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 [...]

Reports from Paraguay on July 5th have indicated that national soccer team manager Gerardo Martino of Argentina is leaving the team and that striker Roque Santa Cruz won’t play in any more World Cups. Both men made the announcements after the team arrived back in Paraguay following their 1-0 loss in the World Cup quarterfinals [...]

Even though he’s generally considered to be one of the best strikers in the world, Fernando Torres of Spain may find himself on the bench in the Spain World Cup semi final game against Germany in Durban on July 7. Spanish manager Vicente del Bosque said Torres offers the team a lot of effort and [...]

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 [...]

While FIFA president Sepp Blatter keeps telling the world’s soccer fans that video technology isn’t used because he wants to protect referees, many people think the opposite is true.

Miroslav Klose will take to the pitch for Germany in his 100th cap on July 3rd when the team takes on Argentina in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Cape Town.

Mexico’s national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre announced on June 30 that he has resigned from his position. The announcement comes just three days after Mexico were knocked out of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa following a 3-1 loss to Argentina in the playoff round. It was the fifth straight time that the [...]

French lawmakers held a closed-door meeting regarding the country’s recent World Cup fiasco in South Africa and stated on June 30 that manager Raymond Domenech wouldn’t take any responsibility for the team’s poor showing and misbehaviour and couldn’t explain the events. The lawmakers stated the soon-to-retire Domenech attempted to blame the media at the hearing [...]

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 [...]