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on July 16, 2010
Largely unknown before the tournament began, Portugal shot-stopper Eduardo was handed the daunting task of stopping the likes of Didier Drogba, Kaka, Luis Fabiano, Fernando Torres and David Villa – and he passed with flying colours. Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during the World Cup group G soccer match between Portugal and Brazil at the stadium [...]
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on July 15, 2010
After playing to a scoreless draw with Paraguay, Japan lost on penalties when Komano sent his shot just high and it bounced off the crossbar. Japan surprised many at the World Cup by beating Cameroon and Denmark in group matches before being defeated by Paraguay in the round of 16 on Tuesday. Click Here
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on July 14, 2010
Argentina were the undisputed stars of the group stage comfortably emerging with nine points playing superb football along the way. Mexico were hit and miss in the group stage sharing the spoils with South Africa in an anxious opener. Click Here
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on July 13, 2010
Paul, who makes his selection by opening a box bearing the flag of the country he chooses, called Germany’s wins over Australia, Ghana, England and Argentina. His ability to determine results has led to some anger from fans, who blame him for their team exiting the World Cup. Click Here
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on July 12, 2010
This year the hype was palpable. The U.S. team came into the cup with high expectations. Commercials like Nike’s ad grabbed us – full of stop-motion action telling us that we would write the future. How could you not get excited? Especially with the U.S. drawing England for its first match. Gyan has enjoyed a [...]
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on July 9, 2010
The new Barcelona recruit scored twice in the match against Honduras on Monday night to secure a 2-0 victory for the European champions. From their last four games Honduras have lost three and drawn the other two. Away from their home turf, where they famously notched up a win over Mexico in qualifying, Honduras are [...]
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on July 8, 2010
Andres Iniesta is fit and eager to return for Spain’s crucial World Cup match against Group H leader Chile on Friday, a boost for the European champions that comes with a small dilemma for coach Vicente del Bosque. Spain’s failure to convert its dominance in its first two matches into more goals has been a [...]
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on July 7, 2010
Portugal could finish tied on points with Ivory Coast after the last Group G matches on Friday, but it has a huge goal difference advantage over the African side. Portugal has four points compared with one for the Ivory Coast, which meets North Korea in its last group game. Click Here
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on July 6, 2010
While the world champions have been a major disappointment so far at South Africa 2010, drawing with both Paraguay and minnows New Zealand, Slovakia have been worse, managing a solitary point from their two games from a 1-1 draw with the All Whites. Click Here
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on July 5, 2010
Denmark’s motivational defender Simon Kjaer will watch on from the sidelines through suspension after collecting two bookings against Netherlands and Cameroon. Japanese coach Okada has virtually a full squad at his disposal with defender Yasuyuki Konno the only doubt for the Group E decider. Click Here