Jul 12, 2010

The wait is over for La Furia Rojas as they won their first FIFA World Cup last night. Spain were surely the better team in the match, were Netherlands looked to defend Spain got the chance to attack. Playing for the first time in the Final Spain didn’t looked too shaky but they failed to score the goal in the normal time as Netherlands concentrated more on...

Jul 11, 2010

Germany took bronze for the fourth time at the FIFA World Cup™ after beating Uruguay 3-2 in an entertaining play-off for third place. Sami Khedira got the winning goal with eight minutes remaining as Joachim Low’s side repeated their success in this same match four years ago. There was no shortage of goals as the rain came teeming down in Port Elizabeth...

Jul 8, 2010

First Europe and now, possibly, the world for Spain, who won through to the Final of South Africa 2010 with a 1-0 victory over Germany in Durban. Carles Puyol’s 74th-minute header repeated the single-goal triumph over Germany that secured La Roja the European title two years ago and now only the Netherlands stand between them and a first FIFA World Cup™...

Jul 7, 2010

The Netherlands will face either Spain or Germany in the Final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ after beating Uruguay by the odd goal in five in the first of the tournament’s semi-finals at Cape Town’s Green Point Stadium. Bert van Marwijk’s side were worthy of their victory but were made to work hard for it in an eventful last four encounter...

Jul 3, 2010

Spain edge past resolute Paraguay David Villa of Spain celebrates after he scores his side’s first goal with team mate Francesc Fabregas Spain set up a potentially thrilling semi-final meeting with Germany but the European champions had to do it the hard way, requiring a lone second-half strike from David Villa to claim a 1-0 win over a resilient Paraguay...

Jul 3, 2010

Germany are through to the semi-finals after producing another masterful performance to beat Argentina 4-0 at Cape Town’s Green Point Stadium. Diego Maradona’s Albiceleste came into this match with high hopes of avenging their quarter-final defeat in 2006 but they ultimately had no answer to a slick, powerful German side who will now face either Spain or...