group after Portugal whipped the Asian team 7-0, View more »- Coach Kim expects warm welcome upon return home
- North Korea coach Kim Jong-hun claims his players will be welcomed back home this weekend "with open arms". Attitudes towards the World Cup and the national team inside dictator Kim Jong-il's isolationist state have been a matter of intrigue throughout the tournament. It was reported that North Korea's last match, th View more »
- Kim keeps faith in his players
North Korea coach Kim Jong-hun intends to keep faith with the players thrashed by Portugal for his side's final World Cup game against Ivory Coast.
The North Koreans are hoping to restore some pride after their 7-0 hammering on Monday as they bow out of the tournament in South Africa.
Meanwhile, the Ivory Coast View more »- Bamba: Drogba still struggling
Souleymane Bamba believes the injury that marred Didier Drogba's build-up the World Cup is still hampering the striker and was again evident when the Ivory Coast were beaten by Brazil on Sunday.
The Chelsea frontman broke his elbow in a friendly with Japan but recovered in time to make a substitute appearance agai View more »- Elano: Referees need to be tougher
Brazil's Elano believes referees at the World Cup are being too soft when it comes to punishing harsh play.
Elano was stretchered off with a shin injury after a tackle from Ivory Coast defender Cheik Tiote during Sunday's 3-1 victory.
"I forgive because I am not a player that feels remorse," he said. "But I bel View more »- Luis Fabiano admits to helping hand
Luis Fabiano has admitted to using his hand in the build-up to scoring "one of the most beautiful goals" in his career in Sunday night's 3-1 victory over the Ivory Coast.
There was plenty of criticism after the game from Elephants boss Sven-Goran Eriksson, who was upset with referee Stephane Lannoy for handing out View more »- No Brazil complaint over Kaka red
FIFA have yet to receive a formal complaint from the Brazilian confederation regarding Kaka's sending-off against Ivory Coast on Sunday night.
The Real Madrid star was dismissed by French referee Stephane Lannoy for what he deemed to be two bookable offences, the second of which was a collision with Ivory Coast's View more »
