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Why Spain will beat Portugal – 1) David Villa And Fernando Torres Portugal have some very adept attackers, none more so than Cristiano Ronaldo. But none fit the pure striker mould quite like Spain’s David Villa and Fernando Torres. Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque went through most of the qualifying stage matches having fielded just […]
June 28, 2010
Goals from Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder saw Holland to a comfortable 2-1 victory over Slovakia in their World Cup last-16 clash in Durban. Robben, on his return to the Dutch starting line-up, latched on to Sneijder’s pinpoint pass before cutting in from the right and firing a left-footed shot inside Jan Mucha’s near post. […]
June 28, 2010
With Chile being an unknown quality to most football fans, I’ve decided to scour the internet to discover the top 5 Chilean players that will feature prominently in the upcoming Brazil v. Chile match. Here, from Chile with love – Claudio Bravo The starting goalkeeper and captain of the Chilean team. he did not lose […]
June 28, 2010
The Dutch were strong in their group stage with three wins while Slovakia surprised with an upset of defending champions Italy to make into this round. To say that Slovakia are the underdogs is an understatement and virtually no pundit or expert will be picking them to win this match. The Netherlands will be at […]
June 27, 2010
Argentina will be counting on Carlos Tevez and Lionel Messi to stretch the Mexican backline and provide fodder for Angel Di Maria and the in-form Golzalo Higuain. But the Mexicans pose a tricky test for Maradona’s men and will grow in confidence should they avoid conceding an early goal. The battle of the two midfield […]
June 27, 2010
England crashed out of the World Cup after a 4-1 defeat by Germany in the last 16, though the clash in Bloemfontein was shrouded in controversy. First-half strikes by Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski left Fabio Capello’s side with a mountain to climb in the Free State Stadium. But when Matthew Upson rose to head […]
June 27, 2010
Some things are written in stone. Just as the World Cup comes around every four years, you can be guaranteed that England will begin every tournament convinced that they will win… As anyone who watches English football will testify, rarely does an international match go by without a mention of the World Cup-winning year of […]
June 27, 2010
In this weekend’s tastiest World Cup fixture, long time rivals Germany and England will meet in a head on battle with dramatic implications and a quarter final birth on the line. Will the English get their chance to conquer their demons during a dramatic penalty shootout, or will the young and organized Germans overrun the […]
June 27, 2010
There is no love lost between these two old adversaries and you can guarantee that no quarter will be asked or given when they lock horns in another all-or-nothing encounter. This will be the third time in the space of 20 years that England and Germany have met in the knockout stages of a major […]
June 27, 2010
Luis Suarez scored both goals as Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1 to become the first team through to the World Cup quarter-finals. The resilient South Americans opened the scoring after only eight minutes when Ajax striker Suarez fired home from a tight angle. Diego Forlan did well on the Uruguay left and when he sent […]
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June 29, 2010
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