World Cup Daily: Iberian delirium for Spain, seventh heaven for Portugal
On today's podcast we discuss Spain's first win of the World Cup, Portugal's thrashing of North Korea and find out the latest on the rebellion in the French campDay eleven in South Africa and on...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Uruguay v Mexico - a game made for defences | Lazar Treschan
Both teams can qualify with a draw but second place in the group could mean facing Argentina in the second roundThe opening World Cup games may have left something to be desired. But the second set of...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: France v South Africa - as it happened | Paul Doyle
Both nations were eliminated, but it was the hosts who ended on a high while 10-man France suffered further misery• Watch the Twitter replayMatch pointers.• Since Zinedine Zidane's retirement France...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Mexico v Uruguay - as it happened | Barney Ronay
Both teams advanced to the last 16, but Luis Suarez's goal ensured Uruguay did so as winners• Watch the Twitter replay2.33pm:Hello and welcome to what could well turn out to be the most relaxing,...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: France drop Patrice Evra for match with South Africa
• Captain relegated to bench for must-win fixture• Looks to have paid price for leading players' revoltPatrice Evra has been dropped for France's crucial match against South Africa this afternoon.The...
View ArticleMexico 0-1 Uruguay | World Cup 2010 Group A match report
For once, the bookies were wrong. The conspiracy theorists who predicted a draw that would put both sides through had been proved wrong long before Luis Suárez gave Uruguay the lead just before...
View ArticleFrance 1-2 South Africa | World Cup Group A match report
Raymond Domenech was unedifying to the last. As the whistle went on France's dismal World Cup campaign and his own six years in the job, the manager became embroiled in yet ano ther squabble. He saw...
View ArticleFrance and Raymond Domenech exit World Cup by betraying their heritage | Amy...
Les Bleus' 2-1 defeat to South Africa ended a 2010 World Cup campaign that has let down the heroes of the France 98 victoryLa fin. Let the discredits roll. Let Les Bleus depart the total shambles that...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: How South Africa dreamed the impossible dream | David Smith
Organisers now face a tall order: to convince South Africans that playing host is as fun as playing to winFor a while they really did believe. When Katlego Mphela gave South Africa a 2-0 lead over...
View ArticleSouth Africa make proud exit as France's fall from grace is complete
• Steven Pienaar: Win 'brought the whole nation together'• The France players booked to fly home economy classSteven Pienaar described South Africa's 2-1 victory over France as "probably the biggest in...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: French press rage after first round exit
• 'The World Cup has lost its jesters• 'Pitiful, ridiculous, shameful'"That's it. Their ordeal – our ordeal – is over. No longer must we support this team whose whims drained us all. Les Bleus are...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Patrice Evra and Raymond Domenech to escape censure
• Coach refused to shake hands after final World Cup game• South African fans to support Ghana to reach final stagesFifa are unlikely to take any action against France captain Patrice Evra, who missed...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Florent Malouda apologises ahead of investigation
• 'Our behaviour wasn't exemplary' says midfielder• 'Everyone will go before the federal council' warns presidentFrench Football Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes will host a meeting next...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Thierry Henry requests meeting with Nicolas Sarkozy
• Henry called French president for a meeting on team's return• Florent Malouda admits there were divisions within the teamThierry Henry will meet with French president Nicolas Sarkozy tomorrow...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Aaron Mokoena: South Africa must get behind its clubs
• 'It's important the nation gives its support'• South Africa is on the map, captain Mokoena addsAaron Mokoena has said that the legacy of World Cup 2010 must go beyond racial unity and show that South...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: 'Inevitable' that French federation head will leave
• French sports minister says Jean-Pierre Escalettes should go• President Sarkozy to meet Thierry Henry todayFrance's sports minister, Roselyne Bachelot, feels it is "inevitable" Jean-Pierre Escalettes...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Uruguay can stop dwelling on its glorious past | Veronica...
Qualification for the quarter-finals will have a positive economic impact on its domestic gameIf you went for a walk in Montevideo or any other Uruguayan city after the second-round victory over South...
View ArticleWorld Cup 2010: Robin van Persie fit for Holland's Uruguay semi-final
• Arsenal striker injured elbow against Brazil• Joris Mathijsen also passed fit to face UruguayRobin van Persie has been cleared to face Uruguay in the World Cup semi-finals despite injuring his left...
View ArticleRaymond Domenech criticises France's 2010 World Cup 'imbeciles'
• Franck Ribéry, Nicolas Anelka and Thierry Henry criticised• Anelka 'insulted me at half-time … he killed the squad'The former France coach Raymond Domenech has launched a scathing attack on several...
View ArticleCroatia 1-0 Australia | World Cup warm-up match report
The Socceroos suffered a 1-0 loss in their final World Cup warm-up against Croatia, but were far from disgraced against their near full-strength opponents.It was an encouraging display from coach Ange...
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