Who’s next? Spain and Holland go for their first ever World Cup triumphs One thing is guaranteed when the final whistle blows at the World Cup Final at Soccer City in Johannesburg on July 11 is that second-ranked Spain or fourth-ranked Holland will be lifting their first ever World Cup in celebration. Neither team has [...]

Germany aims to rebound against Uruguay in third-place match When two-time World Cup winners Uruguay takes on three-time champions Germany at Port Elizabeth on July 10 in the third-place game, you can bet both teams are going to be disappointed whatever the outcome. Uruguay and Germany were hoping to be playing on Sunday not Saturday [...]

Germany aiming to avenge Euro 2008 final loss to Spain The Germany vs Spain World Cup semi final has many fans salivating as it’s a rematch of the 2008 Euros’ final, where Spain won the title with a 1-0 victory. However, this matchup, at Durban Stadium in Durban on July 7, figures on being a [...]

Holland focusing on semi final date with Uruguay Holland has definitely hit the ground running after disposing of Brazil 2-1 in the quarterfinals and going five for five so far in the World Cup. That momentum will come in handy when the Dutch take on Uruguay at Cape Town on July 6 in the event’s [...]

Spain and Paraguay aiming for their best ever World Cup finishes Paraguay will be attempting to reach the semi finals for the first time in team history while Spain is aiming to at least equal their best ever finish of fourth place at a World Cup when the two meet in a quarterfinal clash at [...]

Germany’s youth set to take on Argentina’s experience Germany is hoping to win its fourth overall World Cup while Argentina is attempting to lift it for the third time, but something’s got to give as they are set to meet each other in a classic quarterfinal matchup at Green Point stadium in Cape Town on [...]

Ghana attempts to make African history against Uruguay Ghana will attempt to become the first African nation to reach the semi final stage in a World Cup and Uruguay will be trying to reach it for the first time since 1970 in their quarterfinal matchup at Johannesburg on July 2. Ghana ended the group stage [...]

Holland seeks team unity to beat Brazil Holland is in for a tough enough time as it is when they face Brazil in the World Cup quarterfinals at Port Elizabeth on July 2. The last thing they need is some more of their infamous infighting to make things even harder. However, reports out of South [...]

Japan and Paraguay aiming to reach their first quarterfinals Paraguay and Japan will be attempting to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in their histories when they meet at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on June 29. Paraguay topped Group F with five points after they drew Italy 1-1 in [...]

Portugal and Spain hope to finally make some noise on world stage There’s no doubt second-ranked Spain and third-ranked Portugal are two of the best football teams in the world at the moment, but neither of them have ever really made their mark on the game when it comes to the World Cup. Unfortunately, for [...]