Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Four matches in FIFA world cup today
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PORT ELIZABETH: Four matches will be played in FIFA World Cup today. Sylvania will face England whereas America will take on Algeria in group C.
Late Argentine goals crush Greek resistance
POLOKWANE: Martin Demichelis struck a late goal to set up Argentina for a 2-0 World Cup win over Greece Tuesday, top spot in Group B and a second-round showdown with Mexico. Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Uruguay, Mexico in last 16, France crash out
JOHANNESBURG: Uruguay and Mexico reached the World Cup last 16 on Tuesday while 1998 champions and 2006 runners-up France and hosts South Africa were eliminated as Group A concluded.Villa double seals Spain's win over Honduras
JOHANNESBURG: Goals either side of half-time by Barcelona's new signing David Villa saw Spain beat Honduras 2-0 in their Group H clash at Ellis Park on Monday to put their World Cup back on track.Chile beat 10-man Switzerland to close in on last 16
PORT ELIZABETH: Chile continued their dream World Cup run with a 1-0 defeat of 10-man Switzerland here on Monday to move within touching distance of the last 16.Monday, June 21, 2010
Portugal rout North Korea 7-0 in 2nd round
CAPE TOWN: A merciless Portugal tore North Korea to shreds in a 7-0 rout on Monday, putting them within reach of the knockout rounds and eliminating the Asian nation from the World Cup.Three matches in FIFA world cup today
| Monday, June 21, 2010 |
 JOHANNESBURG: Three matches will be played in FIFA World Cup today (Monday). In the first match, two teams of Group G Portugal and North Korea will play against each other in Johannesburg. The match will begin at 4:30 pm Pakistan Time. In Group H, Chile to face Switzerland in Port Elizabeth at 7: 00 pm Pakistan whereas last match of the day will be played between European champion Spain and Honduras at 11:30 PST. Spain should win today’s match to stay in the tournament. |
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Karachi edge past Quetta
Brazil beat Ivory Coast 3-1, reach last 16
JOHANNESBURG: Brazil qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup with a 3-1 win against Ivory Coast in their World Cup Group G clash at Soccer City on Sunday, but had star midfielder Kaka controversially sent off.Brazil lead Ivory Coast 1-0 at halftime
JOHANNESBURG: Brazil lead the Ivory Coast 1-0 at half-time in their World Cup Group G clash on Sunday thanks to a wonderful finish by Sevilla's Luis Fabiano.Drogba to start against Brazil
JOHANNESBURG: Ivory Coast captain Didier Droga will start Sunday's World Cup Group G clash against Brazil despite suffering from a broken arm.Kiwis pull off stunning draw with Italy
NELSPRUIT, South Africa: New Zealand achieved their greatest footballing result here on Sunday with a stunning 1-1 draw agaisnt defending champions Italy's in their World Cup Group F match.Sunday, June 20, 2010
Denmark crush Cameroon's World Cup hopes
PRETORIA: Denmark ended Cameroon's hopes of reaching the last 16 of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory here on Saturday, a result which means Group E leaders Holland become the first team to qualify for the next round.Netherlands beat Japan, win Group E pole position
DURBAN: Wesley Sneijder fired the Netherlands to a comfortable 1-0 win over Japan and pole position in World Cup Group E here on Saturday.Netherlands and Japan goalless at half-time
| Saturday, June 19, 2010 |
 DURBAN: The Netherlands were drawing 0-0 with Japan at half-time of their World Cup Group E game here on Saturday.Chances were far and few between for the two sides who both won their opening games of the tournament, the Dutch against Denmark and the Blue Samurai against Cameroon. Japan played deep in defence and were largely content to sit back while the Netherlands stroked the ball around the middle of the park. The Dutch did become bogged down, however, and it was the Asian giants who had the upper hand as the whistle blew for half-time. Wesley Sneijder had arguably the first chance of the game, blasting his free-kick high over the goal after Robin van Persie was brought down on the edge of the box. Dirk Kuyt's acrobatic bicycle-kick effort a moment later was cleared by Japan's Brazil-born defender Tulio Tanaka in a congested six-yard box. Japan pressed back and after a neat inter-change of passes between Yuto Nagatomo and Daisuke Matsui, the former sent a low shot just past the upright of Maarten Stekelenburg's goal. In the 33rd minute, Kasisuke Honda rose to meet a free-kick swung in by Yashuhito Endo, but the CSKA Moscow striker's header went high over the bar. Tanaka was then on the end of another free-kick but similarly his header went askew. Some sustained Japanese pressure saw Matsui have a snap volley saved easily by Stekelenburg, who was called into action in the 40th minute to parry Matsui's dipping shot from the edge of the area. |
Three fixtures in football WC today
JOHANNESBURG: Three matches are scheduled to be played in football World Cup today, Geo news reported.Woeful England draw with Algeria
