world cup 2010

Spain have become the eighth nation to taste World Cup glory after Andres Iniesta’s extra-time goal helped his country to a narrow 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Johannesburg

CescFabregas says he is “desperate” to play in the World Cup final against the Netherlands despite only making three appearances for Spain in South Africa

Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez is determined to end their superb World Cup campaign on a positive note with a victory over Germany in the third-place play-off tonight

English referee Howard Webb has been selected to officiate this Sunday’s World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain

A David Villa goal was all that separated Spain and Portugal in a tense second-round encounter in Cape Town

Ipswich manager Roy Keane has leapt to the defence of Fabio Capello in the wake of England’s 4-1 defeat to Germany on Sunday

France winger Florent Malouda has admitted that he and his teammates made the wrong decision when opting to go on strike at the World Cup

Spain striker David Villa has defended Fernando Torres’ form at the World Cup ahead of Spain’s last 16 encounter with Portugal tonight

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has apologised to England and Mexico after both sides were on the receiving end of refereeing mistakes on Sunday

FIFA have again ruled out the possibility of introducing goal-line technology in football following a day of controversial refereeing decisions at the World Cup

His side may be unbeaten at the 2010 World Cup but Portugal manager Carlos Queiroz is refusing to get carried away

Italy manager Marcello Lippi has expressed his regret at picking a team which he says he “had not adequately prepared” for the World Cup and apologised to Italy’s fans

Andrea Pirlo will start on the bench for Italy’s crucial final Group E game against Slovakia

Lionel Messi has vowed to convince Oasis to reform should Argentina win the World Cup in South Africa

South Africa inflicted further misery upon a disgraced France squad by securing a 2-1 victory in the final game of Group A

Italy manager Marcello Lippi has defended his team selection in the wake of his side’s disappointing 1-1 draw with New Zealand

ohn Terry says England’s performance against Algeria was “totally unacceptable” and believes Joe Cole could be the man to change Fabio Capello’s side’s fortunes

Nicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World Cup after insulting France coach Raymond Domenech

England are in desperate need of drastic revitalisation to save this thoroughly miserable World Cup campaign

Fabio Capello needs to consider alternatives to the Emile Heskey-Wayne Rooney partnership

Diego Forlán was the star of the show as Uruguay all but eliminated South Africa from the World Cup with a comprehensive 3-0 victory