Germany's record of progressing beyond the opening stage of World Cups is as pristine as their white shirts, but only victory against Ghana tonight will guarantee safe passage to the last 16.
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Joachim Löw backs Germany's talent to overcome Ghana
Germany's record of progressing beyond the opening stage of World Cups is as pristine as their white shirts, but only victory against Ghana tonight will guarantee safe passage to the last 16.
Jonathan Wilson: Serbia battle their own demons
Volatile Serbia need to find their inner self in their final World Cup Group D match against Australia.
2010 FIFA World Cup: Players To Watch & More
Yesterday saw four sides progress to the last sixteen, with Mexico and South Korea joining group winners Uruguay and Argentina into the next phase. Today is the turn of Groups C and D, with many issues still unresolved.
2010 FIFA World Cup: England vs. Slovenia Previews
Preview I
Preview II
Kevin McCarra: Last chance for so-called Golden Generation
Insider's Guide: Slovenia
Adu hopes to make U.S. squad in 2014
Freddy Adu is heading back to Greece this week, his mind already on Brazil.
While definitely disappointed to be left off the U.S. roster for the World Cup in South Africa, the 21-year-old former phenom is focusing on the 2014 tournament after starting to revive his career this year at the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.
2010 FIFA World Cup: Tuesday's Action + Final Group Standings (A&B)
Mexico 0 - 1 UruguayOwen Gibson at Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Player Ratings
South Africa 2 - 1 France
David Hytner at Free State Stadium
Piers Edwards at Free State Stadium
French press rages after exit
Sarkozy to probe French failure
Player Ratings
Argentina 2 - 0 Greece
Sean Ingle at Peter Mokaba Stadium
Paul Fletcher at Peter Mokaba Stadium
Player Ratings
Nigeria 2 - 2 South Korea
Daniel Taylor's Report
Player Ratings
GROUP A
| Team | Played | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 URU | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 MEX | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 RSA | 3 | -2 | 4 |
 FRA | 3 | -3 | 1 |
GROUP B
| Team | Played | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
 ARG | 3 | 6 | 9 |
 KOR | 3 | -1 | 4 |
 GRE | 3 | -3 | 3 |
 NGA | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Richard Williams: English football's future at stake against Slovenia
A growing revulsion with England's overindulged stars could lead to the reversal of football's so-called embourgeoisement.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
2010 FIFA World Cup: Tuesday's Previews
With World Cup play heading into the final sets of group matches beginning Tuesday, the focus now turns to the various scenarios and match outcomes that will result in the brackets for the knockout stages of this topsy-turvy tournament.
Tuesday's Players to Watch and More
Mexico vs. Uruguay
Preview
South Africa vs. France
Preview
Evra dropped
Nigeria vs. South Korea
Preview
Team News
Greece vs. Argentina
Preview
Team News
Tim Vickery in South America
In South Africa, Brazil are reproducing the form that lead them, along with Spain, to be considered pre-tournament favourites. What might be more of a shock is that Brazil are leading such a strong contingent from their own continent. With an accumulated seven wins and two draws, this has been South America's World Cup so far.
2010 FIFA World Cup: Monday's Action
Portugal 7 - 0 North Korea
David Hytner at Green Point Stadium
Player Ratings
Chile 1 - 0 Switzerland
Daniel Taylor at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Player Ratings
Spain 2 - 0 Honduras
Paul Wilson at Ellis Park
Jonathan Stevenson at Ellis Park
Player Ratings
Carlisle: U.S. must stop hitting the snooze button
One sporting cliché states, "It's not how you start but how you finish." For the U.S. men's national team, which will play its last group match against Algeria on Wednesday, it's actually all about how the Americans start.
French dressing down leaves stars in tears
A French minister reduced the country's disgraced World Cup stars to tears as she gave them a dressing down over their tantrums ahead of their final group game on Tuesday.
With the whole of France outraged at the antics of the millionaire footballers in refusing to train and threatening to boycott the match against South Africa, Sports Minister Roselyne Bachelot said she had told the players they are a "moral disaster".
"They applauded me and they were crying," Bachelot said of the encounter at the team camp on Monday night.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Diego Maradona – Luís Fabiano did a 'double handball'
"What's tragicomic is the referee's smile afterwards. When I scored the goal against England, I didn't see the referee laugh. He had so many doubts, he looked at his linesmen, there was no fourth referee at that time, he looked at the crowd to see if they gave him a hand.
"But yesterday, the referee went [back to the centre circle] laughing and that's what shocked us all. So if you saw it why didn't you penalise it?
Amy Lawrence: Pass-masters Spain missing Marcos Senna
Spain's coach, Vicente del Bosque, had to select two anchoring midfielders to cover for the man who did the 'dirty work' in 2008.
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