| Saturday, June 19, 2010 |
 CAPE TOWN: A woeful England failed to find the killer touch in a disappointing 0-0 draw with Algeria on Friday, putting them under huge pressure to beat Slovenia in their final group game and stay alive in the World Cup.Fabio Capello's team, already under the cosh after their much-criticised 1-1 opener against the United States, struggled to find any rhythm and gave the ball away far too easily, doing little to silence their detractors. With the United States and Slovenia drawing 2-2 earlier, Group C is finely poised. Slovenia have four points, with England and the USA on two and Algeria with one. "This is not the team I recognise from training or from qualifying," said Capello. "We missed too many passes, lost too many balls. It was not a good game. We have to do better. We have another game to play. It's our last chance to continue in the tournament. The players know what they have to do." It was a poor performance from Capello's team with players looking tired and devoid of spark and captain Steven Gerrard made no excuses. "We're not happy with the performance, we need more if we want to stay in this tournament to the later stages, we need to improve," Gerrard said. "We weren't good enough in the final third to get the breakthrough. "We know the job we've got to do, we've got to go and win the last game and that adds more pressure, but to play at this level you've got to handle it, you've got to play under pressure." Striker Wayne Rooney showed his frustration as he trudged off the field to the jeers of disgruntled England supporters, saying to a TV camera: "It's nice to see your own fans booing you." The big news ahead of the game was the axing of West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green after his blunder against the USA with veteran David James taking over. Gareth Barry also returned from an ankle injury, but he struggled and was largely ineffective. Algeria coach Rabah Saadane said he was expecting better from England. "I don't know what happened to them," he said. "We could have won and so could England. Both had opportunities. "I think it was a match where everyone tried as much as they could and it's a pity it was a draw and a goalless draw at that." Gerrard was the first to trouble the Algerians with a cross-cum-shot that 'keeper M'bohi Rais Ouheb, prefered to Faouzi Chaouchi after their 1-0 loss to Slovenia, had to jump high to collect. James got into the game on 11 minutes when he punched clear a looping cross on his goal line, not entirely convincingly but good enough to avert the danger. Some of the players were nervy and Jamie Carragher's heart would have been pumping even harder after his fluffed clearance had to be stopped by James. England couldn't get going and Algeria saw plenty of the ball. It was clear that Capello, celebrating his 64th birthday, was none too pleased, angrily pacing the dugout. James was tested again when his Portsmouth teammate Nadir Belhadj whipped in a corner under the England bar, claiming it impressively this time under pressure from two Algerians. England finally started to wake up and Gerrard got a shot on target near the half-hour mark before Frank Lampard had a great chance, collecting the ball in the box after some nice build-up play. He unleashed a left-footed drive but the keeper saved. Capello would have given them a piece of his mind in the dressing room but they didn't look much better when they came out, with a scrappy start to the second-half. Gerrard and Lampard sparked some interest when they combined nicely but the Liverpool star's cross was awful, straight to the feet of an opponent when he had three players in the box. To make matters worse Carragher picked up a yellow card -- his second of the tournament -- meaning he is out of the Slovenia match. The cumbersome Heskey, meanwhile, should have done better inside the penalty area with 18 minutes left but his shot was deflected over for a corner. In a last role of the dice, Capello brought on Shaun Wright-Philipps for Aaron Lennon, Jermain Defoe for Heskey and Peter Crouch for Barry, but despite picking up the pace the breakthrough remained elusive. |
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Woeful England draw with Algeria
England struggle against Algeria
CAPE TOWN: England went to the break deadlocked 0-0 with Algeria in their must-win World Cup match on Friday, with both sides creating chances but neither able to convert.Friday, June 18, 2010
Bradley's late strike seals US draw with Slovenia
JOHANNESBURG: Midfielder Michael Bradley's late goal sealed the United States' fight back as they drew 2-2 with Slovenia at the World Cup on Friday night to keep their hopes of reaching the Last 16 alive.Slovenia lead USA 2-0 at half-time
JOHANNESBURG: Group C leaders Slovenia lead the USA 2-0 at half-time in their World Cup clash on Friday at Ellis Park thanks to goals by midfielder Valter Birsa and striker Zlatan Ljubijankic.Serbia shock10-man Germany 1-0
| Friday, June 18, 2010 |
