With the Ivory Coast currently the bookies’ favourites to go further than any other African team at the World Cup this summer, and odds of between 20 to 28/1 on them actually winning the tournament, the last thing they would need is their captain and star striker out of action or recovering from surgery. Didier [...]

Time: 15th June, 16.00 local time. Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, South Africa The first match from this tournament’s much discussed Group of Death: Group G, is between African favourites the Ivory Coast and strong European side Portugal. The match will take place at Nelson Mandela Bay, kicking off at 16:00 local time on June [...]

Time: 14th June, 16.00 local time. Venue: Mangaung / Bloemfontein, South Africa On the 14th of June in Bloemfontein, Group E’s second match will be played out between Japan and Cameroon. The game kicks off at 16:00 local time. With Cameroon at 100/1 to win the cup, similar to other group rivals Denmark, and Japan [...]

Time: 13th June, 16.00 local time. Venue: Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa The second match in Group D, one of the toughest groups in this year’s World Cup Finals tournament, will take place in Pretoria on the 13th of June at 16:00 local time. In a group that also features seeded team Germany and top Asia/Oceania side [...]

Time: 12th June, 20.30 local time. Venue: Johannesburg – JEP, South Africa The much awaited clash between England and the USA is the opening match of Group C, which will be played on the second day of the group stages, June the 12th, at 20:30 local time. The match will take place at South Africa’s [...]

Time: 12th June, 13.30 local time. Venue: Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth, South Africa On the 12th of June at 13.30 local time, South Korea and Greece will take part in their Group B clash at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. With Group B one of the toughest groups to call due to the diversity of the [...]

Time: 12th June, 16.00 local time. Venue: Johannesburg – JEP, South Africa Argentina play Nigeria in the first match of competitive Group B on the 12th of June at 4pm local time in Johannesburg. This is going to be a keenly watched match, with spectators keen to see Argentinian star Messi’s initial World Cup match [...]

Time: 11th June, 16:00 local time. Venue: Johannesburg – JSC, South Africa As always, the host nation will play in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup. This first game in the month long festival of football will be one of two Group A matches played on the 11th of June after the opening [...]

Pim Verbeek’s Australian side has set up another friendly game in preparation for the World Cup. The fixture, on the 1st of June against Denmark, slots in with the “Socceroos” other friendly matches against New Zealand on May 24th and the USA on June 5th, to form their World Cup preparation programme. Dutch manager Verbeek, [...]

With only around 2 months before the World Cup starts, one of the favorite bets is always who will be the top goalscorer. This is something everyone has an opinion about and it’s not an easy task to pick one out. It’s important to first think about what teams will progress very far in the [...]