Halftime: Italy 1 Ukraine 0
Italy went through in the 6th minute through a Gianluca Zambrotta shot at goal, that caught the Ukraine goalie...
Category: World Cup History
Germany through to WC semi-finals: But so do Balboa and O’Brien
What an epic struggle. It was still tied at 1-1 at the end of extra time. Thinking back, that...
1st QF: Germany vs Argentina
Germany meet Argentina, first Quarterfinal, June 30th, in Berlin at 5:00 PM German time (11:00 AM EST) No, this...
Video: Argentina 3 W Germany 2 (1986 World Cup final)
Gerd, I think those who underestimate Argentina are loco, and do so at their own risk. Germany will soon...
Sign the FIFA petition: Lets make soccer truly the beautiful game
Sick of the flopping and diving. The bad calls. The matches decided on other factors other than how well...
Eva Longoria: Les Bleus is my team
Eva Longoria, her World Cup runneth over Eva Longoria is a fan of the Les Bleus. Hanging out with...
Video: W.Germany 1 Argentina 0, 1990 WC final
Humberto, the last time the Argentines played us in the World Cup, it was painful for you guys! It’ll...
The Scots soca up the attention
The Socas and the Scots get together Scotland did not make it to the World Cup being pipped by...
Eight teams left: Which team’s dive will win them the World Cup?
If it were left to dives the Italians would be walking off with the World Cup right now, unequivocably....
Video: Goals, Goals, Goals!
22 minutes and 31 seconds of the greatest goals ever!
Video: All Ronaldo’s Goals (15 and counting!)
Ronaldo Luíz Nazário de Lima – the greatest goalscorer in World Cup history: Eat your heart out, Pele! I...
Simon Kuper: Don’t you have a life beyond the World Cup?
Simon Kuper in today’s FT, has travelled 18 days and slept on 15 different beds. He is sleep deprived...
The World Cup for the lamest excuse goes to…….
There should be a Cup handed out to the team that come up with the best excuse for their...
Video: Brasil 3, Ghana 0
Ronaldo gets his place in history!
Coaches and their national soccer teams: Is there a trend to success?
With the Socceroos bowing out albeit in a unfortunate way, the quarterfinals now has no team that is coached...
Halftime: France 1 Spain 1
Got a game. I thought Les Bleus would get run over and to some extent they did through Torres,...
Group of 16: France vs Spain
France meets Spain, 27 June in Hanover at 9:00 PM German time (3:00 PM EST) A meeting with a...
ESPN’s Dave O’Brien and Marcelo Balboa: The horror continues
Dave O’Brien loves the words “clean sheets’, he repeats it ad nauseum. Marcelo Balboa loves “fresh legs” and repeats...
Halftime: Brazil 2 Ghana 0
The score should actually read Brazil 1 Ghana 0. Adriano was clearly offside. The atrocious refeering continues. Ghana is...
Round of 16: Ghana vs Brazil: History in the making?
Ghana meets Brazil, round of 16, June 27th in Dortmund at 5:00 PM German time (11:00 AM EST) Ghana...
Of matters Socceroo, Lucas Neill, and Guus.
Why did Lucas Neill have to do this? The outpouring of support for Lucas Neill has been overwhelming. We...
Ghana with the wind: Roberto Carlos meets Sulley Muntari
Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos is almost certain to get a warm welcome when his side meet Ghana in the...
We Interrupt this Blog for a Message from Al Gore
What does this have to do with soccer, you ask? Well, let’s see. When I was a kid Pele...
Video: Lucas Neill foul on Grosso: Italy- Australia
It was a dive. Neill stuck his foot out in a sliding tackle that was timed poorly. I think...
The Swiss-Ukraine match: A perfect example of why the US can’t stomach soccer
120 minutes of dull, listless soccer, with men flopping around like fish and no outcome, and then deciding it...
The Socceroos meet the scandal plagued Azzurris
Mark Viduka could be right about Hiddink: “The man’s a genius.” There is talk of bestowing Guus Hiddink with...
Video: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0
Maniche punishes the Dutch again! Beautiful touch by Deco.
In which Victoria Beckham finally shows some emotion
Victoria Beckham’s usual visage There wasn’t the most enormous amount of love for Beckham, it had to be said,...