 PORT ELIZABETH: Serbia stunned Germany 1-0 here on Friday in a pulsating World Cup tie marked by a cluster of yellow cards, Miroslav Klose's sending off and Germany's Lukas Podolski missing a second-half penalty.Milan Jovanovic's first half goal gave Serbia victory to throw Group D wide open with Radomir Antic's side joining Germany and Ghana - who play pointless Australia on Saturday - with three points. Germany striker Klose picked up the first booking of the game and then his fatal second, from Spanish referee Alberto Undiano, in the 37th minute for a tackle on Serbia captain Dejan Stankevic. Less than a minute after he had left the pitch Serbia went ahead after a fine three-man move. Milos Krasic sent a high ball in from the right post for Nikola Zigic, the tallest player at 2m 2cm high in the World Cup, to head down for Jovanovic to flick in past keeper Manuel Neuer. The Standard Liege midfielder celebrated by jumping into the arms of a small band of ecstatic Serbian supporters in the stands. A goal and a man down Germany had a mountain to climb to get back into the match but they almost grabbed a first half stoppage time equaliser when Sami Khedira's shot hit the crossbar. Before he was sent packing Klose thought he had come up with his 12th World Cup goal on the half hour but the linesman's flag had already been raised for offside. Trigger-happpy Undiano dished out two bookings in the space of barely a minute to Serbian duo Branislav Ivanovic and Aleksandar Kolarov. It was two cards apiece on 21 minutes as Khedira caught Undiano's attention for felling Milos Krasic, the latter a menacing threat to Germany down the right wing. Germany came out for the second half full of intent and Serbia keeper Vladimir Stojkovic was kept busy as the three time champions peppered his goal. Undiano must have thought it was Christmas as he handed out yet another card to Serbia's Neven Subotic. The game's eighth booking for a handball by Vidic in the box, led to Germany being awarded a penalty on the hour. Podolski stepped up but his spot kick into the left hand corner lacked inspiration and Wigan's Stojkovic comfortably saved. Jovanovic then hit the woodwork down at the other end. With quarter of an hour on the clock Joachim Loew made a double switch of personnel - Marko Marin and Cacau coming on for Mesut Ozil and Thomas Mueller. The Germany manager then had his arms raised in frustration as Bastian Schweinsteiger got yellow card number nine. Hard as Germany tried Serbia duly held on for a memorable World Cup win. |
Serbia lead 10-man Germany 1-0 at half-time
PORT ELIZABETH: Serbia are leading Germany, down a man after Miroslav Klose was sent off, 1-0 at half-time in a Group D World Cup game here on Friday.Germany unchanged against Serbia
PORT ELIZABETH: Germany manager Joachim Loew, named an unchanged side to the one that had crushed Australia for Friday's Group D tie here with Serbia.Three matches in soccer World Cup today
JOHANNESBURG: Three matches in football World Cup are scheduled today. In the first fixture, favorite Germany will take on Serbia in Port Elizabeth. Mexico send sorry France to brink of exit
POLOKWANE: France, the 1998 world champions and 2006 runners-up, were left teetering on the brink of World Cup first round elimination on Thursday when they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Mexico.Greece record historic World Cup victory
BLOEMFONTEIN: Greece beat ten-man Nigeria 2-1 in a thrilling encounter on Thursday to record their first ever victory at a World Cup finals.Argentina set for Last 16 after hammering SKorea 4-1
JOHANNESBURG: Diego Maradona's Argentina look certainties for a place in the last 16 of the World Cup after their 4-1 Group B victory over South Korea on Thursday as Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick.Argentina lead S. Korea 2-1 at half-time
JOHANNESBURG: Argentina led South Korea 2-1 at half-time in Thursday's Group B clash at the World Cup.Maradona rests Veron for S. Korea clash
JOHANNESBURG: Argentina take on South Korea on Thursday with a place in the World Cup's last 16 at stake as coach Diego Maradona makes just one change to his side by leaving out Juan Veron.Three fixtures in World Cup soccer today
JOHANNESBURG: Three matches in football World Cup are scheduled today. Two- time champion Argentina will take on South Korea in first encounter.Thursday, June 17, 2010
Uruguay beat host nation South Africa by 3-0
PRETORIA: Uruguay beat South Africa 3-0 in their World Cup Group A match on Wednesday thanks to two goals from Diego Forlan including a penalty after the host nation's goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune was sent off.Wednesday, June 16, 2010
History-making Swiss shock favourites Spain
| Wednesday, June 16, 2010 |