Round of 16, Italy faces its old nemesis: Guus Hiddink
One of the most painful matches in Italian soccer history was when the South Koreans coached by Guus Hiddink...
Video: Funny remake of New Order’s World in Motion
Warning: Bad soccer skills and lip synching! But hilarious. Here is the real one with John Barnes and Glenn...
The Netherlands vs Portugal match: England is the beneficiary
Some invisible hand must be guiding England. They have managed to get through their matches with some of the...
Who is Valentin Ivanov?
He is the referee who officiated the controversial semi-final match between Arsenal and Villareal in their semif0inal match in...
Fulltime: Portugal 1 Netherlands 0: Where does FIFA get these referees from?
The most bizarre match. I thought nothing could top the Italy-USA match. But Ivanov topped Larrionda. 4 red cards...
Halftime: The Three Kittens 0 Ecuador 0
So bad. If this is what England has come up, with such a lacklustre first half, then one can...
Final: Argentina 2 Mexico 1 (End of extra time)
Maxi Rodriguez, scored Argentina’s matchwinner Great game and a great goal by Maxi Rodriguez as he chested a pass...
Halftime: Mexico 1 Argentina 1 (You heard right!)
This could turn out to be one of those classics. Mexico is playing a team possessed, they are giving...
Mexico takes on Argentina: Can they hold them off?
Argentina meets Mexico, round of sixteen, today, June 24 in Leipzig, at 9:00 PM, German time (3:00 PM EST)...
Halftime: Germany 2 Sweden 0 (Sweden under siege)
Klose- Podolski- Isaakson. The three most repeated names in the match so far. The most amazing thing is how...
Sweden vs Germany: This might go to a penalty shootout.
Sweden meets Germany, round of 16, today, June 24 in Munich at 5:00 PM German time (11:00 AM EST)...
Video: Switzerland vs South Korea: 1-0
Arsenal defender Phillipe Senderos scores through a header!
Video: Brazil 4, Japan 1
Ronaldo finally makes a few moves! Hats off for his record – can he beat Gerd Muller’s 14 goals?
Halftime: Socceroos 1 Croatia 1 (Brazil 1, Japan 1)
The Socceroos were stunned by a Srna free kick that left 6’8″ goalkeeper, Zeljko Kalac flying into the air...
The Socceroos vs Croatia: It’s a night out at the pokies for these lads
Mark Viduka, Socceroo captain meets his former country in the World Cup So, now that Harry Kewell has been...
Italy vs the Czech Republic; Milan Baros in!
Italy meet the Czech Republic today, June 22 in Hamburg at 4:00 PM German time (10:00 PM EST) In...
Is Dick Cheney managing the Togo soccer team?
“We have to move against Iran.” Dick Cheney, the new coach of the Togo soccer team exhorting them on...
Video: 1978 – Argentina 3, Holland 1
Remember Kempes? The Dutch were unlucky that day…
Halftime: Germany 2 Ecuador 0 (Costa Rica 1 Poland 1)
Germany continue to look impressive, with Klose scoring two goals, the last one coming of a real creative chip...
World Cup: France’s troubles mount following Switzerland’s win
Switzerland’s victory over Togo, 2-0 today sets up a very testy French team against their former colony Togo in...
Video: 1982 – France vs. Germany
Back in high school, I still remember Platini’s France loss to Germany… what a crazy game that was!
Why Germany lost to England in 1966 (includes video)
I was talking to my father about this (these days all we talk about is football) and he gives...
Japan vs Croatia: Zico’s biggest crux is the defence (Halftime: Japan 0 Croatia 0)
Japan meets Croatia in a Group F encounter in Nuremburg at 3:00 PM German time (12 Noon EST) Japan...
Referee Jorge Larrionda was suspended for the 2002 World Cup
Wikipedia’s entry says that Larrionda was suspended for 6 months by the Uruguayan football federation after being selected for...
Ghana 2 Cech Republic 0 (Africa’s first win this World Cup!!)
The Game of the tournament! Ghana were the heroes! The whole team. From the goalscorers Asamoah Gyan and Muntari....
Ghana- Czech Republic: Chelsea team-mates, Essien and Cech face each other
Michael Essien, Ghana midfielder (L) Petr Cech, Czech Republic’s goalie (R) Ghana meets the Czech Republic in a Group...