 DURBAN: World Cup favourites Spain crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat to unfancied Switzerland in their opening game of the tournament here on Wednesday.A rock solid defence and a tremendous goalkeeping effort from Diego Benaglio saw the Swiss take the lead in the 51st minute through Gelson Fernandes and sustain wave after wave of pressure to hold on for the win in the Group H clash. The victory was Switzerland's first-ever over Spain in 19 games dating back 85 years. Fernandes' scrambled goal was exactly the type pundits said the Swiss might score against a Spanish team whose slick passing game failed to convert territory and overwhelming possessional advantage into anything concrete. A long, straight goalkick was picked up by striker Eren Derdiyok, whose path was blocked by an onrushing Iker Casillas. In the melee, the ball squirted into the path of defender Gerard Pique who fell as he twisted trying to clear the ball, and the Cape Verde-born Fernandes was left with the easiest of tap-ins. Derdiyok could have made it two for the Swiss but saw his prod with the outside of his foot rebound off the post in the 74th minute. Spain will be left kicking themselves after dominating much of open play, while Vicente Del Bosque's selection policy will be questioned after the positive impact of strikers Jesus Navas and Fernando Torres off the bench. But the Spanish, fielding the backbone of the side that won Euro 2008, did have their chances. In the first tame 45 minutes, Pique's shot was parried by Benaglio, and David Villa made a real hash of a cross rather than shooting. Benaglio, who saw key Fulham defender Philippe Senderos limp off with an ankle injury after half an hour, was tested more as Spain pressed in the second-half after going behind to Fernandes' goal. In short succession, Villa was thwarted by a diving Benaglio, Andres Iniesta saw a curling effort miss the posts by a metre, and Torres twisted and fired high and wide. Alonso then saw a 30-yard bullet of a strike come back off the woodwork with Benaglio well beaten. Navas had a shot well saved by the Swiss keeper and went narrowly wide shortly after. But the Swiss, often playing with nine of their 10 outfield players behind the ball, held on for the historic win and gave themselves hope of progressing to the second round, as they did four years ago in Germany. |
Spain dominate but held 0-0 by Swiss at half-time
DURBAN: World Cup favourites Spain were held to a 0-0 scoreline by Switzerland at half-time of the Group H game here Wednesday.Chile end 48-year wait for World Cup victory
| Wednesday, June 16, 2010 |
 NELSPRUIT, South Africa: Chile secured a first World Cup win in 48 years by edging Honduras 1-0 on Wednesday through a late first-half goal from striker Jean Beausejour.The Group H success ended a 13-game winless run spanning four tournaments for the Chilean 'Reds' since defeating Yugoslavia on June 16 1962 to finish third as hosts. Switzerland are the next opponents for a team coached by Marcel Bielsa, who is desperate to make the second round from a pool including title favourites Spain after failing to do so with his native Argentina eight years ago. The South Americans began brightly as they sought a fourth victory in six clashes with the Hondurans and midfielder Matias Fernandez went close off a third-minute free kick. An Argentina-born star who plays for Portuguese club Sporting Lisbon, he comfortably cleared the Honduran wall with a free kick and the ball landed on the roof of the net after dipping just too late. Fellow Chilean midfielder Carlos Carmona was cautioned 60 seconds later by Eddy Maillet, the first referee from the Indian Ocean island of Seychelles to handle a World Cup fixture. Chile were on top territorially and it took Honduras 18 minutes to create an opening close to goal only for 101-cap Carlos Pavon to disappoint with a weak shot that trickled wide. Midway through the opening half Fernandez became the second Chilean to be cautioned in a lively game which attracted a large, South African public holiday crowd to the north-east city near the Kruger National Park. The best known Honduran footballer, Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Wilson Palacios, was next to be shown a yellow card as Maillet ran out of patience following constant offences. Persistent Chile pressure finally paid off when slick passing outside the penalty area created space for Mauricio Isla on the right flank and his low cross was turned in by Mexico-based Beausejour. 'Red-hot Chile Peppers' read a poster in a crowd comprising locals and plenty of Chileans and Hondurans, and it was appropriate given the superiority of the South Americans who could have been several goals ahead by half-time. Honduras pushed Edgar Alvarez forward for the second half but the early exchanges followed a similar pattern to the first 45 minutes with Chile exerting far more pressure as they sought the cushion of a two-goal advantage. Chile defender Waldo Ponce came forward for a free kick midway through the half and should have doubled the lead only for veteran Valladares to parry away a diving point-blank header. Midfielder Jorge Valdivia had the ball into the net 15 minutes from full-time, but was correctly flagged offside as the 'killer' second goal continued to elude Chile. |
Brazil struggle to beat North Korea
JOHANNESBURG: Five-time World Cup winners Brazil opened their South Africa 2010 campaign with a workmanlike 2-1 win over Asian minnows North Korea on Tuesday.Police take charge after World Cup strikes
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